Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Local Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96479More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the number of local authorities which may need to issue Section 114s if required to recognise historic DSG deficits on their balance sheets, identifi
Answer: At Autumn Budget 2025, the Office for Budget Responsibility gave an assessment of Dedicated Schools Grant (DSG) deficits which are based on current Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) policy. This government has clarified that we will set ou...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96477More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential impact of the estimated £6 billion cost of SEND provision identified by the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic Financial Outlook (page 17).
Answer: The OBR has updated its forecast following publication of the proposed reforms showing a more effective and sustainable system. In 2028/29, we will be spending £7 billion more on the special educational needs and disabilities system, including funding new...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordLocal Government FinanceMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the removal of the statutory override on local authority budgets by the end of the 2027-28 financial year.
Answer: At Autmn Budget 2025, the government clarified that ambitious Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) reform plans will be set out early in the new year and that funding for SEND will be managed within the government’s overall departmental spend...
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much does she estimate the total cost of assuming the full cost of SEND within Central Government will be.
Answer: The OBR has updated its forecast following publication of the proposed reforms showing a more effective and sustainable system. In 2028/29, we will be spending £7 billion more on the special educational needs and disabilities system, including funding new...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96458More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 27 November 2025 to question 93243 on Defence: Procurement, for what reason was Project Magenta cancelled.
Answer: A routine programme review found Project Magenta was no longer viable in terms of cost or time. The review led to an alternate solution that was not available at the time of project approval.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordApache Helicopters: Northern IrelandMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, on what date was the Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter withdrawn from service In Northern Ireland.
Answer: The Gazelle AH Mk1 helicopter was withdrawn from service in Northern Ireland on 26 October 2023.
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmoured Fighting Vehicles: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96358More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 27 November 2025 to Question 93240 on Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Procurement, what was the a) start and b) finish date of Project RARDEN.
Answer: Project RARDEN is a legacy project that introduced the Rarden cannon into service in the 1970s. On current planning, the Rarden cannon will be removed from service December 2027.
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96357More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when she plans to announce her funding plan for financing SEND provision.
Answer: The OBR has updated its forecast following publication of the proposed reforms showing a more effective and sustainable system. In 2028/29, we will be spending £7 billion more on the special educational needs and disabilities system, including funding new...
Answered 20 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordNew Towns: TempsfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96356More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the reservoir from which the proposed new town at Tempsford plans to draw its water supply.
Answer: Anglian Water has a statutory obligation to provide water supplies and will plan provision of this supply for the proposed Tempsford New Town, through the Water Resources Management Plan process.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordUniversal United Kingdom Resort: Water SupplyDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96355More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what information her Department holds on the reservoir from which the proposed Universal Studios Bedford theme park plans to draw its water supply.
Answer: Anglian Water has an existing program to upgrade water resources in the region by 65Ml/d which will provide infrastructure to the Universal application. Universal has committed to a program to minimise water usage through collection of on-site water resou...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: Hearing ImpairmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96354More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel are undergoing treatment for hearing loss following operating within an Ajax or Ajax-platform vehicle.
Answer: On 22 November 2025, during a routine training exercise, around 30 soldiers operating in Ajax reported being affected by noise and vibration exposure. Out of an abundance of caution, and in line with our safety protocols, the exercise was halted within 30...
Answered 17 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChild Nutrition FundForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96353More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress has she made in fulfilling the UK contribution to the Child Nutrition Fund in 2025-26.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 25 November to Questions 91556 and 91557, which sets out the UK's contribution to the Child Nutrition Fund (CNF). In 2025-26, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has so far disbursed £1 million...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordNeighbourhood Policing: RecruitmentHome OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96352More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Prime Minister’s comment that You will see 3,000 neighbourhood police officers on your streets by March in his speech on 1st December 2025, what recent progress has she made in d
Answer: We have made £200 million available in 2025/26 to support the first steps towards delivering 13,000 more neighbourhood policing personnel across England and Wales by the end of this parliament, including up to 3000 additional neighbourhood officers by the...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordResident Doctors: StrikesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96351More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has he made of the impact of the analysis that the July and November five day resident doctors’ strikes are estimated to have cost £500 million by the Office for Budget Responsibili
Answer: We stand by the approximate £500 million figure as a reasonable estimate of the combined cost of resident doctor strikes so far this year in July and November 2025. This figure is based on actual costs from July 2025, approximately £240 million, and an in...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordIdentity Cards: Digital TechnologyCabinet OfficeTabled 2 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96350More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what does he estimate the total cost of implementing digital ID cards to be across the a) resource departmental expenditure limit and b) capital departmental expenditure limit budgets.
Answer: Any costs in this Spending Review period will be met within existing settlements. The Government will run a public consultation in the new year.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax Vehicles: NoiseMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95908More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many service personnel have had a hearing assessment following operating within an Ajax or Ajax-platform vehicle.
Answer: All Ajax users follow routine audiometry protocols which includes an annual hearing test. This is required for users of all armoured vehicles.
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95838More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to announce how her Department will move to a) 3.0% of GDP and b) 3.5% of GDP on defence spending.
Answer: We are set to spend 2.6 percent of GDP on defence spending in 2027, with an ambition to spend 3 percent of GDP on defence next Parliament when economic and fiscal conditions allow. The Government is also committed to hitting a headline ambition of 5 perce...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95837More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the findings of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic Financial Outlook on the potential impact of the new pay-per-mile tax on
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028. The rate of eVED for EVs will be half of the equivalent fuel duty rate paid by the average petrol/diesel driver, ensuring that EVs are cheaper ...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: ChinaDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of trends in the level of the Chinese market share of the electric vehicle market on risks to national security.
Answer: The Government is closely monitoring China's role in the automotive industry and UK electric vehicle (EV) market, including potential risks to national security.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ChinaDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the impact of (a) ownership and (b) investment in Heathrow Airport by Chinese companies.
Answer: The Government takes its responsibility for national security extremely seriously and balances this with its continued commitment to welcome inward investment in a way that provides investors with the certainty and transparency they need to do business in...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordHeathrow Airport: ChinaDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the National security risk posed by (a) ownership and (b) investment by Chinese companies in Heathrow Airport.
Answer: The Government takes its responsibility for national security extremely seriously and balances this with its continued commitment to welcome inward investment in a way that provides investors with the certainty and transparency they need to do business in...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordChina: Defence EquipmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of equipment of Chinese origin, used by the UK armed forces, which are subject to China’s National Intelligence Law.
Answer: As the Secretary of State and I have made clear, there is risk in Chinese components being present in in civil and military technology in the UK and across our alliances. We keep technology under review to protect our national security.
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: 3D PrintingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the risk posed by UK armed forces of using 3D printers manufactured by Chinese firm Bambu Labs.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has strict security procedures in place to ensure all sensitive information is protected. Safeguarding the UK’s national security is the foundation of everything the MOD does. Our policies and procedures take account of the p...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: 3D PrintingMinistry of DefenceTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many portable 3D printers manufactured by Bambi Labs the (a) Royal Navy, (b) British Army and (c) Royal Air Force currently have.
Answer: Safeguarding the UK’s national security is the foundation of everything the Ministry of Defence (MOD) does. Therefore, the MOD works closely with the Defence, Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) on cyber security testing to strengthen the professiona...
Answered 9 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceTreasuryTabled 1 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 95830More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the impact of the additional £32 billion required to meet the pledge to spend 3.5% of GDP identified by the Office for Budget Responsibility in its 2025 Economic Financial Outlook.
Answer: We are set to spend 2.6 percent of GDP on defence spending in 2027, with an ambition to spend 3 percent of GDP on defence next Parliament when economic and fiscal conditions allow. The Government is also committed to hitting a headline ambition of 5 perce...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
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