Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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4 Jul 2026–13 Oct 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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Pakistan: Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56959More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment his Department made of the capability of the Pakistani Air Force’s Chinese-made J10C fighter plane in the context of the incident between a Pakistani Air Force J10C and Indian Air Force Rafale jet
Answer: Defence Intelligence and the wider UK national security machinery continually monitors and assess international developments in military technology, including Fighter Aircraft, and notably in this case the exported variants, of military technology, that a...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAttorney General's Office: SpeechesAttorney GeneralTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56958More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, with reference to his speech at the 2025 RUSI Annual Security Lecture on 29 May 2025, if he will list the (a) Ministers and (b) Government officials who approved the content of the speech; and whether Number 10 had advance si
Answer: The process was followed as set out in the Ministerial Code.The Attorney General made a further statement on the speech in question which is publicly available.
Answered 13 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Young PeopleMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his Department's plans are for military gap years.
Answer: As announced in the Strategic Defence Review, Defence must offer novel ways of entry into the Armed Forces that attract more people from a wider range of backgrounds. To support this, the Army and Navy are developing short term employment opportunities - ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many innovation hubs are there across Front Line Commands.
Answer: There are currently innovation teams/hubs across all of the Commands: Air, Navy, Army, UK Strategic Command, and Space Command. The launch of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) will cohere these hubs under a new operating model which will consolidate, cohere an...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how the Defence and Security Accelerator is funded.
Answer: The Defence and Security Accelerator operating costs are centrally funded by the Ministry of Defence. Funding for Defence and Security innovation competitions come from the competition sponsor.
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Military AidMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) questions Ukrainian personnel are asked and (b) checks on their criminal past are conducted by the UK (i) military and (ii) civilian enforcement agencies when they arrive in the UK to undergo military tr
Answer: The Declared Overt Polling Team (DOPT) ask questions to understand the backgrounds of Ukrainian personnel, including levels of education, where they are from, whether they experienced war crimes, lived under occupation and any military experience. The que...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS PembrokeMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 52922 on Warships: Decommissioning, how much the Romanian Government paid for HMS Pembroke; and what the structure of the payments is.
Answer: HMS Pembroke was sold to the Romanian Navy in September 2023, and is currently being prepared for transfer, which is expected to take place by the end of July 2025. The Ministry of Defence does not routinely disclose the financial details or payment struc...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunition: FactoriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, where the six new munitions factories announced in the Strategic Defence Review on 2 June 2025 will be built.
Answer: We will set out that detail in due course, but our overall munitions investment will help support jobs and growth across every nation of the UK. We already have important facilities across the UK, supporting thousands of jobs. This new investment will be ...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Armaments Director GroupMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date the new National Armaments Director Group will be fully operational.
Answer: The National Armaments Director Group will become fully operational through phased implementation and will continue to mature and increase its support to operational readiness as it evolves in line with strategic priorities.Financial Year 2025-26 is a tra...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUK Defence InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the UK Defence Innovation organisation will become fully operational; and who it will be led by.
Answer: UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) will be up and running with an initial operating model by July 2025, transitioning to full operational capability in July 2026. It will be led by a suitably empowered Senior Civil Servant and be accountable to the National Arm...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Wyton: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 27 May 2025 to Question 53289 on RAF Wyton: Housing, when she expects the trailblazer site at RAF Wyton to (a) start and (b) complete development.
Answer: It is not yet possible to identify an exact date for when development would start on site because the site is unallocated within the Local Plan and a planning application has not been submitted. The site has potential capacity for 4,500 homes and the time...
Answered 10 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: Eastern EuropeHome OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of potential risks from sub-threshold Russian activity in relation to the infiltration of potential return hubs located in Eastern Europe.
Answer: The Home Office and its partner agencies work closely and continuously with their international counterparts, including those working at the EU external border, to review the patterns and drivers behind migration patterns, assess risks, and develop our re...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHinchingbrooke Hospital: RoadsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 29 May 2025 to Question 52925 on Hinchingbrooke Hospital: Roads, what recent discussions his Department has had with (a) Cambridgeshire Constabulary and (b) Hinchingbrooke
Answer: Pursuant to our answer to Question 52026 on 15 May 2025, the Department is not directly involved in the negotiations over ownership of the land that is proposed for the new access road to Hinchingbrooke Hospital. The New Hospital Programme team in the Dep...
Answered 6 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to Letter No.1 entitled “Exchange of letters concerning implementation and interpretation of Article 11 of the agreement between the Government of the United K
Answer: The costs associated with the deal will be split between the Ministry of Defence and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordDental Services: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56460More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how the NHS deflator works in relation to the General Dental Service.
Answer: The NHS Cost Inflation Index (NHSCII) is a measure of inflation that is used in productivity calculations, and is produced annually in conjunction with NHS England, the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York, and the Office for National Sta...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of compulsory purchase orders that will be required in Huntingdon constituency as a result of the construction of the Fens Reservoir.
Answer: Anglian Water is responsible for the development of the Fens reservoir. Proposals will be consulted on and will follow the requirements of the National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure. A traffic and transport assessment is currently un...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: ConstructionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the number of jobs that will be created by the (a) construction and (b) operation of Fens Reservoir.
Answer: Anglian Water is responsible for the development of the Fens reservoir. Proposals will be consulted on and will follow the requirements of the National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure. A traffic and transport assessment is currently un...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, when work on the proposed Fens Reservoir is due to commence.
Answer: Anglian Water is responsible for the development of the Fens reservoir. Proposals will be consulted on and will follow the requirements of the National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure. A traffic and transport assessment is currently un...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of the Fens Reservoir construction on the (a) A141 Heath Road and (b) B1050 Chatteris Road.
Answer: Anglian Water is responsible for the development of the Fens reservoir. Proposals will be consulted on and will follow the requirements of the National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure. A traffic and transport assessment is currently un...
Answered 5 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the proposed Fens Reservoir at Chatteris on Chatteris Airfield.
Answer: Anglian Water is responsible for the development of the Fens reservoir. Proposals will be consulted on and will follow the requirements of the National Policy Statement for Water Resources Infrastructure. A traffic and transport assessment is currently un...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: RecruitmentDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of restricting access to overseas recruitment on levels of recruitment from the in-country redeployment pool.
Answer: The care worker route has seen unacceptable levels of abuse and exploitation; between July 2022 and December 2024, the Home Office revoked over 470 sponsor licences, impacting approximately 40,000 workers in the care sector.Although overseas recruitment i...
Answered 16 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Fees and ChargesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how she plans to use Immigration Skills Charge funding to (a) support skills funding for priority sectors and (b) upskill the domestic workforce.
Answer: As set out in the Immigration White Paper, the government will increase the Immigration Skills Charge for the first time since its introduction, by 32% to bring the Immigration Skills Charge rates in line with inflation. Further details on how skills fund...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Foreign NationalsHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 236 of the White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, when she plans to establish new procedures so that visas can be rev
Answer: The Immigration White Paper, published on 12 May 2025, announced new measures on a wide range of issues, including new procedures to enable visas to be revoked in a wider range of crimes, further details of which will be set out in due course.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordHome Office: StaffHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from where the 1,000 staff redeployed into enforcement and returns since 5 July 2024 were moved from.
Answer: Since July 2024 the Home Office has redeployed 1,000 FTE staff to increase delivery of the government’s returns and enforcement priorities. These staff have been drawn from across the Department, including from those teams previously deployed to try and m...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordVisasHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what her planned timetable is for the completion of the e-Visa rollout.
Answer: We are working to complete the rollout of eVisas across all eligible routes by 2026.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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