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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Jury Trials

"The background to this debate is well known. Against that background of a historically high and growing backlog of cases in the Crown court provoked by the previous Government, the former Lord Chancellor commissioned Sir Brian Leveson to undertake an independent review of the criminal courts with the aim of …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Jury Trials

"I will give way once, but I am aware of time...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 07 Jan 2026
Jury Trials

"I am coming on to that. The number of sitting days has already increased substantially in comparison with what the last Government did, and I think that it should increase further, but I also think that when Sir Brian says “every lever”, that is exactly what he means.

The likely …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
7 Jan 2026 - Jury Trials - View Vote Context
Andy Slaughter (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 284 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 182 Noes - 290
Division Vote (Commons)
7 Jan 2026 - Rural Communities - View Vote Context
Andy Slaughter (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 328 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 105 Noes - 332
Written Question
Water Charges: Social Tariffs
Tuesday 6th January 2026

Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what her Department's planned timelines are for considering the introduction of a national social tariff for water bills; and whether she is taking steps to ensure that the potential design for a national social tariff reaches those most in need.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

This Government is committed to protecting the most vulnerable and is working with industry to keep support schemes under review to ensure that vulnerable customers are supported.

As such, we have carried out a consultation on reforms to WaterSure - the statutory scheme which caps water bills for low-income customers with higher water usage due to medical conditions or large households, including whether additional customers should be brought into scope of the scheme.

The Government also expects all water companies to put appropriate support in place for customers struggling to pay their bills and to proactively engage with their customers to ensure they know what support schemes are available and how to use them if they need help. All companies have measures in place such as WaterSure, social tariffs, payment breaks and holidays, and debt management support.

Written Question
Water
Tuesday 6th January 2026

Asked by: Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)

Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if she will make it her policy to release the White Paper on water reform in January 2026.

Answered by Emma Hardy - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)

The Government will respond to the Independent Water Commission’s final recommendations in full via a White Paper shortly and a new water reform bill, bringing forward root and branch reform to secure better outcomes for customers, investors and the environment and restore trust and accountability.

Together with the building blocks the Government has already put in place, this will mark the most fundamental reset to our water system in a generation. A new partnership between Government, the sector, investors and communities will deliver the change the public expects.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jan 2026
HMP Leyhill: Offender Abscondments

"In the light of these escapes from a class D prison, will the Government look again at the policy and process for moving prisoners to open prisons earlier in their sentence as a consequence of prison overcrowding? Does the legacy of the previous Government mean that prisoners may be located …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jan 2026
Venezuela

"I welcome the Foreign Secretary’s statement that she will abide by international law. I would not expect her to publish the legal advice that she has received from the Law Officers and others, but I would expect her to set out the Government’s own analysis of whether and how the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 05 Jan 2026
Middle East and North Africa

"This morning I had the honour to attend the official opening of the Palestinian embassy in my constituency by His Excellency Ambassador Husam Zomlot and also by 14-year-old Obeida, who was evacuated to the UK for medical treatment after losing two of his limbs in Israeli bombings. I thank the …..."
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