Ben Obese-Jecty MP: votes, interests and costs
Ben Obese-Jecty represents Huntingdon in the House of Commons for Conservative. The Members API lists the post of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Defence) from 31 August 2026.
Offices and committees
Current post held by Ben Obese-Jecty, as recorded by UK Parliament:
Ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Defence) | Ministry of Defence | 31 August 2026 | Current |
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Speaker's Conference (2024) | 18 December 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Assistant Whip (Commons) | Whips Office (Commons) | 18 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] | 26 February 2025 | 11 March 2025 |
| Bank Resolution (Recapitalisation) Bill [HL] | 5 February 2025 | 11 February 2025 |
| Work and Pensions Committee | 27 January 2025 | 17 March 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 74124a43decd.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 6 entries for Ben Obese-Jecty: Employment and earnings (2), Miscellaneous (2), Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources (1), Visits outside the UK (1). The most recent was registered on 20 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
TV news guest - ITN
- Type of work or service being provided: TV news guest
- Date the agreement started: 2026-04-28
- Name of the payer: ITN
- Brief description of the payer's business: News
- Payment received on 19 June 2026 - £300.00
- Payment expected for services on 09 September 2026 - £300.00
Writing articles - The Telegraph
- Type of work or service being provided: Writing articles
- Date the agreement started: 2026-05-07
- Name of the payer: The Telegraph
- Brief description of the payer's business: Newspaper
- Payment received on 03 June 2026 - £250.00
- Payment expected for services on 29 September 2026 - £250.00
Silverstone Circuits Ltd - £1,860.00
- Whether the benefit was monetary or in kind: In kind
- Description of the payment: Two tickets with hospitality to watch the British Grand Prix for one day
- Value of the benefit: £1,860.00
- Date on which the benefit was received: 2026-07-04
- Date on which the benefit was accepted: 2026-07-04
- Name of the donor: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
- Status of the donor: Company
- Name of the donor company: Silverstone Circuits Ltd
International visit to United States between 30 November 2025 and 05 December 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Cross-party delegation to strengthen transatlantic relations and to discuss UK-US foreign policy priorities, challenges, and opportunities with members of Congress and policymakers.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-11-30
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-12-05
Board Member of the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-06-27
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Director, BID Huntingdon Ltd
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-09-13
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £127,884 for Ben Obese-Jecty in 2024-25 against a budget of £185,538. Office costs came to £11,627 of a £30,426 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £127,883.72 |
| Office costs: spent | £11,626.83 |
| Accommodation: spent | £11,970.49 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £5,446.38 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £30,426, staffing £185,538, accommodation £16,287 (Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard non-London area budget from 5 July 2024; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area from 5 July 2024 until 30 January 2025, and in the London area from 31 January 2025).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Huntingdon CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Chief of Staff (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Senior Caseworker (permanent part time), Researcher (permanent full time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
The Commons Votes API records 467 votes by Ben Obese-Jecty in divisions since 4 July 2024. Of these, 45 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The latest 30 votes on bills and motions are below, from 23 June 2026 to 20 October 2026. The most recent, on 20 October 2026, was a No on "Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Ben Obese-Jecty has tabled 6,339 written questions since 4 July 2024, according to the Written Questions API. Departments in the latest 10: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government; Ministry of Defence; Department for Education; and others.
Russia: English Channel
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment has his department made of the potential impact of interdicting Russian shadow fleet vessels transiting the English Channel carrying diesel bound for the Unit …
Fire and Rescue Services: Cambridgeshire
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the answer of 24 September 2026 to question 28897 on Fire and Rescue Services: Cambridgeshire, by when Cambridgeshire Fire and Rescue Service will receive that range …
Ministry of Defence: Written Questions
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, for what reason do the department’s parliamentary team and ministers not respond to written parliamentary questions during parliamentary recesses.
USA: Diplomatic Service
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to reports regarding the removal of a US Embassy employee from the UK by US authorities, whether he has made an assessment of the role of the US military in this operation.
Global Combat Air Programme
To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether he plans to create different variants of the Tempest for each of the partner nations within GCAP.
Family Hubs: Huntingdon
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Best Start Family Hubs have been established in Huntingdon constituency.
Sexual Offences: Criminal Investigation
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to the answer of 10 September 2026 to question 27064 on Sexual Offences, what progress she has made in establishing specialist rape and sexual offence investigation teams within Cambridgeshir …
Veterans: Northern Ireland
To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, pursuant to the Answer of 9 September 2026 to Question 23047 on Veterans: Northern Ireland, if he will publish the full list of veterans’ organisations he and his ministers have met with, and the dates o …
MBR Acres: Dogs
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, how many dogs were removed from MBR Acres during the break-in on 29 September 2026.
Sustainable Farming Incentive
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many applications for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) were a) received in Window 2 by the Rural Payments Agency and b) left incomplete upon closure of the window aft …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 6c6891b256a1. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Ben Obese-Jecty.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Huntingdon returned Ben Obese-Jecty with a majority of 1,499: 18,257 votes, 35.1% of those cast, against 16,758 for Alex Bulat. Result as published: Con hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Huntingdon figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.