Ben Obese-Jecty

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many places in the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme will be available in each of the services during the first three years.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Russia: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the sinking of the Ursa Major in December 2024 on the conflict in Ukraine.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armoured Fighting Vehicles: Decommissioning

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the out-of-service date of Pinzgauer.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Guided Weapons

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Gravehawk air defence systems have been purchased by (a) his Department and (b) Denmark.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Military Exercises

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 12 January 2925, to Question 103528 on Ajax Vehicles: Military Exercises, how many instances of noise and vibration sickness occurred during each of the three exercises.

13 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Military Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the addition of the Grok chatbot alongside Google’s generative AI engine on every unclassified and classified network throughout the US Department of War on

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Great Ouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for what reason was the lock structure at St Ives on the River Great Ouse closed in 2024.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eels: River Great Ouse

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how much has been spent on maintaining the eel pass at St Ives sluice in each year since 2015.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Aircraft Carriers: F-35 Aircraft

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the current status of the shipborne rolling vertical landing programme.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Armed Forces Foundation Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the Royal Marines will be included within the scope of the Armed Forces Foundation Scheme.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Artillery

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what is the planed timeline for replacing the L118 105mm Light Gun.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 98880 on Ajax Vehicles: Noise, whether concerns were raised by the (a) Defence Science and Technology Lab and (b) Defence Equipment & Support on the accuracy o

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when is the assembly of Ajax-family vehicles due to be completed at Merthyr Tydfil.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ajax vehicles with identified faults were (a) manufactured and assembled in Spain and (b) manufactured in Spain and assembled in Wales.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what contractual payments to General Dynamics for the Ajax programme have been made since 1 January 2025; and on which dates were they made.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many Ajax-family vehicles have completed factory acceptance testing.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what were the 11 limitations of use on Ajax vehicles in September 2021 that were critical to achieving initial operating capability.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, how many of the order of 589 Ajax hulls have now been built by General Dynamics.

12 Jan 2026 · Cabinet Office

Nuclear Weapons

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, who is next in the Nuclear Firing Chain after the Prime Minister; and under what circumstances is the Prime Ministerial Directive superseded.

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Noise

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 4 December 2025 to Question 95908 on Ajax Vehicles: Noise, how many Ajax users have had their hearing (a) decline and (b) be downgraded following audiometer protocols after crewing an Aj

12 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Shipbuilding: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential risk of new vessels, intended to support operations at HM Naval Base Clyde, procured by Serco as part of the Royal Navy harbour and support craft element of the Defenc

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Great Ouse: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the feasibility of using the Water Environment Improvement Fund to maintain the sluice gates at (a) Brownshill and (b) St Ives.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Floods: Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment was made by her Department of the recommendations within the Section 19 report regarding flooding in St Ives in 2024 prior to the decision by the Environment Agency to

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Eels

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the total cost is of the Mildenhall eel pass.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Great Ouse: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential benefit to flood alleviation of replacing St Ives sluice gates with a weir.

12 Jan 2026 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

River Great Ouse: Flood Control

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what the estimated cost is of fixing all sluice gates at (a) Brownshill and (b) St Ives.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5th January 2026, to question 100522 on General Dynamics, what was the complete list of criteria for Ajax Initial Operating Capability (IOC) that was met on 23 July 2025.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Ajax Vehicles: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the answer of 5th January 2026, to question 100522 on General Dynamics, when was a) he or b) the Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, informed, formally or informally that all criteria for Aja

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government: Reorganisation

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what is the projected total cost of local government reorganisation in England.

8 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Defence

Challenger Tanks

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the decrease in power-to-weight ratio between Challenger 2 and Challenger 3.