Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions 2025
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Armed Forces: Space TechnologyMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether restrictions have been placed on offensive operations in space involving Space Warfighters.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continuously assess its response options to ensure our Armed Forces can act appropriately against malign activities and future threats. For reasons of national security, we are not able to disclose specific details of military oper...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress has he made in implementing the Land Ground Based Air Defence programme.
Answer: On current plans, the Land Based Air Defence programme is scheduled to reach Initial Operating Capability for its Medium Range Air Defence capability in Q4 2026. In response to Question 45060 the then Minister for Defence Procurement (Maria Eagle) stated ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of Bangladeshi asylum seekers who arrived in the UK on a) visas or b) other leave in the year t
Answer: This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordOffice for Veterans' Affairs and Veterans Advisory and Pensions CommitteesMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what recent progress he has made on changing the relationship between the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committee.
Answer: As Minister for Veterans and People I have responsibility for the Office for Veterans Affairs and the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees, both of which report to me. This Government is steadfast in our commitment to ensuring that support to veteran...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVisas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of people claiming asylum who entered the UK on a work visa.
Answer: This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Travel Authorisations and Visas: AsylumHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number and proportion of asylum seekers who previously entered the UK on a) a visa or b) other leave with relevant
Answer: This government has already taken action to stem the surge in asylum claims from visa holders, including record numbers of credibility interviews and mandating a genuine study requirement for short term student routes. The number of student visa holders c...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordLaw Enforcement Data ServiceHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93488More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the Law Enforcement Data Service programme products are.
Answer: Further to my answer (20 October 2025) on the delivery progress made on the Law Enforcement Data Service (LEDS); there are five products within LEDS. There are Person, Vehicles, Drivers, Property and Audit.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice National DatabaseHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93487More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has she made in implementing the Police National Database programme.
Answer: The Police National Database (PND) has been operational for almost 15 years and continues to provide vital intelligence to policing and law enforcement. The replacement of the PND remains a core consideration for the Home Office and policing.The Home Offi...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93486More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department took following the approval of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme Delivery Model Assessment final report by the programme board on 30 June 2025.
Answer: Following the Delivery Model Assessment (DMA), the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme has been focussed on the high-level design of an operating model that uses recommendations from the DMA, alongside more recent market engagement. This process has no...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: FinanceHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93485More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what payments to asylum seekers are delivered via the Asylum Support Payments contract.
Answer: The Home Office has a legal obligation to meet the essential living needs of destitute asylum seekers. Support is usually provided in the form of accommodation and a weekly allowance, which is reviewed each year to ensure it covers essential living needs....
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93484More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of replacing the Asylum Support Payments contract as part of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme.
Answer: The Asylum Support Payment (ASP) contract was originally included in the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme (ASAP). However, the ASP contract did not terminate at the same time as ASAP, so a decision was taken to descope it. This does not mean this wi...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: HousingHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93483More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which elements of the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme are a) sustainable and b) scalable.
Answer: One of the primary drivers behind the Asylum Support Accommodation Programme is to ensure a new model is both sustainable and scalable, with the flexibility required to respond to changes in demand. The work centred around Future Asylum Contract Transform...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Holocaust Memorial Centre and Learning Service: Planning PermissionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93482More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Minister would be responsible for the planning decision regarding the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre following the passage of the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
Answer: Arrangements for handling of the planning application for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre are publicly available on gov.uk here.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordEast West Rail LineDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93481More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what progress has she made in re-baselining East-West Rail Connection State 2 and 3.
Answer: In the Spending Review in June, the Government announced £2.5bn of funding to progress the delivery of East West Rail (EWR). The Government has committed to accelerating work to deliver EWR benefits early where possible and is reviewing what can be done t...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAir Ambulance Services: CambridgeshireDepartment for TransportTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93480More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions are held between UK Search and Rescue Aviation and Magpas Air Ambulance in Cambridgeshire on precedence of responses.
Answer: There have been no direct discussions with Magpas Air Ambulance and HM Coastguard search and rescue aviation. On request from an authorised authority for search and rescue air assistance the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Aeronautical Rescue will assess...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBoeing P-8: ScotlandMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what potential undersea threats have been identified off the coast of northern Scotland by Royal Air Force P8 Poseidon aircraft a) ZP802, b) ZP803, c) ZP805, d) ZP806, e) ZP808 and f) ZP808 since 1 August 2025.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence takes threats to the UK's waters seriously, and UK Armed Forces are ready to respond to any potential threat. We are unable to disclose specific details around the missions conducted by the RAF's P8 Poseidon aircraft, as to do so w...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordType 45 Destroyers: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93478More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the decision to reduce the order of Type 45 destroyers from 12 ships to 6 on defence.
Answer: The Type 45 destroyers have delivered world-class air defence capability to the Royal Navy since HMS DARING entered service in 2009, and they continue to play a critical role today. Their effectiveness has been demonstrated most recently by HMS DIAMOND du...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNuclear PowerDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what recent progress has he made in delivering the Great British Nuclear programme.
Answer: As announced in June, the Great British Nuclear – Energy (GBE-N) small modular reactor (SMR) programme was allocated over £2.5 billion across the Spending Review period. In November, the government announced that the SMR project will be sited at Wylfa on ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChina and Russia: Antisatellite WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential implications for his policies of the use of anti-satellite weapons in all orbital regimes by a) Russia and b) China.
Answer: Space is increasingly contested, and actors are demonstrating the capability and intent to employ sophisticated counterspace capabilities. In response, Defence is enhancing resilience and redundancy in UK space systems to deter threats to and, if necessar...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 91 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing legislation to ensure sufficient supply of (a) services, (b) access to critical n
Answer: We are reviewing which additional legal powers the Government might need across the range of Defence business as part of our work in developing the defence readiness legislation announced in the Strategic Defence Review.
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93474More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the statement by the Chief of the Air Staff in the foreword to the 2025 Royal International Air Tattoo programme on the number of ma
Answer: The Chief of the Air Staff's comments highlighted the critical role of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) and the ongoing investment in modern ISR platforms for the RAF with cutting edge technology. The Government is taking steps to ensu...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordImports: RussiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93473More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the volume of imported products that were manufactured using Russian oil in each of the last three years.
Answer: The Government works with international partners to constrain Russian oil revenues while maintaining global energy supply and security, protecting critical supply chains, and maintaining the stability of global markets. In December 2022, the Government ba...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93245More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope was of Project B Star.
Answer: I am withholding the information as its disclosure would, or would be likely to, prejudice the capability, effectiveness, or security of the Armed Forces.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Aircraft: HelicoptersMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope was of Project Matcha.
Answer: The scope of Project MATCHA was to replace the Gazelle AH Mk1, employed in Northern Ireland in the Rotary Wing Manned Airborne Surveillance role, with an Airbus H135. The project scope also included the integration of new Mission Role Equipment.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the scope was of Project Magenta.
Answer: Project Magenta was initiated to provide infrastructure to support the Dreadnought Programme and the Continuous At Sea Deterrent. Due to the classification of Project Magenta, it is not possible to provide any further detail on the project's scope.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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