Phil Brickell MP: written questions
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British Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 3 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64786More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will provide assurances that there will be no further delays by (a) Anguilla, (b) Bermuda, (c) the British Virgin Islands and (d) Turks and Caicos Islands to implement
Answer: Please refer to my Written Ministerial Statement of 3 July which provides an update and details of next steps.We have made very clear to our partners in the remaining Overseas Territories the importance of delivering on the previously committed to deadlin...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64557More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what incentives he is providing for (a) Anguilla, (b) Bermuda, (c) the British Virgin Islands and (d) the Turks and Caicos Islands to make swifter progress at delivering Legi
Answer: Please refer to my Written Ministerial Statement of 3 July which provides an update and details of next steps.We have made very clear to our partners in the remaining Overseas Territories the importance of delivering on the previously committed to deadlin...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64556More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how he will assess compliance with commitments made at the 2024 Joint Ministerial Council by (a) Anguilla, (b) Bermuda, (c) the British Virgin Islands, (d) the Cayman Islands
Answer: Please refer to my Written Ministerial Statement of 3 July which provides an update and details of next steps.We have made very clear to our partners in the remaining Overseas Territories the importance of delivering on the previously committed to deadlin...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish Overseas Territories: CompaniesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 2 Jul 2025AnsweredUIN 64554More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress (a) Anguilla, (b) Bermuda, (c) the British Virgin Islands, (d) the Cayman Islands and (e) the Turks and Caicos Islands have made on implementing Legitimate Inte
Answer: Please refer to my Written Ministerial Statement of 3 July which provides an update and details of next steps.We have made very clear to our partners in the remaining Overseas Territories the importance of delivering on the previously committed to deadlin...
Answered 15 Jul 2025
Original Parliament recordCountryside: AccessDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 12 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 904696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of increasing countryside access rights.
Answer: This Government recognises the physical and mental health benefits of improved access to the countryside. We are already taking action to increase responsible access to the countryside; by creating nine new National River Walks, three new National Forests...
Answered 19 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58386More
Question: 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.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will provide greater flexibility to employers and learners and support the industrial strategy.From August 2025, we will be introducing new foundation appr...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordGrowth and Skills LevyDepartment for EducationTabled 9 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 58385More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when the changes to the Growth and Skills Levy allocation requirements will come into effect.
Answer: This government is transforming the apprenticeships offer into a new growth and skills offer, which will provide greater flexibility to employers and learners and support the industrial strategy.From August 2025, we will be introducing new foundation appr...
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Corruption Unit: Labour TurnoverHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56998More
Question: 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.
Answer: Due to operational implications the NCA do not disclose the number of staff working in the ICU.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordInternational Corruption Unit: StaffHome OfficeTabled 3 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 56997More
Question: 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.
Answer: Due to operational implications the NCA do not disclose the number of staff working in the ICU.
Answered 18 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordBritish National (Overseas) and RefugeesHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55979More
Question: 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
Answer: The White Paper commits to a review of our existing refugee sponsorship and resettlement schemes. Further information on the reviews will be provided in due course.The Government is committed to supporting members of the Hong Kong community who have reloc...
Answered 9 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordRefugees: UkraineHome OfficeTabled 30 May 2025AnsweredUIN 55978More
Question: 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
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to my answer given on 21 May to PQ UIN 51999.
Answered 4 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Non-paymentMinistry of JusticeTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51610More
Question: 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.
Answer: The information requested is not collated or maintained centrally in a manner that could reliably be reported.
Answered 19 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ArrearsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51609More
Question: 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
Answer: The Department does not collect data on the number of people or the number of households who are in council tax arrears. Therefore, the Department does not hold data with specific characteristics requested, including those in receipt of council tax suppor...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: Debt CollectionTreasuryTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51608More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Debt Fairness Charter outlines principles for the fair and reasonable treatment of individuals who owe personal debt to central government. The first version was published in March 2024, with a commitment to ongoing review and updates as needed, and a...
Answered 20 May 2025
Original Parliament recordCouncil Tax: ArrearsMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51607More
Question: 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
Answer: The Department does not collect data on the number of people or the number of households who are in council tax arrears. Therefore, the Department does not hold data with specific characteristics requested, including those in receipt of council tax suppor...
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordChildcare: National Insurance CreditsTreasuryTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51009More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to reduce the backlog of applications for Specified Adult Childcare Credits.
Answer: HMRC recognises the difficulties that delays can cause customers and are deploying additional resources to process Specified Adult Childcare Credits.
Answered 16 May 2025
Original Parliament recordGeneral PractitionersDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51008More
Question: 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.
Answer: The following table shows the number of full time equivalent (FTE) general practitioners (GPs), direct patient care staff (DPC), and nurses per 10,000 registered patients in Leigh and in each region of England:AreaNumber of FTE GPs per 10,000 registered p...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordNHS Walk-in Centres: LeighDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51007More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Department does not hold the information requested. NHS England publishes official statistics for accident and emergency attendances at a provider, National Health Service trust level. Information for the Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation T...
Answered 14 May 2025
Original Parliament recordAccident and Emergency Departments: StandardsDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled 8 May 2025AnsweredUIN 51006More
Question: 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.
Answer: NHS England publishes information on accident and emergency waiting times in England, although not at a hospital site or regional level. The following table shows the provisional median total time waited in accident and emergency at the Bolton NHS Foundat...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPeatlands: PenninesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49987More
Question: 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.
Answer: The Government recognises the importance of England’s peatlands, and in our manifesto, we committed to expanding nature-rich habitats such as peatlands. This will contribute to ensuring nature’s recovery, one of Defra’s five priorities. We have ambitions ...
Answered 13 May 2025
Original Parliament recordFires: PenninesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 2 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49986More
Question: 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.
Answer: I was concerned to see there was a wildfire last month in part of the hon. Member’s constituency, at Longworth Road. Defra encourages landowners and land managers to adopt good quality wildfire management plans and use sustainable methods to manage habita...
Answered 15 May 2025
Original Parliament recordEthics and Integrity CommissionCabinet OfficeTabled 1 May 2025AnsweredUIN 49825More
Question: 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.
Answer: I refer the Honourable Member to the answer he was given to PQ UIN 46285 on 28 April 2025.
Answered 8 May 2025
Original Parliament recordKashmir: TerrorismForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49584More
Question: 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
Answer: India and Pakistan are both longstanding, important partners of the UK. The UK Government is taking all the steps we can to ensure that recent developments do not lead to uncontrolled escalation. We encourage all to commit to effective channels of engagem...
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordPrimary Education: School LibrariesDepartment for EducationTabled 30 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 49583More
Question: 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.
Answer: I refer my hon. Friend, the Member for Bolton West to the answer of 5 February 2025 to Question 27959.
Answered 12 May 2025
Original Parliament recordMobile Phones: Bolton WestDepartment for Science, Innovation and TechnologyTabled 17 Apr 2025AnsweredUIN 46287More
Question: 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
Answer: Ofcom does not publish coverage data at the local level, but their WebChecker indicates that while outdoor 4G coverage is available from all four mobile operators in Chew Moor, large parts of the village have limited 4G indoor coverage. According to Ofcom...
Answered 29 Apr 2025
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