Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23008More
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 that Defence is making full use of a fully integrated, digital, real-time Estate Management system.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23007More
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 that infrastructure requirements are fully integrated into capability development and investment dec
Answer: Under recent changes in Defence Reform, infrastructure and equipment will be integrated in the Commissioning process. Each site has a master plan that is used by the Defence Enterprise network to make strategic Defence decisions based on military capabili...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23006More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in maximising the use of Defence’s assets where it retains land, including through site development and energy g
Answer: All of the Ministry of Defence estate has undergone a thorough review and assessment for alternative uses, including other defence requirements, housing, energy generation and natural capital.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23005More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring proceeds realised from housing development on Defence land are reinvested in the renewal or future d
Answer: Investing the proceeds from housing development on Defence land in military accommodation remains a focus for Defence and is part of the Defence Investment Plan. The Defence Housing Strategy sets out the opportunity to release land to enable investment in...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: AssetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in developing a strategy for the risk-adjusted maximisation of proceeds, including alternative use or disposal b
Answer: The overarching Defence Infrastructure Recapitalisation Plan has not yet been delivered and is under development, with delivery scheduled for a revised target date of December 2026.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: AssetsMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23003More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 61 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in (a) assessing how best to generate income and maximise the value of its assets under the Recapitalisation Pla
Answer: The overarching Defence Infrastructure Recapitalisation Plan has not yet been delivered and is under development, with delivery scheduled for a revised target date of December 2026.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23002More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 60 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in prioritising and increasing funding this Parliament for accommodation sites that are in most urgent need of r
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 23001More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 60 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in widening eligibility to Defence Housing for those in long-term relationships.
Answer: The Defence Housing Strategy sets out a deliverable, sustainable approach to widening access to subsidised Service Family Accommodation for those in established long-term relationships, or with shared parental responsibilities. This prioritises a funded p...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: HousingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026Awaiting answerUIN 23000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 60 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in improving the overall standard of accommodation, in alignment with commercial best practice for ensuring high
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordDefence: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 59 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether his Department has delivered the overarching infrastructure Recapitalisation Plan since February 2026.
Answer: The overarching Defence Infrastructure Recapitalisation Plan has not yet been delivered and is under development, with delivery scheduled for a revised target date of December 2026.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical Services: InfrastructureMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22998More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has established a ten-year physical infrastructure plan for Defence medical by February 2026, as outlined in Recommendation 58.
Answer: Following the publication of the Defence Investment Plan (DIP), Defence Medical Command (DMedC) is working with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to establish a ten-year physical infrastructure plan for Defence medical. The ten-year physical i...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22997More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he has introduced a whole force plan that identifies workforce requirements, incentivisation, and measures to return non-deployable personnel to fighti
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review recognised the need to rebuild both medical capacity and capability within Defence to ensure our Armed Forces remain fighting fit in peacetime and are prepared to meet operational demands when at war. Future workforce requirem...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22996More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in investing in medical evacuation and medical stockpiles at a scale that matches military commitments and deployments, as well as cr
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has allocated up to £50M through the Defence Investment Plan over four years, focused on delivering priority medical capability enhancements: Tactical Combat Casualty Care. £20m in kits for combat personnel based on the lates...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Medical ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22995More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in empowering Defence Medical Services as the functional lead of a single Defence Medical Enterprise that meets personnel’s healthcar
Answer: Defence Medical Services has transitioned to a Lead Command model under Cyber and Specialist Operations Command (CSOC), marking Initial Operating Capability (IOC) and a significant milestone in how Defence medical capability is led and delivered across De...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in establishing an independent review board akin to the US Defense Health Board, in order to assure ecosystem re
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) recognises Ministers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) must have direct access to information on the collective readiness of Defence, the NHS, and private healthcare to ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in ensuring Ministers in both departments have direct acc
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review (SDR) recognises Ministers in the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) must have direct access to information on the collective readiness of Defence, the NHS, and private healthcare to ...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made with Cabinet colleagues in conducting a sprint review of system-wide capacity and capability between the Ministr
Answer: As outlined in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), it is critical the national health ecosystem—Defence, the NHS and the private sector—has the capacity and capability to meet the Nation's needs in peacetime and during conflict. There is significant ongoi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Health ServicesMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 57 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in ensuring that the Defence Medical Services and the NHS have joint capacity to meet Defence medical needs, inc
Answer: As outlined in the Strategic Defence Review (SDR), it is critical the national health ecosystem—Defence, the NHS and the private sector—has the capacity and capability to meet the Nation's needs in peacetime and during conflict. There is significant ongoi...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Counter-Intelligence UnitMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22990More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 56 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he established a single Defence Counter-Intelligence Unit within Defence Intelligence with a mandate to protect Defence from hosti
Answer: The Defence Counter Intelligence Unit, launched in December 2025 within Defence Intelligence and using existing resources, works closely with the UK Intelligence Community to protect Defence from hostile intelligence threats. It will continue to develop t...
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22989More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 55 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in implementing a Government-wide review of handling processes for intelligence material to ensure it can be sha
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry) on 6 September 2025 to question 70782.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/70782
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22988More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 55 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in developing a coherent set of intelligence priorities and timely and secure data-sharing across Government by
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely across Government to promote a more integrated approach to intelligence prioritisation, information-sharing and the delivery of national security objectives. The Government continues to keep Parliament inf...
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22987More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 54 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress has he made in creating a new Defence Intelligence Charter.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer given by my hon. Friend the Minister of State (Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry) on 6 September 2025 to Question 70781 Defence: Intelligence Services.
Answered 7 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMilitary IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22986More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 54 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, whether he cohered Defence’s expert intelligence capabilities under Military Intelligence Services by November 2025.
Answer: The Military Intelligence Services (MIS) was launched on 11 December. The MIS establishes a single intelligence enterprise across the Ministry of Defence This has maximised coherence between Defence’s existing intelligence capabilities.
Answered 8 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: SecondmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22985More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 53 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in introducing secondments for military personnel and civil servants, including into industry, to develop expert
Answer: Existing Defence policy supports two-way secondments and placements for both Service Personnel and Civil Servants. Following the 2025 Strategic Defence Review recommendation for short-term, informal two-way secondments, Defence reviewed existing policies ...
Answered 14 Sept 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Intelligence: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 28 Aug 2026AnsweredUIN 22984More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to recommendation 53 of the 2025 Strategic Defence Review, what progress he has made in establishing a strong training offer to Defence Intelligence to nurture critical specialist skills.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer provided to Question 21645 Defence Intelligence: Recruitment on 8 September 2026. https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-08-28/21645
Answered 14 Sept 2026
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