Jim Dickson MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Dartford is Jim Dickson (Labour).
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Jim Dickson as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Sporting Events Bill | 15 October 2026 | Current |
| Treasury Committee | 27 October 2025 | Current |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Football Governance Bill [HL] | 14 May 2025 | 17 June 2025 |
| Planning and Infrastructure Bill | 24 April 2025 | 22 May 2025 |
| Tobacco and Vapes Bill | 18 December 2024 | 30 January 2025 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 1be47918900b.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Jim Dickson, as the MP registered them: Shareholdings (1). Latest registration 1 August 2024. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
Shares in Four Communications
- Registrable threshold for this shareholding interest: (ii) Other shareholdings, valued at more than £70,000
- Name of the company or partnership: Four Communications
- Nature of the company or partnership's business: Public Relations
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 24 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Jim Dickson's office spent £139,452 on staff, from a staffing budget of £198,653, according to IPSA. Office costs came to £32,322 of a £33,037 budget. Budgets for that year run from the MP's election on 4 July 2024, as IPSA's reason column states. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 |
|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £139,451.50 |
| Office costs: spent | £32,322.34 |
| Accommodation: spent | £0.00 |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £259.17 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,037, staffing £198,653, accommodation £0 (Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024, and a start-up supplement of £6,000; Standard London area budget from 5 July 2024).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Dartford CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Caseworker (fixed term part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Constituency Support Officer (permanent full time), Office Manager/Senior Parl Assistant (permanent full time), Communications Officer (permanent part time), Senior Policy Researcher (permanent full time), Comms + Campaign Manager (permanent full time), Research Officer (fixed term part time), Executive Office Manager (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Jim Dickson is recorded voting in 550 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 44 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 84 written questions have been tabled by Jim Dickson, the parliamentary record shows. Departments in the latest 10: Department of Health and Social Care; Department for Transport; Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Home Office.
Food: Nutrition
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answer of 5 January 2026 to Question 99290 on Food: Nutrition if she could provide an updated timeline for a) the publication of a government consultation regarding the health repor …
Ovarian Cancer: Bevacizumab
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment has been made of access to bevacizumab for women with recurrent ovarian cancer who have previously received the treatment and whether consideration has been given to making bevacizu …
Prostate Cancer: Screening
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps her Department is taking to inform (a) general practitioners of the current prostate cancer testing guidance for asymptomatic men (b) men at highest risk of prostate cancer to seek testi …
Tobacco
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment her Department has made of the extent to which cigarette filters are used to circumvent the ban on menthol and other characterising flavours in tobacco products.
Tobacco: Packaging
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if her Department will consult on requiring cigarette filters to be sold in plain packaging and restrict their promotion.
Southeastern: Rolling Stock
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what her planned timeline is for the procurement and roll out of Southeastern Metro rolling stock.
Horticulture: Legumes
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether the scope of the Horticulture Sector Growth Plan being developed by her Department will cover legumes such as peas, lentils and fava beans.
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.
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.
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.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 40aa43d948dd. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Jim Dickson.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Dartford returned Jim Dickson with a majority of 1,192: 15,392 votes, 34.6% of those cast, against 14,200 for Gareth Johnson. Result as published: Lab gain from Con.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Dartford figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.