Jim Dickson MP: written questions 2025
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Written questions
NutritionDepartment 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
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
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