Anneliese Dodds MP: written questions
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Vehicle 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
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what reporting public bodies are undertaking on the (a) system performance, (b) community impact and (c) compliance with inclusion obligations of the deployment of British Sign Language
Answer: 85294: We are not aware of any digital public services currently using AI generated BSL content. The Service Manual and Service Standard guide service teams across the public sector on the design and development of digital services, including those enable...
Answered 5 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85294More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps she is taking to monitor the quality of the deployment of British Sign Language AI across public services; and whether Deaf people have been consulted on that deployment.
Answer: 85294: We are not aware of any digital public services currently using AI generated BSL content. The Service Manual and Service Standard guide service teams across the public sector on the design and development of digital services, including those enable...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85293More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether she is taking steps with Cabinet colleagues to provide oversight of the monitoring of the (a) quality of, (b) adequacy of engagement with deaf people and (b) other aspects of th
Answer: The Government Digital Service set and assess the cross government digital service standard. Before going live, services are assessed against this 14-point standard which includes the service team providing evidence for how the service is accessible to ev...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Sign LanguageCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85292More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what mechanism his Department has in place on utilising Deaf-led expertise on British Sign Language in AI procurement.
Answer: The procurement of Artificial intelligent tools as a result of a new or amended digital service requires compliance with the GDS Service Manual (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual) and a service assessment. This manual includes the inclusion of accessibili...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPublic Sector: Sign LanguageCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85291More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether procurement policy notes issued by his Department provide guidance on British Sign Language AI commissioning.
Answer: The procurement of Artificial intelligent tools as a result of a new or amended digital service requires compliance with the GDS Service Manual (https://www.gov.uk/service-manual) and a service assessment. This manual includes the inclusion of accessibili...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCabinet Office: ProcurementCabinet OfficeTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85290More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether his Department incorporates (a) Deaf-led infrastructure investment and (b) linguistic inclusion in social value assessments for procurement.
Answer: The Cabinet Office, in compliance with the Social Value Act 2012 and Procurement Policy Note 002 utilises the Government’s social value model toolkit to apply social value to all above-threshold procurements. In practice, this involves selecting one out o...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85289More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether British Sign Language AI procurement is subject to algorithmic impact assessments.
Answer: We are not aware of any cross-Government British Sign Language AI procurement.The government has committed to ensure that algorithmic tools used in the public sector are used safely and transparently and is taking active steps to ensure this. The Algorith...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 27 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 85288More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what British Sign Language (BSL) standards are being used in (a) government and (b) public services in the commissioning of BSL AI.
Answer: Providing BSL translations of pre-recorded audio and video content is a WCAG 2.2 AAA criterion. As outlined in the Government Service Standard, all digital government services must as a minimum meet Level AA. AAA is best practice.Current best practice gui...
Answered 4 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: ParentsHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84322More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children who remained in the UK without a deported parent were taken into care in each of the last ten years.
Answer: The information you have requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: ParentsHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84319More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many children whose parents were deported in each of the last 10 years are British citizens.
Answer: The information you have requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: ParentsHome OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84318More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the number and proportion of people subject to Deportation Orders who had children in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: The information you have requested is not available from published statistics, and the relevant data could only be collated and verified for the purpose of answering this question at disproportionate cost.Under the UK Borders Act 2007, a deportation order...
Answered 28 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordSudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 22 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 84311More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the impact of the conflict in Sudan on children.
Answer: The conflict in Sudan has had a devastating impact on civilians and especially women and children. According to UNICEF, six million children have become displaced and approximately 23 million children are exposed to violence, abuse and exploitation. Confl...
Answered 3 Nov 2025
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