Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2024
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Flood Control: HuntingdonDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6809More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how the Floods Resilience Task Force will work with stakeholders in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Government’s new Floods Resilience Taskforce marks a new approach to preparing for flooding and developing policy. It brings together a range of partners in national, regional and local Government, including the Environment Agency (EA), Devolved Admin...
Answered 14 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRAF Alconbury and RAF MolesworthMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6808More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of allocating funding to RAF (a) Molesworth and (b) Alconbury.
Answer: Allocation of funding for United States Visiting Forces Estate in the United Kingdom is the responsibility of the United States Government.
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRAF WytonMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6807More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what (a) steps he plans to take and (b) funding he plans to allocate to support the growth of RAF Wyton.
Answer: As part of the ‘Better Defence Estate Strategy’, the UK Strategic Command Station at RAF Wyton will gain an enhanced integrated operations hub, designed to directly support UK Armed Forces on operations globally. This initiative will also enable the relea...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRAF Wyton: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6806More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent assessment he has made of the potential merits of disposal of land that is part of RAF Wyton.
Answer: As part of the ‘Better Defence Estate Strategy’, the UK Strategic Command Station at RAF Wyton will gain an enhanced integrated operations hub, designed to directly support UK Armed Forces on operations globally. This initiative will also enable the relea...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBoxer Vehicles: WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6805More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of procuring a turreted cannon for the Mechanised Infantry Vehicle, Boxer.
Answer: The Strategic Defence Review will guide future capability development priorities to ensure the United Kingdom is both secure at home and strong abroad now and for years to come. As the review is still ongoing, the implications for capability programmes, i...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordWarrior VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6804More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what steps he is taking to procure a tracked Infantry Fighting Vehicle capability for the British Army.
Answer: The Army’s tracked Infantry Fighting vehicle, Warrior, is due to be withdrawn from service by the end of the decade. Whilst BOXER is not a direct replacement, it will become the Army’s primary mechanised infantry platform working with Ajax and Challenger ...
Answered 15 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: UniformsMinistry of DefenceTabled 4 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 6803More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has plans to identify alternatives to the bearskins worn by the Household Division's Regiments of the Foot Guards.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to the use of human-made materials to replace natural fur items where they provide a suitable, safe, affordable, and sustainable alternative. Therefore, the Department is open to considering faux fur alternatives that ...
Answered 16 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordBanking HubsTreasuryTabled 9 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4779More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of opening a banking hub in (a) St Ives, Cambridgeshire and (b) other market towns that have experienced bank closures.
Answer: The Government understands the importance of face-to-face banking to communities and high streets, and is committed to championing sufficient access for all as a priority. This is why the Government is working closely with industry to roll-out 350 banking...
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordVeterans: VisasMinistry of DefenceTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he is taking steps to waive dependent visa fees for (a) foreign and (b) Commonwealth veterans.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 25 July 2024 to Question 121 to the hon. Member for South Suffolk (Mr Cartlidge).
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPE and Sport PremiumDepartment for EducationTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to provide funding for the Primary PE and Sport Premium in the 2024-25 financial year.
Answer: The primary PE and sport premium will continue in the 2024/25 academic year and, as in previous years, individual school allocations will be confirmed when the department issues updated guidance later in the term.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordCambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of an increase in the annual budget of Cambridgeshire Fire & Rescue Service to provide operational coverage to the new homes to be built
Answer: The final Local Government Settlement 2024/25 has determined that overall fire and rescue authorities will receive around £2.87 billion this year to continue protecting our communities at the highest standard. Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Authority will...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordAsylum: ApplicationsHome OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people had their application for asylum (a) accepted and (b) declined (i) with and (ii) without an appeal since 5 July 2024; and how many of those who had their application asylum declined ha
Answer: The Home Office publishes data on asylum in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. Data on initial decisions on asylum claims by nationality is published in table Asy_D02 of the 'Asylum applications, initial decisions and resettlement deta...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordRailway Stations: Alconbury WealdDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of building a new railway station at Alconbury Weald in Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: The Department is aware of long-standing local aspirations for an East Coast Main Line station at Alconbury Weald that would align with the new housing being developed in the area. The Secretary of State announced that she has commissioned an internal rev...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHinchingbrooke Hospital: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of prioritising the rebuilding of Hinchingbrooke Hospital.
Answer: We must reset the New Hospital Programme to put it on a sustainable footing, however we are clear that replacing hospitals built wholly or mostly with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, including Hinchingbrooke Hospital, is the priority.We are undert...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordClinical Waste: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what percentage of medical waste incineration capacity is underutilised in the East of England.
Answer: We do not hold the information in the format requested.
Answered 13 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordClinical Waste: East of EnglandDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department issues on the incineration of medical waste in the East of England.
Answer: The Department does not currently hold this information. However, the national guidance for the National Health Service’s clinical waste strategy is available at the following link:https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/nhs-clinical-waste-strategy/Organisat...
Answered 10 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordSolar Power: Land UseDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how much and what proportion of the land to be used for the proposed East Park Energy Solar Farm is designated as agricultural grade (a) 1, (b) 2 and (c) 3a farmland.
Answer: This is a proposed Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project and is currently at the pre-application stage of the Planning Act 2008 consent process. This is when the applicant starts to create their application and is required to consult with people a...
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 5 Sept 2024AnsweredUIN 4473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made a recent assessment of the potential merits of implementing a redistribution of the Police Allocation Formula based on the previous Government's preparatory work.
Answer: The government will consider police funding, including the allocation of funding to forces, in the round as part of the Spending Review process.
Answered 11 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: PricesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3384More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will review the (a) drug prices, (b) appliance prices, (c) fees paid to pharmacy contractors and (d) allowances paid to pharmacy contractors in the drug tariff.
Answer: Pharmacy First was launched on 31 January 2024. This service uses Patient Group Directions to enable pharmacists to supply certain prescription-only medication, where appropriate, based on specific eligibility criteria, and in line with best practice. Pat...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3383More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what progress he has made with Community Pharmacy England on the new pharmacy contract.
Answer: Pharmacy First was launched on 31 January 2024. This service uses Patient Group Directions to enable pharmacists to supply certain prescription-only medication, where appropriate, based on specific eligibility criteria, and in line with best practice. Pat...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHamas: UNRWAForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3382More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he was made aware that nine staff of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) may have been involved in the attack o
Answer: In January, the UK paused funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) following allegations that 19 staff were involved in the 7 October Hamas attack.Catherine Colonna conducted an independent rev...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: CambridgeshireHome OfficeTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3381More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what proportion of the proposed 13,000 new neighbourhood police officers will be (a) warranted police officers, (b) Police Community Support Officers and (c) Special Constables; and how many of each s
Answer: The Government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee is supported by a commitment to introduce additional 13,000 police personnel into neighbourhood policing. This will be achieved through the recruitment of thousands of additional Police Constables, Police ...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordHinchingbrooke Hospital: ConcreteDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3380More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the remaining lifespan is for the buildings within Hinchingbrooke Hospital constructed from reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete panels.
Answer: In 2021/22, the Department and NHS England jointly commissioned a detailed structural assessment of the five hospitals built mostly using reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) to assess the condition and rebuild options, which included Hinchingbro...
Answered 9 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: ContractsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3379More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the main differences will be between the (a) existing scope of the Pharmacy First programme and (b) proposed scope of the Community Pharmacy Prescribing Service.
Answer: Pharmacy First was launched on 31 January 2024. This service uses Patient Group Directions to enable pharmacists to supply certain prescription-only medication, where appropriate, based on specific eligibility criteria, and in line with best practice. Pat...
Answered 12 Sept 2024
Original Parliament recordWinter Fuel Payment: HuntingdonDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 30 Aug 2024AnsweredUIN 3378More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of pensioners in Huntingdon constituency will lose winter fuel payment.
Answer: The Pension Credit data is based on the 2010 Westminster Parliamentary constituencies, not 2024 in order to be comparable with the Winter Fuel Payments statistics.The estimated number of pensioners in Huntingdon constituency who will lose Winter Fuel Paym...
Answered 18 Sept 2024
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