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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ArtilleryMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100634More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out-of-service date of the 105mm light gun.
Answer: On current plans, the Out of Service Date for L118 105 mm Light Gun is 2030.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArtillery: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of procuring the K9-Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer.
Answer: Many 155 mm Artillery systems, including K9-Thunder, were considered as candidates for the Army’s enduring artillery capability, prior to selection of the Remote Controlled Howitzer 155 mm for the Mobile Fires Platform. The Army continues to evaluate its ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Fleet AuxiliaryMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100561More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to prevent industrial action from Royal Fleet Auxiliary a) ratings and b) officers.
Answer: The Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) is a vital element of Defence, enabling the ability to deliver operational effect in conjunction with our allies around the world. We continue to engage constructively with the trade unions which represent RFA ratings and o...
Answered 24 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmphibious WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100560More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what amphibious vessels are available to the a) Royal Navy and b) Royal Fleet Auxiliary.
Answer: As a matter of policy, the Department does not comment on the detailed readiness or availability of individual ships.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAmphibious WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason a) RFA Lyme Bay and b) RFA Mounts Bay have not been put to sea.
Answer: As a matter of policy, the Department does not comment on the detailed operational readiness or tasking of individual ships.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11th December 2025 to question 90800 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the time taken to ensure that the programme has the required nu
Answer: The Department is taking measures to improve the recruitment and retention of engineers, whilst also increasing the number of engineers on the F-35 Lightning Force to improve availability.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11th December 2025 to question 90800 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what is the total size of the remuneration package for the RAF Engineers Financial Retention Incentive.
Answer: The total remuneration package for the RAF Engineers Financial Retention Incentive is approximately £113.5 million.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral DynamicsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what project milestone was achieved by General Dynamics on 23 July 2025.
Answer: All criteria for Ajax Initial Operating Capability (IOC) were met on 23 July 2025 and following a period of review, IOC was declared by the Army on 15 September 2025. I have put in place a Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme, which will assess ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmy: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will the training capacity shortfall be, and for how long, between the closure of ATR Winchester and opening of new facilities at ATR Pirbright.
Answer: There will be no shortfall in the training capacity between the closure of ATR Winchester and the opening of new facilities at ATR Pirbright. The Army has arranged for additional accommodation and other facilities to be made available for recruits at ATR ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in identifying a replacement for FV433.
Answer: The Army’s FV433 self-propelled howitzer was replaced in the mid-1990s, by the AS90.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChallenger Tanks: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the project stages and timeline are for the Challenger 3 programme.
Answer: Challenger 3 is currently undergoing demonstration phase trials to prove the performance of the tanks. Manufacturing will begin once the tank's performance is proven, rather than being tied to a specific deadline. The project team will review the timeline...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers were hospitalised or received hearing-related injuries in relation to the Ajax programme since 23 July 2025.
Answer: Since 23 July 2025, centrally held electronic systems show fewer than five personnel have had a hospital admission recorded since their first use of Ajax. None of these were related to Ajax, hearing or vibration. In the same period, 27 personnel have had ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with (a) General Dynamics, (b) the Senior Responsible Officer and (c) the British Army on the Ajax programme since 23 July 2025.
Answer: Since the incident during Exercise Titan Storm last month, I have been having regular discussions with key stakeholders from the Army and Ajax Programme team, and I met with General Dynamics on 9 December 2025. I have provided further details to the House...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoxer Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles have been purchased under the Boxer programme by variant.
Answer: 623 vehicles have been contracted under the Mechanised Infantry Boxer Programme. The table below shows the breakdown by variant: VariantQuantity PurchasedInfantry Carrier146Specialist Carrier200Command212Ambulance65
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the quality of the a) workmanship and b) quality control on the Ajax production line at General Dynamics Merthyr Tydfil facility.
Answer: The Ajax programme has a Joint Acceptance Group; a collaborative team of British Army and General Dynamics Land Systems-UK personnel who work together to test, evaluate, and formally accept the new Ajax vehicles into service.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWarrior Vehicles: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the a) feasibility and b) potential merits of extending the out-of-service date of Warrior beyond 2027.
Answer: There are no plans to extend the out-of-service date for Warrior beyond 2027, and as such an extension is not under consideration. The focus remains on achieving the Strategic Defence Review's vision for a tenfold increase in British Army lethality over t...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Nightfall.
Answer: The scope of Project NIGHTFALL is to rapidly develop and produce, at scale, tactical ballistic missiles with a range of at least 500km, alongside associated mobile launchers.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99972More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.
Answer: The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), has been considered as part of a suite of systems available for the AH-64E weapons load, providing the platform flexibility to engage a range of targets with a measured effect.The procurement for UK AH-64...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many a) FV432 and b) FV433 vehicles are currently in service with the British Army, broken down by variant.
Answer: There are zero FV432 or FV433 vehicles in service with the British Army. None of the FV430 series of vehicles remain in service. These were modified under an Urgent Operational Requirement for operations in Iraq and subsequently re-designated as ‘BULLDOG’...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChallenger TanksMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planned deadline for commencing the manufacturing phase of Challenger 3.
Answer: Challenger 3 is currently undergoing demonstration phase trials to prove the performance of the tanks. Manufacturing will begin once the tank's performance is proven, rather than being tied to a specific deadline. The project team will review the timeline...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments Director GroupMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98883More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth (CP 1388), page 85, what progress he has made in establishing a coordinating authority for market engagement within the Natio
Answer: We have taken the first steps to deliver the Defence Industrial Strategy commitment to strengthen early engagement with industry and integrate market insight into force and capability development. The Market Engagement Coordinating Authority has been init...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98882More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8th December 2025, to question 96358 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, a) how much money was spent and b) what specific work was completed under Project RARDEN in each of the p
Answer: There has been no money spent or specific work carried out under Project Rarden in the last ten years.
Answered 16 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98881More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, between what dates has the Ajax programme previously been paused and for what reasons.
Answer: Issues of noise and vibration were recognised in mid-2020, with a stop notice issued in June 2021. All dynamic movement and transition activity was halted whilst the programme underwent a significant reset. The Army resumed training on Ajax in 2023 and pa...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: NoiseMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98880More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what specific changes have been made by General Dynamics in the last five years to resolve issues related directly to noise and vibration identified with the Ajax programme prior to the declaration of Initial Ope
Answer: A significant and in-depth review of the platform was undertaken by a joint Authority and General Dynamics team in 2020 -2021 to confirm the causes of noise and vibration, identify solutions and validate them through extensive testing.The Ajax platforms w...
Answered 9 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98879More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ajax-platform vehicles, broken down by variant, had been delivered to the British Army as of 1st December 2025.
Answer: 170 Ajax platforms have been delivered to Field Army Units up to and including 1 December 2025. The breakdown by variant is as follows: AJAX87ARES33ATHENA25ARGUS3APOLLO13ATLAS9
Answered 21 Jan 2026
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