In Parliament - Andy Slaughter

Access to Justice: Court Digitisation Programme

Oral Answers to Questions - Justice

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

From next April, the vast majority of personal injury claims will have to be dealt with online, without the benefit of legal advice. Even the Association of British Insurers—the major...

Access to Justice: Court Digitisation Programme

Oral Answers to Questions - Justice

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

What recent assessment he has made of the effect on access to justice of the court digitisation programme.

Motor Vehicles: Exhaust Emissions

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if his Department will introduce a vehicle labelling scheme for new and second-hand cars and vans detailing the real world nitrogen dioxide and...

Bus Services: Finance

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how he plans to allocate the £200 million of increased funding to transform bus services announced in the Spending Round 2019.

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of buses in England (a) meet and (b) exceed Euro VI emission standards.

Ministry of Justice Spending

Women’S Mental Health

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

This afternoon’s debate does feel like a meeting of the Justice Committee. It is very nice to see everybody, but the attendance for the debate may be a clue as to why the Ministry of...

Israel: Palestinians

Department for International Development

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

What representations he has made to the Government of Israel on the potential effect of annexing the Jordan valley on the social and economic well-being of the Palestinian people.

Health Infrastructure Plan

Commons debates

I spoke to Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust earlier and asked what there might be from this announcement for our local hospitals; I was referred to the Conservative party press release,...

Arms Export Licences (Saudi Arabia)

Commons debates

In light of continuing breaches of international humanitarian law by the Saudis, and another disregard for the law by this Government, will the Minister withdraw her appeal?

Compliance with the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 2) Act 2019

Commons debates

The Minister is knowingly confusing the Government’s negotiating position with the authority of the law as made in Parliament and enforced by the courts. The Prime Minister says, without...

Prime Minister's Update

Commons debates

The judgment of the Supreme Court found that the Prime Minister had acted unlawfully and outside his powers in the advice he gave the monarch. He has just said again that he believes the Court...

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how much funding has been provided by local authorities in England that are in receipt of funding from the Clean Bus Technology Fund to (a) Go-Ahead,...

Buses: Exhaust Emissions

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many and what proportion of buses in England have been retrofitted using funding from the Clean Bus Technology Fund since 2015 to September 2019.

Prorogation of Parliament - [Joan Ryan in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Like the hon. Gentleman, I was giving evidence to the HS2 panel, as well as meeting Extinction Rebellion and indeed Dignity in Dying, and Shelter. I wonder why it can be said that we have little...

Building Safety

Commons debates

There is confusion about the “stay put” policy and tall buildings being approved with single staircases. What has happened to the review of means of escape?

Priorities for Government

Commons debates

Will the Prime Minister order an inquiry into the £76 million that was wasted paying management consultants to work on the “Shaping a Healthier Future” programme for north-west...

Feltham a Young Offenders Institution

Commons debates

The problems at Feltham are nothing new—as my hon. Friend the Member for Brentford and Isleworth (Ruth Cadbury) said, young men were being transferred to Wormwood Scrubs for their own...

Power to require rules to be made

Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]

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

I strongly disagree with Government amendment 9. It is very common practice for there to be dual control—the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief Justice—in relation to a variety of...

The Online procedure rule committee

Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]

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

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Gary. Two weeks ago, the Select Committee on Justice heard evidence from the Master of the Rolls, the Lord Chief Justice and the Senior...

Duty to make support available for digitally excluded people

Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill [Lords]

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

What the Minister says, along with the text of the clause, indicates a potential problem. This is a major change and problems are anticipated. The Minister has put something on the record today,...