Phil Brickell

13 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Justice

Council Tax: Non-payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many people have (a) been committed to prison and (b) been given suspended committal orders for non-payment of council tax in each year since 2019.

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

Flood Control: Bolton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of levels of flood preparedness in communities along the (a) Middle Brook, (b) Bessy Brook and (c) Douglas rivers in Bolton West constituency.

8 Jan 2025 · Treasury

Fraud: Coronavirus

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much HM Revenue and Customs staff time and resource was dedicated to recovering funds from covid-19 (a) business relief and (b) procurement-related fraud in the latest period for which data is available.

8 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Bangladesh: Assets

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to assist the Central Bank of Bangladesh in repatriating UK-based assets diverted illegally from that country.

8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Bolton West

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many Houses in Multiple Occupation have been developed without requiring planning permission in Bolton West constituency in the last 12 months.

8 Jan 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Multiple Occupation: Planning Permission

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of planning permission requirements for Houses in Multiple Occupation.

17 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Syria: Development Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to use UK-based assets that were expropriated by the Assad regime for (a) aid and (b) re-development projects to help the Syrian people.

17 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Economic Crime: Crown Dependencies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she plans to take to ensure UK law enforcement authorities use criminal measures against professional enablers of economic crime who have exploited Crown Dependencies.

16 Dec 2024 · Home Office

Money Laundering: Crown Dependencies

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Crown Dependencies are not used to launder the proceeds of corruption.

12 Dec 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Company Accounts: Fines

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much the late filing penalties from companies failing to file their annual accounts within the deadline were in each financial year between 2018-19 and 2023-24.

10 Dec 2024 · Home Office

National Crime Agency: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what headcount cap has she set for the National Crime Agency for financial year (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.

3 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Council: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to ensure the financial stability of the British Council.

18 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Hong Kong: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the meeting between the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Indo-Pacific and Hong Kong’s Convenor of the E

11 Nov 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Deposit Return Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what progress his Department has made on implementing a deposit return scheme.

6 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

British Overseas Territories: Companies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 18 October 2024 to Question 8363, what minimum requirements his Department set out as being an expectation in any legitimate interest access regime 

6 Nov 2024 · Cabinet Office

National Security: Risk Assessment

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, when his Department plans to publish the 2025 edition of the National Risk Register; and whether she plans to enable Parliament to (a) feed into and (b) scrutinise that register.

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Electronic Commerce: Money Laundering

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if she will make an assessment of the potential implications for her policies of the number of (a) Suspicious Activity Reports and (b) Defence Against Money Laundering Suspicious Activity Reports from electronic pay

6 Nov 2024 · Treasury

Financial Services: Internet

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many electronic money institutions have (a) had their activities restricted and (b) been de-authorised following an investigation by the Financial Conduct Authority.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Disclosure of Information

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will expand the list of prescribed people for whistleblowing to include (a) job applicants, (b) trustees, (c) independent contractors and (d) trade union representatives.

6 Nov 2024 · Department for Business and Trade

Disclosure of Information: Reviews

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what his planned timetable is for the review of the whistleblowing framework.

6 Nov 2024 · Attorney General

Serious Fraud Office: Disclosure of Information

To ask the Solicitor General, what progress she has made on plans to create a whistleblowing incentive program within the Serious Fraud Office.

24 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sudan: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the report entitled Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for the

18 Oct 2024 · Treasury

Electronic Commerce: Money Laundering

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the (a) potential risk of the use of e-payment platforms for money laundering and (b) likelihood that those platforms are used to launder criminal money originating f

18 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

House of Lords Appointments Commission

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of (a) placing the House of Lords Appointment Commission (HOLAC) on a statutory footing, (b) providing HOLAC with a right of veto where candidates are not de

18 Oct 2024 · House of Commons Commission

All-party Parliamentary Groups: Membership

To ask the hon. Member for Blaenau Gwent and Rhymney, representing the House of Commons Commission, if the Commission will require All Party Parliamentary Groups to publish a list of all their members.

18 Oct 2024 · Cabinet Office

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether he plans to reform the Advisory Committee on Business Appointments by (a) making it statutory, (b) providing it with greater enforcement powers and (c) increasing its level of resourcing.

9 Oct 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care

NHS: Staff

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to increase levels of retention in the NHS workforce.

5 Sep 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Rights of Way

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to extend the right to roam.

3 Sep 2024 · Home Office

Terrorism: Victim Support Schemes

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of support provided to terrorism victims.

30 Aug 2024 · Ministry of Justice

Young Offenders: Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing young people in the secure estate to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award.