Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Gender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39643More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made with Cabinet colleagues on implementing the strategy on tackling violence against women and girls.
Answer: The scale of violence against women and girls in our country is intolerable and this Government is treating it as the national emergency that it is.We are going further than ever before to deliver a cross-Government transformative approach to halving viol...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39642More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the difference in (a) purchase and (b) running cost between the (i) F-35A and (ii) F-35B variants.
Answer: The purchase price of an F-35A is estimated to be 15% less than the cost of an F-35B.The running cost of an F-35A is estimated to be 8% less than an F-35B.
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ConstructionMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential economic impact of constructing F-35 aircraft in the UK.
Answer: The benefit of procuring UK F-35 aircraft from the USA is the value derived from the economies of scale. UK industry makes a significant contribution to the F-35 programme, where it is estimated that at least 15% by value of every aircraft manufactured is...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39640More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37371 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, what steps he is taking to procure additional F-35 aircraft.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave him on 20 March 2025 to Question 37763.
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordWarrior VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39639More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2025 to Question 37374 on Warrior Vehicles, which regiments are currently (a) equipped with and (b) trained to use the Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicles; and in which roles.
Answer: The following regiments currently operate the Warrior Infantry Fighting Vehicle: Regiments Operating WarriorRole1st Battalion, Royal Regiment of FusiliersArmoured Infantry1st Battalion, the Mercian RegimentArmoured Infantry5th Battalion, the RiflesArmoure...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordChallenger Tanks: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39638More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what his planned timetable is for the Challenger 2 modernisation programme.
Answer: Through the Armour Main Battle Tank (Armour MBT) programme, 148 existing Challenger 2 platforms will be upgraded to Challenger 3 standard. I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister for the Armed Forces (Mr Pollard) on 11 O...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordPopulation: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 19 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39637More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what figures her Department uses for the population of (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) Peterborough; and if she will publish those figures.
Answer: The Department uses a range of statistics that have already been published by the Office for National Statistics. These published statistics include the national and subnational Estimates of the Population for England and Wales (available on gov.uk here),...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordHuman Trafficking: CambridgeshireAttorney GeneralTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39178More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36473 on Human Trafficking: Cambridgeshire, how many of the (a) 56 cases flagged for modern slavery and (b) 11 cases with a monitoring flag for child abuse, involved (i) vic
Answer: The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has conducted a full manual review of the 11 case files with a monitoring flag for child abuse. It could not ascertain whether the defendants and victims were from Guinea-Bissau or Portugal from the information provided...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on the number of NHS staff who have been sacked for clinical negligence in each year between 2019 and 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold information on the number of National Health Service staff who have been dismissed for clinical negligence.NHS England publishes monthly statistics detailing information on NHS staff recorded within the Electronic Staff Record...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 37373 on Ajax Vehicles: Procurement, how many operationally deployable platforms has the Armoured Cavalry Programme taken delivery of since 1 January 2025.
Answer: As at 19 March 2025, 19 Ajax platforms have been accepted by the Ministry of Defence since 1 January 2025. Deliveries started before 2025 and a total of 91 vehicles have been accepted so far. We would not routinely disclose figures relating to operational...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 37367 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, what categories of items were purchased through the Tactical Hearing Protection System since 2015.
Answer: Equipment has been procured through the Tactical Hearing Protection System programme since its introduction in 2015 to the present. This equipment can be described as falling within the category of 'hearing protection'.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what types of ear defence equipment are issued across all three armed forces; and how many of each type are in use.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 20 March 2025 to Question 38440. Information on how many of each type of hearing protection are in use is not held centrally.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with Cabinet colleagues on support for male victims of (a) rape and (b) sexual assault.
Answer: This Government was elected on its landmark mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade. VAWG crimes disproportionately affect women and girls, but we know that men and boys are also often victims, and this Government is absolutel...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDiego Garcia: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35009 on Diego Garcia: Military Bases and with reference to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs' Oral Statement of 7 Octobe
Answer: The Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is a United States defence facility. The 1966 UK-US Exchange of Notes, including the 1976 amendment, sets out that the right to operate and maintain the Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia is held by the Government ...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 39171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March 2025 to Question 35425 on GP Practice Lists, whether the Carr-Hill formula has been updated since its introduction.
Answer: The Carr-Hill formula weightings have not been updated since the introduction of the formula in 2004.
Answered 27 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many solar farms have been approved as nationally significant infrastructure projects by (a) size in acres and (b) capacity in megawatts in each year since 2008.
Answer: Nine nationally significant solar farms have been consented since 2008: Project(a) Approximate size in acres(b) Approximate megawatt capacityYear consentedCleve Hill Solar Park1213.29300 – 4002020Little Crow Solar Park558.461502022Longfield Solar Farm1119...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordMOD Ashchurch: VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what vehicles are held at MOD Ashchurch; and what their readiness state is.
Answer: MOD Ashchurch holds elements of the Army's stored operational fleet and stored equipment (sustainment) fleet. These are comprised of many vehicle types and are held at varying readiness levels.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLand Drainage: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36866 on Internal Drainage Boards: Cambridgeshire, what the nature is of the Bevill’s Leam Pumping Station Resilience Works Phase 1;
Answer: Bevill’s Leam Pumping Station Resilience Works Phase 1 is a project which is being delivered through Tranche 2A of the Internal Drainage Board (IDB) Fund. This funding is focused on modern replacement and improvements to IDB assets. The Bevill’s Leam proj...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordLand Drainage: King's LynnDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 March 2025 to Question 36866 on Internal Drainage Boards: Cambridgeshire, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of the pumping infrastruc
Answer: St. Germans Pumping Station was completed in 2011 and is the largest pumping station in Britain. The pumping station drains an area of 700km2 which is mostly grade 1 agricultural land and encompasses 22,500 houses and 3,500 business. The fully automated p...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: CharitiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Office for Veterans’ Affairs provides oversight of military charities.
Answer: Charities are independent from Government and are regulated by the Charity Commission for England and Wales, the Scottish Charities Regulator or the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland depending on location. Specific services provided by charities are...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordInternet: Offensive WeaponsHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the outcome was of her Department's consultation on the accountability of social media executives for not removing adverts for weapons and knives.
Answer: The Government will be publishing the response to the consultation on the personal liability measure this spring.This measure, which implements a manifesto commitment, will introduce personal liability on senior executives of online companies that do not ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: CrimeHome OfficeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made on the implementation of her planned coalition to tackle knife crime.
Answer: The Prime Minister launched the Coalition to Tackle Knife Crime in September 2024, bringing together campaign groups, families of those who have tragically lost their lives to knife crime, young people who have been impacted and community leaders, united ...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he has taken to reduce instances of clinical negligence by NHS medical staff.
Answer: The Government is committed to advancing patient safety and creating a safety learning culture across the health system to stop harmful events from ever happening.Our commitment is demonstrated by the ongoing implementation of key programmes under the NHS...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRape: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department provides support to Safeline’s national male rape helpline.
Answer: For FY 2024-25 the Ministry of Justice has allocated grant funding of £244,887 to Safeline to deliver the National Male Survivor Helpline and Online Support Service.The grant for the National Male Survivor Helpline and Online Support Service, delivered by...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordVictim Support Schemes: FinanceMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the budget for victim and witness support services was in 2024-25.
Answer: We do not routinely publish the full Ministry of Justice budget for victim and witness support services, as funding awards are subject to change and many services will receive funding from multiple sources. At the end of the financial year, a breakdown of...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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