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Written questions by Brickell.

Every parliamentary written question tabled by Phil Brickell this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.

Department:All (191)Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (31)Home Office (29)Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (26)Department of Health and Social Care (24)Treasury (20)Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (15)Department for Business and Trade (9)Department for Education (7)Cabinet Office (6)Ministry of Justice (6)Department for Transport (6)Attorney General (5)

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22 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
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How many mutual legal assistance requests received by the UK Central Authority related to money laundering for each year from 2018 to 2025.

Reply

The Home Office is the central authority for Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) for England, Wales and Northern Ireland except for tax and fiscal customs criminal matters, which are coordinated by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Requests seeking assistance so...

22 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
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What estimate she has made of the percentage of the National Crime Agency’s core annual budget for each of the last five years that was spent on tackling economic crime and corruption.

Reply

As a matter of longstanding policy, the National Crime Agency does not provide breakdowns and estimates on the specific budget allocations to target particular crime types. Details about the Agency’s budgets can be found online in our Annual Report and Ac...

22 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
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What was the (a) annual budget, broken down by core budget and external funding lines and (b) headcount FTE in each of the past 5 years for the National Crime Agency’s (i) National Economic Crime Comm

Reply

As a matter of longstanding policy, the National Crime Agency does not provide breakdowns and estimates on the specific budget allocations to target particular crime types. Details about the Agency’s budgets can be found online in our Annual Report and Ac...

19 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
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What were the top 5 jurisdictions for (1) incoming and (2) outgoing mutual legal assistance requests for each year from 2022 to 2025.

Reply

The Home Office does not currently hold publishable data on breakdowns of the number of mutual legal assistance requests received by the UK Central Authority that relate to a) freezing (restraint) in criminal proceedings; b) confiscation and forfeiture in...

19 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
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For each of the years from 2022 to 2025 the average amount of time it took the UK Central Authority to (1) acknowledge receipt of incoming mutual legal assistance requests (MLAs) and (2) provide a sub

Reply

The Home Office does not currently hold publishable data on breakdowns of the number of mutual legal assistance requests received by the UK Central Authority that relate to a) freezing (restraint) in criminal proceedings; b) confiscation and forfeiture in...

19 Jun 2026·Home Office·Answered
Asked

If she will publish a breakdown for each year from 2022 to 2025 of the number of mutual legal assistance requests received by the UK Central Authority that relate to a) freezing (restraint) in crimina

Reply

The Home Office does not currently hold publishable data on breakdowns of the number of mutual legal assistance requests received by the UK Central Authority that relate to a) freezing (restraint) in criminal proceedings; b) confiscation and forfeiture in...

19 Jun 2026·Attorney General·Answered
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What the (a) total headcount and (b) annual budget was for the Serious Fraud Office’s Proceeds of Crime and International Assistance Division in each of the years from 2021-22 up to 2025-26.

Reply

The information requested is detailed in the following table:Financial yearBudgeted headcount (FTE*)Annual budget (£m)2021-2247£3.02022-2347£3.22023-2447£3.22024-2547£3.12025-2652£4.3* Full Time Equivalent The Division’s staffing and budget (which covers ...

19 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the annual budget for the UK Action Against Corruption programme is for (a) 2024-25, and (b) 2025-26.

Reply

The spend for the UK Action Against Corruption programme was £6,524,964 in 2024-25 and £6,739,378 in 2025-26.

19 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
Asked

Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the next 5-year business case for the UK Action to Support Developing Countries Fighting Corruption programme will be published.

Reply

The business case for the current UK Action Against Corruption programme, covering 2025 to 2030, is available on Dev Tracker at the following link - https://iati.fcdo.gov.uk/iati_documents/S40031011.odt

19 Jun 2026·Attorney General·Answered
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What was the (a) annual budget and (b) total headcount at the Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate at the Crown Prosecution Service for each of the years from 2022-23 up to 2025-26.

Reply

The annual budget and total headcount for the Serious Economic, Organised Crime and International Directorate (SEOCID) for each of the years 2022-23 up to 2025-26 are as follows:SEOCID TotalBudget £FY23FY24FY25FY2642,532,00948,967,36948,905,92149,635,362 ...

19 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
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What was the annual a) budget, and b) headcount FTE for HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service for each of the years 2024/25 and 2025/26.

Reply

I refer the hon member to the answer on 17 April 2026 to UIN124027 Fraud Investigation Service

19 Jun 2026·Treasury·Answered
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What percentage of the annual budget for HMRC’s Fraud Investigation Service was allocated to its Proceeds of Crime division in each of the previous 5 years.

Reply

I refer the hon member to the answer on 17 April 2026 to UIN124027 Fraud Investigation Service

19 Jun 2026·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·Answered
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Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the annual review of the UK Action to Support Developing Countries Fighting Corruption programme for the 2024/25 financial year will be published.

Reply

The relevant report has been prepared for publication and should be available on the Development Tracker website shortly.

12 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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A) what assessment has the Department made of orthodontic waiting times in the Greater Manchester region and b) whether the Department is taking steps to bring down those waiting times.

Reply

Data on the average waiting times for National Health Service orthodontic treatment is not held centrally.Integrated care boards (ICBs) are responsible for commissioning primary care services, including NHS dentistry and orthodontic services, to meet the ...

9 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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If he will make an assessment of the potential merits of repurposing ambulances approaching the end of their operational lifespan for humanitarian relief in Ukraine.

Reply

NHS England does not collect or hold information centrally on numbers of decommissioned National Health Service ambulances donated or sold to humanitarian charities.Decommissioned NHS ambulances are generally sold at auction, mainly in the United Kingdom....

9 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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How many decommissioned NHS ambulances have been (a) donated and (b) sold to humanitarian charities by Trust over the past 12 months.

Reply

NHS England does not collect or hold information centrally on numbers of decommissioned National Health Service ambulances donated or sold to humanitarian charities.Decommissioned NHS ambulances are generally sold at auction, mainly in the United Kingdom....

9 Jun 2026·Department of Health and Social Care·Answered
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If he will take steps with NHS Ambulance Trusts to assess the potential merits of enabling humanitarian charities to purchase end-of-life ambulances directly.

Reply

NHS England does not collect or hold information centrally on numbers of decommissioned National Health Service ambulances donated or sold to humanitarian charities.Decommissioned NHS ambulances are generally sold at auction, mainly in the United Kingdom....

9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

When his Department plans to start its review of whistleblowing policy.

Reply

The government has announced its intention to launch its whistleblowing consultation in the summer but has not yet decided on an exact publication date. Details will be published on GOV.UK in due course.

9 Jun 2026·Wales Office·Answered
Asked

What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect Welsh democracy from foreign interference.

Reply

The Government is fully committed to upholding and strengthening our democracy by protecting against foreign interference, improving political transparency, adding tougher checks for donations and closing loopholes by reinforcing electoral legislation.

9 Jun 2026·Department for Business and Trade·Answered
Asked

What the estimated timeframe is of his Department's review of whistleblowing policy.

Reply

The government has announced its intention to launch its whistleblowing consultation in the summer but has not yet decided on an exact publication date. Details will be published on GOV.UK in due course.

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