Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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North West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what steps his Department is taking to help support the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to procure
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 October 2025 to Question 81534 and on 22 October 2025 to Question 82444.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRwanda: CyclingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she held discussions with her Rwandan counterpart on the security of the British cycling team who competed in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 October to Question 82441.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConnect to Work: CambridgeshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of spending a proportion of the funding increase for to the Connect to Work programme in Huntingdonshire on people in that area.
Answer: Connect to Work funding will cover all of England and Wales. Huntingdonshire is part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area for Connect to Work. Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority are the Lead Authority (Accountable Body) for this area, wo...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83500More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the ABV limit of 8.5% from Small Producer Relief.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member the answer that I gave to PQ UIN 82442 on 21 October 2025.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release entitled Government delivers thousands more school-based nursery places, published on 4 September 2025, how many and what proportion of the extra school-based nursery places
Answer: High quality early years is central to our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity, give every child the best possible start in life and is essential to our Plan for Change. The government is boosting availability and access through the school-b...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Proof of IdentityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83498More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department would expect employers to take to check a person's digital ID to validate evidence of a right to work.
Answer: Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks by the end of this parliament.We will be consulting on the details of the programme in due course, including how to help employers of all sizes onboard onto the system and how they will va...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Proof of IdentityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83497More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed digital ID would be the only means of evidencing a person's right to work in the UK.
Answer: Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks by the end of this parliament.We will be consulting on the details of the programme in due course, including how to help employers of all sizes onboard onto the system and how they will va...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences, published on 8 October 2025, how many of the deal lines were in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b)
Answer: County Lines is the most violent model of drug supply and a harmful form of child criminal exploitation. Through the County Lines Programme, we are targeting exploitative drug dealing gangs while breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Betwe...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled New police powers to protect communities from disruption caused by protests, published on 5 October 2025, what assessment she made of the potential impact o
Answer: On 5 October, the Home Secretary announced that police forces will be granted new powers to put conditions on repeat protests. If a protest has taken place at the same site for weeks on end, and caused repeated disorder, the police will have the authority...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences, published on 8 October 2025, how much and what proportion of the funding provided through t
Answer: County Lines is the most violent model of drug supply and a harmful form of child criminal exploitation. Through the County Lines Programme, we are targeting exploitative drug dealing gangs while breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Betwe...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: HuntingdonHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what critical national infrastructure sites there are within Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: County Lines is the most violent model of drug supply and a harmful form of child criminal exploitation. Through the County Lines Programme, we are targeting exploitative drug dealing gangs while breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Betwe...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Armed ForcesHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) military service and (b) the military service of a (i) partner and (ii) parent in the contribution criteria for Indefinite L
Answer: We will be consulting on the new earned settlement rules later this year.The Government remains committed to supporting current and former serving personnel and their families; ensuring that they do not face any disadvantage due to their service.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Armed ForcesHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's proposed change in the point of eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain would apply to (a) current and (b) former non-UK armed forces (i) personnel and (ii) their families.
Answer: We will be consulting on the new earned settlement rules later this year.The Government remains committed to supporting current and former serving personnel and their families; ensuring that they do not face any disadvantage due to their service.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with UK-based businesses in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: In 2024-25, The Ministry of Defence global expenditure with industry (including direct payments to industry, foreign governments and via Foreign Military Sales with the US) was £38 billion. Of this, £32 billion (84%) was for work taking place in the UK.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with small and medium sized enterprises in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The information is published annually. The most recent data can be accessed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-statistics-with-industry-202425/mod-regional-expenditure-with-industry-202425#mod-expendi...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Venture CapitalMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the level of venture capital investment there is within UK defence companies that sit within the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Answer: This Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) (published on 8 September 2025) sets how we will deliver a more competitive, innovative, resilient and integrated defence sector to make defence an engine for growth. To assess progress against the priority outcomes ...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments DirectorMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the appointment of the National Armaments Director.
Answer: The National Armaments Director (NAD) was appointed on 13 October 2025 and started the role on 14 October 2025. The hon. Gentleman met him on 27 October in the House and I hope he found it useful.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish the Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan.
Answer: The Defence Reform and Efficiency Plan will be published later this year alongside the Defence Investment Plan. It will set out our plans to deliver relevant recommendations in the 2025 Strategic Defence Review.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made in establishing the Defence Office for Small Business Growth.
Answer: Planning for the new Defence Office for Business Growth is well underway. The operating model has been produced following wide ranging consultation with industry. The Office will provide services to both small businesses and MOD teams, which will focus on...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made in establishing the Defence Energy and Capability Resilience Centre of Excellence.
Answer: The Defence Energy and Capability Resilience Centre of Excellence (DECX) will be established from the start of the next financial year.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the average procurement cycle time to delivery was in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy set out average times to contract for major projects (such as tanks, frigates and aircraft) of six years, and for pace-setting modular upgrades (such as comms, sensors and weapons upgrades) of three years. We have set targe...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Public ExpenditureMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83364More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure with industry groups was spent in each region in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence publishes annual statistics on expenditure by region, with the latest publication for the 2024-25 period available GOV.UK:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/mod-regional-expenditure-with-industry-index.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ExportsMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83363More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on the share of the global defence export market held by UK-based companies.
Answer: The UK publishes annual Official Statistics on defence exports. The five-year moving average of UK defence exports orders has shown a trend of modest growth since 2018 and stands at approximately £10 billion. Market intelligence on other countries’ export...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ResearchMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was on research and development in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The Departments expenditure on Research and Development for the latest period is £19,701,778.03 (exVAT).
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83361More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 85 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps he is taking to improve the demand signal.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is strengthening how it communicates its demand signal to industry through the establishment of a new Market Engagement (ME) Coordinating Authority within the NAD Group. This new authority will set the standard for how the MO...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
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