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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National Security: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22922More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in supporting the Cabinet Office in its work to set and enforce robust standards of protection and resilience for infrastructure, as
Answer: Through the Homeland Defence Programme, the Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with the Cabinet Office and other Government Departments to strengthen the protection and resilience of UK CNI. This includes supporting the delivery of commitments ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence AcademyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22921More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has established a plan for the Defence Academy to invite company leaders, from FTSE100 companies and wider, onto Defence courses by February 2026, a
Answer: The Defence Academy is already inviting leaders from FTSE 100 Companies, other relevant companies and Civil Society Organisations to attend Defence courses. Further work to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendation is ongoing, as this represents...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence AcademyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has given the Defence Academy and other Defence centres of training and educational excellence commercial freedoms to operate by lifting the restric
Answer: The Government is committed to delivering the Strategic Defence Review's ambition to strengthen collaboration between Defence and industry through education and training. Existing arrangements remain in place pending the conclusion of that work.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordCadetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in expanding in-school and community-based Cadet Forces across the country by 30% by 2030, as outlined in Recommendation 26.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: SchoolsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 22918More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 26 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in working with the Department for Education to develop understanding of the Armed Forces among young people in
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22917More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 26 to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what recent progress has he made in launching a national conversation on defence and security.
Answer: The National Conversation is a programme of public engagement led by the Cabinet Office as part of the Home Defence Programme. Delivery is already underway and will continue through 2027. It is intended to improve public understanding of defence and natio...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: International CooperationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22916More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 25 the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in developing a military and civilian career stream for international defence engagement.
Answer: Work is underway to establish a coherent approach that will identify Defence Engagement posts, the skills required for those roles, and clearer career pathways for personnel undertaking Defence Engagement assignments. The programme is also considering tra...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22915More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 23 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he completed a review of the Integrated Global Defence Network’s principal elements by April 2026.
Answer: Recommendation 25 of the Strategic Defence Review directed Defence to review its overseas footprint to ensure it is optimally configured to deliver Defence’s core roles. The Integrated Global Defence Network completed this review on schedule in April 2026...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAUKUSMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22914More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 24 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in doubling down on both pillars of the AUKUS agreement and using Pillar 2 to test and develop a template for fu
Answer: The Government is all in on AUKUS by moving both pillars from commitment into delivery. Under Pillar I, £6 billion has been committed to the submarine industrial base to support the development of the future SSN-AUKUS fleet, with up to 12 submarines plann...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22913More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 23 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what recent progress has he made in exploring further opportunities to bolster the UK’s ironclad commitment to Ukraine via industrial coll
Answer: The UK remains resolute in its ironclad commitment to Ukraine. Through Programme Lyra and, more recently, the launch of the Kyiv Business Centre, we are deepening defence industrial cooperation under the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership Agreement. These br...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22912More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 22 the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in seeking closer bilateral relations with NATO Allies in developing cost-effective means of delivering priority ca
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is strengthening collaboration with NATO Allies and close partners to deliver priority capabilities more affordably, improve interoperability, and support the European defence industrial base. Since the publication of the Strategic...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22911More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 21 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in co-ordinating with other Government departments and agencies to prioritise the use of the defence instrument
Answer: Since the publication of the Strategic Defence Review, Defence has continued to strengthen its coordination with other Government Departments to help ensure that Defence's international activity and wider defence levers are prioritised and coordinated in ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: SecondmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22910More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 20 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he made in a) developing a two-way secondment programme with a focus on short-term, informal schemes and b) developing a pla
Answer: Existing Defence policy supports two-way secondments and placements for both Service Personnel and Civil Servants. Following the 2025 Strategic Defence Review recommendation for short-term, informal two-way secondments, Defence reviewed existing policies ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22909More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 19 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he completed a review of current standards, qualifications, and in-house training by the end of 2025.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) Recommendation 19 has three separate recommendations. Recommendation 19a relates to the revision of Defence policy for training and education within Joint Services Publication 822 (JSP 822). This was completed by 30 Jan ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in delivering recommendation 19.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) Recommendation 19 has three separate recommendations. Recommendation 19a relates to the revision of Defence policy for training and education within Joint Services Publication 822 (JSP 822). This was completed by 30 Jan ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22907More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in developing a single virtual training environment that is integrated into Defence’s common digital architecture, as outlined in Rec
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) Recommendation 19 has three separate recommendations. Recommendation 19a relates to the revision of Defence policy for training and education within Joint Services Publication 822 (JSP 822). This was completed by 30 Jan ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22906More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has delivered recommendation 19.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) Recommendation 19 has three separate recommendations. Recommendation 19a relates to the revision of Defence policy for training and education within Joint Services Publication 822 (JSP 822). This was completed by 30 Jan ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22905More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in establishing a career education pathway for the whole force - Regulars, Reserves, and Civil Service, as outlined in Recommendation
Answer: Work has progressed to establish the formal governance to ensure effective delivery of recommendation 18 of the Strategic Defence Review and to cohere the approach across Defence. A proposed plan to deliver a career education pathway is expected by the en...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Owner OccupationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22904More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in delivering recommendation 17.
Answer: In line with Recommendation 17 of the Strategic Defence Review, Defence remains committed to supporting Service Personnel and their families in achieving their home ownership aspirations. We recognise that home ownership can play an important role in supp...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Owner OccupationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22903More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in supporting Service personnel’s aspirations for home ownership as outlined in Recommendation 17.
Answer: In line with Recommendation 17 of the Strategic Defence Review, Defence remains committed to supporting Service Personnel and their families in achieving their home ownership aspirations. We recognise that home ownership can play an important role in supp...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22902More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in delivering recommendation 16.
Answer: Defence is already delivering a range of new and more flexible routes into service designed to widen participation, attract specialist talent and improve access to military careers. These include the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme, the Defence Direct Entr...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22901More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in developing a series of Tri-Service ‘phase 0’ camps as outlined in Recommendation 16.
Answer: Given the imminent delivery of the Armed Forces Recruiting Service (AFRS), which will dramatically decrease the waiting time for candidates seeking to join the Armed Forces, Defence Ministers agreed that the resource cost of establishing a Tri-Service ‘Ph...
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22900More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether did he delivered recommendations for independent oversight of implementation as outlined in Recommendation 15 by October 2025.
Answer: Recommendation 15 of the Strategic Defence Review, which addresses the barriers to a more representative and meritocratic workforce, was delivered both through Defence-wide system reform plans developed before the end of June 2026, as well as the Raising ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22899More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he delivered Recommendation 15 by June 2026.
Answer: Recommendation 15 of the Strategic Defence Review, which addresses the barriers to a more representative and meritocratic workforce, was delivered both through Defence-wide system reform plans developed before the end of June 2026, as well as the Raising ...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22898More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 15 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether the his Department's top ten people policies were rewritten in accordance with the principle of trust by May 2026.
Answer: Defence is reviewing its people related policies, processes and assurance requirements as part of a broader programme of people-system reform. By simplifying content, removing duplication, reducing narrative and using clearer language, we will reduce burd...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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