Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Administration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what steps he is taking to enhance (a) AI leadership, (b) governance, (c) ethics, (d) data, (e) digi
Answer: The Ministry of Justice’s AI Action Plan for Justice set out a series of bold, ambitious steps to promote the responsible use of AI tools across the department and the wider justice system. A Justice AI Unit headed up by a Chief AI Officer has been establ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what progress she has made in establishing an AI governance framework.
Answer: AI is a general-purpose technology with a wide range of applications, which is why we believe that most AI systems should be regulated at the point of use by existing regulators. A range of rules already apply to AI systems, including data protection, com...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of people claiming asylum arrived through regular migration pathways from 1 January 2025 to 1 July 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘asylum detailed datasets’ as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’.Data on asylum claims by route of entry to the UK is published in table Asy_D01a and data on initial decisions on a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: CryptocurrenciesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference with the policy paper entitled UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia, published on 20 August 2025, what steps she has take
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: CryptocurrenciesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79548More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of trends in the level of use of the cryptocurrency token A7A5.
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS Spey: South China SeaForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of reaction from China to the use of the Taiwan Strait for navigation by HMS Spey in June 2025.
Answer: Wherever the Royal Navy operates, it does so in full compliance with international norms and exercises its rights to freedom of navigation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). HMS SPEY navigated the Taiwan Strait in June 202...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press release entitled UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia, published on 20 August 2025. what assess
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: SanctionsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79545More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia, published on 20 August 2025, which financ
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRussia: Arms TradeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79544More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to her Department's press notice entitled UK targets sanctions circumvention and crypto networks exploited by Russia, published on 20 August 2025, what estimat
Answer: The UK remains committed to increasing economic pressure on Russia including its financial and energy sectors. This includes carefully targeted sanctions against Russia's attempts to circumvent sanctions and create alternative payment systems, including t...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: ComponentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79543More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the components that comprise 37% of each Typhoon aircraft assembled in the UK.
Answer: For all Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, and in line with agreed workshare arrangements, the UK leads on manufacturing the front and rear fuselage, windscreen and canopy, fin and rudder, engine bay doors, and foreplane comprising 37% of each Typhoon aircraft...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79542More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press notice entitled UK and Türkiye agree big step towards multi-billion-pound export of Typhoon fighter jets, published on 23 July 2025, what the timeline is for the Typhoon u
Answer: Information regarding upgrades to the Typhoon's systems and equipment will be communicated in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTurkey: Typhoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79541More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled UK and Türkiye agree big step towards multi-billion-pound export of Typhoon fighter jets, published on 23 July 2025. what progress he has made on negotiat
Answer: We are pleased with the progress that is being made on strengthening our partnership with Türkiye, a valued NATO ally. Negotiations are ongoing and we hope to conclude soon.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS AmbushMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79540More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long HMS Ambush has not been operationally deployable.
Answer: I cannot provide specific detail regarding the operational deployability of HMS Ambush as disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of any relevant forces.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS DaringMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79539More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many days HMS Daring has spent (a) at sea and (b) under repair since coming into service in 2006.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence provides Royal Navy Surface Fleet readiness data to the House of Commons Defence Committee on a six-monthly basis. The most recent release of readiness information can be found at the following website: https://committees.parliamen...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Defence Medical ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79538More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made in rebuilding medical capabilities for warfighting.
Answer: A series of joint wargame exercises have taken place that have been used to identify gaps in medical warfighting capabilities. These exercises continue to inform planning between the National Health Service and the Ministry of Defence to ensure both can r...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Defence Medical ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79537More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on creating integrated crisis plans.
Answer: The creation of integrated crisis plans are broader than health and will consider the recommendations identified in the NATO Medical Action Plan. These recommendations and the creation of integrated crisis plans will be discussed as part of the ongoing en...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Defence Medical ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79536More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on undertaking a sprint review.
Answer: The sprint review is initiated and led by the Ministry of Defence, working with the Department of Health and Social Care and other Governmental and private organisations. A series of meetings are planned for late 2025 which will explore and progress the j...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical Services: ShortagesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what the Defence Medical Services pressures are that have been caused by fragility of the global supply chain.
Answer: As outlined in the Strategic Defence Review, workforce shortages and the fragility of global supply chains are pressures for both Defence Medical Services and the National Health Service (NHS). The Ministry of Defence (MOD) regularly reviews its critical ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical Services: VacanciesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what the Defence Medical Services pressures are that have been caused by workforce shortages.
Answer: As outlined in the Strategic Defence Review, the workforce shortages and the fragility of global supply chains are pressures for Defence Medical Services and the NHS. Work is ongoing between the MOD and NHS to understand system-wide capacity and capabilit...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Reserve ForcesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many and what proportion of reserves work in the NHS for each of the three services.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical Services: Reserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what planning he has undertaken for the deployment of reserves in defence-related medical care.
Answer: As outlined in the Strategic Defence Review, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises a significant proportion of Reserves work in the NHS. The deployment of Reserves in Defence medical care requires careful planning given the impact on NHS staffing. Ther...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Armed ForcesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79531More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues to help ensure that the NHS is prepared for mass military cas
Answer: There is a strong foundation of cross-government working between the Department of Health and Social Care and the Ministry of Defence (MOD).A series of joint Emergency Preparedness Resilience and Response exercises have taken place, and planning continues...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79530More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress has he made in ensuring the national health ecosystem has the (a) capacity and (b) capability to meet the needs
Answer: There is a strong foundation of cross-Government working between the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department of Health and Social Care, including activities focused on understanding system-wide capacity and capability, potential future need and share...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Defence Medical ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to page 130 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the role of his Department in bui
Answer: Whilst there have been no recent formal discussions between my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Defence, there is a strong foundation of cross-Government working between Mi...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers were receiving accommodation support in (a) July 2024 and (b) July 2025.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘asylum detailed datasets’ as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’.Data on asylum claims by route of entry to the UK is published in table Asy_D01a and data on initial decisions on a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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