Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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National Grid: Hinchingbrooke HospitalDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82445More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of receiving approval from NESO for additional grid connection for the final phase of Hinchingbrooke Hospital’s rebuild.
Answer: Details of the requirements for individual connections to the electricity network are held in private connection contracts between the relevant parties. Faster grid connections are crucial to the Government's clean energy superpower and growth missions. W...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82444More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what funding support he is providing to the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to enable the procurem
Answer: NHS England is supporting the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to produce a robust and affordable Outline Business Case to procure an Electronic Patient Record that meets the core capabilities set out by the NHS England Frontline Digitisation progra...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFabian HenryHome OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82443More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she has taken to ensure the removal of Fabian Henry from the UK since February 2021.
Answer: While I understand the strong public interest in this individual due to their horrific crimes, it is a longstanding government policy that we do not routinely comment on individual cases. However, I can assure the Honourable Member that the Home Office is...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82442More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of removing the ABV limit of 8.5% from Small Producer Relief on businesses.
Answer: Following public consultation, a new strength-based duty structure for alcohol products was introduced in August 2023. As part of these reforms, Small Producer Relief (SPR) replaced and extended the previous Small Brewers Relief. SPR supports SMEs and new...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRwanda: CyclingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 15 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82441More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she made an assessment with Cabinet colleagues of potential security threats posed to the British cycling team who competed in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships i
Answer: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Travel Advice provides information and advice to help British nationals make informed decisions about foreign travel. The FCDO updated our Travel Advice for Rwanda on 18 September ahead of the UCI Road W...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82056More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76411 on Ajax Vehicles, by when armoured infantry doctrine will be rewritten to reflect the change in capability from Warrior to ARES.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Rayleigh and Wickford (Mr Francois) to Question 77473, which remains extant and explains there is no direct replacement for Warrior. The British Army continually review all doctrine and m...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82055More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what security checks her Department undertakes on refugees coming to the UK from Gaza.
Answer: The Government is supporting a group of Chevening Scholars and fully funded scholarship students to depart from Gaza to take up university places in the UK in Autumn for the 2025/26 academic year. The Government has also committed to evacuate a limited nu...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82054More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which vehicle platforms receive (a) spares and (b) support through the UK’s membership of the NATO Support and Procurement Agency.
Answer: The Boxer vehicle and Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) land platforms are supported by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA). The NSPA manages support solutions for partner nations operating similar equipment, enabling increased economies of ...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: FranceHome OfficeTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81535More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many commercial flights there have been with people being removed under the UK’s migration treaty with France since 1 September 2025; and how many people have been removed under this treaty.
Answer: As published on GOV.UK on 9 October, 2 group flights saw 19 individuals returned to France. This was following the successful returns of an additional 7 individuals prior in the weeks prior to that. Further flights to France through the UK-France Agreemen...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHinchingbrooke Hospital: Medical RecordsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what level on the HIMMS scale will Hinchingbrooke Hospital be required to achieve before completion as pa
Answer: The New Hospital Programme (NHP) and the Frontline Productivity Programmes do not use the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) grading system. When frontline digitisation began, it was broadly looking to align capabilities of new ...
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRAF Wyton: TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 81533More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 64 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, whether the proposed defence technology cluster at RAF Wyton will be incl
Answer: Collaboration will be at the heart of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI). UKDI will work closely with partners across the existing defence innovation landscape, including the proposed Defence Tech Cluster at RAF Wyton, establishing the right infrastructure for ...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNationally Significant Infrastructure Projects: HuntingdonMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79756More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning permissions for nationally significant infrastructure projects have been expedited through the (a) Crown Development and (b) Urgent Crown Development routes in
Answer: There have been no applications for planning permission through either the Crown Development or Urgent Crown Development routes for nationally important projects in the Huntingdon constituency.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRapeMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79755More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46175 on Sexual Offences Act 2003, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to remove the req
Answer: The Sexual Offences Act 2003 provides a robust framework of very serious offences criminalising non-consensual sexual penetration. The offence of rape under section 1 of that Act is committed whenever there is intentional penile penetration of a person’s ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79754More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 73845 on Prison Accommodation, how many of those places were approved for construction since July 2024 in each location.
Answer: None of the places referenced in PQ 73845 were approved for construction since July 2024. They were all approved prior to July 2024.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Industrial Competitiveness SchemeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79753More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 53 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to open the consultation on the British Industri
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade will launch a consultation on the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme before the end of this year.
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS: Solar PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79752More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, with reference to the press release entitled Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools, published on 21 March 2025, over how many financial years the partnership with Great
Answer: The investment announced by Great British Energy and the UK government in March is for schools and hospitals for the 2025/26 financial year. Beyond 2025/26, we expect decisions on funding and investment to be made by Great British Energy as it becomes ful...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordCommunity Energy FundDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79751More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what type of projects the the Great British Energy Community Fund is permitted to be spent on.
Answer: Great British Energy announced that £5 million will be allocated to the Great British Energy Community Fund (GBECF) in 2025/26, a grant funding scheme to support community energy groups to generate their own clean power projects. GBECF can support project...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79750More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the guidance entitled Digital ID scheme: explainer, published on 26 September 2025, when she plans to publish the consultation on digital IDs.
Answer: The Government will launch a public consultation on the new digital ID by the end of the year, setting out the proposed approach in more detail and seeking views on this. This will include the proposed approach to estimating and monitoring the costs invol...
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordProof of Identity: Digital TechnologyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79749More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, with reference to the guidance entitled Digital ID scheme: explainer, published on 26 September 2025, from which database will the digital ID validate (a) identity, (b) age, (c) residen
Answer: The Government has announced plans for a new national digital identity credential to be available to UK citizens and legal residents aged 16 and over. This will make it easier for people to securely access the services they are entitled to, where they wan...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordQuantum Technology: FinanceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79748More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 12 September 2025 to Question 75352 on Quantum Technology, where the funding for the adoption of quantum computers is being spent.
Answer: As part of the UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy the Government is allocating £670 million to advance our quantum computing mission, which includes 10-year investment for the National Quantum Computing Centre (NQCC), to drive the adoption of quantum computi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimates: ImportsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79747More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 19 September 2025 to Question 74067 on Primates: Imports, how many import licences have been issued for macaques since 5 July 2024; and for what purposes each
Answer: This information is not available in the public domain.
Answered 22 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordFood: Public SectorDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79746More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 74136 on Catering: Public Sector, how many public sector organisations currently purchase more than half their food from British
Answer: The Government is currently assessing what food the public sector buys and where it comes from. This will enable us to determine the extent to which public sector organisations are buying food from British producers, providing a baseline with which to mea...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTechnical Excellence CollegesDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79745More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to p.45 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth (CP 1388), where the five new Defence Technical Excellence Colleges will be located.
Answer: A £182 million defence skills package was announced at the start of September 2025 in the Defence Industrial Strategy, which aims to make defence an engine for national renewal and economic growth, harnessing the skills needed for the future, from submari...
Answered 31 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSchools: SwimmingDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79744More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of including travel to swimming lessons within the scope of the sport premium.
Answer: Schools receive core funding for activities within the curriculum, including delivery and travel for swimming and water safety lessons. After pupils have completed their core curriculum swimming and water safety lessons, it is permissible to use the physi...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRailways: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79743More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects Project Reach to be completed.
Answer: Network Rail’s Reach partners are developing a detailed delivery plan and hope to have made significant improvements to coverage this control period (end of 2029).
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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