Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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Defence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 30 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to launch the consultation on the UK offsets regime.
Answer: The offsets consultation was launched on 23 October 2025.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what progress he has made in reducing the regulatory burden for defence suppliers.
Answer: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hold a crucial place in UK defence. They are the backbone of the UK economy and are vital to delivering the innovation, expertise and agility that we need now and in the future. This is recognised in the Defence I...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, when he plans to establish a defence competition index.
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 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, when he plans to publish the first Modern Industrial Strategy update.
Answer: We are working at pace in partnership with business to deliver our modern Industrial Strategy, to increase investment and grow the economy. We have now published all eight Sector Plans, co-developed with industry, as well as the first Industrial Strategy ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what the scope is of the Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme.
Answer: The Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme (DSCCP) is a multi-year transformation programme aimed at building resilient, agile, and collaborative supply chains underpinning both national security and economic growth. It is a central delivery vehicle fo...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what the UK’s reformed commercial model is.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), makes a commitment to transform our acquisition system, taking a broad view of measures and approaches, including streamlining decision-making, a segmented approach to procurement, digitally enabled acquisition, and ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 24 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what steps he has taken to ensure that cryptography capability is UK-based.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that Crypt-Key is fundamental to the defence and security of the UK. The ability to develop Crypt-Key technologies and capabilities is a strategic imperative for the United Kingdom’s (UK) national security. The Nat...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Venture CapitalMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the level of venture capital investment is within UK defence companies 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 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK defence scale-ups are being tracked by his Department.
Answer: UK Defence Innovation track relevant UK defence scale-ups. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Business Growth and Finance team tracks approximately 300 high-growth SMEs in real time using the Beauhurst platform. Around 70% of these companies are ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend in the Rapid Commercial Exploitation procurement segment in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The Rapid Commercial Exploitation Procurement Segment is still in the process of being defined to meet the establishment date of 1 April 2026 in-line with the Strategic Defence Review. There are therefore no current plans to spend on the subject Segment d...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what innovation programmes managed by his Department are in progress.
Answer: Defence is focussed on exploiting new and innovative ideas and technologies to secure a competitive edge for our Armed Forces. Within the scope of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), there are currently 49 programmes funded through investment vehicles such as t...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of his Department's suppliers are registered on the central procurement platform.
Answer: The Department has a total of 20,690 active unique suppliers with live contracts The Department has a total of 131,172 unique suppliers.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the Britannia Royal Naval College’s OFSTED rating to Outstanding.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments, including the Britannia Royal Naval College, which was rated GOOD following Ofsted’s most recent inspection. The Royal Navy has r...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the Defence School of Policing and Guarding’s OFSTED rating to Outsta
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments including the Defence School of Police and Security (DSPS), formerly the Defence School of Police and Guarding, and its efforts to...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve University Officer Training Corps’ OFSTED rating to Outstanding.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments, including the University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) Group and its efforts to achieve an Outstanding Ofsted rating The UOTC was...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve HMNB Clyde’s OFSTED rating to Outstanding.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments, including HMNB Clyde which was rated GOOD following Ofsted’s most recent inspection. The Royal Navy has reflected on the recommen...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83093More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the 11 Royal School of Signals Regiment’s OFSTED rating to Outstandin
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments, including 11 Royal School of Signals Regiment and its efforts to achieve an Outstanding Ofsted rating In June 2025, 22 Group of t...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence Industrial Joint Council: Public AppointmentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83092More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, how the members of the Defence Industrial Joint Council are selected.
Answer: Membership of the Ministerially chaired council comprises a diverse group of defence sector partners, including SMEs, primes, tech, investors, trade associations, academia and Trade Unions. This signals a significant step in establishing the MOD’s new app...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83091More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, which trade unions will be designated as being part of the defence indust
Answer: Through the Defence Industrial Strategy we are taking a ‘whole of society’ approach, where both traditional defence and dual use manufacturers are included in a broader UK defence industry.Therefore, individual Trade Unions are not being classified as eit...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83090More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what criteria would need to be met to define a bank as part of the defenc
Answer: Work on this matter is ongoing and as a result it would be inappropriate for me to comment at this time.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83089More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what criteria would need to be met to define a UK-based company as part o
Answer: To define a UK-based company as part of the defence industrial base, it must contribute to national security and align with the aim of increasing the competitiveness of the UK defence market. This includes being a UK supplier or part of priority defence s...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Manufacturing IndustriesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83088More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what criteria would need to be met to define an academic institution as p
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy adopts a whole of society approach to the defence sector and redefines the UK defence industrial base to include academic institutions based on the contribution they make to defence Research and Development and the provisio...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83087More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps he has taken to reform his Department's (a) procurement and (b
Answer: Implementation of the procurement and acquisition reforms set out in the Defence Industrial Strategy is underway, under the new National Armaments Director who took up post on 14 October 2025.We are introducing service-agnostic capability portfolios, alig...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83086More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps his Department is taking to help support British tech companie
Answer: One of the top priority outcomes in the Defence Industrial Strategy, published on 8 September 2025, is to put the UK at the leading edge of defence innovation. To support tech companies to scale up we have launched the new UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), su...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 21 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what steps he has taken to help reduce barriers to innovation within the
Answer: As of July 1, 2025 UK Defence Innovation has reached initial operating capability. UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) represents a fundamental transformation of how the Ministry of Defence (MOD) approaches innovation. We recognised that for too long, innovative...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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