Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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Amphibious WarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason a) RFA Lyme Bay and b) RFA Mounts Bay have not been put to sea.
Answer: As a matter of policy, the Department does not comment on the detailed operational readiness or tasking of individual ships.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11th December 2025 to question 90800 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the time taken to ensure that the programme has the required nu
Answer: The Department is taking measures to improve the recruitment and retention of engineers, whilst also increasing the number of engineers on the F-35 Lightning Force to improve availability.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100555More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 11th December 2025 to question 90800 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what is the total size of the remuneration package for the RAF Engineers Financial Retention Incentive.
Answer: The total remuneration package for the RAF Engineers Financial Retention Incentive is approximately £113.5 million.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Sexual Abuse Material: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to help tackle the use of AI in proliferating indecent images of children.
Answer: The Government recognises the serious and evolving threat posed by AI being misused to create child sexual abuse material. We know offenders will seek to exploit emerging technologies for their own sexual gratification.AI-generated child sexual abuse is n...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffences against Children: InternetHome OfficeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100553More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to help tackle the use of end-to-end encryption in proliferating indecent images of children.
Answer: The implementation of E2EE without safety mitigations has catastrophic consequences. In 2024, tech companies reported 7 million fewer incidents of suspected child sexual abuse exploitation to NCMEC compared to 2023. This decline is linked to reduced detec...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPiccadilly Line: Capital InvestmentDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100552More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions she has had with the Mayor of London on the potential impact of the cost of the Piccadilly Line renovation on TfL's finances.
Answer: Government announced a £2.2bn investment over the next four years for TfL at the Spending Review. This multi-year settlement marks the largest Government capital contribution to London's transport infrastructure in over a decade and is in addition to £485...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHong Kong Court of Final Appeal: JudgesMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100551More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what information he holds on the number of British-qualified judges sit on the Court of Final Appeal in Hong Kong.
Answer: The Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal publishes the names of its non-permanent judges on its website.The list is available at https://www.hkcfa.hk/en/about/who/judges/npjs/index.html.
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral DynamicsMinistry of DefenceTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what project milestone was achieved by General Dynamics on 23 July 2025.
Answer: All criteria for Ajax Initial Operating Capability (IOC) were met on 23 July 2025 and following a period of review, IOC was declared by the Army on 15 September 2025. I have put in place a Ministerial led review into the Ajax programme, which will assess ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMayors: DisqualificationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 49537 on Mayors: Disqualification, whether a criminal conviction for an imprisonable offence would disqualify a person from be
Answer: The answer given to the hon. Member in Question UIN 49537 on 30 April 2025 provides the current disqualifications for being convicted of an imprisonable offence for mayors - this applies to metro mayors in and outside of London.
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordObesity: DrugsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100146More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the use of weight-loss injections upon the levels of grocery sales within the UK.
Answer: The Government Office for Science are currently exploring existing evidence and potential future implications of weight-loss drugs.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual OffencesHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100143More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which of the 43 police forces in England and Wales do not currently have specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams.
Answer: Rape and sexual offences are amongst the most harmful crimes in society and can have a devastating impact on victims, their loved ones and our communities. Therefore, it is essential that every police force has the right specialist capability to properly ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100133More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what will the training capacity shortfall be, and for how long, between the closure of ATR Winchester and opening of new facilities at ATR Pirbright.
Answer: There will be no shortfall in the training capacity between the closure of ATR Winchester and the opening of new facilities at ATR Pirbright. The Army has arranged for additional accommodation and other facilities to be made available for recruits at ATR ...
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100132More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in identifying a replacement for FV433.
Answer: The Army’s FV433 self-propelled howitzer was replaced in the mid-1990s, by the AS90.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice and Crime CommissionersHome OfficeTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100129More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps does she plan to take to amend the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 to reflect the absorption of the Police and Crime Commissioner role into that of metro mayors.
Answer: The Government committed in the English Devolution White Paper to transfer Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) functions to mayors of strategic authorities by default, wherever possible.The English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, currently befo...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordChallenger Tanks: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100127More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the project stages and timeline are for the Challenger 3 programme.
Answer: Challenger 3 is currently undergoing demonstration phase trials to prove the performance of the tanks. Manufacturing will begin once the tank's performance is proven, rather than being tied to a specific deadline. The project team will review the timeline...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100120More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many soldiers were hospitalised or received hearing-related injuries in relation to the Ajax programme since 23 July 2025.
Answer: Since 23 July 2025, centrally held electronic systems show fewer than five personnel have had a hospital admission recorded since their first use of Ajax. None of these were related to Ajax, hearing or vibration. In the same period, 27 personnel have had ...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions his Department has had with (a) General Dynamics, (b) the Senior Responsible Officer and (c) the British Army on the Ajax programme since 23 July 2025.
Answer: Since the incident during Exercise Titan Storm last month, I have been having regular discussions with key stakeholders from the Army and Ajax Programme team, and I met with General Dynamics on 9 December 2025. I have provided further details to the House...
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBoxer Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many vehicles have been purchased under the Boxer programme by variant.
Answer: 623 vehicles have been contracted under the Mechanised Infantry Boxer Programme. The table below shows the breakdown by variant: VariantQuantity PurchasedInfantry Carrier146Specialist Carrier200Command212Ambulance65
Answered 18 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the quality of the a) workmanship and b) quality control on the Ajax production line at General Dynamics Merthyr Tydfil facility.
Answer: The Ajax programme has a Joint Acceptance Group; a collaborative team of British Army and General Dynamics Land Systems-UK personnel who work together to test, evaluate, and formally accept the new Ajax vehicles into service.
Answered 23 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordWarrior Vehicles: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the a) feasibility and b) potential merits of extending the out-of-service date of Warrior beyond 2027.
Answer: There are no plans to extend the out-of-service date for Warrior beyond 2027, and as such an extension is not under consideration. The focus remains on achieving the Strategic Defence Review's vision for a tenfold increase in British Army lethality over t...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBuses: Electric VehiclesDepartment for TransportTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99977More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many Chinese BYD electric buses are in service across the UK by franchise operator.
Answer: My Department does not hold this information. For information on how many electric BYD buses have been licensed overall, please see the DVLA statistics – table VEH0133. (Vehicle licensing statistics data tables – GOV.UK)
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: GodmanchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99976More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, in what year Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved to be built.
Answer: Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved into pre-opening in 2017 as part of Free Schools Wave 12. Delivery was provisionally anticipated for September 2022, but the project never achieved approval to move into the construction stage. The trust formal...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: GodmanchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99975More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what Government funding had been allocated to the development of Godmanchester Secondary Academy prior to its cancellation.
Answer: Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved into pre-opening in 2017 as part of Free Schools Wave 12. Delivery was provisionally anticipated for September 2022, but the project never achieved approval to move into the construction stage. The trust formal...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFree Schools: GodmanchesterDepartment for EducationTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99974More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the delivery timeline was of Godmanchester Secondary Academy prior to its cancellation.
Answer: Godmanchester Secondary Academy was approved into pre-opening in 2017 as part of Free Schools Wave 12. Delivery was provisionally anticipated for September 2022, but the project never achieved approval to move into the construction stage. The trust formal...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the full scope is of Project Nightfall.
Answer: The scope of Project NIGHTFALL is to rapidly develop and produce, at scale, tactical ballistic missiles with a range of at least 500km, alongside associated mobile launchers.
Answered 19 Dec 2025
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