In Parliament - Andy Slaughter

Occupied Palestinian Territories

Commons debates

It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Clwyd West (Mr Jones), who is an expert in these matters, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Aberavon (Stephen Kinnock) for securing...

Bahrain: Political Prisoners

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports of the treatment of political prisoners (a) Sheikh Zuhair Ashoor, (b) Mohamed Sarhan,(c)...

Axial Spondyloarthritis

Commons debates

I congratulate the hon. Gentleman on this timely debate. I have the honour to have the National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society based in my constituency, which is why I have some knowledge of the...

Support for Self-employed and Freelance Workers

Commons debates

I congratulate the hon. Member for Brighton, Pavilion (Caroline Lucas) on securing this debate and thank the Backbench Business Committee for putting it forward. It is a shame that we have to...

Abduljalil Abdulla al-Singace

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to reports of ongoing medical negligence in Jau Prison in Bahrain of (a) inmates not being provided...

Hammersmith Bridge: Repairs and Maintenance

Department for Transport

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what the (a) membership, (b) terms of reference (c) work programme and (d) budget is of the Hammersmith Bridge taskforce.

Knives

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

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will (a) make an assessment of the validity of September 2020 research on knives from De Montfort University and (b) bring forward...

New Clause 1 - Duties of owner or manager

Fire Safety Bill

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

In Grenfell Tower, there will have been secure tenants, leaseholders and private tenants. Why should regulations apply to some of those groups and not others just on the basis of tenure?

New Clause 1 - Duties of owner or manager

Fire Safety Bill

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

My hon. Friend makes a very good point. It is my experience from dealing with blocks in my constituency, and I am sure it is many other Members’ experience, that nobody wants ownership of...

New Clause 1 - Duties of owner or manager

Fire Safety Bill

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Southend West (Sir David Amess) and my hon. Friend the Member for Croydon Central (Sarah Jones), who have set out amendments to the Bill...

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...