What the scope is of the project to deliver new prison places at HMP Ford.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 4 Jul 2024
Ben Obese-Jecty.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Huntingdon.
Commons votes
390/521
75% attendance · top 44% of MPs
Party alignment
53%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
458
across 288 debates · 95,475 words
Written Qs
4,527
4,280 answered · 247 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Aligned with their council.
Ben Obese-Jecty is the Conservative MP for Huntingdon, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Obese-Jecty broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
21 May
Costs for Motorists
“Government is weakening stance on Russia by exempting Russian oil under new sanctions licensing; Leader of Opposition never said she would enter Iran conflict.”
19 May
Open Prisons: Policy on Convicted Paedophiles
“While accepting the minister's risk assessment framework, the government has made little progress on delivering promised prison places due to contractor failure and needs to clarif…”
14 May
Supreme Court Dillon Judgment
“Veterans facing court proceedings about actions from decades ago face genuine pressure; the government should outline specific amendments to the Bill that address their concerns.”
27 Apr
Animal Testing
“Welcomes the government strategy but challenges its pace and implementation; criticises the Public Order Act 2023 regulations targeting protest sites as poorly constructed; questio…”
Current memberships.
Select, joint and other committees Obese-Jecty currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | Member | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
What this means.
Committee member
Committee seats are where backbenchers shape legislation and hold departments to account. Obese-Jecty sits on one.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence | 2,243 | 49.5% |
| Home Office | 575 | 12.7% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 246 | 5.4% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 193 | 4.3% |
| Ministry of Justice | 177 | 3.9% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 158 | 3.5% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 136 | 3.0% |
| Cabinet Office | 134 | 3.0% |
Most recent.
Whether a contractor has been appointed to deliver new prison places at HMP Leyhill.
Awaiting answer.
Whether a contractor has been appointed to deliver new prison places at HMP Ford.
Awaiting answer.
Whether a contractor has been appointed to deliver new prison places at HMP Standford Hill.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
Silverstone Circuits Ltd 5 July 2025 |
Coalition for Global Prosperity Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable value (or… |
Director, BID Huntingdon Ltd
Director, BID Huntingdon Ltd
Date interest arose: 13 September 2024
(Registered 2 October 2024) |
Board Member of the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. This is an unpaid role.
Board Member of the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. This is an unpaid role.
Date interest arose: 27 June 2025
(Registered 10 July 2025) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 6 Jan 2026
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 127,826 | 81.5% |
| Accommodation | 11,970 | 7.6% |
| Office Costs | 11,607 | 7.4% |
| Staff Travel | 2,955 | 1.9% |
| MP Travel | 2,209 | 1.4% |
| Total · 97 claims | 156,850 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
| Date | Item | Type | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 2 Jun | When he plans to make a decision on the application for East Park Energy Solar Park. | Tabled | Energy Security and Net Zero |
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Huntingdon | 18,257 | 35.1% | Won |
| 2019 | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | 6,784 | 11.9% | Lost |
2024 — full result, Huntingdon.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Obese-JectyWON | Con | 18,257 | 35.1 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Huntingdon →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 95,475 words
21 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
21 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
4,527 tabled · 4,280 answered
4,527 tabled · 4,280 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
1 current
1 current
RegisterMembers API
4 entries
4 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£156,850 · FY 24_25
£156,850 · FY 24_25
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