Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions

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4 Jul 2026–15 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

InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of raising the threshold to qualify as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project in line with technological progress.
Answer: The Government has now introduced legislation to re-introduce onshore wind into the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) regime for projects over 100MW and raise the existing solar threshold from 50MW to 100MW. This ensures onshore wind pr...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Land: Compulsory PurchaseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37369More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many land transactions for nationally significant projects were via compulsory purchase order since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero does not hold statistics on whether land has been acquired via compulsory acquisition.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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British Indian Ocean Territory: MauritiusForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37368More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35007 on British Indian Ocean Territory: Mauritius, what access the UK would have to any economic exclusion zone implement
Answer: Under the Treaty, the UK will retain full control over Diego Garcia, including unrestricted access to and use of the base for the UK and US. Further details will be set out when the Treaty is published after signature.
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Armed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37367More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost of the Tactical Hearing Protection System has been (a) since 2015, (b) in 2023-24 and (c) in 2024-25.
Answer: The total spend on the Tactical Hearing Protection System since 2015 is £46,374,163. The spend in Financial Year 2023-24 was £7,293,676 and the spend in Financial Year 2024-25 was £3,698,207. All figures are inc-VAT.
Answered 14 Mar 2025
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Armed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37366More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 February 2025 to Question 33149 on Armed Forces: Protective Clothing, how many personnel in the (a) Royal Navy, (b) Army and (c) Royal Air Force have a pair of Peltor ComTac XP/XPI is
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 10 March 2025, to Question 34996.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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Photovoltaics: Import ControlsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 11 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 37365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of banning the (a) import and (b) use of Chinese photovoltaic panels manufactured using forced Labour.
Answer: The Government is determined to eradicate forced labour in global supply chains, including in the manufacture of solar panels. Legislation and guidance are already in place to help businesses take action against modern slavery. However, we are working acr...
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Rifles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36868More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many L403A1 rifles his Department had (a) ordered and (b) received by 10 March 2025.
Answer: An order of 1,620 L403A1 rifles was made by Defence Equipment and Support, all of which were received by 10 March 2025.
Answered 18 Mar 2025
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Immigration: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36867More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35834 on Immigration: Afghanistan, how many people who have been resettled or relocated under the Afghan Resettlement Programme were granted (a) Ind
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) brings together existing Afghan resettlement ACRS & ARAP into a single, efficient pipeline.Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy (ARAP) was launched on 1 April 2021. The UK formally opened the Afghan Citizens...
Answered 13 Mar 2025
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Internal Drainage Boards: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36866More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 35001 on Sewage: Cambridgeshire, what the eight internal drainage boards projects in Cambridgeshire are.
Answer: The eight grants awarded to Cambridgeshire IDBs under the IDB Fund are supporting repairs and refurbishments to their assets, including pumping stations. The eight projects are: Application IDIDB Name Project title Total Grant Awarded - £AT2-0058Conington...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Emergency Services: Domestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36865More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34055 on Emergency Services: Domestic Abuse, when she expects the first phase of embedded external domestic abuse specialists in police force control
Answer: Raneem's Law is the first time the Government is delivering a national, coordinated approach to embedding specialism into 999 control rooms. We intend to use learning from Phase One of Raneem's Law to inform plans for further national rollout across all 4...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Boxer Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35428 on Boxer Vehicles: Procurement, what the delivery schedule is for Mechanised Infantry Vehicles (BOXER) during the period 2025 to 2027 by (a) month and (b)
Answer: Whilst the Army’s modernisation will continue over the next decade with a programme of investment worth billions of pounds, future capability development priorities will be guided by the Strategic Defence Review (SDR). There have been some ongoing delays ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Afghanistan: ResettlementMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many (a) men, (b) women, (c) male children and (d) female children have come to the UK via the Afghan Relocations and Assistance Policy since 1 April 2021.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on the Afghan Resettlement Programme (ARP) – the cross-Government delivery pipeline for all Afghan resettlement schemes - in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on resettled arrivals is published in t...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Resettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) men, (b) women, (c) male children and (d) female children have come to the UK via the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme since 6 January 2022.
Answer: Statistics on individuals resettled or relocated under the Afghan schemes are available in the Immigration System Statistics release. These statistics provide a breakdown by age and gender. For a summary of the data, see the resettlement section of the ‘H...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Local Government Finance: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the 2013 population projection from the 2011 Census used in the Settlement Funding Assessment estimates the population of Cambridgeshire to be in that year.
Answer: The estimated projection from the 2011 Census of the population of Cambridgeshire for the 2013/2014 local government finance settlement is 635,923. More detail is available here.The government is committed to introducing an improved and updated approach t...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Fire and Rescue Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36478More
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, what specific elements of the Settlement Funding Assessment use population data fro
Answer: The 2013/2014 funding formulae for the Settlement Funding Assessment used a mix of 2001 and 2011 Census data. The publication available at this link provides further detail on which set of Census data each element of the formulae use.The government is com...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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General Practitioners: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 35000 on General Practitioners: Contracts, how many GP contracts have been handed back since 4 July 2024.
Answer: The Department does not hold the data requested.
Answered 19 Mar 2025
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Elections: ProsecutionsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March to Question 34375 on Elections: Disqualification Orders, how many prosecutions have been made under the Elections Act 2022.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 34375 on 7 March 2025. As stated in our previous answer, we do not hold data on how many people have been disqualified. This includes data on the number of people prosecuted.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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General Practitioners: FinanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 7 March 2025 to Question 34376 on NHS: Finance, how the Carr-Hill formula applies to over-subscribed GP surgeries.
Answer: The Carr-Hill formula is designed to ensure that practices are reimbursed for their expected workload, that is, practices are paid more if their registered patients are expected to use services more based on past usage patterns of patients with similar ch...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
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Human Trafficking: CambridgeshireDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help identify victims of child-trafficking in schools in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: Protecting children requires cooperation and coordination across multiple agencies. Local authorities, police, and health services share a joint and equal statutory duty to work together to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The three safeguar...
Answered 7 Apr 2025
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Human Trafficking: CambridgeshireAttorney GeneralTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36473More
Question: To ask the Solicitor General, how many prosecutions for child-trafficking there have been in Cambridgeshire since 2010.
Answer: This Government is committed to tackling the scourge of child trafficking. Children who are exploited by gangs for criminal purposes will now receive greater protection under the Government’s flagship Crime and Policing Bill, with the introduction of a ne...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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Human Trafficking: CambridgeshireHome OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36472More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many cases of child-trafficking have been investigated in Cambridgeshire since 2010.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery; ensuring that victims are provided with the support they need to begin rebuilding their lives and that perpetrators are prosecuted and punished.The Modern Slavery Act 2015 gives law enforcement agenc...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Emigration: Guinea-Bissau and PortugalCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36471More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many children from (a) Guinea-Bissau and (b) Portugal have left the UK permanently since 2010.
Answer: The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority. A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 7th March is attached.
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Immigration: Guinea-Bissau and PortugalHome OfficeTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36470More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people from (a) Guinea-Bissau and (b) Portugal have entered the UK by (i) age and (ii) ethnicity since 2010.
Answer: The Home Office publishes available data on entry clearance visas by nationality in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on the outcomes of visas are published in table ‘Vis_D02’ of the detailed entry clearance dataset. Information ...
Answered 12 Mar 2025
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Military AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36469More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential suitability of developing a capability similar to the USAF’s Light Attack Experiment to provide close air support in operations characterised by UK air dominance for t
Answer: The ongoing Strategic Defence Review is considering our combat air and Armed Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) force mix in an increasingly contested world. The Protector RG (Reconnaissance/Ground-Attack) Mk1 is cu...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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EU Countries: US Air ForceMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36468More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on European security of a drawdown of US Air Force in Europe – United Kingdom (USAFE-UK) forces; and what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the
Answer: Decisions on the deployment of US forces are for the US Administration. We welcome the continued presence of United States forces in the UK, their engagement with the local communities in which they are based and the role they play in contributing to Euro...
Answered 17 Mar 2025
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