Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Defence Equipment: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 27 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34360More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with the Royal Air Force on the procurement of the Aermacchi M-345 fast jet trainer.
Answer: The Royal Air Force continuously researches and assesses options for the sustainment, enhancement and development of hardware and systems to maintain competitive advantage within the flying training system. The Aermacchi M-345 fast jet trainer is one of s...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFirearms: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34061More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has taken steps to procure a killflash system for the Elcan Specter OS4 Lightweight Day Sight.
Answer: Whilst there are currently no plans to procure a kill flash system for the Elcan Specter OS4 Lightweight Day Sight (LDS), the British Army continues to analyse the reflective and retroreflective properties of the optics it employs across a range of operat...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAfghanistan: ResettlementHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34060More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how family members are vetted under the Afghan Resettlement Programme.
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme, announced by the Defence Secretary on 18 December 2024, is not in itself an immigration scheme, but a single approach to improve efficiency in the end-to-end relocation and in-UK resettlement of those arriving on our Afg...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordProtective Clothing: CostsMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34059More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much a pair of Peltor ear defenders costs to issue.
Answer: Information on the costs to issue individual hearing protection items is not held in the format requested. I am, further, unable to comment on the unit purchase cost of the Peltor Ear Muff and the Peltor ComTac XP/XPI, as releasing this information could ...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ImmigrationMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34058More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will take steps with Cabinet colleagues to make indefinite leave to remain available to the dependents of non-UK service personnel at zero cost this Parliament.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 25 July 2024 to Question 121 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr Cartlidge).
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ImmigrationMinistry of DefenceTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34057More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will remove the cost of UK citizenship for non-UK service personnel.
Answer: British citizenship is not a requirement for Service in the UK Armed Forces, and not all countries we recruit from permit their citizens to have dual nationality. There are no current plans therefore to remove the cost. We are, however, committed to remov...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordFire and Rescue Services: FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, from what year the population data used to calculate fire service funding is taken from.
Answer: The majority of funding in the Local Government Finance Settlement, including funding for Fire and Rescue Authorities is distributed through the Settlement Funding Assessment. This formula was introduced in 2013-14 and is based on the 2013 population proj...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordEmergency Services: Domestic AbuseHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of emergency service control rooms will have embedded domestic abuse specialists by the end of 2025.
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 tackling vi...
Answered 7 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish NationalityHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were awarded British citizenship in 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on Citizenship in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), direct link to the Citizenship data tables.The statistics relate to applications, grants and refusals of Citizenship. The la...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34053More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people were granted indefinite leave to remain in 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes information on Settlement in the Immigration system statistics quarterly release - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk), direct link to the Settlement data tables.The statistics relate to grants and refusals of settlement and refer to individuals...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34052More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Foreign National Offenders are awaiting deportation.
Answer: The requested data is not available in reportable form, but I can confirm that all Foreign National Offenders (FNOs) are referred to the Home Office for deportation consideration immediately following sentencing.This Government has worked tirelessly to in...
Answered 6 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAntarctic: FinanceForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34051More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the current level of Government funding is for all British activity in Antarctica.
Answer: The UK's investment for British activity in Antarctica comprises a) British Antarctic Survey activity (BAS) which is funded by DSIT; b) deployment of HMS Protector which is funded by the MOD. Across the past three financial years, Navy Command has spent a...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Alconbury WealdDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34050More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment Network Rail has made of the potential merits of proceeding with the proposed new East Coast Main Line station at Alconbury Weald.
Answer: The Department is aware of long-standing local aspirations for an East Coast Main Line station at Alconbury Weald that would align with the new housing being developed in the area. In December 2024 the Chancellor launched the second stage of the Spending ...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordA141: CambridgeshireDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 34049More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an estimate of the potential cost to the public purse of the proposed A141 upgrade north of St Ives.
Answer: The proposed A141 upgrade scheme is sponsored by the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority (CPCA) as the Local Transport Authority. However, we understand that the current estimated capital cost of the scheme is between £225 million and £25...
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordAntarctic: SovereigntyForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33660More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to safeguard British claims in Antarctica from foreign state actors.
Answer: British sovereignty over the area of Antarctica now called British Antarctic Territory (BAT) dates back to 1908. This is the oldest claim to Antarctica. The UK has maintained a permanent presence in Antarctica since 1944. The UK has no doubt about its sov...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordResearch: AntarcticaDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department plans to allocate to scientific research projects in Antarctica.
Answer: The British Antarctic Survey’s current allocation from UK Research and Innovation’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is £116 million for 2024/25.DSIT's R&D budget is rising to £13.9 billion for the 2025/26 financial year. The Department wil...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Antarctic Survey: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much funding his Department allocated to the British Antarctic Survey in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The British Antarctic Survey’s current allocation from UK Research and Innovation’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is £116 million for 2024/25.DSIT's R&D budget is rising to £13.9 billion for the 2025/26 financial year. The Department wil...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordTreasury: AviationTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33657More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the cost of was of air travel by the Chancellor of the Exchequer since 4 July 2024.
Answer: Costs for all overseas ministerial travel is regularly published in transparency returns. These figures are scheduled to be published in due course.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33656More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the potential impact of changes to the taxation rules on death-in-service benefits on service families.
Answer: There is a long-standing full exemption from inheritance tax when a member of the armed forces dies from a wound inflicted, accident occurring, or disease contracted on active service in certain circumstances. There is also an exemption for service person...
Answered 5 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Security Benefits: Foreign Nationals OffendersDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of foreign national offenders receive benefits.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested.
Answered 4 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordUnemployment Benefits: AfghanistanDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of Afghan nationals with Indefinite Leave to Remain are claiming unemployment benefits.
Answer: The Department does not hold the requested information on how many and what proportion of Afghan nationals with Indefinite Leave to Remain are claiming unemployment benefits. The Department checks immigration status when assessing eligibility, but this in...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, from which financial year will the proposed cuts to offici
Answer: The Prime Minister announced in Parliament on 25 February that he is bringing forward the UK commitment to reach 2.5 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on defence spending by 2027. On top of the 2.5 per cent, an extra 0.1 per cent in security servic...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordDevelopment AidForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to the Prime Minister's Oral Statement of 25 February 2025 on Defence and Security, Official Report, how the proposed cut in official development assistance wi
Answer: Official Development Assistance (ODA) allocations for future years are being worked through given the Prime Minister's announcement on 25 February 2025 regarding a reduction in UK ODA.This Government remains fully committed to a globally significant role ...
Answered 10 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: TempsfordDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the level of weekly passenger demand at the new Tempsford railway station.
Answer: No formal assessment on forecast weekly passenger demand at Tempsford has yet been made – however, early work provided by Network Rail and East-West Rail Company has provisionally classified Tempsford as a Category C station, which could see 500,000 to 2,...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: TempsfordDepartment for TransportTabled 25 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 33650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the estimated cost to the public purse is of the new railway station at Tempsford.
Answer: The current cost estimate for Connection Stages 2/3 of EWR is £5-6bn, which is inclusive of an interchange station at Tempsford. The design of Tempsford station is not sufficiently advanced to give a robust cost estimate at this time.
Answered 5 Mar 2025
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