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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Animal Experiments: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to secure external funding for the further development of non-animal methods of pharmaceutical testing.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the development and uptake of alternative methods to the use of animals in science and we are engaging with the pharmaceutical industry and regulatory authorities on how to take this commitment forward. The Govern...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he is taking steps to ensure that the (a) end-to-end process and (b) regulatory landscape for pre-clinical animal testing is better understood by the public.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science.Non Government Organisations such as The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), the National Centre for the Re...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he plans to implement the Non-Animal Methods strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to supporting the uptake and development of alternative methods to the use of animals in science. The Labour Manifesto includes a commitment to “partner with scientists, industry, and civil society as we work towards the phasin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: Rural AreasDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6821More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of requiring franchising plans to guarantee the consideration during the planning phase of bus services to villages that do not receive any.
Answer: The government is determined to deliver better bus services, grow passenger numbers and drive opportunity to under-served regions. It has set out a plan to achieve this, based on giving local leaders the tools they need to ensure bus services reflect the ...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBus Services: HuntingdonDepartment for TransportTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6820More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many settlements in Huntingdon constituency do not have a daily bus service.
Answer: At present, the majority of bus services in England outside London are provided on a commercial basis by private operators. The government does not hold information on individual bus routes. The government is determined to deliver better bus services, gro...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordClinical Waste: IncineratorsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6819More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many tonnes of medical waste are incinerated annually by the NHS in the East of England.
Answer: The information is not collected in the format requested. However, the National Health Service collects data for all of England in the Estates Returns Information Collection, which is available at the following link:https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-informa...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBorder Security Command: StaffHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many additional staff will be required in (a) Government Departments and (b) Border Security Command for that organisation to reach full operational (i) readiness and (ii) effectiveness.
Answer: The Border Security Command (BSC) has been launched and will sit as a new bespoke command led by Martin Hewitt and within the Home Office, working collaboratively with colleagues across the department and beyond. Staff will have the same opportunities for...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBorder Security Command: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the in-year budget for the Border Security Command is for 2024-25.
Answer: The Home Secretary announced on 17 September up to £75 million in new investment for the Border Security Command. This will deliver cutting edge new technology, extra officers and further covert capabilities across the system. The BSC will be appropriatel...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, from what year is the population data used to calculate the police allocation formula.
Answer: The Home Office publishes a Police Grant Report on an annual basis. The Report sets out the Home Secretary’s determination, made under section 46(2) of the Police Act 1996, of:the aggregate amount of grants for police purposes paid under Section 46, and;t...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordCouncil TaxMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6815More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing council tax bands.
Answer: Future decisions on council tax will be taken at the spending review in which we are fully engaged. Ahead of any decisions taken on the tax, the Government will carefully consider the impact on councils and taxpayers. The Government is committed to keepin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBusiness RatesTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6814More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to announce changes to business rates.
Answer: The government is committed to delivering a fairer business rates system by levelling the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivising investment, tackling empty properties and supporting entrepreneurship. Any decisions on...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChoirs: Tax AllowancesTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6813More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of providing tax relief for (a) singing groups and (b) choirs.
Answer: The creative industries play a key role in driving economic growth. The Government is committed to supporting the creative industries as a key part of its plan to fix the foundations of the economy, creating good jobs and accelerating growth in film, musi...
Answered 11 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking Hubs: CambridgeshireTreasuryTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6812More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 13 September 2024 to Question 4779 on Banking Hubs, what the timeline is for the roll-out of the new banking hubs; and whether (a) Cash Access UK and (b) LINK are considering St Ives in Cam
Answer: The Government is working closely with industry to roll out 350 banking hubs across the UK. The UK banking sector has committed to deliver these hubs by the end of this parliament. Currently, over 80 banking hubs are already open and Cash Access UK, who o...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordSugar Beet: NeonicotinoidsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6811More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of granting a further derogation for the use of (a) Cruiser and (b) other neonicotinoids on sugar-beet crops in 2025.
Answer: Pesticides are strictly regulated based on the risks and benefits of use. Decisions on Emergency Authorisation applications for use of neonicotinoids on sugar beet for 2025 will be taken in line with the legal requirements of Regulation 1107/2009 (Article...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6810More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the asset condition of flood (a) defences and (b) infrastructure across Cambridgeshire’s middle-level.
Answer: Assets in the Middle Level are primarily managed by the Middle Level Commissioners with some managed by the Environment Agency (EA). The 2021 EA’s “Future Fens – Flood Risk Management Project Baseline Report” underscores the importance of these assets acr...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: HuntingdonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Floods Resilience Task Force will work with stakeholders in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Government’s new Floods Resilience Taskforce marks a new approach to preparing for flooding and developing policy. It brings together a range of partners in national, regional and local Government, including the Environment Agency (EA), Devolved Admin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRAF Alconbury and RAF MolesworthMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating funding to RAF (a) Molesworth and (b) Alconbury.
Answer: Allocation of funding for United States Visiting Forces Estate in the United Kingdom is the responsibility of the United States Government.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRAF WytonMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) steps he plans to take and (b) funding he plans to allocate to support the growth of RAF Wyton.
Answer: As part of the ‘Better Defence Estate Strategy’, the UK Strategic Command Station at RAF Wyton will gain an enhanced integrated operations hub, designed to directly support UK Armed Forces on operations globally. This initiative will also enable the relea...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRAF Wyton: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of disposal of land that is part of RAF Wyton.
Answer: As part of the ‘Better Defence Estate Strategy’, the UK Strategic Command Station at RAF Wyton will gain an enhanced integrated operations hub, designed to directly support UK Armed Forces on operations globally. This initiative will also enable the relea...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBoxer Vehicles: WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring a turreted cannon for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, Boxer.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review will guide future capability development priorities to ensure the United Kingdom is both secure at home and strong abroad now and for years to come. As the review is still ongoing, the implications for capability programmes, i...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWarrior VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to procure a tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle capability for the British Army.
Answer: The Army’s tracked Infantry Fighting vehicle, Warrior, is due to be withdrawn from service by the end of the decade. Whilst BOXER is not a direct replacement, it will become the Army’s primary mechanised infantry platform working with Ajax and Challenger ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: UniformsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to identify alternatives to the bearskins worn by the Household Division's Regiments of the Foot Guards.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to the use of human-made materials to replace natural fur items where they provide a suitable, safe, affordable, and sustainable alternative. Therefore, the Department is open to considering faux fur alternatives that ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4779More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a banking hub in (a) St Ives, Cambridgeshire and (b) other market towns that have experienced bank closures.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to roll-out 350 banking...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: VisasMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to waive dependent visa fees for (a) foreign and (b) Commonwealth veterans.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2024 to Question 121 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr Cartlidge).
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPE and Sport PremiumDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The primary PE and sport premium will continue in the 2024/25 academic year and, as in previous years, individual school allocations will be confirmed when the department issues updated guidance later in the term.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
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