Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Defence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on tackling barriers to interoperability between defence and the UK Intelligence Community.
Answer: Collaboration with partners across Government, including the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC), is essential to Defence outputs-both in routine activity and on operations. The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a clear ambition to strengthen collaboration...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Intelligence ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what the barriers to interoperability are between defence and the UK Intelligence Community.
Answer: Collaboration with partners across Government, including the UK Intelligence Community (UKIC), is essential to Defence outputs-both in routine activity and on operations. The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) sets a clear ambition to strengthen collaboration...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79467More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, which aspects of defence intelligence capabilities his Department has assessed as (a) underpowered and (b) fragmented.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence keeps all areas of its capability under review to ensure we are ready to meet the threat posed by adversaries and to protect the UK, but we do not comment in detail on aspects of Defence capability that could be useful to adversari...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Intelligence: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79466More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 127 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restoring staffing levels in Defence Intelligence to 2019 levels.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence keeps all areas of its capability under review to ensure we are ready to meet the threat posed by adversaries and to protect the UK, but we do not comment in detail on aspects of Defence capability that could be useful to adversari...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordWorkplace PensionsDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79465More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of restoring occupational pensions to people who withdrew them prior to the establishment of the Pension Protection Fund.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment on the matter. The Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) existed prior to the Pension Protection Fund, to make payments to members of qualifying DB schemes that started to wind-up between 1 January 1997 and 5 April 2...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRadio FrequenciesDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what her responsibilities are as electromagnetic spectrum policy lead.
Answer: The Secretary of State holds overall responsibility for DSIT, the lead department for spectrum policy. Ofcom manages spectrum under two Acts of Parliament (the Communications Act 2003 and the Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006).The Secretary of State directs Of...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCybersecurityDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79463More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 119 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the level of UK resilience to digital service loss.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of resilient digital infrastructure to national security and public services. The Department has not made an overall assessment of the level of UK resilience to digital service loss. However, the Department reviews...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Global Navigation Satellite SystemsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79462More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to page 117 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on ensuring that defence requir
Answer: Ministers meet regularly as required to discuss space policy issues, including through the Space Ministerial Forum which includes MOD. MOD continue to work closely with the DSIT National PNT Office who lead on the delivery of the cross-government Policy F...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSpace TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 118 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made on re-establishing a Cabinet sub-Committee or equivalent ministerial group to set the UK’s strategic
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry (Luke Pollard) on 6 September 2025 to Questions 70660, 70661, 70682 and 70659 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge) and on 23 Ju...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Space CommandMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what level of (a) cooperation, (b) coordination and (c) deconfliction takes place between UK Space Command and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology.
Answer: There are several cross-Government forums where capability roadmaps are discussed and developed between UK Space Command and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Most notably, this includes the new ‘One Government’ approach to Space, whi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79459More
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 building on UK membership of the US-led space coalition under Operation Olympic Defender to help
Answer: The UK remains firmly committed to working with international partners and Allies through a range of international fora, including the US-led Operation OLYMPIC DEFENDER. Through these partnerships we are building a shared understanding of the evolving spa...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNATO: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79458More
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 he made on building on UK membership of (a) minilateral groupings and (b) the Combined Space Operations initi
Answer: The United Kingdom remains firmly committed to collaborating with international partners and allies through a range of fora, including the Combined Space Operations (CSpO) initiative. Through these partnerships, we are building a shared understanding of e...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79457More
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 helping to shape the UK space market to support exports to (a) Europe, (b) Asia and (c) the Middl
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is proactively supporting the UK space industry to access export opportunities. Since June 2025, in conjunction with other Departments, we have supported UK space sector companies to attend trade missions and export-focused events ...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordISTARMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79456More
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 seeking partners with which to develop the overhead, persistent intelligence, surveillance and re
Answer: The Ministry of Defence regularly engages with our Euro-Atlantic partners to discuss air and missile threats. The development of an Integrated Air and Missile Defence capability set will be pursued both on a sovereign basis and through partner nation coll...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNavigation: SatellitesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology on ensuring that defence requirements are r
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has a longstanding relationship and regular conversation with for the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT). Staff engagement is regular and pre-dates the Strategic Defence Review.The MOD engages with colle...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Satellite CommunicationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79454More
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 assessment he has made of the potential merits of supplanting the SKYNET (a) 6A and (b) 6EC satellite communications prog
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is continually assessing SKYNET’s capabilities against demand and potential threats. SKYNET 6A and the Enduring Capability solutions are considered operationally relevant and will form part of a resilient satellite communications e...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79453More
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 command and control at levels of classification above Secret to support UK freedom of
Answer: UK Space Command will invest in and develop a wide range of capability to enable its operations at the required classifications. For reasons of national security, we are unable to comment on projects or programmes which deliver capabilities above the OFFI...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: 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
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