Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Typhoon Aircraft: RadarMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90799More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the National Infrastructure & Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024/25, published on 11 August 2025, what are the significant remaining challenges faced in delivering the European
Answer: The significant remaining challenges faced in delivering the European Common Radar System (ECRS) Mk 2 centre principally around the international Eurofighter capability programme, known as Phase 4 Enhancements, which will deliver the significant changes t...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVivergo Fuels: ClosuresDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90798More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department provided support to Vivergo prior to their decision to close their bioethanol plant.
Answer: The government did not provide financial support to Vivergo before it’s closure.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPolice National DatabaseHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90797More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has had recent discussions with the police on the replacement of the Police National Database.
Answer: The Home Office established the Public Safety Group Commissioning Board as part of a broader reform programme to strengthen governance and accountability for major technology initiatives and investments. The Board and its sub groups include representative...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCollege of Policing: MediaHome OfficeTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90796More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with the the College of Policing on its authorised professional practice guidance entitled Media relations, published on 15 August 2025.
Answer: On 13 August 2025, the College of Policing published interim guidance for police forces on the disclosure of suspects’ ethnicity and nationality in serious cases. This interim guidance is included in the College’s public consultation of the Media and Comm...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: LandMinistry of DefenceTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90795More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many affordable homes he plans to build on surplus military land in the next three years.
Answer: The recently announced Defence Housing Strategy sets out a vision for the future renewal of the Service family estate, and is backed by a 10-year programme of investment to deliver its recommendations in full, with savings from the Annington Deal put back...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90457More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what the timeline is for the implementation of local government reform in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 60179 on 19 June 2025 and to Question UIN 62328 on 30 June 2025. Councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are due to submit their final proposals for local government reorganisation by 28 Nov...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90456More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what (a) criteria and (b) evidence he plans to use to make his final decision on the Local Government Reform option for Cambridgeshire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 60179 on 19 June 2025 and to Question UIN 62328 on 30 June 2025. Councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are due to submit their final proposals for local government reorganisation by 28 Nov...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordLocal Government: CambridgeshireMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90455More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, by when he plans to have made a decision on which Local Government Reform option to choose for Cambridgeshire.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answers given to Question UIN 60179 on 19 June 2025 and to Question UIN 62328 on 30 June 2025. Councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are due to submit their final proposals for local government reorganisation by 28 Nov...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90454More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by when is his target to reduce the average times to contract for (a) major projects of six years, (b) pace-setting modular upgrades to two years and one year respectively and (c) a target of three-month cycles f
Answer: Reducing the time taken to deliver capability is a key driver of our acquisition reforms. Our new segmented approach to procurement, supported by accelerated commercial pathways, is designed to enable programmes to get to contract faster.No timescale for ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSubmarine Telegraph Act 1885Department for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90453More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 17 July 2025 to Question 66464 on Submarine Telegraph Act 1885, by when will she have considered whether existing penalties and definitions remain fit for purp
Answer: Existing penalties for acts of sabotage to submarine cables are significant. Under the National Security Act (NSA) 2023 the sabotage offence carries a maximum penalty of life in prison or a fine, or both, where the activity is conducted for, on behalf of,...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: Digital TechnologyMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90452More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Statement in the House on 11 November 2025, how many personnel from his Department will form the digital rapid response unit.
Answer: We plan to allocate up to 15 members of staff to the digital rapid response unit. We will keep this resource allocation under review.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: CourtsMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90451More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, with reference to his Statement in the House on 11 November 2025, how many personnel from his Department will form the urgent warrant query unit.
Answer: The Urgent Warrant Query Unit (UWQU) will be formed out of an existing national service centre which currently answers all calls to the Magistrates’ Courts in England and Wales. Its function will be to provide a reliable and accountable route of escalatio...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordOffenders: DeportationHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90450More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many foreign national offenders are awaiting removal to their home countries under the UK Borders Act 2007.
Answer: The information you have requested is not currently available from published statistics.Work is underway to improve the quality of information held by the department on foreign national offenders (FNOs). If this work progresses as planned, the Home Office...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHinchingbrooke Hospital: Medical RecordsMinistry of DefenceTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 29 October 2025 to Question 79538 on NHS: Defence Medical Services, when was the process of digitally extracting redacted patient notes from general practice surgeries introduced.
Answer: The British Army introduced the use of the Intelligent General Practice Supporting (iGPR) software for the secure and efficient processing of sensitive medical reports in January 2025 following an initial pilot. The Royal Navy adopted Medi2data to digital...
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater AbstractionDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89785More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of changing water regulation to permit dynamic abstraction from rivers during high river levels which cause flooding.
Answer: Defra recognises the value of flood and high flow water, especially in water stressed catchments. The Environment Agency (EA) has published a Regulatory Position Statement that allows abstractors to pump water outside of normal licence conditions during f...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: CambridgeshireCabinet OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89784More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many and what proportion of critical national infrastructure sites on the v-list are located in Cambridgeshire.
Answer: The UK Government does not publicly communicate the location or identity of Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sites.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordWater: Sodium HydrochloriteDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89783More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of ICL being the UK water industry’s sole domestic supplier of sodium hydrochlorite on the security of the water supply.
Answer: Defra works routinely with the water sector to proactively identify and mitigate risks to safeguard the security of water supplies. The Government is preparing to respond to the recommendations of the Independent Water Commission, including on assessing p...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCrimes of Violence: DatabasesHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89782More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many people are on the violent harm assessment database by (a) age, (b) nationality and (c) ethnicity.
Answer: The Violence Harm Assessment database is an internal tool used by the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) to identify and risk assess individuals involved in violence in London.The Home Office are not responsible for the database and the MPS publish summary...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89781More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83494 on Drugs: Organised Crime, how much additional funding to help tackle county lines was provided to Cambridgeshire Constabulary in (a) 2023-2
Answer: We are investing more than £43m this financial year (25/26) in the County Lines Programme, to target exploitative drug dealing gangs whilst breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Whilst we have prioritised investment in the five police forc...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89780More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83494 on Drugs: Organised Crime, what the name is of the dedicated fund used to provide additional funding to tackle county lines.
Answer: We are investing more than £43m this financial year (25/26) in the County Lines Programme, to target exploitative drug dealing gangs whilst breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Whilst we have prioritised investment in the five police forc...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89779More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 28 October 2025 to Question 83494 on Drugs: Organised Crime, how the amount of additional funding to tackle county lines was calculated for each police force.
Answer: We are investing more than £43m this financial year (25/26) in the County Lines Programme, to target exploitative drug dealing gangs whilst breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Whilst we have prioritised investment in the five police forc...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89778More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what prison construction projects were due to be completed by ISG Construction.
Answer: Construction projects were planned for completion by ISG Construction Limited at the below prisons:HMP BirminghamHMP LiverpoolHMP PrescoedHMP The VerneHMP Kirklevington GrangeHMP Warren HillHMP Guys MarshHMP ErlestokeHMP LeyhillHMP FordHMP Standford HillT...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrison AccommodationMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89777More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of his prison capacity strategy on the number of Category A prison places that will be created.
Answer: I refer the hon. Member to the answer given on 2 June 2025 to Question 57465.
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisons: ConstructionMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89776More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, in which prisons the planned new houseblocks will be constructed.
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, we are committed to delivering an additional 14,000 prison places. This consists of the construction of four new prisons, including HMP Millsike that opened in early 2025, as well as the expansion and re...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHMP Welland OaksMinistry of JusticeTabled 11 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 89775More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when HMP Welland Oaks was first planned to be built.
Answer: Plans to build four new prisons, including HMP Welland Oaks, were announced by the Ministry of Justice in June 2020. As set out in the 10-Year Prison Capacity Strategy, the four new prisons are part of this Government’s plans to deliver 14,000 additional ...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
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