Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79602More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the military capability projects within the Government Major Projects Portfolio rated as red.
Answer: The latest National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority's Annual Report for the Financial Year ending 31 March 2025 was published on 11 August 2025: NISTA Annual Report 2024-25 - GOV.UK.This fully digital report lists the full composition ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJames Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79601More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department stipulated the release of James Scott Rhys Anderson as one of its demands of President Putin ahead of the summit between President Trump and President
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 12 September to Question 75426 and on 3 September to Question 69511. We continue to regularly raise Mr Anderson's case with our Ukrainian partners.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJames Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79600More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last discussed the imprisonment of James Scott Rhys Anderson with her (a) Ukrainian and (b) Russian counterparts.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 12 September to Question 75426 and on 3 September to Question 69511. We continue to regularly raise Mr Anderson's case with our Ukrainian partners.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJames Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79599More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the imprisonment of James Scott Rhys Anderson by Russia was discussed between the Prime Minister and President Zekenskyy during their meeting in Downing Street on 14
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answers I gave on 12 September to Question 75426 and on 3 September to Question 69511. We continue to regularly raise Mr Anderson's case with our Ukrainian partners.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of increasing the 15% tax rate paid by bookmakers on racing to align with the 21% tax rate on online gaming on the number of jobs in the horse
Answer: There has been ministerial engagement between my Department and His Majesty’s Treasury to ensure that they are aware of the specific way British horseracing is funded and the potential implications of any changes to taxation. Future proposals on Gambling ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHorse Racing: GamblingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of aligning the 15% tax rate paid by bookmakers on racing with the 21% tax rate on online gaming on the horse racing industry.
Answer: There has been ministerial engagement between my Department and His Majesty’s Treasury to ensure that they are aware of the specific way British horseracing is funded and the potential implications of any changes to taxation. Future proposals on Gambling ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFootball: StreamingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of awarding European football viewing rights to streaming platforms for free on access to sport.
Answer: The Secretary of State has not made any assessment on the potential impact of awarding European Football viewing rights to streaming platforms for free on access to sport.The Government does not own or have the ability to award the streaming rights for co...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEuro 2028Department for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what progress she has made in delivering the EURO 2028 programme on (a) time and (b) budget.
Answer: The government continues to work with our football and government partners across the UK and Ireland, and with UEFA, to deliver a spectacular tournament with far-reaching social and economic benefits. As part of the government’s Plan for Change, we are in...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordYouth Investment FundDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent progress her Department has made on implementing the reprofiled Youth Investment Fund.
Answer: The Youth Investment Fund continues to deliver significant numbers of new youth facilities in less advantaged areas across England.The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has invested over £145 million to provide stability to the youth sector and ensu...
Answered 30 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: Artificial IntelligenceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79593More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Falcon programme will provide AI tools for use by his Department.
Answer: This Government is committed to harnessing Artificial Intelligence to increase productivity in Whitehall and across the public sector, so that it can better serve the public. As part of this, the Cabinet Office is actively working to include Artificial In...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ICTCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79592More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an estimate of the potential impact of the Falcon programme using Integrated Corporate Services on costs to the public purse of that programme.
Answer: The Falcon Programme is facilitating the Cabinet Office's transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. The initial strategy, commenced under the previous administration, involved the Cabinet Office developing a bespoke IT system for this migration. ...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ICTCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79591More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress he has made on implementing the Falcon programme.
Answer: The Falcon Programme is facilitating the Cabinet Office's transition from Google Workspace to Microsoft 365. Falcon has completed the design and build of the platform working with Microsoft and the Integrated Corporate Services, and is now progressing int...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79590More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the projects are that have been removed from the Government Major Products
Answer: The projects which have been removed from the Government Major Projects Portfolio since the 2023-24 financial year are included in the 2023-24 IPA Annual Report, and the 2024-25 NISTA Annual Report.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGovernment Departments: ProcurementTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79589More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the projects are that have been added to the Government Major Products Port
Answer: The projects which have joined the Government Major Projects Portfolio since the 2023-24 financial year are included in the 2023-24 IPA Annual Report, and the 2024-25 NISTA Annual Report.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: HuntingdonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether any flood defence infrastructure projects in Huntingdon constituency would be eligible for upgrades through the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Programme.
Answer: This Government is investing more than £10.5 billion by the end of 2036 to protect the country against the threat of flooding and coastal erosion. Projects from the Huntingdon constituency and all constituencies across the country will be able to benefit ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForests: HuntingdonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what (a) tree-planting and (b) woodland creation projects have been undertaken through the Nature for Climate Fund Programme in Huntingdon constituency since the establishment of that
Answer: The Forestry Commission publishes statistics on new planting of woodland, and trees outside woodland, in England. These can be found in the Forestry Commission Key Performance Indicators. These statistics are reported annually for each financial year in h...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNitrogen Dioxide: Pollution ControlDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will list the local authorities his Department is working with in Cambridgeshire to deliver the NO2 Programme.
Answer: The Government is supporting 64 local authorities through the NO2 programme specifically to develop and implement measures to address their Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) exceedances in the shortest possible time. No local authorities in Cambridgeshire were ident...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLivestock: InformationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress has he made in delivering the Livestock Information Transformation Programme.
Answer: Defra's Livestock Information Transformation Programme (LITP) is delivering significant progress towards modernising England's livestock traceability systems. LITP will enable faster response to animal disease outbreaks, provide data to help improve anima...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPackaging: RecyclingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79584More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress he has made in delivering the Collections and Packaging Reforms programme.
Answer: The Government has passed or is on track to pass all the necessary legislation to deliver the Collection and Packaging Reforms Programme, and making strong progress on achieving our target of 65% recycling by 2035 in England, after a decade of stagnating ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWarm Homes Plan: HuntingdonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79583More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many of the Warm Homes: Local Grant programmes will be delivered in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Government does not hold data on Warm Homes: Local Grant delivery at the constituency level, as funding is awarded to local authorities and local authority consortia. Huntingdonshire is a member of the Cambridge consortium, which includes Cambridge, E...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordOffshore Industry: North SeaDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what estimate he has made of the number of current North Sea (a) oil and (b) gas fields that cease production by 2030.
Answer: The North Sea Transition Authority publishes this data at UKCS Decommissioning Cost and Performance Update 2025
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79581More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential need for additional financial support to local authorities to offset revenue losses during the equalisation process of Council Tax r
Answer: Council tax is managed by local authorities, who decide what level of council tax they wish to set. There is an established system for the locally-led harmonisation of council tax levels across the restructured local authority area, no later than the star...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Low IncomesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79580More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment he has made of the potential financial impact of Council Tax equalisation following local government reorganisation on low-income households.
Answer: Council tax is managed by local authorities, who decide what level of council tax they wish to set. There is an established system for the locally-led harmonisation of council tax levels across the area of a restructured local authority area. The governme...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79579More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has issued guidance on the length of time over which Council Tax equalisation can take place.
Answer: The government set out the process for council tax equalisation in The Local Government (Structural Changes) (Finance) Regulations 2008 (SI 2008/3022). These regulations set out equalisation must be completed no later than the beginning of the eighth fina...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79578More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will set out the transitional arrangements prior to equalisation of differences in Council Tax rates across merging local authorities.
Answer: Council tax is managed by local authorities, who decide what level of council tax they wish to set. The Government sets referendum principles each year and any authority which sets a council tax increase above the principles must have it approved by voter...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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