Ben Obese-Jecty MP: written questions
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Defence: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83119More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 46 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to launch a new Apprenticeship and Graduate Clearing System
Answer: Dates have not been confirmed for the launch of the Apprenticeship and Graduate Clearing System. We will work closely with industry, including through the Defence Industrial Joint Council, to develop and pilot this system. Further information will be rele...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83118More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference page 46 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what progress he has made on exploring a partnership with UCAS to promote de
Answer: We continue to work with UCAS to promote defence careers and explore the scope of support they can offer in raising awareness of defence career pathways among students and educators. This includes working with UCAS to create an industry guide and to suppo...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83117More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 46 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, in what locations he plans to launch regional STEM initiatives.
Answer: The locations have not been determined, and we will work in partnership with industry, including through the Defence Industrial Joint Council, to launch regional STEM initiatives where there is a large defence presence.
Answered 17 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: InvestmentMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, last updated on 18 September 2025, CP 1388, what his planned timetable is for the establishment of the Defence In
Answer: The Defence Investors Advisory Group has been established, and its co-chairs have been announced as Kerry Baldwin and Sharon White.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83115More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, last updated on 18 September 2025, what are the existing financing options available for the defence sector.
Answer: The UK defence sector has several existing options aimed at supporting innovation, resilience and growth across supply chains. Government options include the National Wealth Fund, the British Business Bank and National Security Strategic Investment Fund. ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83114More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what elements will be covered in the (a) Defence Finance and Investment S
Answer: The forthcoming Defence Investment Plan will, for the very first time, outline our investment priorities, taking into account our priority national security sub-sectors and the associated UK industrial capability. It will cover the full scope of the defen...
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: FinanceMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83113More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 42 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to publish the Defence Finance and Investment Strategy.
Answer: The Defence Finance and Investment Strategy will be published in early 2026.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: New BusinessesMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83112More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in helping support the creation of a def
Answer: One of the goals set out in the Government's Defence Industrial Strategy is to encourage the growth of the next UK-based defence technology company valued at over US$1 billion, to be achieved through a range of measures that will make defence a more attra...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, what recent progress he has made in halving the gap with US venture capit
Answer: The Defence Finance and Investment Strategy announced in the Defence Industrial Strategy and at the Defence Investment Summit is under development and due to be published in early 2026. It will look at the entire spectrum of defence companies, from start-...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 41 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, how much funding his Department plans to provide for the mission to becom
Answer: The Government has boosted defence spending by £5 billion this year alone, as part of the largest sustained increase in defence spending since the end of the Cold War. This will see defence spending increase to 2.6% of GDP from 2027 with an ambition of hi...
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 30 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, CP 1388, when he plans to launch the consultation on the UK offsets regime.
Answer: The offsets consultation was launched on 23 October 2025.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what progress he has made in reducing the regulatory burden for defence suppliers.
Answer: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) hold a crucial place in UK defence. They are the backbone of the UK economy and are vital to delivering the innovation, expertise and agility that we need now and in the future. This is recognised in the Defence I...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, when he plans to establish a defence competition index.
Answer: This Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) (published on 8 September 2025) sets how we will deliver a more competitive, innovative, resilient and integrated defence sector to make defence an engine for growth. To assess progress against the priority outcomes ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 28 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, when he plans to publish the first Modern Industrial Strategy update.
Answer: We are working at pace in partnership with business to deliver our modern Industrial Strategy, to increase investment and grow the economy. We have now published all eight Sector Plans, co-developed with industry, as well as the first Industrial Strategy ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what the scope is of the Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme.
Answer: The Defence Supply Chain Capability Programme (DSCCP) is a multi-year transformation programme aimed at building resilient, agile, and collaborative supply chains underpinning both national security and economic growth. It is a central delivery vehicle fo...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 23 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what the UK’s reformed commercial model is.
Answer: The Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS), makes a commitment to transform our acquisition system, taking a broad view of measures and approaches, including streamlining decision-making, a segmented approach to procurement, digitally enabled acquisition, and ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: IndustryMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83103More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 24 of the Defence Industrial Strategy: Making Defence an Engine for Growth, published on 8 September 2025, what steps he has taken to ensure that cryptography capability is UK-based.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence (MOD) recognises that Crypt-Key is fundamental to the defence and security of the UK. The ability to develop Crypt-Key technologies and capabilities is a strategic imperative for the United Kingdom’s (UK) national security. The Nat...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: Venture CapitalMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what the level of venture capital investment is within UK defence companies within the Defence Industrial Strategy.
Answer: This Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS) (published on 8 September 2025) sets how we will deliver a more competitive, innovative, resilient and integrated defence sector to make defence an engine for growth. To assess progress against the priority outcomes ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many UK defence scale-ups are being tracked by his Department.
Answer: UK Defence Innovation track relevant UK defence scale-ups. The Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) Business Growth and Finance team tracks approximately 300 high-growth SMEs in real time using the Beauhurst platform. Around 70% of these companies are ...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDefence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83100More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how much his Department plans to spend in the Rapid Commercial Exploitation procurement segment in the 2025-26 financial year.
Answer: The Rapid Commercial Exploitation Procurement Segment is still in the process of being defined to meet the establishment date of 1 April 2026 in-line with the Strategic Defence Review. There are therefore no current plans to spend on the subject Segment d...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: InnovationMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83099More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what innovation programmes managed by his Department are in progress.
Answer: Defence is focussed on exploiting new and innovative ideas and technologies to secure a competitive edge for our Armed Forces. Within the scope of UK Defence Innovation (UKDI), there are currently 49 programmes funded through investment vehicles such as t...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordMinistry of Defence: ProcurementMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83098More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many and what proportion of his Department's suppliers are registered on the central procurement platform.
Answer: The Department has a total of 20,690 active unique suppliers with live contracts The Department has a total of 131,172 unique suppliers.
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83097More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the Britannia Royal Naval College’s OFSTED rating to Outstanding.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments, including the Britannia Royal Naval College, which was rated GOOD following Ofsted’s most recent inspection. The Royal Navy has r...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83096More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve the Defence School of Policing and Guarding’s OFSTED rating to Outsta
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments including the Defence School of Police and Security (DSPS), formerly the Defence School of Police and Guarding, and its efforts to...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordArmed Forces: TrainingMinistry of DefenceTabled 17 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 83095More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April 2025 to Question 44144 on Armed Forces: Training, what recent steps his Department has taken to help improve University Officer Training Corps’ OFSTED rating to Outstanding.
Answer: The Ministry of Defence is committed to ensuring the highest standards of training and welfare across all its establishments, including the University Officer Training Corps (UOTC) Group and its efforts to achieve an Outstanding Ofsted rating The UOTC was...
Answered 27 Oct 2025
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