Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Red ArrowsMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46037More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for the Red Arrows after 2030.
Answer: The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, the Red Arrows, is one of the world's premier aerobatic display teams. They are a key asset for the RAF and assist in recruiting to the Armed Forces, act as ambassadors for the United Kingdom at home and overseas and pr...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: RefugesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45202More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43777, what proportion of the total number of bedspaces were available for men.
Answer: This government is committed to supporting victims of domestic abuse, including male victims. Local authorities, under their statutory duties under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, are required to assess the need for and provide support for all vict...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordDomestic Abuse: RefugesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45201More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43777 on Domestic Abuse: Refuge, what proportion of the total number of refuges had bedspaces for men.
Answer: This government is committed to supporting victims of domestic abuse, including male victims. Local authorities, under their statutory duties under Part 4 of the Domestic Abuse Act 2021, are required to assess the need for and provide support for all vict...
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordCycling: TrainingDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 8 April 2025 to Question 43255 on Cycling: Training, what her plans are for the future of British Cycling’s BMX freestyle training facility located at RAF Shawbury.
Answer: The Government has committed to a multi-year investment of £344 million over the next cycle to support Olympic and Paralympic success, including over £38 million for cycling.It is for National Governing Bodies such as British Cycling, to set out what it t...
Answered 25 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential effectiveness of the Tactical Hearing Protection System in reducing hearing loss amongst service personnel.
Answer: As part of the procurement process for Tactical Hearing Protection System (THPS) the Defence Equioment and Support Delivery Team conducted independent testing to confirm the Original Equipment Manufacturer noise attenuation data. This information forms pa...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Protective ClothingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what change there has been in the cost of hearing loss compensation claims since the implementation of the Tactical Hearing Protection System in each financial year.
Answer: The implementation of the Tactical Hearing Protection System programme took place between April 2015 and September 2016. The supporting table below shows the total number of initial injury/illness claims cleared under the Armed Forces Compensation Scheme ...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordUSA: Import DutiesMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of US tariffs on defence procurement from US providers.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 8 April 2025 to Question 43981 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr Cartlidge).
Answered 22 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: RiflesMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on Project Grayburn.
Answer: The British Army’s projected Out of Service Date for the L85A3 (SA80A3) variant of the L85 rifle family is currently 2030. The replacement for the L85 rifle will be procured under Project GRAYBURN, which is currently in the concept phase with the aim of i...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: BusinessMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to amend the requirement service personnel spouses to request permission at each posting to run a business from Service Family Accommodation.
Answer: A review of the policy and process around occupants operating a business from their Service Family Accommodation, is ongoing. There is currently a pause in progressing new applications to run a business from home until the review is completed. It is antic...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Special Educational NeedsMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to help reduce the impact of posting on the SEN provision for the children of service personnel.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises the impact of mobile Service life on the families of our Service personnel, including in regard to supporting Service children with Special Education Needs and Disabilities (SEND) and have taken a number of steps t...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordGender Based ViolenceHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department plans to use to provide the starting point against which it will measure its progress in halving violence against women and girls.
Answer: Further details on the suite of metrics used to measure progress on our VAWG mission is being discussed with the Office for National Statistics, and will be published in the VAWG Strategy later this year.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordLitterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of a national campaign against littering on levels of littering.
Answer: This Government has not made an assessment of the potential impact of a national campaign against littering. I have been proud to support and endorse campaigns like the Great British Spring Clean. It is encouraging to see that there are a growing number o...
Answered 23 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the starting figure was upon which the planned 13,000 additional neighbourhood police officers will be in addition to.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively and protect the communities they serve. We are clear that visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police.As such, total funding of ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPost Office: AccessDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the Post Office's ability to adhere to its Access Criteria.
Answer: The Government works to ensure Post Office Limited maintains a minimum number of branches and a geographical spread of branches in line with published access criteria. My Department has assessed the Post Office network meets Government-set access criteria...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the feasibility of procuring AERALIS as (a) the UK’s new fast-jet trainer, (b) as a light combat aircraft and (c) as an acrobatic display jet.
Answer: The Royal Air Force continuously researches and assesses options for the sustainment, enhancement and development of hardware and systems to maintain competitive advantage within the flying training system. There are several market options available that ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordHawk AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the planned out-of-service date is for Hawk T2.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question 41211 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (James Cartlidge) on 28 March 2025.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the (a) existing and (b) projected cost of outsourced fast-hey pilot training from other nations is.
Answer: The cost detail for outsourced fast jet pilot training is being withheld to protect commercial confidentiality. Outsourcing services are negotiated Government to Government via Memorandums of Understanding and Technical Arrangements and therefore it would...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has budgeted for ordering a second tranche of F-35 jets.
Answer: The Integrated Review Defence Command Paper 2021 set the Departmental budget for the F-35 Lightning Programme. This remains the programme of record.
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 8 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 45185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how she plans to identify the (a) roles and (b) number of police officers in each role who will be redeployed to increase neighbourhood policing.
Answer: We have asked forces to outline proposals for their workforce mix that is tailored to local needs and operational contexts, based on what is deliverable within their funding allocation.This will ensure that additional neighbourhood personnel in 2025-26 ar...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44698More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled £200 million boost to transform neighbourhood policing, published on 31 January 2025, for what reason it is her policy to recruit 13,000 additional neighbou
Answer: Neighbourhood policing is the bedrock of the British policing model. Every community deserves visible, pro-active and accessible neighbourhood policing with officers tackling the issues that matter to them.Neighbourhood policing has been decimated in rece...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44697More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when Chief Constables will be informed of changes to staffing levels as part of the plans to implement her neighbourhood policing plan.
Answer: Home Office officials have reviewed all force delivery plans, and all forces have been contacted with confirmation of the outcome.Police forces have been able to decide how best to spend their allocation of the Neighbourhood Policing Increase to recruit a...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordWarrior Vehicles: DecommissioningMinistry of DefenceTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what he plans to do with each Warrior infantry fighting vehicle when they retire from service.
Answer: Following the extension of the Out of Service Date (OSD) of the Warrior Armoured Fighting Vehicle from 2025 to 2027, it remains the Department’s intent that the Warrior family will be withdrawn from service by the end of the decade with salvage activity a...
Answered 30 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordPoliceHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many (a) police officer, (b) Police Community Support Officer and (c) Special Constable roles are due to be reduced in 2025-26 by police forces.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively and protect the communities they serve. We are clear that visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police.As such, total funding of ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood PolicingHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the projected recruitment figure is for neighbourhood policing roles in each year between 2025-26 and 2028-29.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively and protect the communities they serve. We are clear that visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police.As such, total funding of ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 7 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 44693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the baseline figure is that the recruitment of additional neighbourhood police officers will be benchmarked against.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring police forces are supported to tackle crime effectively and protect the communities they serve. We are clear that visible policing is essential to restoring public confidence in the police.As such, total funding of ...
Answered 28 Apr 2025
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