Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2026
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Ajax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to question 106072 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the issue raised in the post-exercise report for Exercise Scorpi
Answer: Ajax Vehicle range and fuel consumption continue to be proved through trials and exercises. Data to date supports the vehicle being fit for a deep reconnaissance role.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026, to question 106072 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the issue raised in the post-exercise report for Exercise Scorpi
Answer: Trials and exercises are used to identify equipment issues. There is a process to ensure any issues are identified and rectified as part of the project life cycle.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108359More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in procuring (a) camouflage nets and (b) thermal sheets for vehicles in the Ajax programme.
Answer: The Ajax programme has delivered a significant number of mobile camouflage systems. Additional detail such as numbers of systems would impact operational security.
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Islamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions her Department has had with Syrian Democratic Forces on the repatriation of Islamic State-linked individuals to the United Kingdom from the al-Roj camp.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement I made on 28 January on the situation in North-East Syria, and I will provide further updates to the House in due course as the situation evolves.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSyria: Islamic StateForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many Islamic State-linked a) men, b) women and c) children have been allowed to return to the UK following detention in camps within Syria.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement I made on 28 January on the situation in North-East Syria, and I will provide further updates to the House in due course as the situation evolves.
Answered 5 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential benefit of developing a secure community cloud as part of the Digital Targeting Web project.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is on course to deliver the first elements of the Digital Targeting Web (DTW) later this year which is part of the wider modernisation of targeting, intelligence, and command‑and‑control systems across Defence. Separately from DTW,...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in facilitating the flow of analysed imagery from NCGI into the Digital Targeting Web.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is on course to deliver the first elements of the Digital Targeting Web (DTW) later this year which is part of the wider modernisation of targeting, intelligence, and command‑and‑control systems across Defence. Separately from DTW,...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: Health and SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement on Ajax, published on 22 January 2026, to what extent did departmental submissions not reflect the full breadth of known aggregated safety risk regarding vibrat
Answer: As I advised in my Written Statement on 22 January 2026, the outcome of the Ministerial review concluded that Departmental submissions were accurate in declaring Ajax as safe to operate. However, it also found Ministers should have been briefed more compr...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the scope of Project BOYD.
Answer: Project BOYD, delivered by the Royal Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, is a series of operational capability demonstrators harnessing AI to transform complex, time consuming and resource intensive command and control planning cycles through machine-spe...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAutonomous Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what are the respective projects covering delivery of separate a) land, b) sea, c) air and d) overall joint autonomous collaborative platforms.
Answer: As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, we must shift towards a greater use of autonomy and AI to improve our Armed Forces' capability and lethality. Further detail of the projects that will achieve this drive for autonomy in each environment will be ...
Answered 28 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordUncrewed Systems: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential merits of procuring Leonardo’s Proteus Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System to cover capability required by the New Medium Helicopter contract.
Answer: The Proteus Rotary Wing Uncrewed Air System has been designed and built to unlock the potential of uncrewed aerial systems, operating them side-by-side with crewed aircraft in a future ‘hybrid air wing’, and supporting future anti-submarine operations und...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordArmyMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107813More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the remit of Task Force Rapstone.
Answer: Task Force RAPSTONE is an Army initiative to accelerate the fielding of new capabilities into the British Army, drawing on lessons learned from Ukraine.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: Queen's Royal HussarsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107529More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the Capability Drop status of each Ajax-family vehicle within the fleet operated by the Queens Royal Hussars as at 22 November 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 January 2026 to his Question 98879. All vehicles referenced in my response are at Capability Drop 3.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: Household Cavalry RegimentMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107528More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the Capability Drop status of each Ajax-family vehicle within the fleet operated by the Household Cavalry Regiment as at 22 November 2025.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 January 2026 to his Question 98879. All vehicles referenced in my response are at Capability Drop 3.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107527More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units are equipped with the first 100 Ajax-family vehicles manufactured and assembled in Spain.
Answer: The first 100 Ajax vehicles were manufactured in Spain with most of the assembly in Spain. These vehicles were not identified as being related to Question 105104 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement as they are not in service. No units are equipped with the firs...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105104 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement and with reference to Page 24, Figure 5, footnote 3 of the 2022 National Audit Office report: The Ajax Programme (HC1142)
Answer: The first 100 Ajax vehicles were manufactured in Spain with most of the assembly in Spain. These vehicles were not identified as being related to Question 105104 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement as they are not in service. No units are equipped with the firs...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 98879 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how many of each variant are at each Capability Drop standard.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 21 January 2026 to his Question 98879. All vehicles referenced in my response are at Capability Drop 3.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: Health and SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 98879 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, whether any Ajax-platform vehicles been involved in more than one instance of causing noise and vibration sickness.
Answer: The investigation into the safety of the Ajax platform remains ongoing, and as I advised in the Written Statement I made on 22 January 2026, I will provide a further update in due course.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: Health and SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to Question 98879 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how many of each Ajax-platform vehicle has been involved in causing noise and vibration injuries.
Answer: The investigation into the safety of the Ajax platform remains ongoing, and as I advised in the Written Statement I made on 22 January 2026, I will provide a further update in due course.
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordReserve ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which Government ministers will be eligible to be called up to the armed forces following proposed changes to eligibility for the strategic reserve.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has not done any such an assessment. It is the personal responsibility of all former Regular Service or current Volunteer Reserve Personnel, including Government Ministers, to determine whether they are affected by the Armed Forces...
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArtillery: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the corrected answer of 13 January 2026 to question 102957 on Artillery: Procurement, for what reason the original order was reduced to one RCH 155 platform.
Answer: The UK is procuring one Early Capability Demonstrator platform as part of the Mobile Fires Platform programme, and the original order remains unchanged. The corrected answer to Question 102957 reflected the rectification of an administrative error which i...
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105590 on NATO, how many of the six NATO-administered facilities are located within US-run military bases.
Answer: One facility—the NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre (NIFC)—is located at RAF Molesworth, a United States Visiting Forces (USVF) base, in Cambridgeshire.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting Vehicles: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105582 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Decommissioning, what programme does the replacement of Pinzgauer fall under.
Answer: The long-term replacement for the Pinzgauer vehicle is being considered within the Light Mobility Vehicle (LMV) segment of the Land Mobility Programme. The programme is being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: ShippingMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105586 on Navy: Shipping, is the Patrick Blackett (a) in service with the Royal Navy and (b) a commissioned warship.
Answer: The XV Patrick Blackett is an experimental vessel, operating under a Blue Ensign. While it is in service with the Royal Navy to test new technologies, as an experimental vessel it is not a commissioned warship.
Answered 30 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordRiver Great Ouse: DredgingDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107517More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 21 January 2026 to question 105592 on River Great Ouse: Dredging, for what reason the river has not been dredged since the 1970s and 1980s.
Answer: Since the 1980s, the Environment Agency’s (EA) maintenance works have been limited to targeted desilting at specific locations, such as locks, outfalls and gauging stations, to maintain navigation and asset functionality. Sections of the Ely Ouse, from Po...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
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