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Phil has 123 Hansard debate appearances and 83 parliamentary questions on record. Activity data comes from Hansard, the UK Parliament Questions API, and the Bills API.

Debate activity

Parliamentary debate appearances from Hansard. Contribution counts cover the last 12 months.

38

Speeches

70

Questions

46

Interventions

0

Answers

0

Points of order

0

Statements

Most active debate topics

Transport 25 appearances
Foreign Affairs 9 appearances
Democracy / Parliament 5 appearances
Defence 5 appearances
Energy 2 appearances

Recent appearances

Debate Contributions
Fracking Ban 15 Sept 2026 2
Fracking Ban 15 Sept 2026 2
Fracking Ban 15 Sept 2026 2
Topical Questions 8 Sept 2026 1
Topical Questions 8 Sept 2026 1
Surrogacy Law and Legal Parenthood 7 Sept 2026 1
Surrogacy Law and Legal Parenthood 7 Sept 2026 1
Surrogacy Law and Legal Parenthood 7 Sept 2026 1
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] 3 Sept 2026 1
Sporting Events Bill [Lords] 3 Sept 2026 1

Source: UK Parliament Hansard API

Question activity

Written and oral parliamentary questions tabled in the last 12 months.

73

Written

10

Oral

73

Answered

83

Total

Most questioned departments

Home Office 18 questions
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 14 questions
Treasury 10 questions
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 10 questions
Department of Health and Social Care 9 questions
Attorney General 4 questions
Department for Business and Trade 4 questions
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government 4 questions

Most active question topics

Crime / Justice 8 questions
Foreign Affairs 3 questions
NHS / Health 3 questions
Housing 2 questions
Cost of Living 1 questions

Recent questions

Question
Technology: Taxation 2 Sept 2026 Treasury
Whether he has had discussions with Cabinet colleagues on the potential merits of introducing an anti-fraud levy on tech... Withdrawn 2 Sept 2026 Treasury
Respiratory Diseases 28 Aug 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
What progress his Department has made on Operation Valour. 30 Jun 2026 Ministry of Defence
Money Laundering: International Cooperation 22 Jun 2026 Home Office
National Crime Agency: Finance 22 Jun 2026 Home Office
National Crime Agency: Corruption and Economic Crime 22 Jun 2026 Home Office
Corruption 19 Jun 2026 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Serious Fraud Office 19 Jun 2026 Attorney General
Developing Countries: Corruption 19 Jun 2026 Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Sources: Written Questions API, Oral Questions API

Activity FAQs

How active is Phil Brickell in parliamentary debates?

Phil Brickell has made 154 contributions across 123 debate appearances in the last 12 months, according to Hansard records.

How many parliamentary questions has Phil Brickell asked?

Phil Brickell has tabled 83 parliamentary questions in the last 12 months: 73 written and 10 oral. The Commons average is 126 questions per MP over the same period.

What is the difference between written and oral questions?

Written questions require a formal written response from a government minister, usually within a set number of sitting days. Oral questions are asked aloud during departmental question time in the Commons chamber.