Jim Dickson MP: written questions
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Written questions
Driving under Influence: TestingHome OfficeTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117141More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what information her Department holds on the annual cost of evidential drink-driving testing to the police budget from (a) blood and (b) urine tests.
Answer: The Government’s Road Safety Strategy launched in January 2026, includes a consultation on a range of motoring offences including the drink and drug driving testing framework. The government will continue to support the police to ensure they have the tool...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDriving under Influence: BreathalysersDepartment for TransportTabled 2 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 117140More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what data her Department holds on the number of people screened for drink-driving with a breath alcohol content of (i) 9–21, (ii) 22–34 and (iii) higher than 35 microgrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of br
Answer: Data on screening test results in England and Wales, including the concentrations of alcohol detected in drivers’ breath in roadside breath tests, are published in table RAS2042. The table has not been updated for 2023, so the latest data currently availa...
Answered 5 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordDepartment of Health and Social Care: CorrespondenceDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 25 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 115965More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to respond to the letter from Target Ovarian Cancer and 33 hon. Members of 18 November 2025.
Answer: We have received and since responded to the Hon. Member’s correspondence.
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordSentencingMinistry of JusticeTabled 28 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 907641More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of sentencing.
Answer: The Government is committed to transparency in our courts and tribunals, and I know the judiciary are too.Last month we announced that we are expanding free access to sentencing remarks to all victims whose case is sentenced in the Crown Court.This is a l...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108948More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role local authorities will play in monitoring compliance with planned updated school food standards.
Answer: The department aims to revise the School Food Standards and is engaging with stakeholders to ensure they support our work to create the healthiest generation of children in history.We want to gather a broad spectrum of perspectives. To achieve this, we in...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordSchool Meals: StandardsDepartment for EducationTabled 27 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 108947More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timeline her Department has set for its consultation on updating school food standards in England.
Answer: The department aims to revise the School Food Standards and is engaging with stakeholders to ensure they support our work to create the healthiest generation of children in history.We want to gather a broad spectrum of perspectives. To achieve this, we in...
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordElectronic Commerce: VATTreasuryTabled 21 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 107571More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when she plans to publish the outcome of the review of the online marketplace VAT liability rules announced in April 2025.
Answer: In the Spring 2025 Simplification, Administration and Reform Tax Update Summary, the Government sought stakeholder views on VAT online marketplace liability. The Government is grateful to all those who have taken the time to respond and share evidence. Gi...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordNutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99291More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of the new nutrient profiling model announced in the 10-year health plan for England.
Answer: As set out in our 10-Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future, we will take decisive action on the obesity crisis, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever. The plan also stated that...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordFood: NutritionDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 11 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 99290More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department plans to take to implement the healthy food standard policy announced as part of the 10-year health plan for England within the current Parliament; and if he will publish
Answer: As set out in the 10-Year Health Plan, we will take decisive action on the obesity crisis, easing the strain on our National Health Service and creating the healthiest generation of children ever. The plan committed to introducing mandatory healthy food ...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater: MetersDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97415More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether her Department plans to review the operation of assessed household charges where a household is unable to have a water meter fitted.
Answer: Defra recognises the importance of fair charges for households that are unable to have a water meter fitted. Currently, water companies have the ability to charge by water meters on a mandatory basis in areas designated as water stressed. Defra is committ...
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPoultry: Animal WelfareDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91019More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if he will have discussions with food retailers on ending the use of cages for hens.
Answer: The Department remains firmly committed to maintaining and improving animal welfare and want to continue working closely with all stakeholders to deliver high standards. The major retailers have pledged to stop selling shell eggs from caged hens by the en...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco: PackagingDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 13 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 90945More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to bring regulation on packaging of cigars and cigarillos in line with that for cigarettes.
Answer: As set out in the November 2024 Government response to the consultation 'Mandating quit information messages inside tobacco packs', we are considering introducing more stringent packaging requirements for all tobacco products, including cigars and cigaril...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordStructures FundDepartment for TransportTabled 5 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 88518More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when further details on the Structures Fund will be announced.
Answer: The Structures Fund will enable local highway authorities to repair run down bridges, decaying flyovers and worn-out tunnels across England. We will publish more information about the fund in due course and encourage all MPs to highlight the opportunity t...
Answered 18 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordHealth Services: Dementia and Older PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 3 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 87559More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, which (a) individuals and (b) organisations have been appointed to governance structures responsible for developing the Modern Service Frameworks for Dementia and Frailty.
Answer: We intend to engage with a range of partners over the coming months to enable us to build a modern service framework which is both ambitious and practical, to ensure we can improve system performance for people with dementia and frailty both now and in th...
Answered 19 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAllotments: SalesMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 29 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 86511More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the statutory guidance entitled Allotment disposal guidance: safeguards and alternatives, published on 30 January 2014, remains in effect.
Answer: The 2014 statutory allotment disposal guidance remains in effect.
Answered 3 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordProstate Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 16 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82854More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions he has had with the UK National Screening Committee on targeted prostate cancer screening.
Answer: The UK National Screening Committee keeps my Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care informed of progress on its current review into prostate cancer screening, which includes targeted screening.
Answered 21 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 14 Oct 2025AnsweredUIN 82130More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 30 September 2025 to Question 75816 on Heart Diseases: Young People, what steps his Department plans to take to ensure that people who are (a) asymptomatic and (b) unaware
Answer: In the United Kingdom, national screening programmes are introduced based on the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent scientific advisory committee which advises Ministers and the National Health Service in all f...
Answered 20 Oct 2025
Original Parliament recordHeart Diseases: Young PeopleDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75816More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help raise awareness among young people of the risks of sudden cardiac death.
Answer: To reduce the risks of sudden cardiac death, NHS England has a published a national service specification for inherited cardiac conditions that covers patients who often present as young adults with previously undiagnosed cardiac disease or families requi...
Answered 30 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTobacco and Vapes BillDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 4 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 75177More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with the Leader of the House of Lords on when the committee stage of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill will take place.
Answer: Ministers and officials from the Department are regularly in touch with their counterparts across Government. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill has had its Second Reading in the House of Lords, and Committee stage will take place when parliamentary time allows. ...
Answered 11 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordLung Cancer: ScreeningDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 2 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to deliver the national lung cancer screening programme by the target date of end of 2029-30.
Answer: The NHS is taking crucial steps to improve cancer outcomes for patients across England, including for lung cancer. The NHS is currently rolling out the National Lung Cancer Screening Programme to people with a history of smoking.The timescale for full imp...
Answered 8 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordTraffic CommissionersDepartment for TransportTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 74000More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to reform the role of the Traffic Commissioner function for Great Britain.
Answer: A functional review conducted by the Ministry of Justice, published in May 2023, found the function generally effective and offered proposals for improvement. My Department is considering these proposals, alongside a range of reform options, aiming to ens...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNicotine: ProductsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 1 Sept 2025AnsweredUIN 73999More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to prevent the sale of nicotine pouches designed to look like confectionary products.
Answer: Nicotine pouches are highly addictive, and we have a duty to protect children and young people from potential harms.That is why, through the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, we will introduce age of sale restrictions to 18 years old for nicotine pouches and will b...
Answered 4 Sept 2025
Original Parliament recordNicotine: 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
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