Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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F-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on including a UK weapon in the F-35 Joint Programme Office digital accelerator.
Answer: The UK continues to work closely with the F-35 Joint Program Office and our suppliers to progress UK weapons in the digital accelerator. The value of the digital accelerator in driving out cost and reducing timelines is well recognised and the UK is work...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Space CommandMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79460 on UK Space Command, what the (a) name and (b) scope is of the project for new detection technology.
Answer: In order to maintain operational security and protect our assets, we are unable to provide detailed information on specific technical characteristics or on the scope and deployment of the project's systems. For this reason, we are also unable to provide t...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: SalesMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79617 on Military Bases, what disused bases are earmarked for disposal in this Parliament.
Answer: The list of sites that have been identified for disposal are published on Gov.uk and can be found via the following link: Disposal database: House of Commons report - GOV.UK
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice National DatabaseHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79669 on Police National Database, what options for future delivery of the Police National Database transformation programme she is considering.
Answer: The Home Office is currently considering a variety of options for future delivery of the Police National Database transformation programme. Information will be issued once a decision has been taken. The Home Office is unable to provide further information...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice National DatabaseHome OfficeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79669 on Police National Database, when the (a) platform upgrade and (b) transition to the cloud will take place.
Answer: The Home Office is currently considering a variety of options for future delivery of the Police National Database transformation programme. Information will be issued once a decision has been taken. The Home Office is unable to provide further information...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many new prison places have been approved since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Between 5 July 2024 and 7 November 2025, HM Treasury has approved the Full Business Cases for the delivery of c.1,200 new prison places.These places are part of the 14,000 additional places this Government committed to delivering in the December 2024 10-Y...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in what locations he plans to create new prison places.
Answer: As set out in the 10-year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering 14,000 additional prison places and are on track to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office.The remaining places will be delivere...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79742 on Railways: Mobile Broadband, by what date mainline trains will be fitted with Low Earth Orbit satellite technology.
Answer: Funding for LEO satellite technology becomes available in the new financial year 2026, at which point my officials will begin the implementation of this on trains.The objective will be to complete all installations within 5 years from 2026/2027, and this ...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 20 July 2025 to Question 69517 on Typhoon Aircraft: Decommissioning, what planned block upgrades there are to the Typhoon programme after 2035.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20 October 2025 to Question 79721.
Answered 12 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FranceHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88007More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) people have applied to and (b) applications have been approved for the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme since that scheme was established.
Answer: Detailed figures on applications or approvals under the UK/European Applicant Transfer Scheme are not currently published. However, we have set out that as of 5 November 2025, 57 people have been transferred from France to the UK under this scheme. We con...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of UK F-35 aircraft have had their stealth characteristics measured.
Answer: A revised Business Case for a Sovereign Low Observable Verification Facility will be submitted in 2027. We do not comment on the stealth characteristics of individual aircraft for very obvious operational reasons.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Fifty First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-26 on The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC 1232, published on 31 October 2025, what steps is he taking to addre
Answer: The F-35B Lightning's fifth-generation capabilities are transforming its operational effectiveness. The Lightning uses advanced stealth low observable capabilities and unparalleled sensor fusion and threat detection. When combined with the Lightning Elect...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many planes was the F-35 training squadron reduced by in order to facilitate the recent deployment of the Carrier Strike Group.
Answer: The Lightning Fleet operates as a total Force, individual airframes are not permanently allocated to units. They are allocated on a day-to-day basis to meet daily tasking requirements of each unit. Throughout the period of the Carrier Strike Group deploym...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5 of the Fifty First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-26 on The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC 1232, published on 31 October 2025, for what reason t
Answer: The decision to extend the out-of-service date for the UK F-35B fleet to 2069 was made by the previous Government.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate has he made of the additional whole-life costs of operating the F-35A as a Dual-Capable Aircraft.
Answer: The whole-life cost estimate includes procurement and sustainment of 138 F-35 aircraft to 2069, including technical infrastructure, weapons integration, and aircraft upgrades. Within the development of the Defence Investment Plan, F-35A Dual Capable Aircr...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 23 of the Fifty First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-26 on The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC 1232, published on 31 October 2025, what progress ha
Answer: The Department is considering the PAC report in detail and will respond to its findings in detail through the Treasury Minute process. New infrastructure for the Naval Air Programme continues to be progressed with a current completion target of the first ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what elements are included within the whole-life cost estimate of £57 billion for the F-35 programme.
Answer: The whole-life cost estimate includes procurement and sustainment of 138 F-35 aircraft to 2069, including technical infrastructure, weapons integration, and aircraft upgrades. Within the development of the Defence Investment Plan, F-35A Dual Capable Aircr...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Justice: ICTMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 15 October 2025 to Question 82447 on Ministry of Justice: ICT, how many of the 1026 devices lost were (a) secure laptops, (b) secure mobile phones and (c) authentication devices.
Answer: Of the 1026 devices lost, 317 were laptops (30.9%), and 709 were mobile phones (69.1%). There were 0 authentication devices.All of these devices were secured to HMG standards, using encryption and other methods to ensure that data on them remains inaccess...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 20th October 2025 to question 79734 on Prison Accommodation: Procurement, by when a programme is planned to be developed to recommence delivery.
Answer: Pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79734, new replacement contractors have been appointed on all the projects previously supplied by ISG and ESS across the Houseblocks and Refurbishments and Category D Expansion Programmes in line with ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 20th October 2025, to question 79734 on Prison Accommodation: Procurement, which projects previously supplied by ISG have now been taken over.
Answer: Pursuant to the answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79734, new replacement contractors have been appointed on all the projects previously supplied by ISG and ESS across the Houseblocks and Refurbishments and Category D Expansion Programmes in line with ...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans she has to update data used to construct indicators for the calculation of Police Main Grant.
Answer: This Government is committed to ensuring that policing has the resources it needs and the allocation of funding to police forces remains an important consideration.The Chancellor has announced a real terms increase in police spending power over the next t...
Answered 11 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 13 of the Fifty-First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 2024-26 on The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC1232, published on 31 October 2025, what progress he
Answer: The F-35B Lightning's fifth-generation capabilities are transforming its operational effectiveness. The Lightning uses advanced stealth low observable capabilities and unparalleled sensor fusion and threat detection. When combined with the Lightning Elect...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrime Minister: CorrespondenceCabinet OfficeTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87994More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many (a) letters and (b) emails the Prime Minister has received from the Member for Great Yarmouth.
Answer: All Members of Parliament are able to make representations on behalf of their constituents. It would not be appropriate to disclose the volume of correspondence of individual MPs.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in building the sovereign Air Signature Assessment Facility.
Answer: A revised Business Case for a Sovereign Low Observable Verification Facility will be submitted in 2027. We do not comment on the stealth characteristics of individual aircraft for very obvious operational reasons.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will set out a timetable for the purchase of the remaining 90 F-35 aircraft his Department committed to purchasing.
Answer: The recommendations of the Strategic Defence Review are being taken forward in the Defence Investment Plan.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
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