Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Defence and National SecurityMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23033More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.1.19 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, by when does he plan to deliver a national conversation campaign on defence and security in order to (a) raise public
Answer: The National Conversation is a programme of public engagement led by the Cabinet Office as part of the Home Defence Programme. Delivery is already underway and will continue through 2027. Defence is supporting this work through planned public engagement a...
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23032More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to paragraph 3.1.19 of the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, what is the full scope if the £40m investment in the Raising Our Standards programme.
Answer: The £40 million investment in the Raising Our Standards programme has funded the establishment of Defence's system-wide programme to improve standards of behaviour, trust and people assurance, including initial programme design, pilot activity, and improv...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23031More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what organisations comprise the UK National Arsenal.
Answer: The National Armaments Director (NAD) Group is responsible for delivering the UK's national arsenal.Led by the National Armaments Director, the Group unites the strengths of teams working across nine 3* Director General areas:National Armaments Internatio...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordUnmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23030More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project WASP.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordAgriculture and Business: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23029More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether it is still his Department's policy to keep the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold at £2.5m.
Answer: From April 2026, the combined amount of 100% Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief allowed against a person’s estate is £2.5 million. Combined with the nil-rate bands, this means two individuals could pass on up to £5.65 million tax-fr...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAnimal ExperimentsDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and TradeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23028More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, which Minister will now oversee the delivery of the Government’s animals in science strategy.
Answer: Responsibility for overseeing delivery of the Government’s Replacing Animals in Science strategy sits with the Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment, Chris McDonald MP.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordHome Office: Redundancy PayCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23027More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, the Hon Member for Bolsover, received a ministerial severance payment upon leaving Government.
Answer: Details of ministerial severance payments are published in the relevant department’s annual report and accounts. As per 1.14 of the Ministerial Code, Ministers are expected to waive, on appointment, entitlement to a ministerial severance payment upon leav...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23026More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Transparency Data, Returns from the UK between 1 December 2022 and 31 January 2026, published on 24 July 2026, how many Other Verified Returns were there between 1 Feb 2025 and 3
Answer: The published transparency data are not broken down to include the number of other verified returns.The Home Office publishes data on returns from the UK in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. Data on returns by return type (including ‘...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordAsylum: CostsHome OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23025More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National partnership agreement on meeting the health and wellbeing needs for people seeking asylum in England 2025-2028, published on 30 July 2026, what is the projected cost of
Answer: Asylum seekers have access to NHS healthcare from their point of arrival in the UK. They are entitled to the same level of treatment as UK nationals whilst their claim is being considered, and healthcare should always be prioritised by public health and c...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: Redundancy PayDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23024More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Innovation and Safety, the Hon Member for Birmingham Edgbaston, received a ministerial severance payment upon leaving Government
Answer: As has been the practice under successive governments, details of any ministerial severance payments are routinely published in the Department’s annual report and accounts for the financial year in question.
Answered 21 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDementia: Public AppointmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23023More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, by when does she plan to appoint a dementia czar.
Answer: Following the recommendation from Baroness Casey, we will appoint a Dementia Tsar who will have national responsibility to bring oversight and joined up care, driving forward the prevention, treatment, and care of dementia. We are currently progressing ar...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: CambridgeshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23022More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government on the feasibility of each of the options for local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshir
Answer: The Department of Health and Social Care has provided an evidence-based assessment of the proposals submitted to date to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, including the feasibility of each option and the potential impacts on the d...
Answered 3 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23021More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's document entitled Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025, published on 4 November 2025, for what reason was there a Partial Debtor Write-off against Cavalry Barracks of £7,153,000
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23020More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's document entitled Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025, published on 4 November 2025, for what reason was there an International Military Services Outstanding Claim Write-Off of
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Workplace PensionsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's document entitled Annual Report and Accounts 2024-2025, published on 4 November 2025, for what reason was there an Aged Debt Irrecoverable Pension Overpayment of £2,383,000.
Answer: No such figure appears in the referenced document. However, in the interests of providing a more complete answer, officials were asked to consider if this figure had basis elsewhere and, after some searching, identified that the figure referred to in the ...
Answered 25 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23018More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's annual report and accounts 2024-2025, what was the total sum of losses under £300,000.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23017More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Answer of 19 November 2025 to Question 89757 on Defence: Investment, what progress he has made in developing and delivering the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy.
Answer: Delivering on the commitments made in the SDR, DIS and DIP, we are making good progress in developing a dedicated Defence Finance and Investment Strategy (DFIS). Progress to date includes the establishment of the Defence Investors' Advisory Group, bringin...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical Services: NATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23016More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the extent to which Defence Medical Services are aligned to NATO’s Medical Action Plan.
Answer: The Surgeon General formally agreed the NATO Medical Action Plan on behalf of UK Defence in January 2025. The NATO Medical Action Plan is a strategic initiative to enhance medical readiness and interoperability for collective defence and focuses on improv...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordVeterans: VisasMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23015More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 26 January 2026 to Question 107232 on Veterans: Visas, whether it remains his policy to waive applicable fees for Indefinite Leave to Remain for the spouses and children or current and f
Answer: This Government remains fully committed to delivering the manifesto commitment to scrap visa fees for non‑UK veterans who have served for four years or more, and their dependants. This work is ongoing, and the Department will update Parliament in the usua...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordNational Security CouncilCabinet OfficeTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23014More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many meetings of the National Security Council (Nuclear) committee of senior Ministers have taken place since 5 July 2024.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordJohn HealeyMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23013More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the former Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt hon. Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough, was entitled to receive a ministerial severance payment.
Answer: The former Secretary of State for Defence, the right hon. Member for Rawmarsh and Conisbrough was not entitled to receive a Ministerial severance payment.
Answered 15 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in scrapping burdensome authorisation processes to avoid costly stop-start project management.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in developing faster, more agile ways of working that are proportionate to the risk involved.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23010More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring there are no bespoke Defence contracting and build requirements except where these are critical to i
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23009More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 62 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in simplifying and accelerating his Department's commercial processes by adopting industry build standards and C
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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