In Parliament - Andy Slaughter

Entertainments: Coronavirus

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what the timeframe is for the reopening of the events industry as the covid-19 lockdown restrictions are eased.

Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will extend the furlough scheme for (a) the exhibition and conference sector and (b) other sectors which require long lead-in times to re-establish...

Covid-19: Events Sector

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

The Government are really missing the point on this. The thing about events, meetings, conferences, exhibitions and wedding receptions is that they are organised and regulated, and yet they are...

Covid-19: Events Sector

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

What steps he is taking to help the events sector recover from the covid-19 pandemic.

Bahrain: Capital Punishment

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the decision by Bahrain’s Court of Cassation to uphold death sentences against Mohammed Ramadhan and...

Bahrain: Capital Punishment

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the decision by Bahrain’s Court of Cassation to uphold death sentences against Mohammed Ramadhan and...

Companies: Coronavirus

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how the Government plans to monitor companies’ compliance with any conditions that are attached to bailout loans and to hold those companies...

Companies: Coronavirus

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps he has taken to prepare a new mandate for UK Government Investments to manage new shareholdings in bailed out companies.

Companies: Coronavirus

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Government plans to take shares in any companies bailed out through Project Birch at the outset; and whether loans are the only option...

Companies: Coronavirus

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the timescale is for loans provided to companies bailed out through Project Birch to be converted into shares; and what conditions the Government...

Companies: Coronavirus

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what timescale the Government plans to allow companies to seek Government funding for bailouts under Project Birch.

Celsa Steel UK: Coronavirus

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will publish the terms of the bailout loan provided to Celsa Steel, including (a) the detail of the conditions...

Conference Centres: Coronavirus

Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Andrew Slaughter received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, if he plans to make additional funding available to exhibitions and events businesses that are employing staff to rebuild...

Flammable Cladding Removal

Commons debates

Does my hon. Friend agree that the Government’s response has been entirely inadequate? Not only are not all tall buildings with flammable cladding identified, but neither are medium-rise...

Bahrain: Prisoners Under Sentence of Death

Commons debates

There are 24 prisoners on death row in Bahrain, of whom 10 are in imminent danger of execution. Those 10 include Zuhair Abdullah and Husain Rashid, whose cases I raised with the Foreign...

Free Travel for Under-18s: London

Commons debates

I congratulate my hon. Friend on securing the debate. Does she agree that black, Asian and minority ethnic children are particularly affected? Almost 60% of them benefit from the scheme at the...

Economic Update

Commons debates

While the Chancellor has made welcome announcements on the hospitality and cultural sectors, he has said nothing in support of the events industry and those who work in it, despite the Prime...

Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime

Commons debates

Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi are all classed as close trading and political allies of the UK. What they also have in common is locking up political prisoners, torture and execution...

Duties of owner or manager

Fire Safety Bill

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

I will get it right before the end. I have a brief comment about new clause 9, which goes to the heart of our discussion. It says that where there are “two…sets of domestic premises,...

Duties of owner or manager

Fire Safety Bill

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Thank you, Sir Gary. I apologise for referring to you as Mr Streeter throughout.