Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions

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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.

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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 topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	36
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	18
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	4
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	7
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	34
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	27
Department for Work and Pensions	5
Department of Health and Social Care	26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	12
Home Office	52
Ministry of Defence	689
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	11
Ministry of Justice	91
Northern Ireland Office	2
Treasury	18

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Written questions

SubmarinesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 35 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in confirming the intended numbers of Ship Submersible Nuclear attack submarines, including the next-generation
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 13 July 2026 to Question 15535.
Answered 3 Sept 2026
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Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 35 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in delivering the National Endeavour public communications campaign to convey the fundamental importance and nec
Answer: The National Endeavour communications campaign has primarily focussed on communicating work across the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) telling the story of the enterprise better, and the growth of its social media channels to expand reach and understandi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Nuclear Weapons: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 35 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in developing mechanisms for enhanced parliamentary scrutiny to provide confidence that funding from the public
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Nuclear SubmarinesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 34 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in defining the requirement for the post-Dreadnought nuclear deterrent within this Parliament.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him to Question 15525 on 10 July 2026.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-07-02/15525
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Trident SubmarinesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22944More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 34 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he committed not to extend the life of the Dreadnought class submarines beyond their intended end-of-service dates from the mid-20
Answer: The Government accepted this 2025 Strategic Defence Review recommendation and is in the process of implementing it.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22943More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in exploring opportunities for legislative reform that could direct industry to prioritise defence nuclear requi
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22942More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in removing barriers to productivity that sit outside industry’s direct control.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is working closely with other Government Departments, particularly the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, HM Treasury, the Cabinet Office and UK Research and Innovation to support companies in the Defence suppl...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22941More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in making amendments to the Single Source Contract Regulations to incentivise industry investment in infrastruct
Answer: The Government is reforming the broken procurement system we inherited from the last administration. The Department has been working at pace on a review of the Single Source Contract Regulations, which governs some of the nation’s largest and most strateg...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 33 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in taking a comprehensive approach to improving industrial productivity as a key factor in delivering and mainta
Answer: The Defence Nuclear Enterprise is strengthening the industrial capability and productivity required to deliver and sustain the UK's nuclear deterrent, which remains Defence's highest priority. This includes:The Dreadnought programme making use of recent r...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation TreatyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22938More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in seeking to renew the arms control, disarmament, and non-proliferation regime, centred on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, as
Answer: The Government believes the long-term goal of a world without nuclear weapons is best achieved through a multilateral, step-by-step approach under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). The Strategic Defence Review made clear that t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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NATO: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22937More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in commencing discussions with the United States and NATO on the potential benefits and feasibility of enhanced UK participation in N
Answer: As detailed in the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), the US has called on European members to take greater responsibility for Europe’s security. The UK will support this objective by bolstering NATO’s deterrence and defence to counter Russia’s growing aggres...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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NATO: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22936More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in strengthening NATO and UK led training and exercises, addressing potential escalation and conflict scenarios with nuclear-armed st
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22935More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in investing further in conventional deep (long-range) precision strike and Integrated Air and Missile Defence, as outlined in Recomm
Answer: The Government accepted all 62 recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review and is delivering them through the Defence Investment Plan, backed by record investment in Defence. For Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD), the Defence Investment Plan i...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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NATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22934More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in facilitating greater coherence between conventional and nuclear components of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture, as outlined i
Answer: The UK is working with our Allies to facilitate greater coherence between conventional and nuclear components of NATO’s deterrence and defence posture. The Nuclear Planning Group (NPG), NATO's senior body for nuclear deterrence matters, met in a regular M...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Ammunition: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22933More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in creating an ‘always on’ munitions production capacity, as outlined in Recommendation 29.
Answer: Since publication of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), the MOD has been working closely with industry partners to develop the 'Always On' munitions production approach. This has included sharing information on requirements, identifying priority areas fo...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Armed Forces: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22932More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in creating a protected Defence AI Investment Fund to accelerate the adoption of Artificial Intelligence across Defence, prioritising
Answer: The Defence AI Investment Fund has been successfully setup. The Defence Investment Plan has provisioned £200 million AI Investment Fund and associated initiatives.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Armed Forces: Uncrewed SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22931More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he established an initial operating capability for a new Defence Uncrewed Systems Centre by February 2026, as outlined in Recommendation 29.
Answer: The Uncrewed Systems Centre (USC) was launched on 13 Jun 2026 by the then Secretary of State. The USC will strengthen Defence's ability to develop, test, integrate and field uncrewed systems across the Armed Forces. It will bring together expertise from m...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Reserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22930More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in establishing a digitised approach to Reserves management by January 2027, as outlined in Recommendation 28.
Answer: Funding has been allocated in the Defence Investment Plan to enable the digital management and administration of the Strategic Reserve, including communications, the mobilisation process and data handling. Work is currently underway to deliver this..
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Reserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22929More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in stepping up engagement with the Strategic Reserve, sustained through annual training and volunteer roles, as outlined in Recommend
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22928More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in ensuring plans made under the Home Defence Programme meet Defence’s needs in the event of escalation to war, including mobilisatio
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is both updating its own Homeland Defence and transition to war plans through 2026 and playing a significant role in the wider cross-Government Home Defence Programme, in order to ensure all plans are aligned in meeting needs in th...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22927More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in finalising a new Defence Readiness Bill that gives the Government powers in reserve to respond effectively in the event of escalat
Answer: Defence Readiness legislation is being actively developed to ensure the Government has the powers it needs to keep the UK safe in crisis or war by improving the preparedness of key industries, ensuring sufficient supply of services, access to Infrastructu...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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National Security: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in a) developing options for the protection of CNI in the event of crisis or conflict, including a new Reserve Force, and b) presenti
Answer: Defence is continuing to work closely with the Cabinet Office and other Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) Lead Government Departments to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendations on the protection of CNI. A number of options for providing ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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National Security: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22925More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in exploring options for a new deal for the protection of CNI in partnership with private-sector and allied operators, as outlined in
Answer: We are working in close cooperation with the Cabinet Office and key Government departments to deliver on the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) recommendations for Critical National Infrastructure (CNI), including the recommendation for a new deal for the pro...
Answered 10 Sept 2026
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National Security: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22924More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in completing the process of updating existing legislation or bringing forward new legislation by the end of this Parliament, as outl
Answer: To deliver the SDR recommendations following the announcement of the Defence Investment Plan we will invest £470m to improve the security of military sites in the UK. This will enhance the security and resilience of Defence CNI, including across Defence's...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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National Security: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in strengthening Government powers to protect CNI where necessary, as outlined in Recommendation 27.
Answer: To deliver the SDR recommendations following the announcement of the Defence Investment Plan we will invest £470m to improve the security of military sites in the UK. This will enhance the security and resilience of Defence CNI, including across Defence's...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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