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Family Justice System: Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding - [Gill Furniss in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I am grateful for that intervention. Many Members here will have local organisations that they help to signpost, champion and try to obtain funding for. What I am arguing for is something that is...

Family Justice System: Domestic Abuse and Safeguarding - [Gill Furniss in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Ms Furniss. I congratulate the hon. Member for Wokingham (Clive Jones) on securing this important debate. May I also congratulate the Minister? This is...

Family Courts

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

One of the successes of the family justice system is the family mediation voucher scheme. Two thirds of families who use the scheme avoid going to court, which takes a lot of pressure off the...

Backing Business to Create Economic Growth

Debate on the Address

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

I thank my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour for her intervention, and the answer is that there is a balance. We all want the Government to press on with all the wonderful things that they...

Backing Business to Create Economic Growth

Debate on the Address

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

That was a bit off-subject, so I will confine my comments to saying that, as usual, we are all disappointed by the official Opposition. We will leave it at that. Fortunately, the Justice...

Backing Business to Create Economic Growth

Debate on the Address

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a bit early, but all right.

Backing Business to Create Economic Growth

Debate on the Address

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

What an abrupt end that was. What a cliff-hanger! I want to speak briefly about the justice measures in the King’s Speech. Important Bills are being introduced or carried over, and it is...

Youth Justice

Commons debates

I welcome the White Paper, which shines a welcome light on an often-neglected part of the criminal justice system. The remarkable drop in the number of young people in custody, from a high of...

Trade Agreements: Gulf States

Department for Business and Trade

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed UK–Gulf Cooperation Council trade agreement on (a)...

Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment

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 answer given to Question UIN 97116 on 5 December 2025, what discussions her officials have had...

Western Sahara: Self-determination of States

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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question UIN 113475 on Western Sahara: Self Determination of States, if will...

Western Sahara: Self-determination of States

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, pursuant to the Answer of 4 March to Question UIN 113475 on Western Sahara: Self Determination of States, whether...

Bahrain: Detainees

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 she has made of the potential implications for her policies of the joint letter by Amnesty...

Hammersmith Bridge

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Sir Alec, not least because you have allowed me the privilege of speaking although I was a couple of minutes late. I was chairing the...

Knife Crime

Commons debates

I thank the Minister for agreeing to meet me and members of the safer knives group, which brings together experts on the type of knives most commonly used in knife crime. Does she agree that...

Prison Officers: Mandatory Body Armour - [Clive Betts in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I thank my right hon. Friend for all the work that he and other Members present do in supporting the POA and making sure that its voice is heard. It is often the case with prisons that out of...

Prison Officers: Mandatory Body Armour - [Clive Betts in the Chair]

Backbench Business

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

It is a pleasure to talk about this very important matter under your chairmanship, Mr Betts. I suspect there will be quite a degree of agreement across the House. The first thing that struck me...

Court and Tribunal Transcripts - [Mark Pritchard in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

I almost wanted to have a bet on who would mention AI first in this debate. AI is always said to be the solution, but for once it might be. Everything that the hon. Member is saying about the...

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Solicitor General

Andrew Slaughter made a speech in the House of Commons

At her annual press conference this week, the Lady Chief Justice, Baroness Carr, said: “I have grave security concerns if there are going to be judge-alone trials.” Does the Solicitor...

Human Rights: Detainees

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 criteria her Department uses when determining whether to call for the release of individuals detained...