Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Asylum: Overseas StudentsHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to her Department's publication entitled How many people claim asylum in the UK?, published on 21 August 2025, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policie
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 recordEmergency Services NetworkHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent progress has she made in delivering the Emergency Services Mobile Communications programme.
Answer: Following the completion of two major re-procurements, the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) awarded the Mobile Services contract to BT/EE and the User Services contract to IBM in November and December 2024 respectively.The progra...
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: TechnologyHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93094More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, under the Immigration Platform Technologies programme, what are the three integrated modern technology services that have been delivered.
Answer: The three integrated modern technology services that were delivered by IPT are: Access UK – Accessed via GOV.UK, this single online application service for all visa and immigration services allows our customers to complete their application, book an appoi...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: North EastMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92684More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 650 p
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: North WestMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92683More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 2,900
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: MidlandsMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92682More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 2,800
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: WalesMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92681More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 350 p
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: East of England and South EastMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92680More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 2,400
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: Midlands and South WestMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92679More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, pursuant to the answer of 17th November 2025, to question 88464 on Prison Accommodation, how many a) places at new prisons, b) permanent cells at existing prisons and c) Rapid Deployment Cells will form the 3,250
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, published in December 2024, we are delivering an additional 14,000 prison places, and aim to do so by 2031, having already delivered c.2,600 since taking office. The following table provides a breakdown ...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArtificial Intelligence: RegulationDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92678More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment has she made of the potential merits of introducing new measures on governing the influence of agentic AI tools.
Answer: AI is a general-purpose technology, with a wide range of applications, which is why the UK believes that the vast majority of AI should be regulated at the point of use – including agentic AI tools.A range of existing rules already apply to AI systems, su...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: CommonwealthHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92659More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the question of 10 September 2025 to Question 74120 on Armed Forces: Commonwealth, what recent assessment she has made of the potential impact of the requirement for her Department to reco
Answer: Non-UK service personnel who have completed four years’ service in the Armed Forces are eligible to apply for settlement in the UK under Appendix HM Armed Forces of the Immigration Rules. This route provides a pathway to settlement for non-UK service memb...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92658More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current status of all MOD sites listed within the Defence Estates Optimisation Programme.
Answer: Defence Estates Optimisation (DEO) has completed construction at 17 sites and has disposed of 30 Ministry of Defence sites. The status for the remaining disposal sites is listed in the House of Commons Defence Disposal Database report on the Gov.UK websit...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordChagos Islands: SovereigntyMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92657More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, based on the £34.7 billion cost of the deal for the Chagos Islands calculated by the Government Actuary’s Department, how much of the total figure will be paid by his department (a) each year and (b) in total.
Answer: The £34.7 billion figure is incorrect. The correct figure is £3.4 billion, which reflects the real costs of a treaty that lasts 99 years, with an average cost of £101 million per year.The treaty payments will be split between the Ministry of Defence and t...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmy: Ajax Vehicles and Boxer VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92656More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 1 September 2025 to Question 69526 on Army: Ajax Vehicles and Boxer Vehicles, will anti-tank platoons be equipped with a mix of Ajax and Boxer or one or the other depending on whether th
Answer: Anti-tank platoons within Armoured Infantry units will be equipped with Boxer variants.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92655More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress he has made in replacing the key supplier for the 10K Additional Prison Places Estate Expansion Category D programme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 November 2025 to Question 87997.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison Accommodation: ProcurementMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92654More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what progress has she made in replacing the key supplier for the 10K Additional Prison Places Estate Expansion Houseblocks and Refurbishment programme.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave on 11 November 2025 to Question 87997.
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92653More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what recent progress has she made in implementing the 10K Additional Prison Places Estate Expansion Houseblocks and Refurbishment programme.
Answer: To date, the Houseblocks and Refurbishments programme has delivered c.1,000 places, c.200 of which were delivered under this Government. As set out in the December 2024 10-Year Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering 14,000 additional prison pla...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrax Power Station: BiofuelsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92652More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment has he made of the import costs of biomass sourcing of the fuel for the Drax power station.
Answer: It is for generators to determine the most cost effective way of importing biomass, as this is a commercial decision. All transportation of biomass must comply with strict supply chain emission thresholds in order to be eligible for any subsidy.
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92651More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much was the UK contribution to Lots 39 and 40 of the $3.5 billion contract awarded to Raytheon on 31 July 2025, for the continued production of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM).
Answer: Lot 39 of the contract is expected to be placed by the end of 2025. Lot 40 of the contract is yet to be negotiated by the US Government. The UK proportionate contribution towards the $3.5 billion contract is classified as commercially sensitive informatio...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: Artificial IntelligenceHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what progress has she made on the design and pilot of AI tools to support asylum case working as part of the Asylum Transformation Programme.
Answer: The Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) tool uses artificial intelligence (AI) to summarise asylum interview transcripts. The Asylum Policy Search (APS) tool is an AI search assistant that finds and summarises country policy information. The tools were design...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: BangladeshHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proportion of Bangladeshi asylum seekers that have arrived via a) visas or b) other leave in the year to June 2025 on the asylum system.
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 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylum: PakistanHome OfficeTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92648More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proportion of Pakistani asylum seekers that have arrived via a) visas or b) other leave in the year to June 2025 on the asylum system.
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 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSpecial Educational Needs: InspectionsDepartment for EducationTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92647More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment has she made of the potential implications for her policies of the outcome of the joint Ofsted and CQC Area SEND Inspection published on 13 May 2025.
Answer: Cambridgeshire local area partnership was inspected by Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission (CQC) from 27 to 31 January 2025. The inspection outcome was that the local areas partnership’s arrangements lead to inconsistent experiences and outcomes for ch...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary BasesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92646More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 135 of the Strategic Defence Review 2025, what progress has he made in establishing comprehensive oversight of a) assets, b) liabilities, c) rates of obsolescence and d) lifecycle costs acr
Answer: In line with the Strategic Defence Review 2025, the Ministry of Defence has established the following to support oversight of a) assets, b) liabilities, c) rates of obsolescence and d) lifecycle costs across his Department’s estate: (a) a centralised asse...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMilitary Bases: New BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 19 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 92645More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 135 of his Department's document entitled Strategic Defence Review 2025, published on 2 June 2025, what progress he has made in making Ministry of Defence sites available for (a) start-ups
Answer: In line with the Strategic Defence Review 2025, the Ministry of Defence has been reviewing its estate to identify land that it can release from current operational use. The purposes to which this land can be put is now being assessed. Some sites may becom...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
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