Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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General Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71958More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, for which financial year will the updated Carr-Hill formula be applied from.
Answer: The review of the Carr-Hill formula will draw on a range of evidence and advice from experts. Decisions about implementation will need to be taken following consideration of the recommendations of the Carr-Hill review and cannot be pre-empted. Further det...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPersonal Independence Payment Assessment Review: VeteransDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71957More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether the forthcoming Timms Review will include the needs of veterans in its scope.
Answer: Veterans, depending on their needs, can access a variety of support including PIP, the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme (AFCS), the Guaranteed Income Payment (GIP), and the Armed Forces Independence Payment (AFIP). No changes are proposed to the Armed For...
Answered 7 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordFalkland Islands: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71956More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of using Mount Pleasant Airfield as a forward mounting base for increased activity in Antarctica.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence undertakes regular assessments of its future requirements for its basing in the South Atlantic. The Department is supporting the FCDO to publish a UK Antarctic strategy by the end of this year, which will set the Government’s aims ...
Answered 10 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordCompressed Natural Gas: HuntingdonDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71955More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of (a) fire service and (b) police coverage of the Huntingdon Gas Compressor.
Answer: The Government works closely with the energy industry, regulators and other stakeholders to continually improve and maintain the resilience and security of energy infrastructure, including sites such as the Huntingdon Gas Compressor. Government also works...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordEuropean Championship: WomenDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71954More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a Bank Holiday to celebrate the victory of the England Women’s Football Team in the 2025 European Championships on the economy.
Answer: The Government recognises the Lionesses’ extraordinary achievement in securing their second consecutive European title.We regularly receive requests for additional bank and public holidays to mark a variety of occasions. While an additional bank holiday m...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordParthenon SculpturesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71953More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed loan of the Parthenon Sculptures to Greece on trends in the number of visitors to the (a) British Museum and (b) UK in the nex
Answer: No such assessment has been made.
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordBusiness: ClosuresDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71952More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment has he made of the factors causing (a) agriculture, (b) forestry and (c) fishing businesses to close since 5 July 2024.
Answer: Defra is aware of the Office for National Statistics' quarterly business openings and closures data. There are many factors unrelated to government policy that might explain why businesses would be shown as "closing" in the data source, includin...
Answered 19 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordIntellectual Property Office: CostsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 71951More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate he has made of the potential impact of removing legislation that requires the Intellectual Property Office to seal patents with wax on (a) money and (b) time savings.
Answer: Legislation requires that certified office copies, which verify the content of patent applications, are provided with a physical seal but the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) does not use wax. The IPO is exploring measures to modernise its services, thi...
Answered 17 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Brynja.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Sabre.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope is of Project Wagon.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Mercury.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Sword.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Gibraltar.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Cypher.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Hunter.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Wessex.
Answer: These projects are not formal projects within a broader programme. It is activity conducted by the Field Army that codifies ‘bottom-up’ efforts to improve how a modernised armoured battlegroup fights, through experimentation and innovation. Any outputs wi...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting Rights: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of extending the vote to 16 and 17-year-olds on the size of the proposed unitary councils in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: As outlined in the recently published ‘Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections’, the government believes that enabling 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all UK elections will foster early and sustained participation in...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordVoting Rights: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 70000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the policy paper entitled Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections, published on 17 July 2025, what estimate her Departmen
Answer: As outlined in the recently published ‘Restoring trust in our democracy: Our strategy for modern and secure elections’, the government believes that enabling 16- and 17-year-olds to vote in all UK elections will foster early and sustained participation in...
Answered 3 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordRiver Great OuseDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Environment Agency on the potential impact of storm overflow discharge into the River Great Ouse on levels of water cleanliness, in the context of
Answer: The Government is committed to taking a systematic approach to improving drainage and wastewater systems. This means looking at how these systems affect the environment, local communities, and other key priorities like flood prevention, economic growth, a...
Answered 2 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what weapons systems are compatible with the Ares Remote Weapon Station.
Answer: The ARES Remote Weapon Station (RWS) is used with the General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG), Heavy Machine Gun (HMG), and Grenade Machine Gun (GMG).
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what ammunition natures are compatible with the Ajax Case Telescoped 40mm Cannon.
Answer: The CTA International 40mm Cannon is compatible with the following ammunition: Armour Piercing Fin Stabilised Discarding Sabot-Tracer (APFSDS-T)Kinetic Energy Airburst (KE-AB)General Purpose Round – Airburst – Tracer (GPR-AB-T)General Purpose Round – Poin...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ares armoured vehicles were accepted in (a) 2024 and (b) 2025 to date.
Answer: I can confirm that in 2024, 22 ARES vehicles were accepted and delivered to the British Army. As at 31 July 2025, six ARES vehicles have been accepted and delivered to the Army in 2025.
Answered 15 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimates: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many long-tailed macaques have been imported into the UK for pre-clinical pharmaceutical testing since 5 July 2025.
Answer: Defra records the total number of macaques imported for scientific research but does not record the number of animals imported specifically for pre-clinical pharmaceutical testing.
Answered 1 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: Ajax Vehicles and Boxer VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 69526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether anti-tank (Javelin) platoons within armoured infantry battalions will be equipped with (a) Ares or (b) Boxer.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to Question 66728, which explains that the Army continues to undergo a combined programme of work to ensure our Land Forces will have lethality, protection and mobility to fight and win against any adversary. A...
Answered 1 Sept 2025
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