Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. One record per UIN and tabled date; the named department is not a measure of answer quality.
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Strategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125598More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 11 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125597More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 10 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125596More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 9 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125595More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 8 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125594More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 7 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125593More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 6 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125592More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 5 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125591More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 4 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125590More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 3 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125589More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in delivering Recommendation 2 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordStrategic Defence ReviewMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125588More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in delivering Recommendation 1 of the Strategic Defence Review.
Answer: Implementation of the Strategic Defence Review (SDR) began immediately after the Government endorsed the SDR's 62 recommendations; the delivery of the recommendations remains priority business for the Department and significant progress has been made sinc...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Armed ConflictMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125587More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential threat posed to British-flagged ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz by the Sunflower-200 kamikaze drone supplied to Iran by China.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with the Government of Ukraine on the sharing of knowledge and insights to ensure that our support meets Ukraine's priority requirements and that the Armed Forces of Ukraine is responding effectively to th...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordIran: Armed ConflictMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125586More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has of the potential threat posed to British-flagged ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz by the CM-302 anti-ship missile supplied to Iran by China.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to work closely with the Government of Ukraine on the sharing of knowledge and insights to ensure that our support meets Ukraine's priority requirements and that the Armed Forces of Ukraine is responding effectively to th...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordRussia: Military BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125585More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps did he take to help ensure the mapping of the location of Olenya Guba released by his Department on 9 April 2026 accurately disclosed the location of the submarine base of the Main Directorate of Deep-
Answer: The map originally published on 9 April did not accurately reflect the location of Oleyna Guba. The difference in location arose during the reformatting of the map for publication and did not affect the versions used internally by the Department.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordType 45 Destroyers: LasersMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125550More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Boost for Armed Forces as new laser weapon takes down high-speed drones, published on 20 November 2025, which Type-45 destroyer is scheduled to be fitted with Dragonfi
Answer: Following successful demonstrator trials in 2025, the first DragonFire unit is on track for installation on a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer in 2027. Due to the need to align installation plans with the operational commitments of the Type 45 fleet, the prec...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordType 45 Destroyers: LasersMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125549More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Boost for Armed Forces as new laser weapon takes down high-speed drones, published on 20 November 2025, by what date in 2027 he plans to fit Dragonfire to a Type-45 de
Answer: Following successful demonstrator trials in 2025, the first DragonFire unit is on track for installation on a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer in 2027. Due to the need to align installation plans with the operational commitments of the Type 45 fleet, the prec...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordA14: Tree PlantingDepartment for TransportTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125526More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost of tree planting as part of delivery of the new A14.
Answer: The cost of the original tree planting on the A14 (between late 2019 and early 2020, delivered under a Development Consent Order) cannot be separated from other planting and landscaping activities, and this is the standard contractual approach. The total ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHare Coursing: ReoffendersMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125525More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the rate of recidivism for hare coursing in the most recent period for which reporting is available.
Answer: The information requested could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHare Coursing: SentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125524More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of sentencing guidelines on hare coursing.
Answer: Sentencing guidelines are developed by the Sentencing Council, in fulfilment of its statutory duty to do so. There are currently no specific guidelines for hare coursing offences. However, in 2025 the Council consulted on a draft guideline for certain off...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHare CoursingHome OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125523More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether hare coursing contributes to any of the strategic priorities in the 2025-2028 Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy.
Answer: The National Police Chiefs’ Council’s Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy for 2025-28, which was published in November 2025, sets out policing priorities to tackle crimes that predominantly affect rural communities. This includes illegal hunting, poaching a...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBats: ConservationDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125522More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many personnel are assigned to the Tactical Delivery Group for bat crime.
Answer: The bat crime Tactical Delivery Group (TDG) is comprised of around 40 representatives from several key stakeholder organisations, including the police and the National Wildlife Crime Unit. A Defra representative attends as required. There is a TDG for eac...
Answered 17 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125521More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date does he plan to introduce to Parliament the Defence Readiness Bill.
Answer: The Government has recently introduced the Armed Forces Bill which addresses a broad range of issues across the Armed Forces, including readiness, such as strengthening the Strategic Reserve and enhancing mobilisation capabilities. With regard to Defence ...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordType 83 DestroyersMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125520More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he intends to develop the Type 83 to replace the Type 45 destroyer.
Answer: I refer the hon Member to my response to question 106653.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Guided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125519More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in integrating the Aster 30 missile into the Mk41 Vertical Launching System (VLS).
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question 123067, tabled on 23 March 2026:https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-03-23/123067
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordType 45 Destroyers: ModernisationMinistry of DefenceTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 125518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a modernisation programme for Type 45 in order to facilitate hybrid operations.
Answer: A range of options to enable the Royal Navy to transition to a Hybrid Fleet of crewed and uncrewed platforms is under consideration as part of the Defence Investment Programme.
Answered 20 Apr 2026
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