Written questions

Ben Obese-Jecty

5,096 written questions tabled, most recent first.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much does she estimate the 0.2% of Gross National Income reduction in funding for Official Development Assistance from 2027 will amount to in pound sterling.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Lord Mandelson

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what level of security clearance was granted to Peter Mandelson prior to his appointment as Ambassador to the United States.

10 Apr 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Ahmed al-Sharaa

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she met President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria during his visit to the UK on 31 March 2026.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Extradition: Bangladesh

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2026 to Question 118319 on Extradition: Bangladesh, from when the data will no longer be categorised as provisional.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Extradition

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 5 March 2026 to Question 114022 on Extradition, what the (a) country and (b) date was for each of the extradition requests received from Category 2 Type B countries.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

MBR Acres: Animal Welfare

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101926 on MBR Acres: Animal Welfare, what the outcome was of the announced audit in November 2025.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Animal Welfare: Inspections

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2026 to Question 101926 on MBR Acres: Animal Welfare, what factors determine the frequency of unannounced audits.

10 Apr 2026 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero

Wind Power: Seas and Oceans

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment he has made of the level of risk of Russian physical interference in the UK’s offshore wind turbine energy infrastructure.

10 Apr 2026 · Home Office

Ahmed al-Sharaa

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she met President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria during his visit to the UK on 31 March 2026.

10 Apr 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Primary Care: Huntingdon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to establish new primary healthcare facilities in Huntingdon constituency through the neighbourhood health service programme.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Ahmed al-Sharaa

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he met President Ahmed al-Sharaa of Syria during his visit to the UK on 31 March 2026.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence: Exports

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, by when he plans to have integrated UK overseas defence exports personnel into Defence’s global overseas network.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Defence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he will a) commence and b) conclude the Integrated Global Defence Network review.

10 Apr 2026 · Treasury

Defence: Development Aid

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to the answer of 26 March 2026 to question 123096 on Defence: Development Aid, how much of the reduction in the development budget will be spent on defence in (a) 2026/27, (b) 2027/28 and (c) 2028/29.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

France: Military Alliances

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress he has made on developing co-operation between the UK and France under the 2025 Northwood Declaration.

10 Apr 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Frigates: Construction

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to page 20 of the Defence Diplomacy Strategy - Public Summary, when and where the two Indonesian Arrowhead 140 frigates will be built.