About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Jim Dickson) represents you, and all of the people who live in Dartford, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Labour MP for Dartford

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

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Topics of interest

  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Department for Transport
  • Ministry of Housing
  • Communities and Local Government
  • Department for Business and Trade
  • Department for Education
  • Darent Valley Hospital: Asthma
  • A226: Repairs and Maintenance
  • Road Traffic: Dartford
  • Local Government
  • Gambling: Taxation

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Tobacco and Vapes Bill Committee (18 Dec 2024 to 30 Jan 2025)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Public Bill Committee: Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Examination of Witnesses 24 Apr 2025

    Very many new homes have been built in my constituency over the past decade. Unfortunately, residents believe—and I think it is undoubtedly the case—that that has put a huge strain on local infrastructure, which has not kept pace. Do you feel that the Bill provides the opportunity to ensure that we have the right infrastructure—the medical facilities, the schools, the affordable...
  • Public Bill Committee: Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Examination of Witnesses 24 Apr 2025

    These issues are very real for my constituents in Dartford because their lives have been blighted by congestion at the Dartford crossing, principally because the planning system has, over 15 years, failed to deliver the lower Thames crossing. I am delighted that that project now has a development consent order. In 2023, the National Infrastructure Commission wrote a review of the nationally...
  • Public Bill Committee: Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Examination of Witnesses 24 Apr 2025

    These issues are very real for my constituents in Dartford because their lives have been blighted by congestion at the Dartford crossing, principally because the planning system has, over 15 years, failed to deliver the lower Thames crossing. I am delighted that that project now has a development consent order. In 2023, the National Infrastructure Commission wrote a review of the nationally...

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