Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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Firearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the approval rate percentage of shotgun licence renewals within the target timeframe for Cambridgeshire Constabulary compared to the national average.
Answer: The issuing of firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces, including the timeframe taken for processing shotgun licence renewals, is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Cri...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 5 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 102960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when was the last inspection of MBR Acres under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986.
Answer: The last audit at MBR Acres occurred in November 2025.The Animals in Science Regulation Unit conducts both announced and unannounced audits to assure establishments are compliant with the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986, the terms of their licenc...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime CommissionersHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the projected overall financial saving from abolishing the role of Police and Crime Commissioners.
Answer: The Government expects to save at least £100m in this Parliament as a result of abolishing Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs).At least £20m per annum will be reinvested back into policing from 28/29, in addition to savings from cancelling future PCC el...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 13 March 2025, to question 35843 on Marshall Bioresources: Audit, when was the last a) announced and b) unannounced audit of MBR Acres in the Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The last announced audit at MBR Acres occurred in November 2025. The last unannounced audit occurred in April 2024.The Animals in Science Regulation Unit conducts both announced and unannounced audits to assure establishments are compliant with the Animal...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFirearms: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the size of the processing backlog for firearms licensing applications in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Answer: The issuing of firearms certificates, resourcing of firearms licensing teams and the efficiency of police forces, including tackling any backlogs, is a matter for individual Chief Officers of Police and Police and Crime Commissioners. Cambridgeshire Const...
Answered 13 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic Order: InternetHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 covers online activity.
Answer: On Thursday 27 November 2025, the Home Office laid an affirmative Statutory Instrument in Parliament to amend Section 7 and Section 8 of the Public Order Act 2023 (“POA”). This will amend the list of key national infrastructure within Section 7 of the POA...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPublic OrderHome OfficeTabled 18 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 101528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the contribution of the Minister for Policing and Crime during the Third Delegated Legislation Committee on 17 December 2025, when she plans to send a command paper to the Home Affai
Answer: The government has committed to undertake post legislative scrutiny of the Public Order Act 2023. This process began in May.When complete, we will send the command paper to the Home Affairs Select Committee as is routine and in line with the guidance on c...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help tackle the use of AI in proliferating indecent images of children.
Answer: The Government recognises the serious and evolving threat posed by AI being misused to create child sexual abuse material. We know offenders will seek to exploit emerging technologies for their own sexual gratification.AI-generated child sexual abuse is n...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help tackle the use of end-to-end encryption in proliferating indecent images of children.
Answer: The implementation of E2EE without safety mitigations has catastrophic consequences. In 2024, tech companies reported 7 million fewer incidents of suspected child sexual abuse exploitation to NCMEC compared to 2023. This decline is linked to reduced detec...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of the 43 police forces in England and Wales do not currently have specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams.
Answer: Rape and sexual offences are amongst the most harmful crimes in society and can have a devastating impact on victims, their loved ones and our communities. Therefore, it is essential that every police force has the right specialist capability to properly ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime CommissionersHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps does she plan to take to amend the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 to reflect the absorption of the Police and Crime Commissioner role into that of metro mayors.
Answer: The Government committed in the English Devolution White Paper to transfer Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) functions to mayors of strategic authorities by default, wherever possible.The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, currently befo...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: ReformHome OfficeTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98872More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to publish the police reform white paper.
Answer: A Police Reform White Paper is being developed in partnership with policing. This is a comprehensive package of reform to policing in England and Wales that will strip out duplication and waste and ensure policing can keep up with the fast-changing nature...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister’s comment that You will see 3,000 neighbourhood police officers on your streets by March in his speech on 1st December 2025, what recent progress has she made in d
Answer: We have made £200 million available in 2025/26 to support the first steps towards delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across England and Wales by the end of this parliament, including up to 3000 additional neighbourhood officers by the...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrantsHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what is the size of the total absconder pool in the most recent period for which reporting is available.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of Bangladeshi asylum seekers who arrived in the UK on a) visas or b) other leave in the year t
Answer: This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of people claiming asylum who entered the UK on a work visa.
Answer: This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations and Visas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of asylum seekers who previously entered the UK on a) a visa or b) other leave with relevant
Answer: This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw Enforcement Data ServiceHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Law Enforcement Data Service programme products are.
Answer: Further to my answer (20 October 2025) on the delivery progress made on the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS); there are five products within LEDS. There are Person, Vehicles, Drivers, Property and Audit.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice National DatabaseHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has she made in implementing the Police National Database programme.
Answer: The Police National Database (PND) has been operational for almost 15 years and continues to provide vital intelligence to policing and law enforcement. The replacement of the PND remains a core consideration for the Home Office and policing.The Home Offi...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took following the approval of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme Delivery Model Assessment final report by the programme board on 30 June 2025.
Answer: Following the Delivery Model Assessment (DMA), the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme has been focussed on the high-level design of an operating model that uses recommendations from the DMA, alongside more recent market engagement. This process has no...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments to asylum seekers are delivered via the Asylum Support Payments contract.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to meet the essential living needs of destitute asylum seekers. Support is usually provided in the form of accommodation and a weekly allowance, which is reviewed each year to ensure it covers essential living needs....
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the Asylum Support Payments contract as part of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme.
Answer: The Asylum Support Payment (ASP) contract was originally included in the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme (ASAP). However, the ASP contract did not terminate at the same time as ASAP, so a decision was taken to descope it. This does not mean this wi...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which elements of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme are a) sustainable and b) scalable.
Answer: One of the primary drivers behind the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme is to ensure a new model is both sustainable and scalable, with the flexibility required to respond to changes in demand. The work centred around Future Asylum Contract Transform...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August 2025, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policie
Answer: This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services NetworkHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has she made in delivering the Emergency Services Mobile Communications programme.
Answer: Following the completion of two major re-procurements, the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) awarded the Mobile Services contract to BT/EE and the User Services contract to IBM in November and December 2024 respectively.The progra...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
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