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.
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Colombian private military contractors transited through UAE bases before deploying in suppo
As we have stated on numerous occasions, including the Urgent Question debate on 5 November 2025, the Government remains extremely concerned about reports of external support to the warring parties in Sudan, and we have repeatedly called on all internatio...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports linking (a) the Global Security Services Group and (b) Mohamed Hamdan al-Zaabi to the (i) recruit
As we have stated on numerous occasions, including the Urgent Question debate on 5 November 2025, the Government remains extremely concerned about reports of external support to the warring parties in Sudan, and we have repeatedly called on all internatio...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of Human Rights Watch's report From Bogotá to El Fasher: The UAE’s Role in the Deployment of Colombian Fight
As we have stated on numerous occasions, including the Urgent Question debate on 5 November 2025, the Government remains extremely concerned about reports of external support to the warring parties in Sudan, and we have repeatedly called on all internatio...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that UN Security Council Resolution 1591 is being enforced.
As we have stated on numerous occasions, including the Urgent Question debate on 5 November 2025, the Government remains extremely concerned about reports of external support to the warring parties in Sudan, and we have repeatedly called on all internatio...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department’s policies of the report entitled Military Assistance to RSF Occurring at ENDF Base in Asosa, Et
As we have stated on numerous occasions, including the Urgent Question debate on 5 November 2025, the Government remains extremely concerned about reports of external support to the warring parties in Sudan, and we have repeatedly called on all internatio...
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK training of Indonesian military on the human rights situation in West Papua.
In January, the Prime Minister and Indonesian President Prabowo launched the UK-Indonesia Strategic Partnership, founded on our shared democratic values and respect for human rights.The Ministry of Defence assesses all training and assistance to foreign a...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations her Department has been making to the leadership of (a) Pakistan and (b) Afghanistan about ongoing conflict between the two countries.
The United Nations currently assesses that 22 million people require humanitarian support in Afghanistan. The UK continues to make one of the largest contributions to meeting those needs, allocating £154 million in 2025/26 for life-saving assistance and e...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking with international counterparts to help minimise disruption to humanitarian operations in Afghanistan resulting from the Strait of Hormuz closure.
The United Nations currently assesses that 22 million people require humanitarian support in Afghanistan. The UK continues to make one of the largest contributions to meeting those needs, allocating £154 million in 2025/26 for life-saving assistance and e...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the current conflict on humanitarian organisations operating within Afghanistan.
The United Nations currently assesses that 22 million people require humanitarian support in Afghanistan. The UK continues to make one of the largest contributions to meeting those needs, allocating £154 million in 2025/26 for life-saving assistance and e...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the erection of a fence along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border on humanitarian outcomes..
The United Nations currently assesses that 22 million people require humanitarian support in Afghanistan. The UK continues to make one of the largest contributions to meeting those needs, allocating £154 million in 2025/26 for life-saving assistance and e...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the impact of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on humanitarian needs and delivery in Afghanistan.
The United Nations currently assesses that 22 million people require humanitarian support in Afghanistan. The UK continues to make one of the largest contributions to meeting those needs, allocating £154 million in 2025/26 for life-saving assistance and e...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the extent of humanitarian needs arising from the current conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The United Nations currently assesses that 22 million people require humanitarian support in Afghanistan. The UK continues to make one of the largest contributions to meeting those needs, allocating £154 million in 2025/26 for life-saving assistance and e...
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the visit by Kamil Idris on the Sudanese community in the UK.
Kamil Idris's visit to the UK was not on the invitation of His Majesty's Government. The UK has been clear that it should be the people of Sudan who determine Sudan's future. We continue to engage with the Sudanese diaspora in the UK to discuss our respon...
What the average processing time is for an application for leave to remain as a partner or spouse - private life (minimum income and English language not required).
The average processing time of an application for leave to remain as a partner or spouse - private life (minimum income and English language not required) is 12 months. This information is published here: Visa processing times: applications inside the UK ...
When the gov.uk website entitled visa processing times: applications inside the UK, will be updated to reflect the average processing time for an application for leave to remain as a partner or spouse
There are currently no plans to update the gov.uk website to reflect the average processing time for an application for leave to remain as a partner or spouse - private life (minimum income and English language not required). The Department will review th...
What recent assessment she has made of the efficacy of Border Force protections for children subject to sexual abuse travelling with their abusers.
Border Force Officers have an obligation under Section 55 of the Borders Citizenship and Immigration Act 2009 to carry out their core function with due regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children in the UK.Border Force Officers are...
What steps her Department is taking to monitor outcomes from the Asylum Case Summarisation system to ensure that summaries are not provided to caseworkers if they (a) include missing information and (b) are inaccurate.
Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) was designed with the ‘Human in the Loop’ principle in mind. This means it is not possible for decision makers to use the tool to decide an asylum claim; it is an aid to case working. The tool uses a Large Language Model to extract and summarise information from existing asylum interview transcript documents to provide decision-makers with a concise summary document. Asylum Decision Makers are required to read all evidence and case notes specific to the claimant, before deciding a claim.Part of the quality assurance framework asks if all documents submitted in support of a claim have been considered, with quality assurance checks regularly carried out on both asylum interviews and decisions.As part of ongoing evaluation of the Asylum Policy Search (APS) tool, Subject Matter Expert (SME) testing continues in conjunction with the Country Policy and Information Team. A dedicated inbox was created for feedback and/or errors to be flagged and rectified. This is in addition to the existing quality assurance checks conducted in Asylum Operations. ACS has (as of today 27/04) become operational, and the same approach to ongoing evaluation and feedback mechanisms is being set out.
If she will set out the mechanisms her Department are using to monitor the early stages of use of the Asylum Case Summarisation and Asylum Policy Search tools.
Asylum Case Summarisation (ACS) was designed with the ‘Human in the Loop’ principle in mind. This means it is not possible for decision makers to use the tool to decide an asylum claim; it is an aid to case working. The tool uses a Large Language Model to extract and summarise information from existing asylum interview transcript documents to provide decision-makers with a concise summary document. Asylum Decision Makers are required to read all evidence and case notes specific to the claimant, before deciding a claim.Part of the quality assurance framework asks if all documents submitted in support of a claim have been considered, with quality assurance checks regularly carried out on both asylum interviews and decisions.As part of ongoing evaluation of the Asylum Policy Search (APS) tool, Subject Matter Expert (SME) testing continues in conjunction with the Country Policy and Information Team. A dedicated inbox was created for feedback and/or errors to be flagged and rectified. This is in addition to the existing quality assurance checks conducted in Asylum Operations. ACS has (as of today 27/04) become operational, and the same approach to ongoing evaluation and feedback mechanisms is being set out.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what number of staff in the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department work on atrocity, prevention (a) as their primary role and (b) as part of their portfolio.
The Department's conflict and atrocity prevention funding is embedded across our diplomacy, development, humanitarian, human rights and multilateral activity. We will continue to prioritise funding where it has the greatest preventative impact, including in fragile and conflict-affected states, with UK spend in these countries increasing to over 70 per cent of all country and regional spending by 2028/29.
Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what budget is allocated to (a) the Conflict and Atrocity Prevention Department overall and (b) to work on atrocity anticipation, prevention and response not including conflict prevention work.
The Department's conflict and atrocity prevention funding is embedded across our diplomacy, development, humanitarian, human rights and multilateral activity. We will continue to prioritise funding where it has the greatest preventative impact, including in fragile and conflict-affected states, with UK spend in these countries increasing to over 70 per cent of all country and regional spending by 2028/29.