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Prime Minister's Question Time
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Phil Brickell
LabourMP for Bolton West
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Ministerial statement: Government Response to the report from the Independent Review into Countering Foreign Financial Influence and Interference in UK Politics
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Questions
Oral questions: Defence
“2. What progress his Department has made on Operation Valour.…”
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Debate
Cabinet Office
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Debate
Business of the House
“Madam Deputy Speaker, I hope you and the Leader of the House will join me in congratulating Bolton Wanderers on their promotion to the championship after beating Stockport recently 4-1 at Wembley. Bolton’s promotion has been a huge effort b…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Russian Attacks on Civilian Infrastructure
“May I take this opportunity to commend the Minister and her colleagues in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on the continuing ratcheting up of sanctions, whether it is on Russian hydrocarbons, crypto-networks or other illicit…”
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Questions
Oral questions: Northern Ireland
“7. What assessment he has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of the Supreme Court judgment in the Dillon case [2026] UKSC 15.…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Middle East: Economic Response
“I congratulate the Chancellor on this ambitious and comprehensive package of measures, supporting families across Bolton West. As a long-standing proponent of a fairer taxation system, I thank her for the measures she has put forward to clo…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Processed Russian Oil Products: Sanctions
“As someone who has been sanctioned by the Russian state and worked on tackling financial crime in British business for more than a decade, it was apparent to me after only a cursory review of the gov.uk website that this is a new general li…”
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Debate
Energy Security
“The shadow Minister talked about his party’s ambition for new nuclear in this country, but can he remind the House how many new nuclear plants his party opened during their tenure in charge?…”
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Debate
Getting Britain Working Again
“Yesterday’s King’s Speech showed that, despite all the noise from Opposition Members, this Government are determined to get their heads down and get on with the job that the British people sent us to Westminster to do. After years of drift,…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: National Security
“I thank the Minister for his careful and considered remarks and for setting out very clearly in his statement that the safety and security of Hongkongers in the UK is paramount. I also thank him for his remarks about new legislation announc…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“I know that you will join me in wishing Bolton Wanderers all the very best in the second leg of the play-off semi-final at Bradford tonight, Mr Speaker. Solicitor Andrew Milne has been arrested by South Yorkshire police after allegations of…”
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Debate
Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of Privileges
“May I start by saying that I take serious exception to the remarks made by the honourable Member for Beaconsfield (Joy Morrissey), who I see is just about to leave the Chamber? She complained about us spending an afternoon talking “laboriou…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“May I wish you a happy St George’s day, Madam Deputy Speaker? Reform-run Lancashire county council, which borders my Bolton West constituency, has threatened residents with care home closures, put gritting depots on the chopping block and a…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Security Vetting
“When Sir Olly Robbins came before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 3 November last year, he was asked by my honourable Friend the Member for Liverpool Walton (Dan Carden) whether, in the context of vetting, Lord Mandelson’s appointment was …”
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Debate
Business of the House
“There are almost 26,000 unpaid carers in Bolton, providing vital support to individuals across the borough who would otherwise struggle to manage. Will the Leader of the House join me in thanking the hard-working staff and volunteers at the…”
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Debate
SEND Provision and Reform
“Will my honourable Friend join me in welcoming the £4.8 million of extra investment that this Government have put in to support SEND adaptations in Bolton, but also acknowledge the recognition that came from parents at my SEND roundtable la…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: North Atlantic Submarine Activity
“Building on the remarks of my honourable Friend the Member for Widnes and Halewood (Derek Twigg), I commend my honourable and gallant Friend on his statement and encourage him to do all he can to continue to raise awareness of the subversiv…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: National Savings & Investments
“I have very fond memories of the National Savings & Investment savings account that I held as a child—I regularly paid money into it at Little Lever post office. I understand how important it is for the Government to right historical fa…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“In Bolton West, my constituents are concerned that proposed funding for a section of link road called Park Avenue has been trumpeted as unlocking a further 4,000 homes near Westhoughton. The link road will only take traffic so far, causing …”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK Politics
“As an individual who has dedicated my life to tackling corruption in all its forms and as the chair of the all-party parliamentary group on anti-corruption and responsible tax, I thank the Secretary of State and the Minister for Security, m…”
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Legislation
Finance (No. 2) Bill
“I will speak to new clause 4 in particular, and to the wider issue of tax dodging and enforcement in this country. I make these remarks as chair of the all-party parliamentary group on anti-corruption and responsible tax. I begin by congrat…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Royal Mail: Universal Service Obligation
“I thank the Minister for his constructive engagement with me over the past few weeks on Royal Mail’s poor services in my Bolton West constituency. I know that he shares my utter frustration at the current service provision. May I flag with …”
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Legislation
Representation of the People Bill
“My honourable Friend makes an excellent point about shell companies. Does she agree that it was really concerning that so many loopholes were left open by the previous Government, who allowed foreign money to reach the highest levels of our…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“Local journalism is the lifeblood of our democracy, but the defamation laws in this country make it difficult for investigative media outfits—like The Londoner , The Manchester Mill and their parent company Mill Media—to speak truth to powe…”
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Debate
Business of the House
“I was recently contacted by one of my constituents regarding a four-month delay to her daughter’s provisional driving licence application, relating to her type 1 diabetes diagnosis. My constituent’s application remains outstanding. She has …”
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Questions
Oral questions: Work and Pensions
“10. What steps he is taking to support families with the cost of living.…”
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Legislation
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill
“On the security of the base, does my honourable Friend recall the visit to Washington DC that I think we both went on last year as members of the Foreign Affairs Committee? We spoke to many American interlocutors, including State Department…”
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Statement
Ministerial statement: Arctic Security
“As a proud member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, I thank the Foreign Secretary for her visit to our Marines at Camp Viking in Norway, and for her unequivocal stance in support of collective security with NATO at its heart. I welcome th…”
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