Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Solar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what the maximum amount of best and most versatile land is that could be (a) used in a solar farm development designated as NSIP and (b) granted a Development Consent Order.
Answer: There is no set maximum amount of best and most versatile land that may be used in a nationally significant infrastructure development. Each case is judged on its own merits in line with the requirements in the Planning Act 2008 and relevant policy, such ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the revised neighbourhood policing figures for 29 police forces in England and Wales, published on 19 March 2025 on the neighbourhood policing g
Answer: Grant funding allocations for neighbourhood policing in 2025/26 were calculated using the Police Funding Formula.As allocations were made based on the Police Funding Formula, the revised neighbourhood policing figures have no bearing on the grant allocati...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will publish the number of (a) police officers, (b) police community support officers, (c) special Constables and (d) redeployed police officers to be recruited by each police force in year one
Answer: The Government has committed to restoring neighbourhood policing through the Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee. As set out in the 2025-26 police funding settlement, £200 million of funding has been allocated to forces in England and Wales in 2025-26 to kic...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46184More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected number of police officers recruited is in each of the next four years.
Answer: The 2025-26 police funding settlement provides funding of up to £19.6 billion for the policing system in England and Wales. Total funding to police forces will be up to £17.6 billion, an increase of up to £1.2 billion compared to the 2024-25 police fundin...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46183More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what neighbourhood policing grant allocations can be spent on.
Answer: The approach to delivery in 2025/26, which will be year 1 of a 4-year programme, is designed to deliver an initial increase to the neighbourhood policing workforce in a manner that is flexible, and can be adapted to the local context and varied crime dema...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCambridgeshire Constabulary: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46182More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officers, (b) Police Community Support Officers, (c) special constables and (d) staff Cambridgeshire Constabulary were budgeted to recruit in each of the last five financial years.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers joining the police service in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46181More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how the neighbourhood policing grant allocation for each police force has been calculated.
Answer: As a central part of the Safer Streets Mission, £200 million has been made available in FY 25/26 to support the first steps of delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel.In 2025-26, funding for this grant has been allocated using the Police F...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCambridgeshire Constabulary: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46180More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many police officers were recruited in Cambridgeshire in (a) 2022-23, (b) 2023-24 and (c) 2024-25.
Answer: The Home Office collects and publishes data annually on the number of police officers joining the police service in the ‘Police Workforce, England and Wales’ statistical bulletin which can be accessed here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/police...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncillors: DisqualificationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46179More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what restrictions are in place that prevent people from becoming a local councillor due to (a) criminal convictions and (b) any other reason.
Answer: Candidates must declare anything that might disqualify them from standing for or holding local office, not doing so is a criminal offence. Certain criminal convictions will disqualify an individual from local government, such as criminal convictions that ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAnimal Experiments: LicensingHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46178More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many licences for the use of animals for scientific purposes were granted (a) in 2023-24 and (b) since 5 July 2024.
Answer: The number of licences granted under the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act for the use of animals in scientific procedures is published in the Regulator’s Annual Report.The Report for 2023 is available here: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/ani...
Answered 24 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: HuntingdonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of each individual GP practices' funding is made up of the Global Sum Payment in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The following table shows what percentage of each individual general practice’s National Health Service funding is made up of the Global Sum Payment for 2022/23, in the Huntingdon constituency:Practice codePractice nameGlobal sum as a percentage of total ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral Practitioners: HuntingdonDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46176More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which GP practices in the Huntingdon constituency have (a) a GMS contract, (b) a PMS contract and (c) an APMS contract.
Answer: There are 12 practices in the Huntingdon constituency, all of which hold General Medical Services contracts.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRapeMinistry of JusticeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46175More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of updating the Sexual Offences Act 2003 to reflect that rape can be committed by either sex.
Answer: The offence of rape under section 1 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 is committed whenever there is penile penetration without consent or reasonable belief in consent. Non-penile penetration without consent or reasonable belief in consent is criminalised b...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHonour Based AbuseHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing a criminal offence of honour based violence or abuse.
Answer: ‘Honour’-based abuse (HBA) is an umbrella term, covering specific crimes such as female genital mutilation (FGM) and forced marriage, but also other forms of abuse that take place in an 'honour' context. While there is not a specific offence of Honour Bas...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the maximum (a) population size and (b) geographical area is that each neighbourhood police officer acting as the named point of contact will be required to cover.
Answer: The Government is committed to strong neighbourhood policing for everyone in England and Wales, no matter where they live. As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to addressi...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46172More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what criteria has been used to calculate the number of police officers required to provide a named officer in every town.
Answer: The Government is committed to providing strong neighbourhood policing to everyone in England and Wales, no matter where they live.As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46171More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of (a) new and (b) redeployed officers will be required in order to provide a named police officer for every town.
Answer: The Government is committed to providing strong neighbourhood policing to everyone in England and Wales, no matter where they live.As the Prime Minister announced on 10 April, by July, every community will have named and contactable officers dedicated to ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: EquipmentHome OfficeTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46170More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what items of equipment currently issued to police officers in are manufactured in China.
Answer: At present, the procurement of equipment for individual police forces is a matter for their chief constables.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordRoyal Military Academy and RAF Cranwell: InspectionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46169More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason (a) The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and (b) RAF Cranwell are not rated by Ofsted.
Answer: Both the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and the Royal Air Force Officer Training Academy (at Cranwell) were inspected by Ofsted using the Ministry of Defence Inspection Framework (care and welfare) during the 2022-23 academic year. Both training establi...
Answered 1 May 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: DefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46168More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of US Air Force European Infrastructure Consolidation works.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 3 April 2025 to Question UIN 42680.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46167More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department has spent on the procurement of hearing protection via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency since 2015.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has spent a total of approximately £11 million on hearing protection via the NATO Support and Procurement Agency since 2015, for the procurement of equipment to supply the Tactical Hearing Protection System programme.
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Body ArmourMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46166More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the budget is for the Personal Hard Armour Framework.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has issued a Prior Information Notice outlining plans to establish a new framework agreement for the procurement of Personal Hard Armour to support British Armed Forces personnel. The agreement, which will be managed by Defence Equ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Body ArmourMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46165More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Personal Hard Armour Framework will be implemented.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence has issued a Prior Information Notice outlining plans to establish a new framework agreement for the procurement of Personal Hard Armour to support British Armed Forces personnel. The agreement, which will be managed by Defence Equ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: AmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46164More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, which units have had (a) existing and (b) allocated ammunition stocks reduced to donate ammunition to Ukraine.
Answer: Since the beginning of the conflict, we have delivered over 500,000 rounds of artillery ammunition worth over £1.5 billion to Ukraine. With European partners, we are also members of the artillery capability coalition which delivers immediate support to Uk...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordAmmunitionMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46163More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how long it will take to replenish ammunition stocks to adequate levels.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence remains fully engaged with industry, allies and partners to ensure that munitions stockpiles are sufficient to support current and future operations, including any proposed UK contribution of military support to Ukraine. Defence mu...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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