Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Defence: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79219More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what the scope is of mechanisms within the UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership to help improve the resilien
Answer: The Government pledged in its manifesto to pursue a new relationship with the EU to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. The recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR) further reiterates this commitment and recognises tha...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79218More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what the scope is of mechanisms within the UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership to help tackle irregular mig
Answer: The Government pledged in its manifesto to pursue a new relationship with the EU to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. The recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR) further reiterates this commitment and recognises tha...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79217More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what the themes will be of each of the next three six-monthly foreign and security policy dialogues.
Answer: The Government pledged in its manifesto to pursue a new relationship with the EU to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. The recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR) further reiterates this commitment and recognises tha...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79216More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 34 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what the scope is of mechanisms within the UK-EU Security and Defence Partnership to help tackle illicit finan
Answer: The Government pledged in its manifesto to pursue a new relationship with the EU to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. The recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR) further reiterates this commitment and recognises tha...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFrance: Joint Expeditionary ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79215More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 31 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, whether he made progress on enhancing the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force with France at the France-UK summ
Answer: The July 2025 UK-France summit saw a complete overhaul of the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) into the Combined Joint Force (CJF) with significant changes to structure, focus, coordination mechanisms and leadership. This is outlined in the Lanca...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79214More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on establishing national resilience goals.
Answer: The Government published the Resilience Action Plan on 8 July 2025 to set out its resilience strategy. It set out three core objectives to improve the UK’s resilience to the full range of risks: (1) continually assess how resilient the UK is in order to t...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on meeting NATO's seven baseline requirements for resilience.
Answer: The UK sees national and collective resilience as an essential basis for credible deterrence and defence and is committed to NATO Article 3, which requires Allies to maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack. The...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on meeting the NATO Alliance-wide resilience objectives.
Answer: The UK sees national and collective resilience as an essential basis for credible deterrence and defence and is committed to NATO Article 3, which requires Allies to maintain and develop their individual and collective capacity to resist armed attack. The...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79211More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what progress he has made on issuing public communications on preparedness for risks.
Answer: The Government’s Resilience Action Plan has committed to do more to provide households with preparedness information. In September, the Prepare website was included in the message sent out to UK mobile phones as part of the Government’s test of the Emerge...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergenciesCabinet OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79210More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, with reference to page 27 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, when the next national exercise to test whole-of-society preparedness will take place.
Answer: The Government’s Resilience Action Plan has committed to the delivery of the National Exercise Programme (NEP). This covers a range of whole-system risks, with the priority areas for testing informed by our assessment of cross-cutting and systemic vulnera...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications Cables: Seas and OceansMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79209More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 22 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent steps the Royal Navy has taken to (a) lead and (b) coordinate work to help protect undersea infras
Answer: The Royal Navy is acting under the direction provided in the Strategic Defence Review 2025 to lead and co-ordinate work to protect critical undersea infrastructure. This includes new investment capability options for platforms and sensor suites to counter...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNavyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 22 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what changes have been made to Royal Navy rules of engagement to track vessels suspected of (a) spying and (b)
Answer: The Royal Navy and the Ministry of Defence continuously assess its Rules of Engagement to ensure our Armed Forces can act appropriately against malign activities and future threats. For reasons of national security, I am not able to disclose specific rule...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordJoint Expeditionary ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79207More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 22 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what the composition is of the Joint Expeditionary Force.
Answer: The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) is a coalition of ten like-minded NATO nations: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and the UK, which acts as Framework Nation. The JEF is a high-readiness multinational d...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Antarctic Territory: Armed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79206More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what steps the military is taking to help support the UK’s scientific presence in the British Antarctic Territ
Answer: Defence plays an important role in safeguarding UK interests in Antarctica, including the British Antarctic Territory and supporting UK roles and responsibilities to the Antarctic Treaty. The Royal Navy’s Ice Patrol Ship, HMS PROTECTOR, routinely deploys ...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: PiracyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79205More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what steps his Department is taking to help tackle piracy through Diego Garcia.
Answer: For operational security reasons, we cannot give details about specific activities or measures. We perform a variety of maritime security tasks to counter a wide range of threats from illegal fishing, terrorism, piracy and hostile state activity. We do th...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79204More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress has he made on increasing the UK's warfighting readiness.
Answer: The National Security Strategy sets out a hardening and sharpening of our approach to national security. Alongside this, the Government has accepted all of the recommendations in the Strategic Defence Review. We will deliver the largest sustained investme...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79203More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent steps he has taken to prioritise NATO in defence planning.
Answer: In line with the Strategic Defence Review, the UK has put NATO at the heart of our force development. This is evidenced by UK operational and force design for our Euro-Atlantic security being driven by NATO's plans and capability targets, as set through N...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: HuntingdonMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the defence dividend on Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the increased investment in defence translates into more British jobs, increased skills and a stronger and more resilient defence industrial base, supported by major procurement reforms. We hope that all co...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: UK Relations with EUMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 11 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent progress he has made on establishing a closer strategic defence partnership with the EU.
Answer: The Government pledged in its manifesto to pursue a new relationship with the EU to strengthen European security, support growth and reinforce NATO. The recently released Strategic Defence Review (SDR) further reiterates this commitment and recognises tha...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 26 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what recent steps her Department has taken to remove (a) platforms and (b) privileges to people wh
Answer: The information requested on visa data is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office is committed to countering extremism in all its forms where it divide...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSubversionHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 25 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, how many people have been denied visas on the grounds that they would spread discord in the last 1
Answer: The information requested on visa data is not centrally held and could only be collected and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.The Home Office is committed to countering extremism in all its forms where it divide...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordForeign Influence Registration SchemeHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 25 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, whether she plans to add other countries to the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registratio
Answer: As set out in the National Security Act 2023, the Secretary of State may make a specification under the enhanced tier of the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) where they consider it is reasonably necessary to do so to protect the safety or inte...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 26 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, what her planned timetable is for implementing the recommendations of the Independent Reviewer of
Answer: As the previous Home Secretary set out in her oral statement on 19 May 2025, the Government is committed to taking forward legislation to implement all of the recommendations made by Jonathan Hall KC, Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation, in ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational SecurityHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 25 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, when she plans to introduce new powers to help tackle state threats.
Answer: As the previous Home Secretary set out in her oral statement on 19 May 2025, the Government is committed to taking forward legislation to implement all of the recommendations made by Jonathan Hall KC, Independent Reviewer of State Threats Legislation, in ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCounter-terrorismHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to page 25 of the National Security Strategy 2025, CP 1338, published on 24 June 2025, how much funding was provided to the Counter Terrorism Operations Centre in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 20
Answer: The Counter-Terrorism Operations Centre (CTOC) is the flagship of the UK's CT capability, bringing together expertise and resource across police, the intelligence agencies and the criminal justice system, enabling us to better identify and disrupt emergin...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
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