Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions

Written questions by answering department

4 Jul 2026–13 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.

View as listCabinet Office: 36Cabinet Office36Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade: 18Department for Business, Innova…18Department for Culture, Media and Sport: 1Department for Culture, Media a…1Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport: 4Department for Digital, Culture…4Department for Education: 8Department for Education8Department for Energy Security and Net Zero: 7Department for Energy Security …7Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: 34Department for Environment, Foo…34Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: 1Department for Science, Innovat…1Department for Transport: 27Department for Transport27Department for Work and Pensions: 5Department for Work and Pensions5Department of Health and Social Care: 26Department of Health and Social…26Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: 12Foreign, Commonwealth and Devel…12Home Office: 52Home Office52Ministry of Defence: 689Ministry of Defence689Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: 11Ministry of Housing, Communitie…11Ministry of Justice: 91Ministry of Justice91Northern Ireland Office: 2Northern Ireland Office2Treasury: 18Treasury18
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4 Jul 2026–13 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Cabinet Office36
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade18
Department for Culture, Media and Sport1
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport4
Department for Education8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero7
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs34
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology1
Department for Transport27
Department for Work and Pensions5
Department of Health and Social Care26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office12
Home Office52
Ministry of Defence689
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government11
Ministry of Justice91
Northern Ireland Office2
Treasury18

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Written questions

  • RepatriationHome OfficeTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19552More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the breakdown of the 17,346 assisted returns made with assistance from the Home Office by type of assistance provided.

    Answer: Note 12 of the Returns Detailed Datasets (Immigration system statistics data tables - GOV.UK) sets out that 'Assisted returns' relate to returns where people liable to removal from the UK who wish to leave voluntarily make an application to the Voluntary ...

    Answered 8 Sept 2026

    Original Parliament record
  • Repatriation: ExpenditureHome OfficeTabled 6 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 16156More

    Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 25 June 2026, to question 11993, what proportion of the voluntary departures were a) at the individual’s expense or b) at the expense of the public purse.

    Answer: The Home Office publishes data on returns in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on the number of returns by type of voluntary return since July 2024 can be found in table Ret_D01 of the ‘Returns detailed datasets’.The data shows s...

    Answered 14 Jul 2026

    Original Parliament record

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