Written Question
Monday 8th December 2025
Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, from which local authorities in Cambridgeshire he has received formal submissions for the proposed local government reorganisation.
Answered by Alison McGovern
- Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
My Department has received submissions from all councils in the invitation area of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough.
Written Question
Monday 1st December 2025
Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, which Minister would be responsible for the planning decision regarding the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre following the passage of the Holocaust Memorial Bill.
Answered by Samantha Dixon
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Arrangements for handling of the planning application for the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre are publicly available on gov.uk here.
Written Question
Thursday 27th November 2025
Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether his Department has held discussions with Peterborough City Council on the options for local government reorganisation in Cambridgeshire.
Answered by Alison McGovern
- Minister of State (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
My officials have held discussions with all the councils in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, including Peterborough City Council, as they have developed proposals in response to their invitation. Those proposals are due to be submitted on 28 November.
Written Question
Tuesday 25th November 2025
Asked by:
Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative - Huntingdon)
Question
to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the data tables accompanying the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority Annual Report 2024-25, published on 11 August 2025, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the rating of the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre programme.
Answered by Miatta Fahnbulleh
- Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
The UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre Programme was rated as Red following a High Court case in 2022 and the loss of planning consent. The Holocaust Memorial Bill, currently before Parliament, will address the statutory obstacle identified by the High Court.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 24 Nov 2025
Oral Answers to Questions
"Cambridgeshire fire and rescue service is funded through a formula that relies on population density and sparsity figures from the 2001 census. Since 2001, Cambridgeshire has grown by over 150,000 people and 30,000 new homes, making the service one of the leanest per head in the country. We have effectively …..."Ben Obese-Jecty - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire
"I wholeheartedly agree. I will come on in detail to explain why the financial implications are so grave. I hope we would heed the warnings from those who have been through this process before, to ensure that the same mistakes are not made again.
Dr Shabina Qayyum, leader of Labour’s …..."Ben Obese-Jecty - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire
"I beg to move,
That this House has considered the impact of local government reform in Huntingdonshire.
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Harris. This debate comes at a timely juncture, as later today Huntingdonshire district council will vote for its preferred option for local government …..."Ben Obese-Jecty - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire
"I apologise, Ms Harris; this sets the context for my later questions and the benefits of option E. Of course, the title of the debate is “The impact of local government reform in Huntingdonshire”, and that is the context I am trying to set...."Ben Obese-Jecty - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire
"Thank you. Option D literally saddles half of Huntingdonshire with an enormous debt burden, while allowing the rest of Huntingdonshire and Cambridgeshire to ride off into the sunset. The net investment income and debt financing costs for Greater Peterborough are £38.3 million. Compare that with option E: Huntingdonshire unitary’s costs …..."Ben Obese-Jecty - View Speech
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Speech in Westminster Hall - Wed 19 Nov 2025
Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire
"On putting councils on a good financial footing, there are huge concerns across Cambridgeshire about being partnered with Peterborough city council, because its finances are in such a grave state. Peterborough is already a unitary council. Would the Government consider excluding it from the rest of Cambridgeshire, working out how …..."Ben Obese-Jecty - View Speech
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