Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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Great British Energy: VacanciesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many vacancies are there at GB Energy.
Answer: Great British Energy (GBE) is currently in its initial start-up phase, with a strong focus on building staff capability to deliver against the Statement of Strategic Priorities. At present, there are 15 roles in recruitment, with numerous additional roles...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGreat British Energy: StaffDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many staff GB Energy had on 5 July 2025.
Answer: On 5 July 2025, there were 38 people employed with Great British Energy (GBE), 2 Secondees and 8 Contingent Workers.
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHinchingbrooke School: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of providing specific funding for Hinchingbrooke School to maintain Hinchingbrooke House.
Answer: The government has given a long-term commitment for capital investment through to the 2034/35 financial year to improve the condition of schools and colleges across England. We are investing almost £3 billion per year by the 2034/35 financial year in capi...
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVivergo Fuels: ClosuresDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact on E10 petrol production following the closure of the Vivergo bioethanol plant.
Answer: On 15 August 2025 Vivergo announced the closure of its UK bioethanol production plant in Hull, which at full capacity could produce 420 million litres of bioethanol per year from wheat for blending with petrol.Whilst the UK retains bioethanol production c...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBiofuels: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the removal of tariffs on US bio-ethanol imports on the UK bio-ethanol market.
Answer: The UK bioethanol industry has faced challenges for some time prior to the removal of tariffs for US imports. Both Ministers and senior officials have worked with the sector closely over the course of this year to understand these long-standing issues and...
Answered 16 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAluminium and Iron and Steel: USADepartment for Business and TradeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79687More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of US Section 232 steel and aluminium tariffs on the level of exports.
Answer: Thanks to the strength of the UK-US partnership, the UK remains the only country to benefit from a preferential 25% tariff on steel and aluminium exports to the US, avoiding the global rate of 50%. The UK is therefore uniquely positioned as the only count...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordUkraine: Armed ConflictMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79686More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what discussions he has had with members of the Coalition of the Willing on the potential deployment of troops to Ukraine in the event of a ceasefire.
Answer: Operational discussions continue with fellow Multi-National Force Ukraine nations, but we will not be drawn into detail on the specifics of UK Armed Forces deployments at the risk of operational security. This Government is committed to ensuring our Armed...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordParachute RegimentMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79685More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 45 of his Department's Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, which battalion group of the Parachute Regiment will airborne parachute (a) capability and (b) capa
Answer: Recommendation 45 of the Strategic Defence Review is a planning assumption to inform equipment, training, and workforce readiness. The Battalion Group will be formed from across 16 Air Assault Brigade – predominantly 2 PARA and 3 PARA.
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's document entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August 2025, if she will set the reasons why people claimed asylum increased in 2024.
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics quarterly release’. The reason for individual asylum claims is not published. Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of pr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAdministration of Justice: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Department's policy paper entitled AI action plan for justice, published on 31 July 2025, what progress has he made in providing all staff with secure, enterprise-grade AI assistants by Dece
Answer: The Ministry of Justice is making strong progress in delivering secure, enterprise-grade AI tools to staff in line with the AI Action Plan for Justice. Through the Department’s AI for All initiative, all staff now have access to a secure AI assistant that...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's document entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August 2025, if she will set out the methodology that was used to estimate that 76 per cen
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘asylum detailed datasets’ as part of the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’.Data on asylum claims by route of entry to the UK is published in table Asy_D01a and data on initial decisions on a...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's accredited official statistics entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August 2025, what assessment she made of the potential implications
Answer: In the year ending June 2025, UK Visas and Immigration issued 2.2 million Visitor visas. Applicants must satisfy the decision-maker that they are a genuine visitor who will leave the UK at the end of their Visit, and if not the decision-maker will refuse ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordVeterans: Government AssistanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out when Operation Valour will end.
Answer: VALOUR is a new programme that will give veterans across the UK easier access to the essential care and support that is available to them, overseen by the Office for Veterans’ Affairs in the Ministry of Defence. It will improve the coordination of service...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: SafetyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact for the RAF's F-35B fleet of the reasons for the crash of a USAF F-35A on 28 January 2025.
Answer: The RAF has a comprehensive Air Safety Management System, which includes learning from aircraft accident and incidents. As a F-35 Partner Nation, the UK works with the F-35 Joint Program Office to continuously improve F-35 operational effectiveness and sa...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: Repairs and MaintenanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in converting the stockpile of Aster-15 missiles to the Aster-30 variant.
Answer: The Aster Mid-Life Refresh programme commenced this year with the refurbishment of Aster 30 missiles. A value for money assessment is underway to determine whether to convert the remaining stockpile of Aster 15 missiles into Aster 30s. If that option is t...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordBoeing P-8Ministry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79677More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Royal Air Force Poseidon P-8 aircraft have not been airworthy for more than 12 months.
Answer: There have been 2 occasions when a Poseidon MRA1 has not flown for more than 12 months due to maintenance: · ZP804 - 06/03/2024 to 04/09/2025· ZP807 - 12/07/2023 to 13/09/2024 This was mitigated through routine fleet management and maintenance planning fr...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79676More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 136 of his Department's document entitled Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress his Department has made in appointing a board member with responsibility for
Answer: Each Front-Line Command contains a director level post who represents infrastructure both on their board, and within the central Ministry of Defence senior infrastructure board. As part of defence reform, the infrastructure operating model and senior boar...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79675More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 136 of his Department's document entitled Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in ensuring that infrastructure requirements are fully integrate
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan (DIP) will cohere current capabilities and future Strategic Defence Review deliverables, this includes the infrastructure which supports or enables the capability. Those capabilities and deliverables will be prioritised against...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Renewable EnergyMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79674More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 135 of his Department's document entitled Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in increasing renewable energy production on overseas bases.
Answer: The priority for Defence is to maintain resilience to enable our warfighting capability both in the UK and Overseas. Assessments into energy resilience of our overseas bases have been undertaken and where it has been identified that renewables, fuel diver...
Answered 17 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: Carbon Capture and StorageMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79673More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 135 of his Department's document entitled Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in building energy infrastructure for carbon sequestration on th
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review 2025 recommends building energy infrastructure on the Defence estate and/or using it for carbon sequestration. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is actively exploring carbon sequestration opportunities as part of its efforts to me...
Answered 19 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: GazaHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79672More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Government's news story entitled, Update on Gaza medical evacuation scheme, published on 22 August 2025, what immigration status will the Gazan (a) children and (b) immediate fam
Answer: The children medically evacuated to the UK, alongside their immediate family members, will be granted leave to stay for up to two years with the ability to access public funds, including treatment and wraparound support in the UK.Those who wish to remain ...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordGaza: Medical TreatmentsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79671More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Government's news story entitled, Update on Gaza medical evacuation scheme, published on 22 August 2025, what estimate he has made with Cabinet colleagues on the number of Gaz
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the Written Statement HCWS899 made to the House on 1 September 2025 by my Rt. Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.The safety, privacy, and wellbeing of these severely ill and vulnerable patients and th...
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79670More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress she has made in delivering the Law Enforcement Data Service programme.
Answer: The Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS) is progressively replacing the legacy Police National Computer (PNC). The LEDS Property product is now the sole system for processing stolen and found items across UK police forces. Currently, 52 police forces, incl...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice National DatabaseHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79669More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024/25, published on 11 August 2025, for what reasons the senior responsible officer delivery confidence
Answer: The Police National Database is a live intelligence-sharing service. It provides a national view of 6.3 billion searchable records, 19.9m images and information from 198 systems/databases. It is used by 49 UK police forces and 56 Law enforcement agencies,...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 10 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 79668More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress she has made in signing a new contract to (a) run, (b) maintenance and (c) support the Law Enforcement Cloud Platform.
Answer: The Law Enforcement Cloud Platform (LECP) is moving away from using an outside service provider and will start managing its own support through the in-house Shared Application Service (SAS) team.By the end of this financial year key roles will be taken ov...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
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