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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Department or topic	Published records
Cabinet Office	36
Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade	18
Department for Culture, Media and Sport	1
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport	4
Department for Education	8
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero	7
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	34
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology	1
Department for Transport	27
Department for Work and Pensions	5
Department of Health and Social Care	26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office	12
Home Office	52
Ministry of Defence	689
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government	11
Ministry of Justice	91
Northern Ireland Office	2
Treasury	18

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Written questions

Asylum: HuntingdonHome OfficeTabled 14 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52362More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are currently housed in the Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: Data, published quarterly, on the number of supported asylum seekers in accommodation can be found within the Asy_D11 tab of our most recent statistics release. The data can also be broken down by local authority. Immigration system statistics data tables...
Answered 19 May 2025
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Armed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52039More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50261 on Armed Forces: Housing, whether any of the remaining void properties not suitable for habitation are in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: As at 12 May 2025, there are 497 Service Family Accommodation properties in the Huntingdon constituency, of which 19 are void and not suitable for occupation.
Answered 21 May 2025
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F-35 Aircraft: Cruise MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52038More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned (a) in-service date and (b) date of integration with F-35B is for the Spear 3 air-to-surface weapon.
Answer: The Spear Capability 3 air-to-surface weapon programme is currently undergoing re-baselining, with a Review Note expected towards the end of 2025. Until that is approved, dates are considered draft and of low confidence. The estimated current timeline for...
Answered 19 May 2025
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F-35 Aircraft: Meteor MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned (a) in-service date and (b) date of integration with F-35B is for the MBDA Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile.
Answer: Integration of the MBDA Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile with F-35B is driven by the US-led Lightning II Joint Programme Office; the estimated current timeline for in-service capability is expected to be early 2030s.
Answered 9 Jun 2025
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Special Educational Needs: CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52036More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have been granted (a) 25%, (b) 50%, (c) 75% and (d) 100% Special Educational Needs Inclusion Funding in each constituency in Cambridgeshire in each of the last five academic years.
Answer: All local authorities are required to have a Special Educational Need Inclusion Fund (SENIF) for all eligible children for the entitlements and who have special educational needs.Local authorities should establish their SENIFs using funding from the early...
Answered 16 May 2025
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RAF WytonMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52035More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50267 on Armed Forces: Housing, what discussions the new taskforce has had on RAF Wyton.
Answer: RAF Wyton has been confirmed as a trailblazer site to potentially deliver new homes on surplus Ministry of Defence land. The Department is working with Homes England on how to accelerate the sites sale.
Answered 16 May 2025
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RAF WytonMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52034More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50259 on Armed Forces: Housing, when the workshop with Homes England to discuss RAF Wyton is scheduled to take place; and which stakeholders are due to be in atte
Answer: The workshop is scheduled to take place on 21 May 2025 with representatives from the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and Homes England in attendance.
Answered 16 May 2025
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Warrior Vehicles: SalesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 44696 on Warrior Vehicles: Decommissioning, how many Warrior vehicles will be sold to private collectors.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 30 April 2025, to Question 44696.
Answered 19 May 2025
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Special Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how the value of funding for each child with an education, health and care plan is calculated.
Answer: An education, health and care (EHC) needs assessment ensures that a child or young person’s needs are assessed in a joined-up way across education, health and social care services.The assessment process must identify if the child or young person has any s...
Answered 21 May 2025
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Fire and Rescue Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 34056 on Fire and Rescue Services: Finance, whether the Settlement Funding Assessment for Fire and Rescue Authorities includes
Answer: On factors included in the current Fire Funding Formula, I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 36212 on 11 March 2025.
Answered 20 May 2025
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Electric BicyclesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will update section 35 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 to include the dangerous use of illegal e-bicycles.
Answer: The government is making our streets safer, by introducing new cycling offences to tackle those rare instances where victims have been killed or seriously injured by irresponsible cyclist behaviour. This will ensure that all road users, whose behaviour re...
Answered 19 May 2025
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Electric Bicycles: SalesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52029More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help tackle the sale of illegal electric conversion kits for bicycles.
Answer: Under UK product safety laws, businesses must ensure any electric conversion kits they place on the UK market are safe. The Office for Product Safety and Standards and Local Authority Trading Standards have powers to tackle the supply of unsafe or non-com...
Answered 21 May 2025
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Asylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many asylum seekers are housed in houses of multiple occupancy.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.
Answered 21 May 2025
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Neighbourhood Policing: StaffHome OfficeTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52027More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 49818 on Neighbourhood Policing: Staff, when she had discussions with police forces on guaranteeing that neighbourhood queries will be responded to wi
Answer: The Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee was developed through close working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other policing leads including the commitment that neighbourhood queries will be responded to within 72 hours.
Answered 21 May 2025
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Hinchingbrooke Hospital: RoadsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 50623 on Hinchingbrooke Hospital, what is the specific issue in need of resolution that is preventing the acquisition of the required land.
Answer: The current issue relating to land acquisition is between National Highways and the Cambridgeshire Constabulary, and the Department is not directly involved in these negotiations. The New Hospital Programme team is engaging with the North West Anglia NHS ...
Answered 15 May 2025
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General Practitioners: PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 May 2025 to question 50264 on General Practitioners: Pay, whether the methodology of the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings been updated since its introduction in 2004
Answer: The Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) was introduced in 2004, replacing the New Earnings Survey. Since its introduction, some changes have occurred, the key ones being:improvements to the questionnaire and the way in which geographic results were...
Answered 20 May 2025
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Football: TrainingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 13 May 2025AnsweredUIN 52024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what recent assessment she has made of potential barriers to access to UEFA coaching licence courses.
Answer: Access to UEFA coaching licences is crucial to developing high-quality coaches and ensuring players across all levels of English football receive excellent training.The Football Association (FA) sets the criteria for course access and fees. It is importan...
Answered 21 May 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children have applied for SENIF funding in Cambridgeshire in each of the last five academic years, broken down by constituency.
Answer: All local authorities are required to have a special educational need inclusion fund (SENIF) for all eligible children for the entitlements and who have special educational needs (SEN).Local authorities should establish their SENIFs using funding from the...
Answered 15 May 2025
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Private Education: VATTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51574More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much money has been raised by the addition of VAT to school fees in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The Annex to the Government Response to the Technical Note, Government_Response_to_the_Technical_Note_on_Applying_VAT_to_Private_School_Fees_and_Removing_the_Business_Rates_Charitable_Rate_Relief.pdf, sets out the expected VAT revenue resulting from this ...
Answered 15 May 2025
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Immigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration, published on 12 May 2025, what the full list of occupations is that will be eligible
Answer: Settlement in the UK is a prerequisite for becoming a British citizen and brings lifelong benefits. Settlement is also an important step in integrating and contributing to local communities and the wider country. We will therefore reform the current rules...
Answered 20 May 2025
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Immigration ControlsHome OfficeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51572More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Prime Minister unveils new plan to end years of uncontrolled migration, published on 11 May 2025, when she plans to (a) announce and (b) imple
Answer: We will be consulting on the earned settlement scheme later this year and will provide further details at that stage.
Answered 20 May 2025
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Special Educational Needs: Pre-school EducationDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how is the value of funding from the SEN Inclusion Fund for each child calculated.
Answer: All local authorities are required to have a special educational need inclusion fund (SENIF) for all eligible children for the entitlements and who have special educational needs (SEN).Local authorities should establish their SENIFs using funding from the...
Answered 15 May 2025
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Special Educational Needs: CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51570More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many times Cambridgeshire County Council exceeded the statutory 20 week timeframe to provide a final EHCP in each of the last five academic years.
Answer: The number and percentage of education, health and care (EHC) plans for each Cambridgeshire local authority, issued within the statutory timeframe of 20 weeks from the date of the request for EHC needs assessment and for each of the last 5 years, is acces...
Answered 15 May 2025
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Aircraft CarriersMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51569More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of converting the UK's two aircraft carriers to catapult-and-arrest configuration.
Answer: The Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers operate the F-35B Lightning fighter aircraft, which does not require Aircraft Launch and Recovery Equipment. The Royal Navy's Maritime Aviation Transformation Strategy will expand the deployment of uncrewed air ...
Answered 15 May 2025
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F-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51568More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 April 2025 to Question 42678 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, how many F-35Bs will receive the Block 4 upgrade.
Answer: I can confirm the Department intends to upgrade the UK F-35B Lightning fleet with Block 4 modifications.
Answered 20 May 2025
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