Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions

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4 Jul 2026–12 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 2026–12 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

11 published records · newest first.

Written questions

Fire and Rescue Services: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 28897More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 8 September 2026 to question 23339 on Fire and Rescue Services, what elements from the New Dimensions 2 programme to uplift and replace National Resilie
Answer: The New Dimensions 2 programme is a comprehensive capital asset replacement programme to review, refresh and upgrade the National Resilience assets used by fire and rescue authorities in response to the largest and most complex incidents. As part of the p...
Answered 24 Sept 2026
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Local Government: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27071More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the criteria are to be considered as the best option for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State's oral statement of 7 September.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Local Government: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 3 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 27060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Government departments has she engaged with regarding the decision on Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire since the announcement of a delay on 16 July 2026.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Secretary of State's oral statement of 7 September.
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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Local Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the viability of the Business Case for Option D in relation to Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: We plan to make an announcement on local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough on or before October this year and it would not be appropriate to comment on specific proposals in advance of that.
Answered 4 Sept 2026
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Local Government: ReorganisationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 1 Sept 2026AnsweredUIN 26235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Baroness Taylor, participated in a meeting with Labour MPs and/or
Answer: Ministers engage regularly with MPs, councillors and other stakeholders. As has been the case under successive administrations, government departments do not hold records of political meetings.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Fire and Rescue ServicesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by when will she commence the asset refresh programme for Fire and Rescue Services.
Answer: The Government announced in June 2026 an investment of approximately £97m under the New Dimensions 2 programme to uplift and replace National Resilience assets in fire and rescue services. This is the largest scale upgrade of these assets in almost 20 yea...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Housing: ConstructionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23302More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to her comments during her interview on Times Radio on 19 August 2026, that 'councils have built more houses in the last year than they have done since records beg
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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Fire PreventionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what progress she has made on commissioning firefighting planes.
Answer: Fire and rescue services have been responding to an exceptionally challenging period of wildfire activity, with multiple significant incidents being managed simultaneously across England and Wales.Fire and rescue services, working through Local Resilience...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Nesil CaliskanMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23043More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Devolution, Local Growth and Communities, the hon. member for Barking, received a Ministerial severance payment upon leav
Answer: The former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Devolution, Local Growth and Communities, the hon. member for Barking, was not entitled to and did not receive a severance payment from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government as they...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
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Local Government: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19564More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has his Department made of each business case submitted for the options in consideration for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Answer: The government will aim to reach a decision on which option, if any, to implement by October at the latest. This will still allow elections to new councils in May 2027 before they go live in April 2028.
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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Local Government: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 19554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, for what specific reasons was the decision made to delay the decision on selecting an option for Local Government Reorganisation in Cambridgeshire until the Autumn.
Answer: The government will aim to reach a decision on which option, if any, to implement by October at the latest. This will still allow elections to new councils in May 2027 before they go live in April 2028.
Answered 2 Sept 2026
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