Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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F-35 Aircraft: Nuclear WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18244More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 73, by what year he plans to join the NATO Dual Capable Aircraft nuclear mission.
Answer: The delivery profile and date of F-35A aircraft is subject to negotiation between the UK and multinational Joint Program Office, but the UK anticipates taking delivery of the next batch of F-35 aircraft from the early 2030s. This will include 12 F-35As, w...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18243More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 6: Spending on the Land Domain, what the full scope is of the £1.5 billion against Ground Based Air Defence.
Answer: The £1.5 billion provision identified for Ground Based Air Defence within the Defence Investment Plan represents funding allocated to enhance the Army's air defence capability. Work is ongoing to finalise the detailed scope and programme breakdown associa...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTyphoon AircraftMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18242More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what upgrades and enhancements to the Typhoon force a) have been delivered and b) are within the scope of the Typhoon Long Term Evolution programme.
Answer: The RAF Typhoon fleet has undergone a number of upgrades since entering service. As the backbone of combat air capability, the Defence Investment Plan confirmed the UK’s commitment to continue upgrading Typhoon over the coming decade. This includes a comm...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordCambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board: Dental ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18241More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many NHS dental contracts within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough ICB have been handed back in each of the last three years by number of contracts and Units of Dental Activity.
Answer: In the last three years, two National Health Service dental contracts within the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Integrated Care Board (ICB) have been handed back by the same provider. These contracts represented 4,123 and 12,000 Units of Dental Activity ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordA14: TreesDepartment for TransportTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18240More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 19 March 2026 to question 121208 on A14: Trees, what steps National Highways is taking to ensure the survival of replanted saplings on the A14 during heatwave temperatures and drought.
Answer: National Highways has put in place measures to improve the survival rates of replanted saplings. This is part of its new approach to tree planting, designed to better account for increasing environmental pressures, including changing weather patterns and ...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Unmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18239More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to question 15529 on Warships: Procurement, what phase is the Type 91 uncrewed missile platform currently at.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced at least £1.3 billion of investment in the Hybrid Navy Fleet, comprising uncrewed missile platforms (Type 91), uncrewed underwater sensing platforms (Type 92), extra-large uncrewed underwater vessels (Type 93), uncrew...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordF-35 Aircraft: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18238More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 10 July 2026, to question 15530 on F-35 Aircraft: Procurement, by what date does he expect delivery schedules to be agreed.
Answer: The next deliveries will be decided by autumn 2026 in consultation with the Joint Program Office.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 62, what is the planned number of each vehicle to be procured under the a) Light Mobility Vehicle and b) the Heavy Protected Mob
Answer: The Land Mobility Programme is a 20-year pan-Defence programme to deliver over circa13,000 digitally enabled, adaptable utility and protected mobility vehicles to the Joint Force. It comprises three sub-programmes: Heavy Protected Mobility (PM), Light PM,...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordGuided WeaponsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18236More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 62, what is the Planning Assumption for Service Entry for the Precision Strike Missile.
Answer: As part of the Defence Investment Plan the decision has been made to join the Precision Strike Missile Development Memorandum of Understanding and invest in an initial stockpile. The Land Deep Fires programme team is now engaging with both the US and Aust...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence Equipment: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18235More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, Table 6: Spending on the Land Domain, what is the breakdown of a) projects and b) proportion of funding allocated to each project from the
Answer: Following publication of the Defence Investment Plan, work to finalise the detailed allocation of funding across the Land Domain personal weapons and equipment portfolio remains ongoing. However, I can confirm that this investment will support the deliver...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Artificial IntelligenceMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18234More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 35, what applications are being developed as part of the Land AI C2 programme.
Answer: The Land AI C2 programme referenced in paragraph 35 of the Defence Investment Plan remains in the concept development phase. As work is at an early stage, the specific applications to be developed have not yet been determined.
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Uncrewed SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18233More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 31, what uncrewed systems swarming capability do each of the services currently have in order to enable Taskforce RAID to drive
Answer: The Taskforce is working on four core ‘challenge sets’, identified by the Military Commands, to deliver end-to-end advantage to the Integrated Force, one of which is delivering operational impact by using ‘swarms’ of AI-enabled uncrewed systems. Defence, ...
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Unmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18232More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 26, how many Type 94 uncrewed radar platforms does he intend to build for the Royal Navy.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced the development of Type 94 uncrewed radar platforms as part of the Royal Navy’s Hybrid Navy strategy. The number of platforms to be procured, and the construction schedules for those platforms, have not yet been deter...
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmy: ICTMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18231More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project IRIS.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave him on 9 September 2025, to Question 73563 which remains extant.https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-08-29/73563
Answered 20 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Unmanned Marine SystemsMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 18230More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what changes to the a) regulatory and b) classification framework will be required in order to deliver the Royal Navy’s new Type 91-94 autonomous vessels.
Answer: The Royal Navy will always comply with the relevant legal and regulatory requirements. Work is ongoing with the relevant parties including the Defence Maritime Regulator to support the Hybrid Navy Concept.
Answered 21 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17508More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 8 July 2026 to question 14522 on Defence: Finance, which year of the Government Major Projects Portfolio and National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report th
Answer: The Infrastructure and Projects Authority Annual Report 2023-24 published information on the defence programmes on the Government Major Projects Portfolio (GMPP) at 31 March 2024. There were 49 defence programmes on the GMPP at that time but information o...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence Police: Seized ArticlesMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 June 2026 to Question 11878 on Ministry of Defence Police: Seized Articles, if he will provide a summary of all the weapons detailed in the line for “small arms” broken down by weapon
Answer: The information required to answer the question could only be obtained at disproportionate cost to the Department.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarships: Antisubmarine WarfareMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 48, over what timescale will a) Type 92 and b) Type 93 join the fleet to enhance anti-submarine warfare capabilities.
Answer: The Defence Investment Plan announced at least £1.3 billion investment in the Hybrid Navy Fleet, comprising uncrewed missile platforms (Type 91), uncrewed underwater sensing platforms (Type 92), extra-large uncrewed underwater vessels (Type 93), uncrewed ...
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordNavy: Aircraft CarriersMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 54, by what year does he plan to introduce an autonomous airborne early warning system for the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the response I provided to Question 16254 on 13 July 2026: The Royal Navy's Crowsnest Airborne Surveillance and Control capability, which provides the Airborne Early Warning function from Merlin Mk2 helicopters for the Carrier S...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordWarshipsMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, page 28 on Integrated Air and Missile Defence, in what way will CCAs to play a key role in IAMD into the 2030s.
Answer: Collaborative Combat Aircraft are expected to also play a key role in Integrated Air and Missile Defence as they augment combat air platforms, initially in the Air-to-Air role to help facilitate control of the air. Potential further capability uses contin...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordTelecommunications Cables: Seas and OceansMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the Defence Investment Plan, published on 30 June 2026, paragraph 49, what novel funding mechanisms will be used to increase the resilience and protection of critical underwater infrastructure.
Answer: As set out in the Defence Investment Plan, the Ministry of Defence will invest £330 million over the next four years in critical underwater infrastructure protection, including enhanced capabilities for RFA PROTEUS. We will also explore opportunities to p...
Answered 22 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordShipping: RussiaDepartment for TransportTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the answer of 3 July 2026 to question 13292 on Shipping: Russia, how many suspected shadow fleet vessels have been challenged for proof of insurance as they transit the English Channel.
Answer: Since 1 October 2024, 343 unique vessels have been challenged for proof of their insurance 849 times through the Voluntary Insurance Reporting Mechanism.
Answered 15 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArtificial IntelligenceDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what the full scope is of the UK AI Hardware Plan.
Answer: The AI Hardware Plan is centred on building an end-to-end AI hardware innovation pipeline, enabling companies to move from research and early-stage product development through to deployment and global scale. It achieves this through over £1.1bn of public ...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: Body ArmourMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17500More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what items of a) uniform and b) equipment have been manufactured by Source Tactical under the Virtus programme multi-year contract.
Answer: Source Tactical Gear Limited was the prime contractor for the VIRTUS Integrated Soldier System programme. As the system integrator, Source was responsible for integrating the various components of the VIRTUS system and manufactured certain elements direct...
Answered 16 Jul 2026
Original Parliament recordLE TacCIS programmeMinistry of DefenceTabled 9 Jul 2026AnsweredUIN 17499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the full scope of Project CENTAUR.
Answer: The Army’s Project CENTAUR has now concluded, having successfully delivered equipment that enables beyond line-of-sight connectivity and supports more resilient and distributed command and control arrangements for deployed land forces, under the Land Doma...
Answered 17 Jul 2026
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