Marsha De Cordova MP: written questions

Written questions

• Sudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70934More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking with international partners to end the conflict in Sudan.

  Answer: The conflict in Sudan, now into its third year, remains a priority for the UK and the Foreign Secretary. In the months following the April London Sudan Conference UK Ministers and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) officials have been...

  Answered 2 Oct 2025

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• Charities: Israeli SettlementsDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 29 Aug 2025AnsweredUIN 70933More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will take steps to ensure that the Charity Commission requires that charities do not invest in illegal settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

  Answer: The Government and the Charity Commission for England and Wales (the Commission) expect charities to act lawfully, in line with the charity’s purpose, and in the charity’s best interest.The Commission provides guidance to help charity trustees understand ...

  Answered 8 Sept 2025

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• Artificial Intelligence: MediaDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 10 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66629More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help tackle the impact of artificial intelligence on the (a) sustainability and (b) accuracy of news media.

  Answer: Journalism plays an invaluable role in the fabric of our society and we are committed to supporting a free, sustainable and plural news media landscape. In this context, we recognise concerns from the press sector that recent developments in generative AI...

  Answered 18 Jul 2025

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• Universal Credit: DisqualificationDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66257More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will publish Universal Credit sanction statistics broken down by (a) ethnic sub-group, (b) whether a respondent meets the definition of disability under the Equality Act 2010, (c) whether the res

  Answer: The Department currently publishes the Universal Credit sanction statistics by ethnicity, with the latest statistics to February 2025 published on 24 June 2025.

  Answered 17 Jul 2025

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• Universal CreditDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled 9 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 66256More

  Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what information her Department holds on the completion rate for the Universal Credit optional equality questions on the (a) ethnic sub-group, (b) whether the respondent meets the definition of disabili

  Answer: Since March 2025, the weekly completion rate for the Universal Credit (UC) equality questionnaire was between 75% and 80%. This is the proportion of people who complete the questionnaire when prompted to do so. To complete the questionnaire, claimants mus...

  Answered 17 Jul 2025

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