Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Defence: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing Space Domain Awareness.
Answer: A key mission for UK Space Command is to develop capability to enable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) to safeguard our capability and understand potential adversary intent. UK Space Command has worked with the UK Space Agency and Met Office to establish an i...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on developing the resilience of UK military space systems.
Answer: This Government is taking decisive steps to enhance the UK’s ability to deter threats in space and, if necessary, protect our systems. The Strategic Defence Review reinforced this Government's commitment to increasing defence spending and strengthening th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk to UK strategic capability from the global precision weapons of hostile nations.
Answer: The threat from global precision weapons is advancing, proliferating and converging. As a response, the Strategic Defence Review announced an investment of £1 billion to enhance our homeland air and missile defence. This investment will be prioritised app...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Electronic WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79449More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on empowering each of the services to develop their own electromagnetic warfare capabilities.
Answer: The capacity to operate within the electromagnetic spectrum is a critical component of contemporary warfare, as evidenced by ongoing events in Ukraine. By the end of the year, the newly established 2 star Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force will assum...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79448More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a Spectrum Coordination Office.
Answer: A Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Organisation has been designed as part of the 2 star Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force Headquarters. Scope, scale, basing options and timetable are dependent on the outcome of the Defence Investment Plan.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79447More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 122 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on shaping the CyberEM domain to be led in a similar way to UK Space Command.
Answer: The design and implementation planning process is well underway. The 4 star Cyber and Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) was officially launched on 1 September 2025. The 2 star Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force, previously referred to as the Cyber...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, how enterprise-wide operational defence priorities for activities in the cyber domain will be deconflicted with the National Cyber Force’s prioriti
Answer: We do not routinely comment on operational matters or the operational prioritisation of the National Cyber Force (NCF) due to reasons of national security.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Cyber ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 121 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what rank commands the National Cyber Force.
Answer: As announced in the press release dated 16 October 2023, The National Cyber Force is commanded by a 2 star Military Officer, or a Civil Servant at SCS2 level. Currently, Commander National Cyber Force is Air Vice-Marshal Tim Neal-Hopes OBE.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNavy: Information WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the future structure of the Royal Navy’s Information Warfare Group will be.
Answer: The Royal Navy (RN) does not have a formally titled ‘Information Warfare Group’. Information Warfare (IW) is a specialisation within the Warfare profession, not a discrete unit or group. The Strategic Defence Review’s reference is therefore not to an esta...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: Electronic WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the future structure of the Air and Space Warfare Centre will be.
Answer: There are no plans to change the structure of the Air and Space Warfare Centre.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: Electronic WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what the future structure of the Army’s Cyber and Electromagnetic Effects Group will be.
Answer: The Department is committed to implementing the recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review, including those involving the Cyber and Electromagnetic Domain (CyberEM) Force design work on the Army’s CyberEM Effects Group is ongoing. Until this work is ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on establishing a new CyberEM Command.
Answer: The design and implementation planning process is well underway. The 4 star Cyber ans Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) was officially launched on 1 September 2025. The 2 star Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force, previously referred to as the Cyber...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on fusing CyberEM activity in pursuit of (a) sovereign and (b) NATO operations.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence works closely with allies and partners on shared mission sets in preparing for future operational scenarios. The newly established 2 star Defence Cyber and Electromagnetic Force (within Cyber and Specialist Operations Command) will...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what change is required within the CyberEM domain to achieve a tech-enabled Integrated Force.
Answer: The aim to achieve a tech-enabled Integrated Force was a central tenet of the SDR and will require change across all domains. The Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ) will drive the change, with the National Armaments Director Group (NADG) responsible f...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, whether there are existing capability gaps within the development of the Digital Warfighter group.
Answer: Development work has begun on the overall project for the Digital Warfighter Group with the intention of delivering the construct at Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by July 2026. Pending adequate resourcing and financing in line with Departmental prior...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on educating personnel on the risk of cyber-attack via Defence Digital.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review 2025 recognised the importance of educating personnel on how they can protect the Department from cyber-attack. Since 2020 the Ministry of Defence has implemented a blended approach to this challenge, including formal training...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Cyber ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 120 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what proportion of the National Cyber Force’s capability is dedicated to (a) defence and (b) other national security priorities.
Answer: We do not routinely comment on operational matters or the operational prioritisation of the National Cyber Force due to reasons of national security.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) Royal Navy and (b) partner forces helicopters are able to use the Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System.
Answer: The planned timeline for installation of Glamox HVLAS (Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System) to the remainder of the Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Fleet is aligned to the platform’s five Annual Recertification Maintenance Periods. An exception to t...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timeline is for the installation of the Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System across the batch 2 fleet.
Answer: The planned timeline for installation of Glamox HVLAS (Helicopter Visual Landing Aid System) to the remainder of the Batch 2 Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) Fleet is aligned to the platform’s five Annual Recertification Maintenance Periods. An exception to t...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 48 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on reviewing (a) storage and (b) other standards to remove regulations.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the response my noble friend, the Lord Coaker, gave on 24 July to Question HL9399.I would also like to add that Astra, established in 2020, is the Royal Air Force's (RAF) approach to grassroots innovation. It focuses on adopting...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Force: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 48 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on revising the flying training arrangements for fast jets.
Answer: The RAF continues to implement incremental improvements as part of the continuous review of flying training. These include delivering additional synthetic training devices to RAF Valley and implementing the Combat Edge human performance optimisation progr...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Brize NortonMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 48 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of (a) investment and (b) improvement of RAF Brize Norton in partnership with private
Answer: RAF Brize Norton has secured multiple strategic investments that will deliver long term improvements to capability and the lived experience of the personnel based there. These improvements include Baggage Handling and Passenger Check-In Infrastructure, Ai...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordA400M AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 47 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress he has made on augmenting the existing fleet of A400M with (a) more A400M, (b) civilian charter and (c) sponsored service op
Answer: A range of options to meet future air mobility requirements are being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan which will be published in due course.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordType 26 Frigates: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 47 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, when will Protector be integrated with Type-26 frigates.
Answer: The exploration of the Maritime capability for Protector is being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan to take onboard the Review's vision and recommendations and turn them into a delivery plan. We will ensure that this Plan is affordable, co...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBoeing P-8: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 47 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, when Protector will be integrated with P-8 Poseidon.
Answer: The exploration of the Maritime capability for Protector is being considered as part of the Defence Investment Plan to take onboard the Review's vision and recommendations and turn them into a delivery plan. We will ensure that this Plan is affordable, co...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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