Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Army: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Theia.
Answer: Project THEIA is the British Army’s flagship digital transformation programme. Project THEIA is structured around three core objectives; transforming digital culture and behaviours, integrating information across domains and enhancing decision-making. The...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Theia.
Answer: Project THEIA is the British Army’s flagship digital transformation programme. Project THEIA is structured around three core objectives; transforming digital culture and behaviours, integrating information across domains and enhancing decision-making. The...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordLE TacCIS Programme: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's projected completion date is for Project Morpheus.
Answer: Following the closure of the Evolve to Open Transition Partner Contract in 2023, the Army has sought to achieve the objectives of MORPHEUS through iterative and incremental delivery. The Army has already demonstrated some of these capability goals through...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what grain is the standard 5.56 x 45mm ball round used by the Armed Forces.
Answer: The standard 5.56 x 45mm ball round used by the UK Armed Forces has a bullet weight of four grams, equivalent to 62 grains.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWatchkeeper WK450: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out-of-service date of the Watchkeeper TUAS.
Answer: As announced by the Secretary of State in 2024, the Army’s Watchkeeper Mk 1 Uncrewed Aerial System is in the process of being retired from service with an Out of Service Date of March 2027.
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSanctionsTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77260More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72563 on Sanctions, which company received a penalty of £1.1 million in May 2025.
Answer: HMRC is unable to disclose this information due to its taxpayer confidentiality obligations. The Department for Business and Trade, on behalf of HMRC, publishes a notice every quarter in respect of the number of businesses and individuals that may have be...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSanctionsTreasuryTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77259More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72563 on Sanctions, which company received a monetary penalty of £465,000 in March 2025.
Answer: On 20th March 2025, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) imposed on Herbert Smith Freehills CIS LLPP (“HSF Moscow”) a monetary penalty for the sum of £465,000. HSF Moscow was the subsidiary office to the UK registered Herbert Smith Free...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73845 on Prison Accommodation, how many of the 2,405 prisoners places were planned (a) prior to and (b) after the 5 July 2025; and on what date was each pris
Answer: All 2,405 prison places delivered between July 2024 and 23 August 2025 referred to in Question 73845 were planned prior to 5 July 2025. The Full Business Cases (FBC) for each project were approved by HM Treasury on the following dates:Site Places FBC Date...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust: Medical Records, by when he expects North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to submit that inv
Answer: The North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is unable to confirm the date the investment case will be submitted, as this is subject to conversations between NHS England regional and national colleagues to confirm necessary approvals and funding for the Out...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: HuntingdonMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 77256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 74146 on Defence: Huntingdon, (a) what and (b) where those two projects are.
Answer: I hope the hon. Member will understand that I cannot place all the details in the public domain at this time, but the two projects potentially eligible for fast-track planning in Huntingdon are still under consideration. No final decision has been made wi...
Answered 13 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the test flight of the General Atomics YFQ-42 drone.
Answer: This Government launched the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) which set out the pathway for the next decade and beyond to transform Defence. A key part of the SDR's vision for UK defence is innovation driven by lessons from Ukraine - harnessing drones, data...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: In-flight RefuellingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the capability of the United States Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray aerial refuelling drone.
Answer: This Government launched the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) which set out the pathway for the next decade and beyond to transform Defence. A key part of the SDR's vision for UK defence is innovation driven by lessons from Ukraine - harnessing drones, data...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAustralia: Unmanned Air SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the test flights of the Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat (Block 1) for the Royal Australian Air Force.
Answer: This Government launched the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) which set out the pathway for the next decade and beyond to transform Defence. A key part of the SDR's vision for UK defence is innovation driven by lessons from Ukraine - harnessing drones, data...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the RAF’s dual-capable aircraft programme will be delivered.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer my predecessor gave to Question 63225 on 7 July 2025 to the hon. Member for Poole (Neil Duncan-Jordan). https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-06-26/63225
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the total cost was of the Armoured Cavalry 2025 Programme.
Answer: The Approved Budget Level (ABL) for the Armoured Cavalry (Ajax) Programme is £6.3 billion. This has not changed since 2014. The estimated cost of the programme against this approval is £6.2 billion. The programme cost is estimated in real terms with infla...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73562 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, what his Department's definition is of specialist troops.
Answer: The Department does not formally define the term ‘specialist troops’. In the context of Ajax, as per the pursuant Parliamentary Question, the term ‘specialist troops’ is used informally, and in this context refers to Anti -Tank Javelin Teams, Snipers and ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ImportsTreasuryTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76682More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the introduction of CBAM in January 2027 on defence imports.
Answer: The UK government is introducing a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) on 1 January 2027 to address the risk of carbon leakage. The UK CBAM is a new tax which will ensure that highly traded, carbon intensive goods which are imported from overseas fa...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with the former UK Ambassador to the US on the purchase of defence equipment from the US.
Answer: The UK Ambassador to the United States, met routinely with senior Defence officials to discuss a range of issues across the UK-US relationship, including opportunities for closer collaboration on technology partnership, AUKUS and other ways to deepen the ...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73562 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how his Department defines specialist troops in this context.
Answer: The ARES variant is the common base for all the Ajax variants and will be used to deliver and support specialist troops across the battlefield. The term ‘specialist troops’ is used informally, and in this context refers to Anti -Tank Javelin Teams, Sniper...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72208 on Unmanned Air Systems: Military Aid, on what dates were the 13 Military Aid to Civil Authority requests from 2022 to 2 September 2025 fulfilled by 2
Answer: I can provide some of the detail requested, however as the requests related to nationally significant events and other discreet tasks, I am withholding some information where its disclosure would, or would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiven...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76412More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 71981 on Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the outcome of Project Hunter ahead of the commencement of Pr
Answer: Project HUNTER was established to select a new weapon system to be employed in the Army Special Operations Brigade (ASOB) specialist role. Project GRAYBURN was commissioned to replace the L85 (SA80) rifle. Though two different weapons, lessons learned fro...
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76411More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what comparative assessment he has made of the suitability of the (a) Ares vehicle platform for offensive infantry operations and (b) the Ajax Infantry Fighting Vehicle variant.
Answer: The Army continues to undergo a combined programme of work to ensure our Land Forces will have the lethality, protection and mobility to fight and win against any adversary. The ARES variant of Ajax is designed for mounted close combat and is being delive...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76410More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Keyes.
Answer: Project KEYES is a pre-concept plan to replace the L115 and L121 Sniper rifles in the early 2030s and will consider requirements as it progresses.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Space Operations CentreMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76409More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many military personnel work at the National Space Operations Centre.
Answer: The National Space Operations Centre (NSpOC) is staffed by civilian and military personnel and acts as a central hub for UK Control of Space operations, working in collaboration with the UK Space Agency and the Met Office. No 1 Space Operations Squadron i...
Answered 18 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 76408More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2025 to Question 72212 on F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear Weapons, what progress he has made on integration of (a) Meteor and (b) SPEAR 3 via the F-35 Joint Program Office.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the Answer my predecessor gave to him on 9 June 2025 to Question 52037, and I gave to him on 8 September to Question 73567.
Answered 16 Sept 2025
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