Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Armed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79269More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 71 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made on reforming (a) training and (b) education policy.
Answer: Defence is progressing its review of training and education policy; work is ongoing to meet this intent by January 2026. We aim to generate a more digestible Joint Service Publication (JSP) 822 (Defence Direction and Guidance for Training and Education), ...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79268More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 71 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made on establishing a career education pathway.
Answer: Respective Military Commands are responsible for reviewing their career education pathways as they have differing requirements on the front line. The Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ) will oversee these reviews during 2026 and consider where greater ...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Owner OccupationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79267More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 71 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made on exploring options to support home ownership by service personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) remains committed to supporting home ownership amongst Service personnel, and through the Forces Help to Buy (FHTB) Scheme, has already supported thousands of personnel, and their families, to get on the property ladder. The ...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79266More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made on gathering recommendations for independent oversight of his plan to tackle (a) structur
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 5 September 2025 to Question 70723 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge).
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79265More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what his planned timetable is for making these day-to-day processes easier.
Answer: The Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is part of our Defence Investment Plan) to be published in the autumn, will include initiatives that will deliver automation across Human Resources, Finance and Commercial functions, driven through Corporate S...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79264More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what the top ten people policies are that will be rewritten by May 2026.
Answer: The following ten policies are planned to be rewritten by May 2026:The Tri-Service Resettlement and Employment Support ManualRegulations for the Mobilisation of UK Reserve ForcesCentre-Determined Policy for Career Management and Admin of Tri-Service Posit...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAdjutant General's CorpsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of moving regular personnel from administrative to front-line roles on
Answer: The Adjutant General’s Corps (AGC) plays a critical role in delivering administrative, personnel, and support services, including policing, detention, education, and legal services. In response to the Strategic Defence Review 2025, the Department has comm...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: AutomationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79262More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made on automating (a) human resources, (b) finance and (c) commercial functions.
Answer: The Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is part of our Defence Investment Plan) to be published in the autumn, will include initiatives that will deliver automation across Human Resources, Finance and Commercial functions, driven through Corporate S...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79261More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made in moving regular personnel from administrative into front-line roles.
Answer: The Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan (which is part of our Defence Investment Plan) to be published in the autumn, will include initiatives that will deliver automation across Human Resources, Finance and Commercial functions, driven through Corporate S...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Public ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79260More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 70 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what steps he plans to take to reduce civil service costs by at least 10% by 2030.
Answer: As set out in the Strategic Defence Review, we are developing plans for how to use the latest automation, augmentation, and AI technology to reduce costs in administrative areas such as HR, Finance, and Commercial. We are conducting a comprehensive review...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79259More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 58 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what progress he has made in establishing service-agnostic capability portfolios.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is introducing service-agnostic capability portfolios to increase flexibility and drive pace in procurement.Implementation is underway in the National Armaments Director Group. A phased approach to implementation, aligned with wide...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Wyton: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 53 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what technology has been identified for the regional cluster at RAF Wyton.
Answer: RAF Wyton is a key site for Cyber and Specialist Operations Command (CSOC) and UK Defence. Defence continues to invest in the site and is considering future options for RAF Wyton as a defence technology hub that could act as a catalyst for greater investm...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Growth BoardMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 53 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, how many meetings of the Defence Growth Board he has chaired in 2025.
Answer: The Defence Growth Board met on 30 July 2025. It was attended by the Secretary of State for Defence, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Secretary of State for Business, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) Permanent Secretary, the MOD interim National Armament...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 48 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made in establishing a digital warfighter group.
Answer: Mature work on the concept is underway on the core functions of the Digital Warfighter Group, its operating model and detailed design on its construct. Its focus will be to deploy digital warfighters alongside conventional warfighters to enable the rapid ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79255More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 47 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made on developing the secret cloud.
Answer: A contract has been put in place with Google for the provision of Secret Cloud services to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for at least the next five years. Security delivered for working people as UK-US ties strengthened with new Google Cloud partnership f...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Digital TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79254More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 47 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 8 July 2025, what recent progress he has made on implementing the core digital platform for the warfighter.
Answer: The fundamental capabilities of the core common platform set out within the Strategic Defence Review already exist and are being used today; however, they are not at the scale or delivering the integrated and innovative capabilities at the speed required ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79253More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, from which date the Integrated Force Model will be fully operational.
Answer: The Military Strategic Headquarters (MSHQ) is the central command hub for the UK Armed Forces, led by the Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS). The MSHQ has been operational since April 2025, bringing together military strategy, operations, and force developm...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79252More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential capability of the proposed Lockheed Martin F-55.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review set out that Typhoon will be replaced by a sixth-generation jet, to sustain UK interests in this specialist sector and exploit emerging technology through partnerships such as the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP). We will de...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79251More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date did the UK sign the deal with Lockheed-Martin to procure 12 F-35A Lightning II jets.
Answer: Negotiations with the Joint Program Office are ongoing. Further information regarding the procurement of the 12 F-35A Lightning aircraft will be communicated in the forthcoming Defence Investment Plan.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: RadarMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79250More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of changing the UK’s F-35B Lightning II force to use the AN/APG-85 radar.
Answer: All UK F-35 aircraft are fitted with the APG-81 radar. There is currently no plan to change to an alternative radar.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNavy: Baltic Sea and North Atlantic OceanMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which areas are covered by Operations (a) Atlantic Bastion and (b) Baltic Sentry.
Answer: Atlantic Bastion is a portfolio of programmes to secure the North Atlantic for the UK and in support of NATO against a range of underwater threats. It will develop a range of capabilities that enhance existing systems and deploy new platforms into the Nor...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPoland: Arms TradeMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79248More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of increasing levels of defence exports to Poland to support its East Shield programme.
Answer: The UK is committed to supporting Poland to develop its border security in the face of Russian aggression and has considered how to support Poland's East Shield programme in light of this. We continue to work with UK industry to consider and review export...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79247More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 43 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress he has made on building at least six new (a) munitions and (b) energetics factories.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) committed to invest £1.5 billion in an 'always on' pipeline for munitions and to build at least six new energetics and munitions factories in the UK this parliament. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is currently developing ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79246More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 46 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress he has made on increasing the ability of the UK to pool defence capital with allies.
Answer: We are working with partners on a series of potential opportunities to pool defence capital with allies, including through multilateral initiatives, aggregating defence demand, increasing European interoperability and standardisation, enhancing cooperatio...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Defence InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 43 of the National Security Strategy 2025, published in June 2025, CP 1338, what progress he has made on establishing UK Defence Innovation.
Answer: UK Defence Innovation launched on 1 July 2025 and expects to be fully operational by July 2026. Work continues at pace on implementing, transitioning, and operationalising the full system. The Strategic Defence Review set out clear priorities for defence,...
Answered 18 Oct 2025
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