Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2024
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Global Combat Air ProgrammeMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 15292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on the procurement for the Royal Air Force's future fast-jet trainer for the Global Combat Air Programme.
Answer: The Royal Air Force is undertaking a capability investigation into the replacement of the current advanced jet trainer capability and combat aircrew training requirements for Typhoon, F-35 Lightning and the future Global Combat Air Programme, which is inf...
Answered 3 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCommonwealth War Graves Commission: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much has been allocated from his Department's budget to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission for (a) 2023/24, (b) 2024/25 and (c) 2025/26.
Answer: In Financial Year (FY) 2023-24, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) received a total of £53,670,871 from the Ministry of Defence (MOD). In FY 2024-25, the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is expected to receive a total of £56,545,358 fr...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmyMinistry of DefenceTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the new operational establishment is for a heavy mechanised infantry battalion.
Answer: The Army is currently undergoing a combined programme of work to ensure our Land Forces will have the lethality, protection and mobility to fight and win against any adversary. The outcome of the Strategic Defence Review in early 2025 will also guide futu...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: Inheritance TaxTreasuryTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14824More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what definition of farm her Department used to estimate the number of farms affected by changes to agricultural property relief.
Answer: From 6 April 2026, the full 100% relief from inheritance tax will be restricted to the first £1 million of combined agricultural and business property. Around 500 estates across the UK are expected to be affected each year from 2026-27. It is not possible...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDeportationHome OfficeTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) enforced, (b) voluntary and (c) port returns have taken place each month since July 2024.
Answer: The Home Office published an ad-hoc release “Returns from the UK between July and October 2024” on 4 November 2024 containing data on enforced and voluntary returns between 5 July and 28 October 2024.The Home Office also publishes data on returns in the “...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDrugs: SafetyDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 901341More
Question: What discussions he has had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency on how to accelerate the acceptance of data generated in non-animal methods for drug safety decision making.
Answer: The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) attended a ministerial roundtable on accelerating the adoption of alternatives to using animals for drug development earlier this year.
Answered 20 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Private EducationMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the cost to his Department was of the Continuity of Education Allowance in the latest period for which data is available; and what recent estimate his Department has made of the impact of making independent
Answer: For Academic Year 2023-24, the Ministry of Defence (MOD) paid £88.6 million for Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) to support the education of 4,005 children for 2,666 Service personnel. Following the Budget statement by the Chancellor on 30 October,...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomelessnessMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 13594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how he determined the level of funding to be provided to the Reducing Veterans Homelessness Programme in 2026.
Answer: The £3.5 million announced by the Prime Minister will fund an additional round of the Reducing Veteran Homelessness programme and Op FORTITUDE, ensuring that support will be there into 2026 for veterans at risk of homelessness.The funding has been allocat...
Answered 14 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: CambridgeshireHome OfficeTabled 30 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 12004More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to paragraph 4.20 of Autumn Budget 2024, HC 295, published on 30 October 2024, by how much the core government grant for police forces will be increased for Cambridgeshire Constabulary.
Answer: The Budget confirmed that the core government grant for police forces will increase. Further details and force level allocations will be set out at the provisional settlement in December.
Answered 4 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 6842 on Veterans: Homelessness, how many veterans have been denied allocation of social housing owing to not passing local co
Answer: The forthcoming changes to social housing allocations regulations will exempt all veterans from local connection and residency tests. Local councils will continue to design and operate allocations policies in a way that best meets the needs of local commu...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: HousingMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what her planned timetable is for the publication of her Department's response to the consultation on the Future Homes Standard.
Answer: The Future Homes and Buildings Standards consultation was published in December 2023 and closed in March 2024, and a Government response has not yet been issued. The consultation proposed that the new standards would apply to all new domestic and non-dome...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordEnergy: InfrastructureDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 23 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that community benefit funds provide adequate compensation to communities affected by nationally significant infrastructure projects.
Answer: It is the Government’s priority to build support for developments by ensuring communities directly benefit, as per the commitment set out in the election manifesto. As such we are reviewing how to most effectively deliver community benefits for communitie...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordIncinerators: CambridgeshireDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10547More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what proportion of (a) current and (b) future planned incineration waste capacity is used in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) Peterborough.
Answer: Local authorities consider their waste treatment capacity needs at local level via Waste Local Plans. The Government does not undertake assessments of the national proportion of waste management and treatment facilities at an individual authority level. B...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: CambridgeshireDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10546More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of establishing mobile dental services in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) Peterborough.
Answer: We are clear that Faster, simpler and fairer: our plan to recover and reform NHS dentistry, also known as the Dentistry Recovery Plan, published on 7 February 2024, did not go far enough to improve access for dentistry patients in the National Health Serv...
Answered 8 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: HomelessnessMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10309More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 9 October 2024 to Question 6842 on Veterans: Homelessness, how many homeless veterans will eligible for social housing following the exemption of vetera
Answer: The forthcoming changes to social housing allocations regulations will exempt all veterans from local connection and residency tests. Local councils will continue to design and operate allocations policies in a way that best meets the needs of local commu...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordHawk Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10263More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the replacement will be for Hawk T1 aircraft in the Royal Air Force.
Answer: The planned out-of-service date for Hawk T1 aircraft remains 2030, and a decision on a replacement aircraft will not be taken until after the Strategic Defence Review is completed.
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordAir Force: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress the Royal Air Force has made on creating a first Net Zero airbase by 2025.
Answer: The Chief of the Air Staff remains committed to the pledge that all RAF estate will operate beyond estate-powering fossil fuels by 2050.
Answered 29 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFloods Resilience TaskforceDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9258More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6809 on Flood Control: Huntingdon, what the responsibilities are of the Lead Local Flood Authority within the Floods Resilience Ta
Answer: The Taskforce will consider both near-term resilience and preparedness, and longer-term resilience and wider floods strategy, for all sources of flooding. Defra is working with Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government to engage Lead Local Floo...
Answered 23 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordFlood Control: HuntingdonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9257More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 14 October 2024 to Question 6809 on Flood Control: Huntingdon, which settlements are covered by the 12 Flood Liaison Action Groups.
Answer: There are 10 active and well-established flood action groups across the Huntingdon constituency. These are Alconbury, Alconbury Weston, Broughton, Buckden, Godmanchester, Houghton & Wyton, Kimbolton & Stonely, Offord (Cluny/D’Arcy), St Ives and Wi...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordVeteransMinistry of DefenceTabled 15 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9256More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he plans to publish an updated Veterans' Strategy.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring veterans are supported in health, housing, employment and other key areas. We are already taking action to strengthen support for our veterans, including delivering on our commitment to approve the Veterans ID card ...
Answered 28 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordOffice for Value for MoneyTreasuryTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8950More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the Answer of 10 September 2024 to question 3891 on the Office for Value for Money, what progress the Office for Value for Money has made on (a) finalising a workplan and (b) appointing an independent Ch
Answer: The Office for Value for Money is in the process of appointing an independent Chair and developing its workplan. Further details will be made available in due course.
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordChiefs of StaffMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8949More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on (a) appointing service chiefs for four years tenures and (b) reviewing the performance of service chiefs two years after their appointment.
Answer: Service Chiefs are appointed for three years. After 18 months in post, an extension of one additional year (to four years) may be considered, factoring in performance and succession planning requirements. The Chief of the Defence Staff, Chief of the Naval...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment & Support: Public AppointmentsMinistry of DefenceTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on establishing a National Armaments Director.
Answer: We are in the process of finalising the job advert for the National Armaments Director role. The National Armaments Director recruitment is expected to launch imminently.
Answered 21 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordReservoirs: East of EnglandDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 October 2024 to Question 6855 on Water Supply: East of England, what the planned timetable is for (a) approving and (b) constructing the proposed two new r
Answer: The Secretary of State has allowed Anglian Water to finalise its Water Resources Management Plan, which includes proposals for two reservoirs, the Fens Reservoir and Lincolnshire Reservoir. Both meet the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project crite...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordElectricity: PricesDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 8946More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of implementing a zonal pricing mechanism via the review of electricity market arrangements.
Answer: Through the Review of Electricity Market Arrangements, we are exploring several ways to reduce energy bills by making more efficient use of the energy infrastructure we are building.The Government is continuing to assess the benefits and costs of zonal pr...
Answered 17 Oct 2024
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