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

Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with Research En
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with Innovate UK
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32350More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Scienc
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32349More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Natural
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32347More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Medical
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32346More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Enginee
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32345More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Biotech
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32344More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Economi
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32343More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Arts an
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Research: EU Grants and LoansDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 21 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 32342More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to his policy paper entitled UK position on EU's Research and Innovation Framework Programme, published on 26 September 2024, what discussions he has had with the Advance
Answer: In advance of the publication of the UK’s Position Paper on the European Union’s 10th Research and Innovation Framework Programme (FP10), the Government undertook extensive engagement with a range of stakeholders across Government including UK Research an...
Answered 3 Mar 2025
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Resettlement: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30711More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 6 February 2025 to Question 28425 on Afghanistan: Resettlement, how many and what proportion of the total number of Afghans in the UK arrived via the Afghan Resettlement Prog
Answer: The Afghan Resettlement Programme, announced by the Defence Secretary on 18 December 2024, is not in itself an immigration scheme, but a single delivery pipeline to improve efficiency in the end to end relocation and in-UK resettlement of those arriving o...
Answered 19 Feb 2025
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Asylum: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30706More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghans who initially arrived in the UK by small boat are now part of the Afghan Resettlement Programme.
Answer: Individuals who arrive in the UK via small boat are not considered to meet the requirements for a grant of permission to remain in the UK, and are not therefore expected to be included in any of our resettlement schemes.
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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Asylum: AfghanistanHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan nationals have arrived via small boats since August 2021.
Answer: The Home Office publishes statistics on small boat arrivals to the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on detected irregular arrivals by method of entry and nationality is published in table Irr_D01 of the ‘Irregular migratio...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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Border Security CommandHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to clause eight of the Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill, which civil servants would be eligible to serve as the Interim Border Security Commander.
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) was established on 5 July 2024 and Martin Hewitt CBE QPM took on the role of Border Security Commander on 7 October 2024. The BSC’s first priority is tackling organised immigration crime (OIC) and reducing irregular migra...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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Red Arrows: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget was allocated to the Red Arrows in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The exact annual operating budget for the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is not centrally calculated. However, the operation of both teams combined would account for less than 00.03% of the annual defence budget.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
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Air Force: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what proportion of the defence budget was allocated to the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The exact annual operating budget for the Red Arrows and the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is not centrally calculated. However, the operation of both teams combined would account for less than 00.03% of the annual defence budget.
Answered 19 Feb 2025
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Border Security CommandHome OfficeTabled 11 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she expects the Border Security Commander to publish an annual report for 2024-25.
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) was established on 5 July 2024 and Martin Hewitt CBE QPM took on the role of Border Security Commander on 7 October 2024. The BSC’s first priority is tackling organised immigration crime (OIC) and reducing irregular migra...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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Border Security Command: DirectorsHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, who the members of the board of Border Security Command are.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer I gave him on 23 January to Question 22404.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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Undocumented Migrants: International CooperationHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which international (a) source and (b) transit country partners Border Security Command are working with to disincentivise irregular migration.
Answer: The Borde Security Command is committed to a ‘whole of route of approach’ to tackling irregular migration. This includes working with our international partners across a large number of source and transit countries, which is led by the evidence on the key...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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Calais GroupHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Security Command have commenced working with the Calais Group of Interior Ministers.
Answer: On 10 December 2024, Home Secretary, the Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, jointly with German Federal Minister of the Interior and Community, Nancy Faeser, convened the Calais Group Interior Ministers meeting with Belgium, France, and The Netherlands, in London, ...
Answered 24 Feb 2025
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EuropolHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Border Security Command has commenced participation in Europol Operational Task Forces.
Answer: A range of UK agencies continue to undertake multiple operations with European law enforcement partners, coordinated through Europol and Eurojust, including participation in Operational Task Forces.
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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People SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's press release entitled G7 countries agree new plan to dismantle migrant smuggling gangs, published on 4 October 2024, if she will publish that plan.
Answer: On 4 October 2024, G7 nations agreed a new plan to tackle the smuggling of migrants. This Action Plan will deliver a boost to UK law enforcement by fostering closer cooperation with G7 partners to bolster border security, combat transnational organised cr...
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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People SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30377More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps Border Security Command has taken to improve understanding of the methodologies used to facilitate irregular migration.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer I gave him on 23 January to Question 22404.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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People SmugglingHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30376More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps Border Security Command has taken support (a) law enforcement and (b) other partners to (i) understand, (ii) identify and (iii) tackle organised immigration crime.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the Answer I gave him on 23 January to Question 22404.
Answered 13 Feb 2025
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Undocumented Migrants: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 10 Feb 2025AnsweredUIN 30375More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps Border Security Command has taken with the banking sector to (a) prevent illicit finance and (b) reduce the profits of organised crime groups facilitating irregular migration.
Answer: We created the Border Security Command which will apply public-private partnerships to Organised Immigration Crime (OIC) for the first time, including with the UK’s financial sector and financial institutions, to prevent the flow of illicit finance and de...
Answered 14 Feb 2025
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