Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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Alcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88982More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 21 October 2025 to question 82442 on Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties, where evidence on the impact of the changes so far should be submitted to.
Answer: In March 2023, the previous government published its response to the new alcohol duty system consultation which ran from October 2021 to January 2022. Within that response was a commitment to evaluate the impacts of the new rates and structures three year...
Answered 14 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnology: DefenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88981More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 69 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, on what areas of technology with potential def
Answer: As an independent research body custom built to fund high-risk, high-reward scientific research, Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) has autonomy in its project choice and partnerships and has regular discussions with a number of public bodies, ...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88980More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 24 October 2025 to Question 82448 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, what the cost is of (a) charter and (b) regularly scheduled flights to conduct returns under the
Answer: I have been clear that we do not comment on costs for scheduledflights or charter flights, and this was made explicit in the answer to the original Question. These are commercially sensitive arrangements that can provide an insight into pricing structure....
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSecurity Action for EuropeMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88979More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions has he held with the European Commissioner for Defence and Space on the potential merits of enhanced UK-EU cooperation under Security Action for Europe.
Answer: The UK is committed to a broad and constructive relationship with the EU. We are working to implement the package agreed at the UK-EU Summit and build on our landmark Security and Defence Partnership – which includes taking forward discussions on a bilate...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88978More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79293 on Offences against Children: Criminal Investigation, how many phases will Operation Beaconport have; and if she will set out the scope of e
Answer: A new national police operation into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse, Operation BEACONPORT, is now underway and being overseen by the NCA in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and other policing partners, as reco...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDisease ControlDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what was the outcome of the national exercise for pandemic preparedness conducted in 2025.
Answer: The national pandemic preparedness exercise, Exercise PEGASUS, which focused on the emergence, containment, and mitigation phases of a pandemic, concluded live participation on 5 November 2025. Evaluation of these three phases is underway, and a fourth ph...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: InjuriesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people have been injured by fireworks in each of the past five years.
Answer: The following table shows the number of hospital admissions due to “discharge of firework” in each of the past five financial years: External causes admissions data:Financial yearDischarge of firework2020/211162021/221322022/231092023/241132024/25123Sourc...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) licenced and (b) registered sellers of fireworks were there in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: No official data is collected on how many licenced and registers sellers of fireworks in the last period. Fireworks licences and registrations are administered by local authorities, and in some regions, fire and rescue services.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of using Splink to reduce the number of prisoner released in error.
Answer: Splink, a probabilistic data-linking tool, is being used to deduplicate and connect records across multiple Ministry of Justice datasets. The Core Person Record service, which links data from courts, prisons and probation, leverages Splink to improve data...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCriminal RecordsMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when was the Core Person Record service (a) proposed, (b) developed and (c) launched in pilot form.
Answer: The Core Person Record service was proposed in April 2023.The service started development in October 2023 and was launched in pilot form in June 2025.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: ProsecutionsAttorney GeneralTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88972More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many people have been prosecuted for the dangerous use of fireworks each year for the past five years.
Answer: Offences relating to the dangerous use or misuse of fireworks can be prosecuted under Section80 of the Explosives Act 1875 (throw or light a firework in a highway, street or public place),Section 131(1(d)) and Section 161(2(b)) of Highways Act 1980 (light...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordFireworks: ProsecutionsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88971More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many people have been prosecuted for the illegal sale of fireworks each year for the past five years.
Answer: This information is not held by the Department of Business and Trade. Local Council Trading Standards prosecute cases of illegal fireworks sale. Prosecutions for illegal sales of fireworks are made under the Pyrotechnic Articles (Safety) Regulations 2015 ...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Growth BoardMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88970More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, who the members of the Defence Growth Board are.
Answer: The members of the Defence Growth Board include the Secretary of State for Defence, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Secretary of State for Business.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Growth BoardMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88969More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the next meeting is of the Defence growth board; and how regularly does it meet.
Answer: The Defence Growth Board last met on 3 November 2025, and the next meeting will be after the Budget.
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88968More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79293 on Offences against Children: Criminal Investigation, what her timetable is for setting the terms of reference for Operation Beaconport.
Answer: A new national police operation into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse, Operation BEACONPORT, is now underway and being overseen by the NCA in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and other policing partners, as reco...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88967More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 20 October 2025 to Question 79293 on Offences against Children: Criminal Investigation, when she expects phase one of Operation Beaconport to conclude.
Answer: A new national police operation into group-based child sexual exploitation and abuse, Operation BEACONPORT, is now underway and being overseen by the NCA in collaboration with the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) and other policing partners, as reco...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88966More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what criteria he plans to use to declare Full Operating Capability for the F-35 fleet.
Answer: I am withholding the specific criteria for achieving Full Operating Capability as it would harm the security and capability of the Armed Forces. The declaration of Full Operating Capability remains on track. The decision will be based on objective criteri...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 5 of the Committee of Public Accounts report entitled The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC1232, what steps he has taken to help tackle increases in the F-35 stealth fighter cap
Answer: This will be achieved through routine Departmental financial management throughout the life of the F-35 fleet to the out-of-service date.
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88964More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what additional support from the Global F-35 programme has the Royal Navy received in order to meet Full Operational Capability for the recent deployment of the Carrier Strike Group.
Answer: I am withholding the specific criteria for achieving Full Operating Capability as it would harm the security and capability of the Armed Forces. The declaration of Full Operating Capability remains on track. The decision will be based on objective criteri...
Answered 13 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what was the availability of the F-35 fleet in (a) 2023, (b) 2024 and (c) 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not release availability data for operational security reasons; the National Audit Office (NAO) reporting of this metric was also appropriately redacted for this reason. The standard availability metric used by the NAO a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the stealth characteristics of the UK's F-35 aircraft are 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 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 11 of the Fifty-First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, entitled The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC 1232, for what reason the UK F-35 fleet achieved two-fifths of t
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not release availability data for operational security reasons; the National Audit Office (NAO) reporting of this metric was also appropriately redacted for this reason. The standard availability metric used by the NAO a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88471More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 11 of the Fifty-First Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, entitled The UK’s F-35 stealth fighter capability, HC 1232, for what reason the UK F-35 fleet achieved approximately o
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) does not release availability data for operational security reasons; the National Audit Office (NAO) reporting of this metric was also appropriately redacted for this reason. The standard availability metric used by the NAO a...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordF-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
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