Anneliese Dodds MP: written questions 2025
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Sudan: MineralsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of global compliance with the OECD's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk Areas
Answer: The trade of illicit gold funds undermines the rule of law and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK Government engages with the ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: MineralsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 27 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 95188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the compliance of UK-based companies with the OECD's Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected a
Answer: The trade of illicit gold funds undermines the rule of law and perpetuates human rights abuses. Gold extraction and smuggling operations represent a significant loss to Sudan and undermine effective resource governance. The UK Government engages with the ...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordKetamine and Nitazenes: SalesHome OfficeTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94973More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the availability in the UK of (a) ketamine and (b) nitazenes through online purchase.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling the supply of illegal drugs online, including that of ketamine and nitazenes.We are taking a co-ordinated approach to tackle harmful online content, including material associated with the sale of illegal drugs. This...
Answered 4 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPerinatal MortalityDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94856More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answered of 22 October 2025 to question 81944 on Perinatal Mortality, which four trusts have not fully implemented version three of the Saving Babies Lives Care bundle.
Answer: The four trusts that are not fully compliant with version three of the Saving Babies Lives Care Bundle are the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, and the Newcastle...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: Fire PreventionDepartment for TransportTabled 26 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 94800More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles publication T0194 – Covered car parks - fire safety guidance for electric vehicles, published in July 2023, what recent steps has her Department taken to
Answer: The safety of electric vehicles (EVs) is very important to Government and is reviewed regularly. The Department continues to engage with international research relating to EV fire safety. Data suggests that EV fires are no more likely to occur than fires ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordCentre for Information Resilience: Information SharingForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93421More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has held recent discussions with the Centre for Information Resilience on passing relevant information to other agencies such as the International Criminal Court
Answer: We will continue to ensure that the Centre for Information Resilience is working with all relevant agencies to share information and coordinate fact-finding activities, as set out in the response of 10 June 2025 to Question 56318.
Answered 2 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Car WashesDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93420More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Centre for Social Justice's report entitled At what cost? Exploring the impact of forced labour in the UK, published in October 2024, whether his Department is taking steps to ens
Answer: The government is creating the Fair Work Agency, which will enhance the enforcement of employment rights across sectors, including hand car washes. As announced in the Budget, the Agency will establish a dedicated 'hidden economy' team which will target s...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Car WashesHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93419More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to help tackle the risk of modern slavery in hand car washes.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling modern slavery across all sectors, including hand car washes.The Home Office funds the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA), which operates a national licensing scheme in certain high-risk sectors to protec...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSlavery: Criminal InvestigationHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93418More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the financial capacity of regional organised crime units to investigate modern slavery.
Answer: The Government is committed to ensuring that law enforcement has there sources it needs to tackle crime effectively. Regional Organised Crime Units(ROCUs) are collaborations between three or more police forces and help support forces and partners to tackl...
Answered 3 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrant Workers: Care WorkersHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93417More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what estimate she has made of the number of sponsors of social care visas whose activities have been flagged by (a) local authorities and (b) other bodies as (i) potentially and (ii) actually exploita
Answer: UKVI respond to referrals from a variety of agencies and individuals. The most recent published data (mid-2025) states that over 550 non-compliant care providers from across the UK have had their sponsor licences revoked. As live investigations are ongoin...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration Controls: Migrant WorkersHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93416More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Border Forces provides guidance on (a) working rights and (b) avoiding exploitation to people arriving on work visas at UK ports.
Answer: Border Force officers receive specialised training to identify signs of potential exploitation at the border. While it is not standard practice for Border Force to routinely provide arriving work visa holders with guidance on worker rights or advice on av...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: TheftHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93085More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has had recent discussions with Thames Valley Police on tackling number plate thefts in Oxford East.
Answer: Everyone should have confidence in the law and should feel protected. That is why the Home Office works closely with the police, industry, and other government departments to ensure we are collectively doing everything we can to cut crime and prevent it f...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: TheftHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93084More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) on tackling the theft of number plates.
Answer: Everyone should have confidence in the law and should feel protected. That is why the Home Office works closely with the police, industry, and other government departments to ensure we are collectively doing everything we can to cut crime and prevent it f...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: TheftHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) on combatting the theft of number plates.
Answer: Everyone should have confidence in the law and should feel protected. That is why the Home Office works closely with the police, industry, and other government departments to ensure we are collectively doing everything we can to cut crime and prevent it f...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordVehicle Number Plates: TheftHome OfficeTabled 20 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to tackle number plate theft.
Answer: Everyone should have confidence in the law and should feel protected. That is why the Home Office works closely with the police, industry, and other government departments to ensure we are collectively doing everything we can to cut crime and prevent it f...
Answered 27 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordEnglish Language: EducationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91650More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what progress he has made on increasing capacity of English as a Second Language Provision (ESOL) in line with the Government’s White Paper on Immigration.
Answer: Through the Adult Skills Fund (ASF), the Department for Work and Pensions supports adults aged 19+ in England who speak English as a second or additional language to access English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) provision. ASF co-funds or fully-fu...
Answered 26 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Crimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what work her Department is undertaking on atrocity prevention assessments for Sudan, including on Tawila, Kadugli and Bara.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement made by the Foreign Secretary to the House on 18 November 2025. As the Foreign Secretary said, there is a need for "concerted action to pull the warring parties back from the brink, halt the RSF advances, an...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordMedia: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91626More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, whether her Department is partnering with youth organisations to develop media literacy resources.
Answer: As the lead department for media literacy, DSIT is committed to improving media literacy through coordinated cross-government work. The Government aims to improve media literacy through cross-government collaboration, educational initiatives and collabora...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSocial Media: Young PeopleDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91624More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the article by the University of Manchester entitled Making headlines: Young people’s social media use and navigatin
Answer: As the lead department for media literacy, DSIT is committed to improving media literacy through coordinated cross-government work. The Government aims to improve media literacy through cross-government collaboration, educational initiatives and collabora...
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordBBC: Royal ChartersDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 17 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91502More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to ensure that the BBC collaborates with independent local journalists to tackle misinformation and serve communities through the Charter review process.
Answer: The government is currently developing a Local Media Strategy, in recognition of the vital importance of local journalism and its role in countering misinformation at local level. As part of this we are exploring the role of the BBC in the local news mark...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordInfant Foods: RegulationDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90860More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Competition and Markets Authority's report on Infant Formula and Follow-on Formula Market Study, publish on 14 February 2025, what steps his Department is taking to improve th
Answer: The Government remains committed to giving every child the best start in life. Whilst breastfeeding has significant health benefits, we recognise that for those families that cannot or choose not to breastfeed, it is vital that they have access to infant ...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealthy Start Scheme: Infant FoodsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90859More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the affordability of powdered milk in relation to Healthy Start vouchers.
Answer: The funding for Healthy Start can be used to buy, or be put towards the cost of, fresh, frozen, or tinned fruit and vegetables, fresh, dried, and tinned pulses, and milk. It can also be put towards the cost of infant formula.The Healthy Start scheme is ke...
Answered 21 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordJudges: Harassment and IntimidationHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how judges are protected if they experience (a) intimidation and (b) harassment.
Answer: The Secretary of State regards judicial office holders’ safety with great importance. There are a range of judicial security policies and procedures in place to protect judicial office holders in court, outside of court and online.The Police work jointly ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordJudges: Harassment and IntimidationHome OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90321More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what support do the police provide to judges if they experience (a) intimidation and (b) harassment (i) online and (I) in person.
Answer: The Secretary of State regards judicial office holders’ safety with great importance. There are a range of judicial security policies and procedures in place to protect judicial office holders in court, outside of court and online.The Police work jointly ...
Answered 1 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Internally Displaced PeopleForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90320More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the parties to the conflict in Sudan on the operation of checkpoints hindering internally displaced persons’ access to safety (a) between
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the statement on Sudan made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November.
Answered 21 Nov 2025
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