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Written questions by Dodds.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Anneliese Dodds this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (417)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (135)Home Office (84)Department for Transport (35)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (30)Department of Health and Social Care (30)Department for Education (28)Department for Business and Trade (13)Ministry of Justice (10)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (10)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (9)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (8)Department for Work and Pensions (8)

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18 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what discussions she has had with X on removing illegal material.

Reply

The Secretary of State has repeatedly called out illegal content on X including when the Grok AI tool was being used to create and share degrading, non-consensual intimate deepfakes.Government engages regularly with online platforms, including X, to press...

10 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that that the commitments in the International Strategic Framework on Women are being delivered.

Reply

The International Strategic Framework on Women and Girls 2026 sets out how the UK will work with partners to deliver lasting change, reflecting the scale of challenges facing women and girls globally. Evidence will underpin all our work, and we are commit...

10 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the level of humanitarian need in Chad.

Reply

The conflict in Sudan has so far forced over 1.3 million people over the border into Chad, placing significant pressure on already vulnerable communities.During her visit to the border region in February, the Foreign Secretary pledged the UK’s continued s...

10 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking under the International Strategic Framework on Women and Girls to help counter the global backlash against gender equality.

Reply

The International Strategic Framework on Women and Girls 2026 sets out how the UK will work with partners to deliver lasting change, reflecting the scale of challenges facing women and girls globally. Evidence will underpin all our work, and we are commit...

10 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to tackle the global persecution of the Baha'i community in (i) Iran, (ii) Yemen, (iii) Qatar, (iv) Egypt and (v) elsewhere.

Reply

The UK strongly condemns the persecution of Baha'i communities in many countries around the world. Last July, shortly before launching the Government's strategy on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB), the UK Special Envoy for FoRB, David Smith MP, met th...

10 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the Sudanese civil-society dialogue process being established by the Quintet; and to help ensure that it is a diverse and inclusive proces

Reply

The UK has been clear that it must be the people of Sudan who determine Sudan's future. Together with our allies, we stand united in our support for a sustainable resolution for Sudan rooted in an inclusive, civilian-led political process that reflects th...

10 Jun 2026·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·Answered
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Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the levels of UK X users’ awareness of X’s new UK illegal content form.

Reply

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology notes X’s new UK illegal content reporting form and deadlines for reviewing reported content. We also note X’s commitments to engage experts on reporting systems for illegal hate and terrorist content ...

10 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, by what date her Department intends to have operationalised a Named Community Sponsorship scheme for refugee resettlement.

Reply

In the Restoring Order and Control statement, published in November 2025, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme and capped routes for refugee and displaced ...

10 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, what is her Department's policy on the intended scale of a Named Community Sponsorship scheme.

Reply

In the Restoring Order and Control statement, published in November 2025, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme and capped routes for refugee and displaced ...

10 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

Pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, what her planned timetable is for establishing a Named Community Sponsorship scheme.

Reply

In the Restoring Order and Control statement, published in November 2025, the Government committed to transforming its approach to safe and legal routes. This included the creation of a named sponsorship scheme and capped routes for refugee and displaced ...

1 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action her Department is taking to tackle gender-based violence in Myanmar.

Reply

We remain concerned by the restrictions imposed by the Myanmar military regime which limit access to essential health services and humanitarian assistance for women and girls.UK-funded programmes, delivered through partners, are estimated to have provided...

1 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action her Department is taking to promote women’s health in Myanmar.

Reply

We remain concerned by the restrictions imposed by the Myanmar military regime which limit access to essential health services and humanitarian assistance for women and girls.UK-funded programmes, delivered through partners, are estimated to have provided...

1 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what action her Department is taking to help women in Myanmar access period products in areas where the distribution of such products is banned.

Reply

We remain concerned by the restrictions imposed by the Myanmar military regime which limit access to essential health services and humanitarian assistance for women and girls.UK-funded programmes, delivered through partners, are estimated to have provided...

29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Indonesian counterpart on the recent conflict in West Papua.

Reply

The UK monitors the human rights situation in Papua regularly. We are concerned about the recent increase in violence in Papua including the fatalities across Central Papua. I visited Indonesia in February and underlined the importance the UK attaches to ...

29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the human rights situation in West Papua.

Reply

The UK monitors the human rights situation in Papua regularly. We are concerned about the recent increase in violence in Papua including the fatalities across Central Papua. I visited Indonesia in February and underlined the importance the UK attaches to ...

29 May 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department has made representations supporting a visit to West Papua by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.

Reply

The UK monitors the human rights situation in Papua regularly. We are concerned about the recent increase in violence in Papua including the fatalities across Central Papua. I visited Indonesia in February and underlined the importance the UK attaches to ...

29 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What his planned timetable is for the conclusion of his assessment into the potential merits of introducing Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence legislation; and whether he has made an assessme

Reply

The Government is progressing the responsible business conduct review at pace, which includes an assessment of the merits of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence and additional business guidance. We shall update the House when the review...

29 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK expectations on responsible business conduct address the role of purchasing practices, including price, contract length and flexibility, in low pay

Reply

The Government expects all UK businesses to respect human rights and the environment throughout their operations and supply chain relationships, including in agriculture, in line with the OECD Guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human...

29 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What steps his Department is taking through the Responsible Business Conduct Review to tackle income and wage differences, including changes to purchasing practices.

Reply

The Government expects all UK businesses to respect human rights and the environment throughout their operations and supply chain relationships, including in agriculture, in line with the OECD Guidelines and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human...

29 May 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
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What assessment he has made of the potential impact of his arms licensing policy in relation to Indonesia on the human rights situation in West Papua.

Reply

HM Government takes its export control responsibilities very seriously and we operate one of the most robust export control regimes in the world.We assess all export licence applications against the Strategic Export Licensing Criteria, including Criterion...

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