Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Euro 2028: FinanceDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85413More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, how much funding her Department has allocated to preparations for UEFA Euro 2028.
Answer: As part of the government’s Plan for Change, we are investing more than £500 million in the upcoming Spending Review period to support the delivery of world class sporting events being held in the UK over the coming years, including UEFA EURO 2028 and the...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEU Countries: Military AlliancesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84994More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what nations form the European Carrier Group Initiative.
Answer: The European Carrier Group Interoperability Initiative comprises the UK, France, Italy and Spain (Carrier Nations), alongside the non-Carrier members of Portugal, Greece, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and Denmark.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed ForcesMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84993More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 79390 on Armed Forces, when he plans to publish the review of future workforce requirements.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence continues to make progress in enhancing Standing Joint Command (SJC), including a directed increase in resource to meet immediate priorities. Longer term workforce and capability requirements are being considered and, on current pl...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordNATOMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84992More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 79203 on NATO, what (a) plans and (b) capability targets have been set for the UK armed forces through NATO's Defence Planning Process.
Answer: NATO capability targets are designed to ensure Allied have the capabilities they need to strengthen NATO’s collective deterrence and defence. They cover the full spectrum of military capabilities, across all domains, and include personnel, equipment, logi...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordGuided Weapons: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 24 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84991More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 October 2025 to Question 79715 on Guided Weapons: Procurement, what conditions must be met in order for FASGW (Light) to progress from initial to full operating capability by December
Answer: In order to move from Initial Operating Capability to Full Operating Capability the full set of User Requirements will need to have been delivered and signed off by the Defence Lines of Development owners. The substantive elements of the programme have be...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: ImmigrationHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025WithdrawnUIN 84532More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the proposed change in the point of eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain will apply to (a) current and (b) former non-UK armed forces (i) personnel and (ii) their families.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
Original Parliament recordUndocumented Migrants: English ChannelHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83507More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 11 September 2025 to Question 75431 on Undocumented Migrants: English Channel, how many migrants were (a) exchanged with France and (b) prevented from illegally entering the
Answer: As of 20 October 2025, 42 individuals have been returned to France and 23 have been brought to the UK via the new safe and legal route. Between the two dates specified, a total of 9,686 of these dangerous and unnecessary crossing attempts were prevented a...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNational Grid: Hinchingbrooke HospitalDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83506More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of whether the National Energy System Operator needs to approve additional grid connection for the final phase of the rebuild of Hinchingbrooke Hospita
Answer: I refer the hon Member to the answer I gave to him on 20 October to question UIN 82445
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83505More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what assessment his Department has made of the digital maturity of the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation T
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 October 2025 to Question 81534 and on 22 October 2025 to Question 82444.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAjax VehiclesMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83504More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September 2025 to Question 76411 on Ajax Vehicles, if he will publish the findings of the assessment programme for the use of the ARES variant of Ajax for mounted close combat.
Answer: I hope the hon. Gentleman will understand that I am withholding the details of the assessment programme findings, as its disclosure would be likely to prejudice the capability, effectiveness or security of the Armed Forces.
Answered 23 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNorth West Anglia NHS Foundation TrustDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83503More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2025 to Question 72364 on Electronic Patient Records, what steps his Department is taking to help support the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust to procure
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer I gave on 20 October 2025 to Question 81534 and on 22 October 2025 to Question 82444.
Answered 24 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordRwanda: CyclingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she held discussions with her Rwandan counterpart on the security of the British cycling team who competed in the 2025 UCI Road World Championships in Kigali.
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 22 October to Question 82441.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordConnect to Work: CambridgeshireDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83501More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of spending a proportion of the funding increase for to the Connect to Work programme in Huntingdonshire on people in that area.
Answer: Connect to Work funding will cover all of England and Wales. Huntingdonshire is part of the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough area for Connect to Work. Cambridge and Peterborough Combined Authority are the Lead Authority (Accountable Body) for this area, wo...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordAlcoholic Drinks: Excise DutiesTreasuryTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83500More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of removing the ABV limit of 8.5% from Small Producer Relief.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member the answer that I gave to PQ UIN 82442 on 21 October 2025.
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordNurseries: SchoolsDepartment for EducationTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83499More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the press release entitled Government delivers thousands more school-based nursery places, published on 4 September 2025, how many and what proportion of the extra school-based nursery places
Answer: High quality early years is central to our mission to break down the barriers to opportunity, give every child the best possible start in life and is essential to our Plan for Change. The government is boosting availability and access through the school-b...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Proof of IdentityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83498More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department would expect employers to take to check a person's digital ID to validate evidence of a right to work.
Answer: Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks by the end of this parliament.We will be consulting on the details of the programme in due course, including how to help employers of all sizes onboard onto the system and how they will va...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDigital Technology: Proof of IdentityCabinet OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83497More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the proposed digital ID would be the only means of evidencing a person's right to work in the UK.
Answer: Employers will be required to conduct digital right to work checks by the end of this parliament.We will be consulting on the details of the programme in due course, including how to help employers of all sizes onboard onto the system and how they will va...
Answered 7 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83496More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences, published on 8 October 2025, how many of the deal lines were in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b)
Answer: County Lines is the most violent model of drug supply and a harmful form of child criminal exploitation. Through the County Lines Programme, we are targeting exploitative drug dealing gangs while breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Betwe...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMBR Acres: DemonstrationsHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83495More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled New police powers to protect communities from disruption caused by protests, published on 5 October 2025, what assessment she made of the potential impact o
Answer: On 5 October, the Home Secretary announced that police forces will be granted new powers to put conditions on repeat protests. If a protest has taken place at the same site for weeks on end, and caused repeated disorder, the police will have the authority...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDrugs: Organised CrimeHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83494More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the press notice entitled Record number of gang leaders charged for county lines offences, published on 8 October 2025, how much and what proportion of the funding provided through t
Answer: County Lines is the most violent model of drug supply and a harmful form of child criminal exploitation. Through the County Lines Programme, we are targeting exploitative drug dealing gangs while breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Betwe...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordInfrastructure: HuntingdonHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83493More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what critical national infrastructure sites there are within Huntingdon constituency.
Answer: County Lines is the most violent model of drug supply and a harmful form of child criminal exploitation. Through the County Lines Programme, we are targeting exploitative drug dealing gangs while breaking the organised crime groups behind this trade.Betwe...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Armed ForcesHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83492More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of including (a) military service and (b) the military service of a (i) partner and (ii) parent in the contribution criteria for Indefinite L
Answer: We will be consulting on the new earned settlement rules later this year.The Government remains committed to supporting current and former serving personnel and their families; ensuring that they do not face any disadvantage due to their service.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration: Armed ForcesHome OfficeTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83491More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department's proposed change in the point of eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain would apply to (a) current and (b) former non-UK armed forces (i) personnel and (ii) their families.
Answer: We will be consulting on the new earned settlement rules later this year.The Government remains committed to supporting current and former serving personnel and their families; ensuring that they do not face any disadvantage due to their service.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83490More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with UK-based businesses in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: In 2024-25, The Ministry of Defence global expenditure with industry (including direct payments to industry, foreign governments and via Foreign Military Sales with the US) was £38 billion. Of this, £32 billion (84%) was for work taking place in the UK.
Answered 29 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: Small BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 20 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83489More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much and what proportion of his Department's expenditure was with small and medium sized enterprises in the latest period for which data is available.
Answer: The information is published annually. The most recent data can be accessed via the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/mod-regional-expenditure-statistics-with-industry-202425/mod-regional-expenditure-with-industry-202425#mod-expendi...
Answered 29 Oct 2025
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