Phil Brickell

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what forms of approved training will be covered by Growth and Skills levy funds, in the context of the changes made in April 2025.

9 Jun 2025 · Department for Education

Growth and Skills Levy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the changes to the Growth and Skills Levy allocation requirements will come into effect.

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

International Corruption Unit: Labour Turnover

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what staff attrition rate was in the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit in each of the the past three years.

3 Jun 2025 · Home Office

International Corruption Unit: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many staff have worked on foreign bribery in the National Crime Agency's International Corruption Unit in each of the last three years.

30 May 2025 · Home Office

British National (Overseas) and Refugees

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to issue guidance to (a) refugees and (b) BN(O) visa holders in the United Kingdom on the potential impact of its White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigrat

30 May 2025 · Home Office

Refugees: Ukraine

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of its White Paper entitled Restoring control over the immigration system, published on 12 May 2025, on Ukrainian refugees seeking indef

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Council Tax: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many liability orders were (a) sought by local authorities and (b) granted by courts for council tax debt, in each tax year since 2019.

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether her Department has made an estimate on the number of individual households who were in council tax arrears while also in receipt of Council Tax (a) support and (b) reduct

12 May 2025 · Treasury

Council Tax: Debt Collection

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of including council tax debt collection in the scope of the Government Debt Fairness Charter.

12 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Council Tax: Arrears

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an estimate for the number of people who are in council tax arrears broken down by (a) gender, (b) ethnicity, (c) age and (d) family composition in ea

8 May 2025 · Treasury

Childcare: National Insurance Credits

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of applications for Specified Adult Childcare Credits.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

General Practitioners

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on General Practice coverage per population (a) in Leigh, (b) in each region and (c) in England.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS Walk-in Centres: Leigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what information his Department holds on levels of patient demand at Leigh walk-in centre.

8 May 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Accident and Emergency Departments: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average waiting time was in accident and emergency (a) at Bolton Hospital, (b) in each region and (c) in the UK in the latest period for which data is available.

2 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Peatlands: Pennines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help encourage peatland restoration on the West Pennine Moors.

2 May 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Fires: Pennines

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to mitigate against wild fires on the West Pennine Moors.

1 May 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ethics and Integrity Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the Answer of 28 April 2025 to Question 46285 on Ethics and Integrity Commission, when he plans to announce the independent Chair of the Ethics and Integrity Commission.

30 Apr 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Kashmir: Terrorism

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the escalation of tensions in the Kashmir region following the attack near Pahalgam on 22 April

30 Apr 2025 · Department for Education

Primary Education: School Libraries

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the National Literacy Trust's findings that one in seven state primary schools do not have a (a) library or (b) dedicated library space.

17 Apr 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

Mobile Phones: Bolton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of mobile phone signal coverage in Chew Moor; and what steps he is taking to improve mobile phone signal coverage in Bolton West

17 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Housing

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of using of Empty Dwelling Management Orders to help increase available housing.

17 Apr 2025 · Cabinet Office

Ethics and Integrity Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what recent progress his Department has made on establishing an ethics and integrity commission.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade

Origin Marking: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent estimate his Department has made of the proportion of goods labelled as originating from within Israel’s pre-1967 borders which actually originate from Israeli settlements.

8 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, how many (a) investigations have been opened and (b) enforcement action taken under the Water Industries Act 1991, section 3(3)(a).

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what estimate he has made of the amount of inland waters that have a statutory right of access for recreational users.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Inland Waterways: Access

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether his Department plans to extend rights of responsible access to include more inland waters for recreational use.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation) (Code of Practice) Order 2000

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure that the water sector meets its obligations under the Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation) (Code of Practice) Ord

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation) (Code of Practice) Order 2000

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the compliance of water companies with the Water and Sewerage (Conservation, Access and Recreation) (Code of Practice) Order 2000.

7 Apr 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care

Mental Health Services: Surveys

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department is taking steps to implement the findings of the Care Quality Commission Community Mental Health Survey 2024, published on 4 April 2025.

7 Apr 2025 · Department for Transport

Railways: Greater Manchester

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has had discussions with Northern Rail on the potential impact of the proposed reduction in (a) Sunday and (b) late evening services between Westhoughton Station and Manchester central stations on l