Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 03 Dec 2025
Official Secrets Act and Espionage
"The Joint Committee, of which I am a member, approached this issue in a non-partisan way, and I agree with the Minister that it is a pity that the Conservatives have not taken the same approach, particularly as it started on their watch. The strong impression that I form from …..."Andy Slaughter - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 16th December 2024
Asked by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister made representations to the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia on the prison sentences given to (a) Salma al-Shehab and (b) Noura al-Qahtani during his meeting on 9 December 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould
- Minister of State (Education)
I refer the Hon Member to the read-out of the meeting.
Written Question
Monday 16th December 2024
Asked by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister discussed with the Prime Minister and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia the (a) application of (i) Juvenile Law 2018 and (ii) Royal Decree 2020 and (b) risk of (A) the re-imposition of a death sentence on Abdullah al-Howaiti and (B) potential execution of Abdullah al-Derazi during their meeting on 9 December 2024.
Answered by Georgia Gould
- Minister of State (Education)
I refer the Hon Member to the read-out of the meeting.
Written Question
Monday 16th December 2024
Asked by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Prime Minister raised the use of the death penalty for offences that do not meet international standards for the most serious crimes during his meeting with the (a) Prime Minister and (b) Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia.
Answered by Georgia Gould
- Minister of State (Education)
I refer the Hon Member to the read-out of the meeting.
Written Question
Monday 4th December 2023
Asked by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many deaths from allergies there have been in each year since 2000, by type of allergy.
Answered by John Glen
The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.
A response to the Hon gentleman’s Parliamentary Question of 28 November is attached.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Papers Relating to the Home Secretary
"My right hon. Friend notes that the Home Secretary says that she did not ignore the law, but she does not say that she followed the law or complied with the law. Yesterday, a Minister appeared to be saying that the Home Secretary chose to break the law in one …..."Andy Slaughter - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Papers Relating to the Home Secretary
"I am going to branch out in a different direction and speak to the motion. It is very precise and quite narrowly drawn, but it goes to the conduct and character of the Home Secretary, which is an important matter for us to discuss, and that is possibly why so …..."Andy Slaughter - View Speech
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Written Question
Tuesday 8th November 2022
Asked by:
Andy Slaughter (Labour - Hammersmith and Chiswick)
Question
to the Cabinet Office:
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether the Government Security Group conducted an investigation into release of information relating to Government plans to seek an injunction against the BBC over concerns of national security.
Answered by Jeremy Quin
It is the longstanding policy of successive governments not to comment on leak investigations.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Home Secretary: Resignation and Reappointment
"The Minister’s defence of the Home Secretary reminds me of the old saying:
“The louder he talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.”
The Prime Minister said a few moments ago that the right hon. Member for South Staffordshire (Sir Gavin Williamson) had been reappointed to the …..."Andy Slaughter - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 20 Oct 2022
Departure of Previous Home Secretary
"Appointing a Home Secretary who lasted for 43 days and a Chancellor who lasted for 38 is unprecedented and farcical. What does it say about the Prime Minister’s judgment and fitness for office? She no longer has any support anywhere in this House. Should she not follow her former colleagues …..."Andy Slaughter - View Speech
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