Jim Dickson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Nicotine: ProductsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60765More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when age of sale restrictions will be brought into force for nicotine pouches.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will stop vapes and nicotine products from being deliberately promoted and advertised to children, to stop the next generation from becoming hooked on nicotine.The bill includes a range of new regulation-making powers for the Go...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60764More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, what his Department's planned timetable is for bringing forward legislative proposals to introduce new regulations to help reduce the appeal of vapes t
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will stop vapes and nicotine products from being deliberately promoted and advertised to children, to stop the next generation from becoming hooked on nicotine.The bill includes a range of new regulation-making powers for the Go...
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordElectronic Cigarettes: ChildrenDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60761More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prohibit the free distribution of nicotine vapes to children.
Answer: The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will end the current loophole which allows free samples of vaping and nicotine products to be given away to anyone of any age. This will come into force six months after Royal Assent of the bill.
Answered 23 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: DartfordDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 17 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 60739More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what data his Department holds on the number of households whose water billing is decided by the Assessed Household Charge in Dartford.
Answer: The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) is an independent body that represents water consumers and can provide advice and support on water-related issues, including assessed charges.
Answered 20 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58829More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department plans to update the School Food Standards.
Answer: The department announced a review of the School Food Standards on Thursday 5 June.
Answered 25 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordPharmacy: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57566More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to widen the number of conditions for which pharmacies can assess and treat patients for without the need for a (a) GP appointment and (b) prescription.
Answer: We are currently focused on optimising the implementation of the current clinical pathways that allow for the supply of prescription only medicines, and which cover seven common health conditions, including: sinusitis; sore throat; earache; impetigo; shin...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48012More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance his Department has issued to (i) integrated care boards and (ii) NHS Trusts on including opt-out smoking cessation interventions in routine hospital care.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that all hospitals integrate ‘opt-out’ smoking cessation interventions into routine care. As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England has prioritised and put new funding out to integrated care boards (ICBs) for the rollout ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordSmoking: Health ServicesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 24 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 48011More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what his Department's planned timetable is for all hospitals to integrate opt-out smoking cessation interventions in routine care.
Answer: We are committed to ensuring that all hospitals integrate ‘opt-out’ smoking cessation interventions into routine care. As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England has prioritised and put new funding out to integrated care boards (ICBs) for the rollout ...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
Original Parliament recordMental Health Services: Administration of JusticeDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Mar 2025AnsweredUIN 36940More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many (a) volunteer and (b) paid peer support worker positions were created in the NHS England (i) liaison and diversion and (ii) RECONNECT service since peer support was first included in the l
Answer: The information requested is not collected centrally by NHS England. The national service specifications set an expectation that the workforce composition will include volunteer and paid peer-support roles within each liaison and diversion and RECONNECT s...
Answered 14 Mar 2025
Original Parliament recordIndustry: LogisticsDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21464More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the industrial strategy will include measures to support growth in the logistics sector.
Answer: I refer the member for Dartford to the answer I provided to UIN 9312 on 18 October 2024.
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordTransport: Carbon EmissionsDepartment for TransportTabled 19 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 21461More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Integrated National Transport Strategy will include measures to support the(a) efficiency and (b) decarbonisation of the logistics sector.
Answer: The Strategy will set the high-level direction for how transport should change to better serve people and is currently in early development. Government recognises the importance of the logistics sector in delivering its missions and transport priorities, ...
Answered 8 Jan 2025
Original Parliament recordA226: Repairs and MaintenanceDepartment for TransportTabled 16 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 20446More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what technical assistance her Department plans to provide to Kent County Council for restoring the collapsed section of the A226 Galley Hill Road at Greenhithe.
Answer: The Department has had a number of meetings with Kent County Council (KCC) on this matter and I visited the road in question in September. The Department is waiting for KCC to submit an analysis of the costs and benefits of different options to inform a d...
Answered 19 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordGambling: TaxationDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 12 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19926More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, with reference to her Department's press release entitled Statutory levy and online slot stake limits to be introduced to tackle gambling harm, published on 27 November 2024, what steps she plans
Answer: As set out in the Government’s response to the consultation on the statutory levy, the levy will for the first time provide dedicated, statutory investment for prevention activity in the gambling space. This could include a range of projects and services ...
Answered 17 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordCervical Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19174More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department plans to take steps to alter the messaging provided on cervical screening leaflets to make clear it does not screen for (a) ovarian cancer and (b) other gynaecological cancer
Answer: NHS England is responsible for delivering the NHS Cervical Screening Programme, and works to ensure that core public information on screening is easily accessible and understandable to the public. NHS England regularly reviews key public information acros...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordSchools: DartfordDepartment for EducationTabled 10 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 19173More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Office for National Statistics web page entitled How the population changed in Dartford: Census 2021, published on 28 June 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential implications
Answer: The schools national funding formula (NFF) distributes core funding for 5 to 16-year-old pupils in mainstream state-funded schools in England.The vast majority of funding is allocated based on pupil numbers and characteristics. This means that, where pupi...
Answered 16 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordPolice: DartfordHome OfficeTabled 9 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 18790More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, with reference to the Office for National Statistics web page entitled How the population changed in Dartford: Census 2021, published on 28 June 2022, what assessment she has made of the potential imp
Answer: The Home Secretary has already announced that central government funding for policing will increase by over half a billion pounds in 2025-26; this includes an increase of over £260m in the core grant for police forces, additional funding for neighbourhood...
Answered 12 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: DartfordDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Dec 2024AnsweredUIN 17399More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will take steps to ensure adequate levels of funding for healthcare in Dartford.
Answer: We have taken tough decisions to fix the foundations in the public finances at the Autumn Budget, and this enabled the Spending Review settlement of a £22.6 billion increase in resource spending for the Department from 2023/24 outturn to 2025/26.NHS Kent ...
Answered 9 Dec 2024
Original Parliament recordDental Services: DartfordDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 18 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14863More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to improve access to NHS dentistry in Dartford constituency.
Answer: The Government plans to tackle the challenges for patients trying to access National Health Service dental care with a rescue plan to provide 700,000 more urgent dental appointments and recruit new dentists to the areas that need them most. To rebuild den...
Answered 21 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordCameroon: Peace NegotiationsForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2024AnsweredUIN 14439More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to work towards a peaceful resolution to the conflict in Southern Cameroon.
Answer: Dialogue is critical to achieving a peaceful resolution to the conflict in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon. The UK Government is committed to supporting efforts which will bring a peaceful solution through inclusive dialogue but we belie...
Answered 19 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic: DartfordDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10575More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the adequacy of National Highway's management of recent traffic issues in Dartford constituency.
Answer: Following any major incident National Highways carry out a full debrief to ensure any lessons are learnt to improve future incident management. National Highways is committed to implementing improvements based on their findings to ensure effective managem...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordRoad Traffic: DartfordDepartment for TransportTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10574More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the potential impact of recent traffic disruption on the local economy in Dartford constituency since October 2023.
Answer: National Highways has not conducted a specific assessment regarding the impact of recent traffic disruptions on the local economy in the Dartford constituency. National Highways is responsible for the operation of the strategic road network and monitoring...
Answered 30 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDarent Valley Hospital: AttendanceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 22 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 10573More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many appointments were (a) cancelled and (b) missed at Darent Valley Hospital on 21 October 2024.
Answer: The data regarding cancelled and missed appointments at Darent Valley Hospital on 21 October 2024 is not currently available to the Department.
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDartford-Thurrock Crossing: Road TrafficDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9104More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of delays at the Dartford Crossing on businesses in Dartford.
Answer: My Department has not carried out an assessment of the impact of delays at the Dartford Crossing on local businesses. However, area teams in my Department engage closely with local stakeholders, including businesses, to support delivery of their economic ...
Answered 6 Nov 2024
Original Parliament recordDarent Valley Hospital: Respiratory DiseasesDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9102More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many people over 70 years old have been hospitalised with respiratory issues at Darent Valley Hospital in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: Data on the number of people hospitalised or admitted is not recorded. Finished Admission Episodes (FAE) are recorded, although these are not substitutions for counts of people, as the same person may have been admitted to hospital on more than one occasi...
Answered 22 Oct 2024
Original Parliament recordDarent Valley Hospital: AdmissionsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2024AnsweredUIN 9101More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of pollution on the number of admissions to Darent Valley Hospital.
Answer: Exposure to air pollution is associated with increased hospital admissions, particularly for respiratory and cardiovascular conditions. The UK Health Security Agency has not calculated the potential impact of air pollution on the number of admissions to t...
Answered 21 Oct 2024
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