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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Armed Forces: BureaucracyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 15 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in reducing the level of bureaucracy created by people policy, process, and assurance.
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
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: AutomationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22896More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 14 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in automating at least 20% of human resources, finance, and commercial functions.
Answer: The Department remains committed to maximising the operational effectiveness of the Armed Forces and ensuring that Defence personnel are focused on activity that best supports front-line outcomes. As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, Defence is tak...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22895More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 14 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in moving all Regular personnel from administrative into front-line roles.
Answer: The Department remains committed to maximising the operational effectiveness of the Armed Forces and ensuring that Defence personnel are focused on activity that best supports front-line outcomes. As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, Defence is tak...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22894More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 13 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in digitising his Department's acquisition and support processes.
Answer: The Department is advancing the digitisation of acquisition processes, supporting the new procurement segmentation model. A single commercial pipeline will launch in September 2026 to enhance consistency, quality, and visibility of acquisition data across...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22893More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 13 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in enabling his Department's Cost Assurance and Analysis Service to have (a) open book access to data and (b) th
Answer: The Department has given effect to the Strategic Defence Review recommendation through a Cost Assurance and Analysis Service Charter, which codifies the Service’s authority, independence and access to information for cost assurance and affordability advic...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: Export ControlsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22892More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 12 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in implementing a review of export licensing policies.
Answer: The review of export licensing policies will examine internal processes and arrangements to ensure these are positioned to deliver a modern, responsive, transparent and predictable service that is easy to navigate for exporters. Industry have been consult...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArms Trade: ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22891More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 12 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in establishing a new framework for building and sustaining government-to-government relationships to increase d
Answer: The key teams responsible for exports promotion, capability partnerships and delivery of government-to-government relationships have been successfully brought together under the National Armaments Director (NAD) Group. This includes the standing up of a t...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22890More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 11 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what he has made in establishing a mechanism for assessing the full implications of large-scale capability partnerships with allies, via a
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 recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22889More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 10 of the Strategic Defence Review, whether his Department achieved (a) at least a 50 per cent reduction in the burden of Defence Standards and Conditions, (b) amendment of the Single
Answer: By April 2026, the Department had established programmes of work and initiated reforms across all four areas identified in Strategic Defence Review Recommendation 10 including the establishment of the Defence Industrial Joint Council and the setting up of...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22888More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 9 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in extending the tenure of Senior Responsible Owners of service-agnostic capability portfolios and acquisition pr
Answer: At 31 March 2026, the average time in post for Senior Responsible Owners (SRO) of major programmes in the Government Major Projects Portfolio was 2.3 years. This is an increase from the position at 31 March 2025. Portfolio Directors will lead the new serv...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments DirectorMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22887More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 9 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in agreeing two productivity Key Performance Indicators for the National Armaments Director focused on a) departm
Answer: Defence is developing a productivity measurement framework for different elements of the Defence enterprise, including supplier productivity, and continues to work with the Office for National Statistics and across Government to strengthen the way product...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22886More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 8 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress was made in establishing a new partnership with industry via a new approach to market segmentation and capability portfolios
Answer: The department is committed to backing British businesses and supporting our defence industrial and skills base, making defence an engine for growth.The segmented approach to procurement is designed to enable programmes to get to contract faster by tailor...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUK Defence InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22885More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 7 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in establishing the UK Defence Innovation organisation.
Answer: UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), launched on 1 July 2025, unites expertise from previously separate organisations to accelerate the delivery of cutting-edge innovative capabilities, ensuring the United Kingdom remains secure at home and strong abroad. With r...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22884More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 7 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in establishing a Defence Research and Evaluation organisation.
Answer: The Government is implementing Recommendation 7 of the Strategic Defence Review through reforms to Defence's Science, Technology and Innovation system, ensuring it is better aligned to Defence priorities and able to deliver technological advantage at grea...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 7 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in establishing a revitalised system for science and technology and innovation.
Answer: The Government is implementing Recommendation 7 of the Strategic Defence Review through reforms to Defence's Science, Technology and Innovation system, ensuring it is better aligned to Defence priorities and able to deliver technological advantage at grea...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 6 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress was made in developing a dedicated strategy for the financial services sector by March 2026.
Answer: Delivering on the commitments made in the SDR, DIS and DIP, we are making good progress in developing a dedicated Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS). Progress to date includes the establishment of the Defence Investors' Advisory Group, bringin...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 17 July 2026 to Question 17103 and with reference to Recommendation 5 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, did he establish the Digital Warfighter Group with appropriate recruitment and
Answer: Work continues to establish the Digital Warfighter Group (DWG). Defence has identified the majority of the force elements required, validated the proposed operating model against a real-worked operational problem, and defined the associated resource requi...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 5 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he received a report by July 2026 detailing the assurance of critical data flows, with a plan for scaling up dissemination and expl
Answer: The report on the assurance of critical data flows has been developed and establishes agreed definitions of Critical Data and Critical Data Flows for warfighting, sets out the current state of assurance for critical data flows, and identifies key issues a...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 5 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has his Department made in 2026 in delivering a minimum viable product for the Defence-wide Secret Cloud.
Answer: Significant progress has been made in the development of the Defence-wide Secret Cloud throughout 2026. A minimum viable product (MVP) will be available before the end of 2026, with plans to rapidly expand and enhance the capability during 2027. The Digit...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22878More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 5 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has a) established the fundamental capabilities of a core common platform and b) received a quarterly report from the Chief Info
Answer: Since publication of the Strategic Defence Review, the Ministry of Defence has made significant progress in establishing the foundations of a core common platform under the authority of the Chief Information Officer. This includes work to strengthen Defen...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22877More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 5 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has achieved the target of minimum annual shift of 10% expenditure from current to next-generation capabilities on his Departmen
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan sets out how the Department is investing to deliver the vision of the Strategic Defence Review, including significant investment in the Digital Backbone, the Digital Targeting Web, artificial intelligence, cyber capabilities an...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22876More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 4 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has undertaken an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Integrated Force model this year.
Answer: The development of the Integrated Force Design 2035 (IFD35) is underway following the publication of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP). IFD35 will be a classified document shared with the Defence Secretary of State and the internal Defence and Cross Gover...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22875More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 4 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has received the 2026 annual statement on force design that identifies what has changed.
Answer: The development of the Integrated Force Design 2035 (IFD35) is underway following the publication of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP). IFD35 will be a classified document shared with the Defence Secretary of State and the internal Defence and Cross Gover...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22874More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 3 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made on a) establishing and b) tracking metrics for productivity within industry.
Answer: Defence is developing a productivity measurement framework to support implementation of Recommendation 3 of the Strategic Defence Review. An initial set of priority productivity metrics has been identified, and work is underway to establish reporting, gov...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProductivityMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22873More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to Recommendation 3 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made on a) establishing and b) tracking metrics for productivity within defence.
Answer: Defence is developing a productivity measurement framework to support implementation of Recommendation 3 of the Strategic Defence Review. An initial set of priority productivity metrics has been identified, and work is underway to establish reporting, gov...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
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