Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Lord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on (a) severance and (b) compensation payments received by Lord Mandelson following the termination of his role as the UK Ambassador to
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set ou...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when will he lift the civil service recruitment controls in his department.
Answer: An initial month-long recruitment pause was introduced in October 2025 across the Department as one of a range of workforce levers to facilitate a measured and sustainable approach to workforce reductions. The pause has been extended and is currently bein...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNATO: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the UK’s contribution to the NATO special operations force.
Answer: Following the recent successful validation by NATO during Exercise Hyperion Storm, the UK is set to command NATO’s Allied Reaction Force 26 Special Operations Component Command from July 2026 to June 2027. This will involve units from the Army’s Ranger Re...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: StandardsHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 16 of the Police reform white paper “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” (CP1489), by when will she establish a new Performance Unit in the Home Office.
Answer: A new Police Performance Unit was established in May 2025 with a temporary head appointed on a part time basis. The permanent head, a retired Deputy Chief Constable, has occupied the post since January 2026.This Unit will assess police force’s performance...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 3 February 2026, to question 108369 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, on what date was the project cancelled.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 108369 on 3 February 2026 which remains extant. The stop notice of December 2023 denotes the point that the project was cancelled.
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110963More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project Goshawk.
Answer: Project GOSHAWK is a Taskforce Kindred project to rapidly develop and trial a low-cost air defence interceptor for Ukraine, to reliably defeat aerial drones, loitering munitions, and missiles at varying speeds, altitudes, and trajectories.
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmy: FirearmsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110962More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project Troubler.
Answer: Project TROUBLER is currently in the concept phase. As part of this phase, performance, interoperability and complexity are some of the characteristics under consideration. Due to the current phase of the project and commercial sensitivities I am unable t...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFraudHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110961More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 13 of the Police reform white paper “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” (CP1489), by when will she publish her new Fraud Strategy.
Answer: The Government’s Manifesto set a clear commitment to deliver a new Fraud Strategy. This commitment will be delivered in early 2026.The Strategy has been developed in close collaboration with stakeholders from industry, law enforcement and non profit organ...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordPolice: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110960More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 13 of the Police reform white paper “From Local to National: A New Model for Policing” (CP1489), what will be the location of the new National Centre for AI in Policing.
Answer: The Government is determined to ramp up the responsible use of Artificial Intelligence across policing. We recently announced over £115 million over the next three years to support the rapid and responsible development, testing and rollout of AI tools acr...
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFood BanksDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many pre-existing foodbanks have been brought into official statistics each year since 2010.
Answer: The Department does not hold data on the number of pre-existing foodbanks that have been brought into official statistics. Statistics on food bank use are published annually in the Households Below Average Income statistics report and are only available f...
Answered 11 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordFood BanksDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information his Department holds on the criteria for foodbanks to be included within official foodbank statistics.
Answer: The department’s official statistics on food bank use are published via the annual Households Below Average Income (HBAI) statistics, Households below average income (HBAI) statistics - GOV.UK using data from the Family Resources Survey (FRS), Family Reso...
Answered 18 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Warfare: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Goldweed.
Answer: Project Goldweed is currently in the delivery phase. Due to operational and commercial sensitivities I am unable to provide any further detail.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Lily.
Answer: The full scope of Project Lily was to include the procurement of a single, contractor supported, commercial off-the-shelf uncrewed surface vessel and a remote operations centre for year-round, global, open ocean operations. The uncrewed surface vessel was...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRifles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the full scope of Project Upham.
Answer: Project UPHAM is the name given to pre-concept work undertaken with a view to the future procurement of digital sighting systems for small arms. Given its pre-concept status, the scope and specification of this project have not been defined.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the scope of the Royal Navy’s Eagles Eye trials in relation to the development of a naval aviation hybrid air wing.
Answer: The Eagles Eye Trial is an iterative programme designed to develop the Royal Navy concept of hybrid air wings delivered under the Maritime Aviation Transformation programme.The Trial focuses on the development of crewed and uncrewed collaboration through ...
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary Intelligence: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 January 2026 to Question 107819 on Military Intelligence, what was the (a) cost and (b) start date of the existing multi-year contract with Google for Secret-level cloud hosting and d
Answer: The Ministry of Defence awarded the £400 million Secret Community Cloud (SCC) contract to Google Cloud on 8 September 2025, and work began in early October.
Answered 12 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his proposed timetable is for producing the first Ajax-family vehicles at Capability Drop 4 standard.
Answer: Capability drop 4 standard vehicles will only be delivered once any changes from reliability trials have been agreed. As these trials have not yet concluded, it is not appropriate to state what this timetable is. However, based on the current findings, al...
Answered 16 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110951More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds on the vetting process related to the appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the United States.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the evidence provided by Sir Oliver Robbins to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee on 03 November 2025, Q277, the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12th February, and the Written Ministerial Statement in the...
Answered 18 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110950More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what information his Department holds that was provided by the (a) security and (b) intelligence services regarding the appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the United States.
Answer: It is long-standing practice that UK Security Vetting, the body responsible for National Security Vetting across government does not disclose information provided by the security and intelligence services.
Answered 11 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what information her Department holds on (a) the official termination date of Lord Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the United States of America and (b) the last day Lord Ma
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Government's response to the Urgent Question tabled on 12 February, the Written Ministerial Statement in the name of the Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister that same day, and Oral Statement on the 23 February which set ou...
Answered 27 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordLord MandelsonCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110948More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which a) current or b) former Government Ministers were involved in the appointment of Lord Mandelson as the UK Ambassador to the United States.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the evidence given by the Cabinet Secretary and Permanent Under-Secretary to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to the Foreign Affairs Committee on 3 November 2025, specifically Q310: https://committees.parliament.u...
Answered 10 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordUniversal Studios: BedfordshireHome OfficeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the terror threat posed by the forthcoming Universal Studios theme park on (a) traffic, (b) firearms and (c) neighbourhood policing in the tri-f
Answer: The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, also known as Martyn’s Law, will require certain public premises and events to be prepared and ready to keep the public safe in a terrorist attack. The Act applies to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern I...
Answered 19 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Royal Navy project is working to harness AI through machine-speed, data-centric decision making to improve the decision action cycle.
Answer: Alongside the development of the Maritime Fighting Web, several Royal Navy initiatives are underway to harness AI to improve the decision action cycle. These include establishing a Royal Navy Targeting organisation to represent the maritime component of t...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Warfare: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2026 to question 108885 on Defence: Artificial Intelligence, what is the full scope of the AI Enabled Cyber Defence project.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not routinely provide detailed or ongoing commentary on the development, deployment, or performance of AI related projects. Releasing such information could reasonably be expected to prejudice UK national security and Defence ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine Systems: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 2 February 2026 to question 108885 on Defence: Artificial Intelligence, what is the full scope of the Underwater Acoustic Foundation Model project.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence does not routinely provide detailed or ongoing commentary on the development, deployment, or performance of AI related projects. Releasing such information could reasonably be expected to prejudice UK national security and Defence ...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
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