Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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Railways: Mobile BroadbandDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79742More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 75323 on Railways: Mobile Broadband, how much funding her Department plans to provide for low earth orbit satellite technology.
Answer: The Department was successful in securing funding of £33m capital and £24m resource (or operational expenditure) as part of the Spending Review to fit all mainline trains with Low Earth Orbit satellite technology to upgrade on -train wifi.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Business BankTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79741More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, by when she expects the British Business Bank to (a) introduce tailored mark
Answer: The British Business Bank will be able to deploy the funding it was allocated at Spending Review, and which was outlined in the Defence Industrial Strategy, from the beginning of the next financial year. As a commercially independent organisation the BBB ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Business BankTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79740More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, by when she expects the British Business Bank Industrial Strategy Growth Cap
Answer: The British Business Bank’s Industrial Strategy Growth Capital provides an additional £4 billion across the 8 Industrial Strategy sectors and is expected to be deployed over a four-year period. This funding will be committed through existing investment ve...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Wealth FundTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79739More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what legislative proposals she plans to bring forward to enable the expansio
Answer: The government will bring forward primary legislation, when parliamentary time allows, to expand the NWF’s mandate beyond infrastructure, enabling it to invest into a wider range of capital-intensive projects, businesses and assets that support growth. Un...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGrapheneTreasuryTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79738More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the National
Answer: The National Wealth Fund invests in capital intensive projects, businesses, and assets by offering financing in the form of debt, equity and guarantees. The Government published the National Wealth Fund’s Statement of Strategic Priorities on 19 March whic...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Security: CybersecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79737More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the full scope of the Joint Crypt Key programme.
Answer: The Joint Crypt-Key Programme (JCKP) is Ministry of Defence-sponsored and delivered jointly with the National Cyber Security Centre. The information requested is being withheld as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, eff...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAWE Burghfield: ConstructionMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79736More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the remaining (a) scope and (b) cost to completion for the MENSA programme.
Answer: The MENSA programme continues to make progress and is nearing the end of its construction and commissioning stage. As set out in the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, the latest cost estimate to deliver th...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: RecruitmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79735More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, which projects are affected by the challenges to
Answer: These resource challenges are impacting a significant portion of the Army Portfolio. The confidence assessments of the programmes are available in the National infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, accessible here: htt...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79734More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment she made of the reasons for the
Answer: At the time of the report, both the Houseblocks and Refurbishments Programme and Category D Expansion Programme had been impacted by ISG, a supplier of prison building contracts, entering in administration in September 2024. The loss of the building contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79733More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment she made of the reasons for the
Answer: At the time of the report, both the Houseblocks and Refurbishments Programme and Category D Expansion Programme had been impacted by ISG, a supplier of prison building contracts, entering in administration in September 2024. The loss of the building contr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTrident Submarines: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79732More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the ongoing challenges are in meeting the d
Answer: The red delivery confidence rating for the Core Production Capability programme in the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) report reflects the complexity of simultaneously completing the Astute Class cores while transition...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: Air Traffic ControlMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79731More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, if he will make an assessment of the potential i
Answer: Following Ministry of Defence Centre arbitration funding decisions on (a) St Kilda, (b) the Falkland Islands and (c) Gibraltar, Air HQ will clarify the requirements and ensure that any potential impact to those locations, in the context of the Marshall pr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordType 31 Frigates: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, if he will publish the complex integration challenge faced by the Royal Navy’s Type 31 programme.
Answer: The Type 31 (T31) frigate programme will deliver a maritime security capability at a value for money price in a timescale that compares favourably with other international warship procurement programmes. In common with other enterprises, the T31 programme...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made in identifying a vehicle on which to mount the Short-Range Air Defence missile system.
Answer: As announced at the Defence and Security International (DSEI) conference 2025, the British Army has joined the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) Programme, a multinational initiative with Finland, centred around the Patria 6x6 armoured vehicle. The Pa...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79728More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made in developing an integrated layered air defence system as part of the Land Ground Based Air Defence programme.
Answer: Integrated Air and Missile Defence investments will be prioritised appropriately against the threat as part of the future Integrated Force. Work to deliver the Strategic Defence Review recommendations, including on homeland Integrated Air and Missile Defe...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordType 26 Frigates: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79727More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, is he will set out the (a) delivery and (b) in-service date for each Type 26 frigate.
Answer: The Type 26 programme remains on track to meet all user requirements and deliver eight world-class anti-submarine warfare frigates in time to replace the anti-submarine warfare Type 23s. All ships are expected to enter service between 2028 and 2035. Type ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordType 26 Frigates: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79726More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in delivering the Global Combat Ship programme.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with BAE Systems (BAES) to ensure the Global Combat Ship (Type 26) programme remains on track to meet all user requirements and deliver world-class Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) frigates to replace the Type...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHMS Swiftsure: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79725More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on dismantling HMS Swiftsure.
Answer: To date almost 550 tonnes of conventional waste have been removed and recycled from Swiftsure, with 90% of her total weight expected to be recycled in due course. In June 2025, Swiftsure’s fin was cut and removed, marking a key project milestone. This uni...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordShipbuildingMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79724More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the National Shipbuilding Strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to a successful shipbuilding and maritime technology sector. In 2024 alone, the sector contributed £3.5 billion in Gross Value Added (GVA) to the economy and employed approximately 50,000 people, with a median annual wage of £4...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBoeing E-7: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79723More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on obtaining final approval of the Full Business Case for the E7 Wedgetail programme.
Answer: The Full Business Case was approved in June 2025.
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79722More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to redefine the Armoured Cavalry 2025 Programme.
Answer: Any plans to redefine the Armoured Cavalry programme will be approved in accordance with extant Department procedures.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordTyphoon Aircraft: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79721More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on the Phase 4 Enhancement to the Typhoon aircraft.
Answer: The four-Nation Phase 4 Enhancement (P4E) upgrade programme is in the System Definition de-risking phase of activity, following the signature of the System Definition Contract in 2024. Over the coming months, the four nations will agree on the final P4E c...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79720More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what the nature is of the (a) workforce shortage
Answer: Personnel shortfalls were identified in both the RAF and Defence Equipment and Support delivery team constructs. Internal prioritisation activity has since occurred to mitigate shortfalls. Protector's schedule was also delayed due to the resultant review ...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Air Systems: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79719More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when the Protector programme will receive approval for a review note.
Answer: A revised Review Note will be submitted to re-baseline the Protector RG Mk1 programme once the Defence Investment Plan has been released and the impact is understood.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79718More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the outcome was of the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Gate 4 programme review of the Mechanised Infantry Programme.
Answer: The most recent National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) review outcome of the Mechanised Infantry Programme is reflected in the NISTA 2024-2025 annual report which is published online. The supporting data grades the Mechanised...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
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