Ben Obese-Jecty

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers: Lasers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to the press release entitled Boost for Armed Forces as new laser weapon takes down high-speed drones, published on 20 November 2025, by what date in 2027 he plans to fit Dragonfire to a Type-45 de

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Transport

A14: Tree Planting

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what was the cost of tree planting as part of delivery of the new A14.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Hare Coursing: Reoffenders

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the rate of recidivism for hare coursing in the most recent period for which reporting is available.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Hare Coursing: Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment has he made of the adequacy of sentencing guidelines on hare coursing.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Hare Coursing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether hare coursing contributes to any of the strategic priorities in the 2025-2028 Rural and Wildlife Crime Strategy.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Bats: Conservation

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many personnel are assigned to the Tactical Delivery Group for bat crime.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date does he plan to introduce to Parliament the Defence Readiness Bill.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 83 Destroyers

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he intends to develop the Type 83 to replace the Type 45 destroyer.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in integrating the Aster 30 missile into the Mk41 Vertical Launching System (VLS).

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Type 45 Destroyers: Modernisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of a modernisation programme for Type 45 in order to facilitate hybrid operations.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Committee on the Grant of Honours, Decorations and Medals

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when was the last meeting of the Advisory Military Sub-Committee.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Navy: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in procuring the Peregrine drone helicopter for the Royal Navy.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Meteor Missiles

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 June 2025 to Question 52037 on F-35 Aircraft: Meteor Missiles, what progress he has made in achieving the integration of the MBDA Meteor ramjet-powered air-to-air missile with F-35B th

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces: Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 21 May 2025 to Question 52039 on Armed Forces: Housing, how many void properties are in Huntingdon constituency for which the latest data is available.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

F-35 Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in updating the UK F-35B fleet with Block 4 modifications.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Aircraft Carriers: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2925 to Question 51565 on Aircraft Carriers: Unmanned Air Systems, what plans does he have to modify the General Atomics MQ-9 to operate from Queen Elizabeth Class carriers.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Aircraft Carriers: Unmanned Air Systems

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 May 2025 to Question 51565 on Aircraft Carriers: Unmanned Air Systems, what progress he has made in assessing the potential merits of General Atomics MQ-9 as a candidate for the Royal

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in procuring a replacement for the Viking T1 glider.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Rivet Joint Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress has he made in procuring a replacement for Rivet Joint.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

RAF Molesworth: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 22 April 2025 to Question 44689 on RAF Molesworth: Construction, if he will set out the payment terms for construction and maintenance work for United States Visiting Forces projects tha

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Marines: Rescue Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will set out the level of combat search and rescue capability of the Royal Marines Joint Personnel Recovery.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

HMS Bulwark

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current status of HMS Bulwark.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

NATO: Industry

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made in meeting the NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

USA: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 6 March 2025 to Question 36208 on USA: Military Alliances, what discussions he has held with his US counterparts on the ongoing commitment of the United States to the European Reassuranc

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Aircraft: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he has had discussions with (a) Boeing, (b) BAE Systems and (c) Aermacchi on procuring a new fast-jet trainer for the Royal Air Force since 1 April 2025.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Hawk Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the finite fatigue index of each remaining Hawk T1 aircraft.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Russia: Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment has he made of the potential impact of the Russian Bagulnik-82 120mm mortar UGV as a potential threat to British forces in Estonia and Ukraine.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference his Department's press release entitled Development of battle-winning hypersonic technology accelerated under new AUKUS deal, published on 18 November 2024, what progress he has made since in devel

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many ships are planned to be delivered via the Multi-Role Strike Ship (MRSS) programme.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Warships: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what date does he plan to launch the competitive design phase of the Multi-Role Strike Ship (MRSS) programme.