Western Sahara: Human Rights

17 Sep 2025

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, if he will make it his policy to call on MINURSO to (a) conduct human rights monitoring in Western Sahara and (b)...

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Western Sahara: Visits Abroad

17 Sep 2025

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, if he will make his policy to talk to his Moroccan counterpart on the blocking of visits by (a) parliamentarians,...

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Western Sahara: Self-determination of States

17 Sep 2025

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, what assessment he has made of the implications for his Department’s policies of the UN Secretary...

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Sentencing Bill

16 Sep 2025

Commons debates

That is a valid concern. Ministers assure us that performance on the contract is improving in exactly those areas, but we are not just waiting for that improvement; we are introducing a huge...

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Sentencing Bill

16 Sep 2025

Commons debates

The right hon. Member is not easily confused. I will turn to exactly that point later, but in brief it is both, and there is a contradiction in it being both. There is going to be a massive...

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Sentencing Bill

16 Sep 2025

Commons debates

Prisons in England and Wales are almost at capacity. The prison population currently stands at 87,578, with a current operational capacity of 89,664. The latest prison population projections...

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Topical Questions

16 Sep 2025

Justice

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

I am sure the Lord Chancellor has read Baroness Harman’s independent review of bullying, harassment and sexual harassment at the Bar and on the bench, which was published last week. Its...

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Probation Service

16 Sep 2025

Justice

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

I welcome my right hon. Friend back to his rightful place. I remember being a junior shadow Minister under him—I will try to be less deferential in my current role. My right hon. Friend...

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Court Backlog

04 Sep 2025

Solicitor General

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

Last year, 446 Crown court trials were ineffective because the prosecutor failed to attend. Given that the Government are getting to grips with the backlog they inherited by increasing sitting...

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Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved Families - [Wera Hobhouse in the Chair]

03 Sep 2025

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to see so many people here. We clearly cannot do justice to this subject in two and a half minutes, but in a way, the number of people here speaks more eloquently than any...

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Legal Aid Agency: Hacking

23 Jul 2025

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when will legal aid providers be able to submit (a) bills and (b) claims for payments on account following the Legal Aid Agency data breach.

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Middle East

21 Jul 2025

Commons debates

The Prime Minister responded to my questions on Gaza in the Liaison Committee this afternoon by saying: “we need a ceasefire and we need it straightaway” and “the situation on...

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Legal Aid Agency: Hacking

21 Jul 2025

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the response to the Legal Aid Agency data breach on the implementation of the means test review...

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Legal Aid Agency: Hacking

21 Jul 2025

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when she plans for the Legal Aid Agency’s case management system to be fully operational, following the recent data breach.

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Legal Aid Agency: Hacking

21 Jul 2025

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department retains access to all data held in the case management systems impacted by the Legal Aid Agency data breach.

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Legal Aid Agency: Hacking

21 Jul 2025

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to rebuild the existing case management system or develop a new system, following the Legal Aid Agency data breach.

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Legal Aid Agency: Hacking

21 Jul 2025

Ministry of Justice

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps her Department is taking to develop a new case management system following the Legal Aid Agency data breach.

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Clause 1 - Review of law on marketing authorisations

11 Jul 2025

Rare Cancers Bill

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a great pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Mitcham and Morden (Dame Siobhain McDonagh), and I thank her for everything she has done on this issue. I also thank my hon. Friend...

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Western Sahara: Security

09 Jul 2025

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, if he will take steps with Polisario to improve security in Western Sahara not occupied by Morocco.

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Morocco: Western Sahara

09 Jul 2025

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, whether he has had discussions with his Moroccan counterpart on ending the military occupation of Western Sahara.

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