Nicholas Dakin
Labour - Scunthorpe
3,542 (9.1%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 4th July 2024
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
(since July 2024)Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)
(since July 2024)Select Committees
Secure 16 to 19 Academies Bill (since June 2025)1 APPG Membership
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights39 Former APPG Officer Positions
Antibiotics, Bangladesh, Bioethanol, British Bioethanol, Cambodia, Cancer, Dance, Debt and Personal Finance, Education, Eggs, Pigs and Poultry, Energy Intensive Industries, Eritrea, Faroe Islands, Financial Education for Young People, Fit and Healthy Childhood, Gardening and Horticulture, Iceland, Kosovo, Metal, Stone and Heritage Crime, Mindfulness, Motorcycle Speedway, Multiple Sclerosis, Oracy, Pancreatic Cancer, Rohingya, Rural Crime, Sixth Form Colleges, Skills and Employment, Small Shops, Squash and Racketball, Steel and Metal Related Industries, Sudan and South Sudan, Sweden, Tibet, Tuberculosis, Universities, University, University of Hull, Wine and Spirit GroupDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Legislation Debates
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Scunthorpe Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
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Latest EDMs signed by Nicholas Dakin
COMMERCIAL LOCAL RADIO AND BAUER
Tabled by: John Grogan (Labour - Keighley)That this House notes that the commercial local radio industry is now dominated by two media giants Global and Bauer; further notes that Bauer will own 36 per cent of commercial local radio licences in the UK if their purchase of four whole groups of radio stations namely UKRD, Wireless …
(Most recent: 3 Sep 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 13
Scottish National Party: 4
Liberal Democrat: 3
Conservative: 3
Plaid Cymru: 1
FIREFIGHTERS MEMORIAL DAY 4 MAY 2019
Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)That this House joins with firefighters across the United Kingdom on Firefighters Memorial Day in remembering the bravery and sacrifice of over 2,300 firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty; extends its sympathies especially on this memorial day to all the bereaved families of fallen firefighters; …
(Most recent: 8 May 2019)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 55
Conservative: 7
Independent: 6
Scottish National Party: 6
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Plaid Cymru: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Nicholas Dakin, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Nicholas Dakin has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Nicholas Dakin has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
3 Bills introduced by Nicholas Dakin
A Bill to require schools in England to provide access to their premises and pupils to representatives from post-16 education establishments and others providing guidance on careers, training and courses; and for connected purposes.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision to introduce free school meal arrangements for children over the age of 16 who attend colleges to bring them into line with arrangements for children who attend schools, academies and free schools; and for connected purposes
Tuesday 6th November 2012
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to provide for charitable healthcare providers taking on new responsibilities from the National Health Service to be able to recover value added tax on the same non-business supplies as the NHS in respect of those responsibilities; and for connected purposes.
Tuesday 8th March 2011
3 Bills co-sponsored by Nicholas Dakin
Driving (Persons with Dementia) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Baroness Maclean of Redditch (Con)
Toilets (Provision and Accessibility) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Paula Sherriff (Lab)
Crime (Impact Statements) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Melanie Onn (Lab)