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Written questions by Dickson.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Jim Dickson this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (77)Department of Health and Social Care (36)Department for Transport (9)Department for Education (8)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (6)Home Office (4)Treasury (3)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (3)Department for Business and Trade (2)Ministry of Justice (2)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (1)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (1)Department for Culture, Media and Sport (1)

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24 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

If her Department will publish figures on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children arriving in Kent each month since January 2024.

Reply

The Home Office publishes data on the number of unaccompanied asylum seeking children (UASC) in the ‘Immigration System Statistics Quarterly Release’. This data is published on a quarterly basis and is not broken down by location. As such, figures on the ...

2 Mar 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

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.

Reply

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 tools needed to keep road users safe.The Home Office does not hold information on the annual and individual costs of evidential drink-driving tests for the police.Total funding to police forces in 2026-27 will be up, to £18.4 billion, an increase of £796 million compared to the 2025-26 police funding settlement. It is for PCCs and Chief Constables to determine how to allocate this funding to best support operational requirements.

2 Mar 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

What data her Department holds on the average individual cost of an evidential drink-driving test for (a) blood and (b) urine alcohol content.

Reply

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 tools needed to keep road users safe.The Home Office does not hold information on the annual and individual costs of evidential drink-driving tests for the police.Total funding to police forces in 2026-27 will be up, to £18.4 billion, an increase of £796 million compared to the 2025-26 police funding settlement. It is for PCCs and Chief Constables to determine how to allocate this funding to best support operational requirements.

9 Dec 2024·Home Office·Answered
Asked

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

Reply

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...

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