Jim Dickson

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Health: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his department has to assess the effectiveness of NHS health checks to ensure a) they are targeted at the right patients and b) checking for the correct conditions.

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the upcoming Cardiovascular Disease Modern Service Framework will consider the impact of obesity and kidney disease on cardiovascular disease.

24 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Obesity; Kidney diseases and Cardiovascular Diseases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans his Department has to raise awareness of the link between obesity, kidney disease and heart disease amongst health care professionals and the public.

24 Jun 2026 · Home Office

Asylum: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will publish figures on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving in Kent each month since January 2024.

4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education

School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that children and young people are able to contribute their views to the consultation on updating the School Food Standards.

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the timetable is for the publication of a government consultation regarding the health reporting requirements and targets for large businesses under the healthy food standard policy announced

2 Jun 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Nutrition

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when his Department plans to announce a timeline for the implementation of the healthy food standard policy announced as part of the 10-year health plan for England.

18 May 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Playgrounds: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what funding his Department plans to provide to support the improvement of playground facilities in England.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cardiovascular Diseases: Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what plans he has to support the delivery of cardiovascular prevention services within neighbourhood health settings.

23 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Cholesterol: Screening

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to help ensure consistent standards for lipid testing and reporting across England.

17 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Large Goods Vehicles: Facilities and Parking

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to publish a national strategy on HGV parking and welfare facilities.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

School Leaving: Employment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school leavers have progressed to (a) employment and (b) economic inactivity by type of establishment in each year since September 2020.

16 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

School Leaving: Apprenticeships

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of school leavers progressed onto apprenticeships at (a) Level 3, (b) Level 4 and (c) above by type of establishment in each year since September 2020.

11 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Courts

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to tackle backlogs in the courts.

11 Mar 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Artificial Intelligence: Tobacco

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of tobacco companies on (a) AI summaries on topics of commercial interest, including the size of the illicit tobacco mark

11 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Tobacco: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans her Department has to review taxes across the tobacco and nicotine category in the context of regulation changes to the tobacco and nicotine market via the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and the planned revision

11 Mar 2026 · Treasury

Electronic Cigarettes: Excise Duties

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the vape excise tax will be evaluated to ensure that it reduces youth vaping, maintains smoker switching and reduces the illicit market.

3 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Suicide: Mental Health Services

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that people experiencing suicidality or who have attempted suicide receive sustained, trauma-informed and long-term support beyond crisis interven

2 Mar 2026 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Property Development: Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to research from the University of Manchester article entitled The right to play: making play a policy and practice priority, published on 29 September 2025, how h

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Education

Schools: Recreation Spaces

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to research from The University of Manchester entitled The right to play: making play a policy and practice priority, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that all schools have access to

2 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Driving under Influence: Testing

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what data her Department holds on the average individual cost of an evidential drink-driving test for (a) blood and (b) urine alcohol content.

2 Mar 2026 · Home Office

Driving under Influence: Testing

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.

2 Mar 2026 · Department for Transport

Driving under Influence: Breathalysers

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

25 Feb 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care

Department of Health and Social Care: Correspondence

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.

28 Jan 2026 · Ministry of Justice

Sentencing

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to improve the transparency of sentencing.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what role local authorities will play in monitoring compliance with planned updated school food standards.

27 Jan 2026 · Department for Education

School Meals: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what timeline her Department has set for its consultation on updating school food standards in England.

21 Jan 2026 · Treasury

Electronic Commerce: VAT

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.

11 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Nutrition

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.

11 Dec 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Food: Nutrition

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