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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Department or topic	Published records
Attorney General	12
Cabinet Office	109
Department for Business and Trade	60
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	28
Department for Education	58
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	45
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	53
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	137
Department for Transport	93
Department for Work and Pensions	13
Department of Health and Social Care	87
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	124
Home Office	313
Ministry of Defence	2023
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	61
Ministry of Justice	178
Northern Ireland Office	2
Treasury	56

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Written questions

HM Prison and Probation Service: Migrant WorkersMinistry of JusticeTabled 2 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 101923More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many emergency visa extensions has his department applied for HMPPS staff since 1 November 2025.
Answer: The requested data is not held centrally in a reportable format.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
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Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal: JudgesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information he holds on the number of British-qualified judges sit on the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
Answer: The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal publishes the names of its non-permanent judges on its website.The list is available at https://www.hkcfa.hk/en/about/who/judges/npjs/index.html.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
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Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the full scope of the five point action plan to tackle release inaccuracy announced by him on 11 November 2025.
Answer: Releases in error are never acceptable, and we are bearing down on those errors that do occur. Releases in error have always existed, and are another long-term symptom of the prison system crisis this Government inherited. While the overwhelming majority ...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
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HM Prison and Probation Service: Migrant WorkersMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96855More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff within the HM Prison & Probation Service reliant on visas for employment have been employed since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested information requested data in an easily accessible format. Right to Work data is collected during the vetting stage but is not retained within the employment record. As a result, extracting this informat...
Answered 12 Dec 2025
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Prisoners: CompensationMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 18th November 2025 to question 88988 on Prisoners, a) how long for and b) how much compensation did each prisoner unlawfully detained between 5th July 2024 and 31st March 2025 receive.
Answer: Release inaccuracy is yet another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those errors that do occur, and this includes unlawful detenti...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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PrisonersMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 18 November 2025 to question 88988 on Prisoners, how many of the prisoners unlawfully detained following completion of their sentence in 2024-25 were detained between 5 July 2024 and 31
Answer: Release inaccuracy is yet another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. While the overwhelming majority of offenders are released correctly, we are clamping down on those errors that do occur, and this includes unlawful detenti...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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HM Prison and Probation Service: Migrant WorkersMinistry of JusticeTabled 24 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many staff within the HM Prison & Probation Service are reliant on a visa for their employment.
Answer: The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested data in an easily accessible format. Information on right to work status does not provide a distinction between employees presently working for the Ministry of Justice and employees who have since left e...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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Prison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison places have been delivered through the Small Secure Houseblocks programme since 5 July 2024; and at which locations.
Answer: No places have yet been delivered under the Small Secure Houseblocks (SSH) programme. Following completion of the design stage, the programme is now in its main construction phase. Based on current plans, the Small Secure Houseblocks programme will delive...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
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Prison Accommodation: North EastMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 650 p
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: North WestMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 2,900
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 2,800
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: WalesMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 350 p
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: East of England and South EastMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 2,400
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: Midlands and South WestMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 3,250
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made in replacing the key supplier for the 10K Additional Prison Places Estate Expansion Category D programme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 November 2025 to Question 87997.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has she made in replacing the key supplier for the 10K Additional Prison Places Estate Expansion Houseblocks and Refurbishment programme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 November 2025 to Question 87997.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has she made in implementing the 10K Additional Prison Places Estate Expansion Houseblocks and Refurbishment programme.
Answer: To date, the Houseblocks and Refurbishments programme has delivered c.1,000 places, c.200 of which were delivered under this Government. As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering 14,000 additional prison pla...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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Prisoners' Release: Digital TechnologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Statement in the House on 11 November 2025, how many personnel from his Department will form the digital rapid response unit.
Answer: We plan to allocate up to 15 members of staff to the digital rapid response unit. We will keep this resource allocation under review.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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Prisoners' Release: CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Statement in the House on 11 November 2025, how many personnel from his Department will form the urgent warrant query unit.
Answer: The Urgent Warrant Query Unit (UWQU) will be formed out of an existing national service centre which currently answers all calls to the Magistrates’ Courts in England and Wales. Its function will be to provide a reliable and accountable route of escalatio...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
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Prisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what prison construction projects were due to be completed by ISG Construction.
Answer: Construction projects were planned for completion by ISG Construction Limited at the below prisons:HMP BirminghamHMP LiverpoolHMP PrescoedHMP The VerneHMP Kirklevington GrangeHMP Warren HillHMP Guys MarshHMP ErlestokeHMP LeyhillHMP FordHMP Standford HillT...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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Prison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his prison capacity strategy on the number of Category A prison places that will be created.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 2 June 2025 to Question 57465.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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Prisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prisons the planned new houseblocks will be constructed.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places. This consists of the construction of four new prisons, including HMP Millsike that opened in early 2025, as well as the expansion and re...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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HMP Welland OaksMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when HMP Welland Oaks was first planned to be built.
Answer: Plans to build four new prisons, including HMP Welland Oaks, were announced by the Ministry of Justice in June 2020. As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, the four new prisons are part of this Government’s plans to deliver 14,000 additional ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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Prisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89774More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prisons have been (a) planned and (b) approved since 5 July 2024.
Answer: As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places and aim to do so by 2031; we have already delivered c.2,600 of these since taking office.No new prisons have been (a) plann...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
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HMP Littlehey: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prisoners have been released in error from HMP Littlehey since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Releases in error have been increasing for several years and are another symptom of the prison system crisis inherited by this Government. On 11 November, the Deputy Prime Minister announced a five-point action plan setting out initial steps to address th...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
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