In Parliament - Andy Slaughter

EU/British Citizens’ Rights

Commons debates

The best way to ensure the rights of EU citizens in the UK is for us to stay in the EU. The very least the Government should do is guarantee that we will not leave the EU until those citizens and...

Recall of Tumble Dryers

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for her response, although, given the lack of action by Whirlpool, and indeed the Government, over a four-year period, there are many questions to be asked. If they cannot...

Recall of Tumble Dryers

Commons debates

(Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy if he will make a statement on his decision to recall 500,000 unsafe tumble dryers manufactured by...

Social Housing

Commons debates

I agree, and it is good to hear that message coming from different parties, regions and countries. I hope that we will also hear it from Conservative Members. Hon. Members might have gathered...

Social Housing

Commons debates

May I add my thanks to my hon. Friends the Members for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western), and for Stroud (Dr Drew)—the real midlands engine behind this debate? The fact that we have had...

Social Housing

Commons debates

My hon. Friend has made a very good point. Some housing associations behave well and some behave badly under those circumstances. This was not only about new build, but about the conversion of...

Business of the House

Commons debates

The consumer safety Minister—the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood (Kelly Tolhurst)—has finally told...

Hammersmith Bridge

Oral Answers to Questions - Transport

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

The Transport Secretary should have done his homework a little better. I have here a copy of my letter to him of 11 April—and his response of 21 May; no urgency there—asking for...

Points of Order

Net Zero Emissions Target

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

indicated dissent.

Points of Order

Net Zero Emissions Target

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

On a point of order, Mr Speaker. In a brief answer in Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy topical questions yesterday, the Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial...

Grenfell: Government Response

Commons debates

It is always humbling to meet the Grenfell survivors, because often they want to talk about others who are in a worse condition than themselves or to ask what the Government are doing to prevent...

Grenfell Tower Fire

Commons debates

Will the Minister also tell us what the Government will do about the “stay put” policy? According to Inside Housing and the FBU briefing for this debate, 209 residential buildings in...

Grenfell Tower Fire

Commons debates

It is absolutely not acceptable, and my hon. Friend has made some points in his excellent speech about the lacunae—all the missed opportunities to deal with existing buildings, including...

Grenfell Tower Fire

Commons debates

I am grateful for the Minister for intervening, but I would like to feel absolutely certain on that. I would be grateful if he could to write to me to guarantee that any additional costs for the...

Grenfell Tower Fire

Commons debates

The horrific image of Grenfell is still very fresh in all our minds, almost as if it happened yesterday. I am sure that is true for every Member here, but it is particularly true for those of us...

Grenfell Tower Fire

Commons debates

My hon. Friend is absolutely right that the industry has not taken responsibility. It is a shame that past Ministers are on record as putting the onus on industry, saying it is not for the...

Interim NHS People Plan

Commons debates

I raised the cost of the Babylon GP at Hand app and the cuts in the number of conventional GPs at Prime Minister’s questions but, with respect to the Minister for the Cabinet Office, he...

Engagements

Oral Answers to Questions - Prime Minister

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

My local NHS is cutting GP hours while it and NHS England are forced to subsidise a private company, Babylon GP at hand, which has sucked up more than 50,000 patients for its controversial...

Local Authority Budgets

Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

Will the Minister at least acknowledge that there is a problem? London boroughs are spending about £50 million a year—which they have to spend, but usually under the Children Act...

Local Authority Budgets

Oral Answers to Questions - Treasury

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the fiscal effect of the no recourse to public funds condition on local authority budgets.