Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions

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4 Jul 2026–14 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

Sexual Offences: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department provides support to SurvivorsUK’s webchat.
Answer: For FY 2024-25 the Ministry of Justice has allocated grant funding of £127,463 to SurvivorsUK to deliver the National Male Survivors’ Online Helpline.The grant for the National Male Survivors’ Online Helpline, delivered by SurvivorsUK, will expire on 31 M...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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Rape: Victim Support SchemesMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38717More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what funding is available to the Male Rape Fund in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Answer: The Rape and Sexual Abuse Support Fund (RASASF) was recommissioned in 2023. To streamline the funding schemes that specialist sexual abuse organisations needed to apply to, the Ministry of Justice amalgamated the Male Rape Support Services Fund into one R...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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Sure Start ProgrammeDepartment for EducationTabled 17 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what funding was available to Sure Start (a) in each year and (b) adjusted for inflation.
Answer: Annual expenditure figures for the Sure Start programme are published in the following reports:Department for Education and Skills departmental report 2007, found here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-and-skills-departm...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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James Scott Rhys AndersonForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 March to Question 36204 on James Scott Rhys Anderson, what discussions he has had with (a) the Russian ambassador to the UK and (b) senior Russia
Answer: The Ukrainian authorities have confirmed British national James Anderson was serving in the Ukrainian Armed Forces, meaning he holds Prisoner of War (PoW) status. Ukraine holds responsibility for engagement on any members of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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Obstetrics: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38442More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer 11 March 2025 to Question 35836 on NHS: Negligence, how many instances of Obstetrics Clinical Negligence between financial years(a) 2019-20 and (b) 2023-24 resulted in the de
Answer: NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. NHS Resolution does not record ethnicity data and therefore this information is not held in the format requested as it is not required for claims m...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
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Obstetrics: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35836 on NHS: Negligence, what the breakdown of categorisation for Obstetrics Clinical Negligence Claims between financial years (a) 2019-20 and
Answer: NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England. NHS Resolution does not record ethnicity data and therefore this information is not held in the format requested as it is not required for claims m...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
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Armed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38440More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35848 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, if he will list (a) all types of current in-service ear defence and (b) their NATO Stock Number issued to service pe
Answer: According to the information officials have been able to gather, the types of ear defence currently in service are as follows: SystemNSNIssued toPeltor Ear Muff4240-99-301-1294 (H540B) 4240-99-957-6913 (H540A) 4240-99-773-1232 (H515FB) 4240-12-382-5630 (H...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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Electricity Generation: TempsfordDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what percentage of the capacity of the Eaton Socon sub-station will be used by the proposed new town at Tempsford.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to him on 3 March to Question UIN 35005.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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Clean Power: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38438More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled Global Clean Power Alliance: finance mission statement, published on 20 November 2024, what progress he has made on t
Answer: We have been working closely with Brazil, our co-chair for the Finance Mission, to develop a set of time-bound deliverables which will focus the Finance Mission's activity. The proposals will be shared after further consultation with Mission members and d...
Answered 26 Mar 2025
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NHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38437More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35836 on NHS: Negligence, how many separate instances of clinical negligence in England where NHS Resolution paid damages were there in each fina
Answer: NHS Resolution (NHSR) manages clinical negligence and other claims against the National Health Service in England.NHS Resolution has provided the requested information broken down by financial year since 2019/20 as well as specialty and scheme. Low figure...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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NHS: NegligenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38436More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS staff have been prosecuted in relation to clinical negligence each year between 2019 and 2024.
Answer: NHS Resolution manages clinical negligence and other claims against the NHS in England. NHS Resolution does not hold the information requested. Criminal proceedings can arise either before, during or after damages have been paid, and are therefore not rec...
Answered 25 Mar 2025
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Prisons: FoodMinistry of JusticeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38435More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what proportion of food supplied to the prison estate is sourced from British farms.
Answer: The information is not held centrally.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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Armed Forces: FoodMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38434More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of food supplied to armed forces personnel is sourced from British farms.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 17 March 2025 to Question 36360 to the hon. Member for South Holland and the Deepings (The Rt Hon Sir John Hayes MP CBE).
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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Public OrderHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38433More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when the National Violence Disorder Programme became operational.
Answer: The National Violent Disorder Programme consisted of the police’s activation of the National Mobilisation Plan on 1st August; the Government commitment that the Police Special Grant would be used to support forces with the additional costs incurred in pol...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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Trident Submarines: Trident MissilesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38432More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to question 36205, whether the Dreadnought-class submarine programme will use the Trident 2 D5 missile.
Answer: Yes. The Dreadnought Class submarines will carry nuclear-armed Trident II D5 ballistic missiles.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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MBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38431More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35843 on Marshall Bioresources: Audit, on what dates did (a) announced and (b) unannounced audits by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit of Marsh
Answer: Marshall BioResources was granted an establishment licence in October 2017. Since then, the Animals in Science Regulation Unit have conducted 8 announced inspections/audits and 7 unannounced as set out below.AnnouncedUnannounced2021 September2024 April202...
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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MBR Acres: Animal WelfareHome OfficeTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38430More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 13 March 2025 to Question 35843 on Marshall Bioresources: Audit, what the outcome was of the unannounced audit by the Animals in Science Regulation Unit of Marshall BioResour
Answer: The outcome of the last unannounced audit carried out in April 2024 was that there were no critical, major or minor findings, and no low-level concerns identified.
Answered 24 Mar 2025
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General Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38429More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 35425 on General Practitioners: Finance, whether data other than the (a) Standardised Limited Long-Standing Illness and (b) Standardised Mortalit
Answer: Global sum payments to general practices (GPs) are based on the number of patients registered at each GP. The Carr-Hill formula adjusts these payments to take account of the differences in workload between practices, over the differences due to variations...
Answered 27 Mar 2025
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General PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38428More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 11 March 2025 to Question 36426 on General Practitioners, how the additional 6,716,007 appointments were created.
Answer: Increased appointment volumes are largely driven by growth in the general practice workforce. Between June 2023 and June 2024, there was an increase of 1,042 full-time equivalent (FTE) doctors in general practice and 5,954 other FTE clinical staff, allowi...
Answered 21 Mar 2025
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Domestic Abuse: SuicideMinistry of JusticeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what discussions she has had with relevant stakeholders on reviewing sentencing for instances of coercive control that leads to the suicide of the victim.
Answer: Tackling this issue is a core part of this Government’s mission to halve violence against women and girls (VAWG) in a decade, and our VAWG strategy, which will be published in the summer, will look at how we can better understand, learn from and prevent f...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Defence: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on fulfilment of the UK's commitment to the NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade continues to work with colleagues across government to deliver new a Defence Industrial Strategy which will help us meet our NATO commitments, such as the NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge.
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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NATO: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had recent discussions with Cabinet colleagues on taking steps to meet the NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge.
Answer: It is essential that NATO Allies ramp up their defence industrial capacity and production across the Alliance – to support Ukraine and for our own defence and deterrence. That is why we strongly support the NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge, which...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to move away from over-exquisite design in the context of the procurement of new capability.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is reforming its acquisition system to deliver defence capabilities at greater pace and secure the best possible value for money.Central to this is the creation of a National Armaments Director to ensure our Armed Forces are proper...
Answered 20 Mar 2025
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Defence: TrainingDepartment for EducationTabled 13 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 38193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department is taking steps to help tackle the skills shortage in the defence workforce.
Answer: This government recognises the critical role that a skilled workforce plays in supporting national defence, including meeting the needs of the armed forces and of a vibrant, innovative and competitive defence industry.The department funds a range of high ...
Answered 29 Mar 2025
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Energy: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 12 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 903249More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of how agricultural land classification is assessed in energy infrastructure project decisions.
Answer: Both the National Planning Policy Framework and National Policy Statements were updated in 2024. They make clear that energy infrastructure should always be located in areas of poorer quality land rather that higher quality land where possible. At the end...
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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