Anneliese Dodds MP: written questions
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Sudan: Armed ConflictForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106571More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement-North al-Hilu on the protection of (a) civilians and (b) civilian infrastructure in South Kordof
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the statement made to the House by the Foreign Secretary on 18 November 2025, and to the most recent Urgent Question debate on 15 December 2025. The UK Government is working intensively with our international partners in an ef...
Answered 21 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordLand: ValuationMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105826More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the incidence of costs on a) land-owners in reduced land value uplift as against b) new build sales prices, resultant from environmenta
Answer: The Future Homes Standard, which will ensure all new homes are net zero ready, will be published early this year and a full impact assessment will accompany that publication. The impact assessment presents the costs and benefits of the Standard.
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105825More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for energy independence of a) current and b) predicted future levels of gas use in new build homes.
Answer: The Government’s policy on new build regulation is driving down the use of gas in new build homes, contributing to our energy independence. MHCLG has developed statistics on energy efficiency characteristics of new dwellings and will publish them shortly....
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNatural Gas: HousingDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105824More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what assessment his Department has made of the implications for energy independence of a) current and b) predicted future levels of gas use in new build homes.
Answer: The Government’s policy on new build regulation is driving down the use of gas in new build homes, contributing to our energy independence. MHCLG has developed statistics on energy efficiency characteristics of new dwellings and will publish them shortly....
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsDepartment for Energy Security and Net ZeroTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105823More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what steps his Department is taking on the development of the energy efficiency elements of the Home Energy Model for the new homes standard.
Answer: The Government is developing the Home Energy Model (HEM) to support net zero and housing goals, including the requirements laid out in the Future Homes Standard (FHS).HEM and the FHS ‘wrapper’ will together make up the HEM: FHS assessment methodology. HEM...
Answered 23 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordHousing: StandardsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 14 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105822More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking towards drafting technical specifications for energy efficiency for the new homes standard.
Answer: The Department is currently finalising the Future Homes and Buildings Standards following the consultation, which opened in December 2023 and closed in March 2024. As part of establishing the new Government, we have taken the time to carefully review prev...
Answered 22 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordBody Searches: ChildrenHome OfficeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105339More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the extent to which the ten recommendations from the IOPC report 'National learning recommendations and responses - EIP searches of children, published on 19 March 2024
Answer: The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) ‘National Learning Recommendations re: Exposure of Intimate Parts Searches of Children’ report made ten recommendations. Seven recommendations have been fully implemented, and work is ongoing for the othe...
Answered 27 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104818More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent progress her Department has made on anticipating, preventing and responding to mass atrocities.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 2 December 2025 in response to Question HL12019.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104817More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her budget is for atrocity anticipation, prevention, and response not including conflict prevention work.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 2 December 2025 in response to Question HL12019.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordCrimes against HumanityForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104814More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many staff in her Department work on atrocity prevention (a) as their primary role and (b) as part of their portfolio.
Answer: I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 2 December 2025 in response to Question HL12019.
Answered 19 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordManufacturing Industries: Renewable EnergyDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help improve the Corporate Power Purchase Agreements system as it applies to automotive manufacturing.
Answer: Corporate Power Purchase Agreements (CPPAs) allow businesses to enhance competitiveness by securing stable, competitively priced electricity.The UK’s Modern Industrial Strategy committed to issue a call for evidence on how the British CPPA market can be i...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordEnergy Intensive Industries: CompensationDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 9 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104582More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the companies that will receive 90 per cent discounted network charging costs under the proposed Network Charging Compensation scheme from 1 April 2026.
Answer: The Network Charging Compensation (NCC) Scheme is one of the three components making up the British Industry Supercharger (the Supercharger). The other two components are the GB Capacity Market Exemption and Energy Intensive Industries Exemption Scheme. T...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordVettingHome OfficeTabled 8 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 104237More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which Police Forces in England are meeting service levels on processing times for DBS checks, and which are not.
Answer: For certain ‘Enhanced’ level applications (‘Basic’ and ‘Standard’ level checks are not sent to local police forces), the DBS will check with local police forces whether they hold any information that is considered relevant to the individual’s application....
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordElectric Vehicles: TaxationTreasuryTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103838More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the Autumn Budget 2025, what comparative analysis she has undertaken on the impact of the uptake of EVs of the introduction of pay-per-mile schemes in other jurisdictions including Iceland and New
Answer: As announced at Budget 2025, the Government is introducing Electric Vehicle Excise Duty (eVED) from April 2028, a new mileage charge for electric and plug-in hybrid cars, recognising that electric vehicles (EVs) contribute to congestion and wear and tear ...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103837More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the percentage of doctoral loans used by students to cover the costs of childcare.
Answer: Doctoral loans are intended to contribute to the cost of study, rather than to specifically cover tuition fees or livings costs, which provides flexibility to the student. The department does not hold any information on the proportion of doctoral loan fun...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103836More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what percentage of undergraduate students who are parents with caring responsibilities receive the Childcare Grant.
Answer: The number of full-time undergraduates domiciled in England who received the Childcare Grant in 2024/25 was 42,900, rounded to the nearest hundred. This is published here: https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/student-support-for-higher-education-in-en...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103835More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number and percentage of a) undergraduate and b) postgraduate students who are parents with caring responsibilities.
Answer: The Higher Education Statistics Agency is responsible for collecting and publishing data on the UK higher education (HE) sector. This data is shared with the department and includes a wide range of information on students studying at UK HE providers. Howe...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordPostgraduate Education: ChildcareDepartment for EducationTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103834More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of childcare costs on the ability of parents to undertake postgraduate study.
Answer: It is our ambition that all families have access to high quality, affordable and flexible early education and care, giving every child the best start in life and delivering on our Plan for Change. Student parents are eligible for the universal 15 hours of...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordImports: Forced LabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103833More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that importers ensure that their goods are free from forced labour.
Answer: The Government is committed to tackling forced labour in UK and global supply chains and ensuring that UK businesses are not complicit in human rights abuses. A range of existing measures already support this, including the Procurement Act 2023, Overseas ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMineralsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103832More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps to ensure that bilateral and multilateral mineral-security initiatives signed by the United Kingdom include binding anti-forced-labour standards.
Answer: As set out in the UK's Critical Minerals Strategy, we are working through bilateral and multilateral initiatives to promote transparent, sustainable, and responsible supply chains that uphold robust labour standards.Last year the UK worked with multilater...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMinerals: InvestmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103831More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps are being undertaken to promote UK investment in critical minerals and other resources outside of regions where forced labour is a significant risk, such as Xinjia
Answer: As set out in the UK's Critical Minerals Strategy, we are working through bilateral and multilateral initiatives to promote transparent, sustainable, and responsible supply chains that uphold robust labour standards.Last year the UK worked with multilater...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordConsumer Goods: Forced LabourCabinet OfficeTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103830More
Question: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that goods produced through forced labour are not purchased within the framework of government contracts.
Answer: Abhorrent practices such as forced labour and modern slavery have no place in government contracts or in wider society. This Government is determined to stamp this out. The Procurement Act 2023 provides contracting authorities with stronger powers to excl...
Answered 15 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85294 on Public Sector: Sign Language, what expertise does the Government Digital Service have in British Sign Language to provide
Answer: The Government Digital Service (GDS) provides service teams across the public sector with guidance on accessible design, use of AI and requirements under the WCAG regulations.GDS does not provide BSL expertise. Service Owners must conduct research with di...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103828More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the answer of 5 November 2025 to Question 85294 on Public Sector: Sign Language, which public services have approached the Government Digital Service to seek advice on the (
Answer: The Government Digital Service does not record enquiries at this level of granularity.Depending on the service type, it is likely the service team will both consult with the Service Manual and the Technology Code of Practice - covering the standards servi...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordSign Language: Public SectorDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 7 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103827More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, pursuant to the Answer of 4 November 2025 to Question 85288 on Public Sector: Sign Language, how she would define a supplier of assurance services in respect of BSL videos as deaf-led.
Answer: Deaf-led BSL suppliers play a crucial role in ensuring that BSL is used correctly and effectively in various settings.Multiple suppliers exist in the market providing services to the Deaf community, ensuring that BSL is used effectively in all aspects of ...
Answered 16 Jan 2026
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