Andy Slaughter MP: written questions
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Western Sahara: Self-determination of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 21 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 128684More
Question: 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 she has received information on the expanded autonomy propos
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided on 2 April to Question 121704, and on 4 March to his own Question 113475.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordBahrain: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 10 Apr 2026AnsweredUIN 124497More
Question: 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 International, Human Rights Watch and 25 partner organisations in M
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided to Question 100851 on 6 January 2026.
Answered 27 Apr 2026
Original Parliament recordHuman Rights: DetaineesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 12 Mar 2026AnsweredUIN 120315More
Question: 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 overseas for activities related to the exercise of their human righ
Answer: Each case reported to the UK Government is assessed on its own merits, and there are no fixed criteria of the type the Hon Member describes.
Answered 17 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Self-determination of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113476More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question UIN 74747 on Western Sahara: Visits Abroad, whether the blocking of visits by (a) parliamentarians, (b) researchers, (c) jo
Answer: The UK remains firmly committed to the promotion and protection of human rights globally, including in Morocco and Western Sahara.In the joint UK-Morocco strategic dialogue communiqué of 1 June 2025, both countries reaffirmed their commitment to cooperate...
Answered 26 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordWestern Sahara: Self-determination of StatesForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 20 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113475More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 17 September to Question UIN 74744 on Western Sahara: Self Determination of States, whether she has received any information from Morocco on the det
Answer: No. We continue to engage with all relevant parties in support of the UN-led process to achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable solution, based on compromise, which conforms with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, including the princip...
Answered 4 Mar 2026
Original Parliament recordHomelessness: Prisoners' ReleaseMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113063More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether he has made an assessment of the potential merits of Critical Time Intervention programmes for local authorities on preventing homelessness amongst people leaving prison.
Answer: We recognise the importance of public sector organisations working closely together to support people during key transition points. Within the National Plan to End Homelessness, we have worked collaboratively across Government to set ambitious targets to ...
Answered 25 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordBahrain: Political PrisonersForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 9 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 111649More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her counterpart to Bahrain on (a) the protection of the rights of and (b) access to medical treatment for (i) Ebrahim Sharif, (ii) Dr Abdulj
Answer: I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided to questions 100851 on 6 January 2026, and HL12137 on 2 December 2025.
Answered 13 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110730More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he has set a timeline for publication of legislation to reverse the effects of R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal.
Answer: We intend to introduce legislation to clarify that Litigation Funding Agreements (LFAs) are not Damages-Based Agreements when Parliamentary time allows. This will mitigate the effect of the PACCAR judgment and improve access to justice by reassuring funde...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 4 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110729More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will take legislative steps to reverse the effects of R (on the application of PACCAR Inc and others) v Competition Appeal Tribunal and provide for the changes to apply retrospectively.
Answer: We intend to introduce legislation to clarify that Litigation Funding Agreements (LFAs) are not Damages-Based Agreements when Parliamentary time allows. This will mitigate the effect of the PACCAR judgment and improve access to justice by reassuring funde...
Answered 10 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordCivil Proceedings: Legal CostsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110341More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether he plans to implement proportionate regulation of third-party litigation funding agreements in this parliament.
Answer: We have carefully considered the recommendations from the Civil Justice Council's review and, as well as seeking to mitigate the effects of the PACCAR judgment, we wanted to tighten up regulation of third-party litigation funding.We intend to introduce le...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103213More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assurances the UK has received from the US authorities that UK personnel at the Civil Military Co-ordination Centre will not be assisting or participating in actions that could breach International Law or In
Answer: The Civil Military Co-ordination Centre (CMCC) is a US-led body supporting the humanitarian response to Gaza and delivery of the 20-point plan. The UK team engage routinely with their US and other international counterparts to understand and monitor the w...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordGaza: Peacekeeping OperationsMinistry of DefenceTabled 6 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 103212More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assurances the UK has received from the US authorities that CMCC drone surveillance monitoring the ceasefire in Gaza will identify and record potential violations whether by Hamas, Islamic Jihad, other milit
Answer: The small team of UK personnel embedded in US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) engages continually with their US counterparts to ensure a sustainable ceasefire, delivery of humanitarian aid and progress in building Gaza's stability. Drone sur...
Answered 12 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWater Charges: Social TariffsDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100300More
Question: 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 d
Answer: 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 s...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordWaterDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100296More
Question: 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.
Answer: 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 envir...
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordProbation: Voluntary OrganisationsMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100295More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his department is taking steps to deliver the recommendation from the Independent Sentencing Review of increased funding for the voluntary sector to support the Probation Service.
Answer: I recognise the valuable role of the thousands of Voluntary Sector organisations that work in partnership with Prisons and Probation to provide vital support to people serving their sentence in prison and returning to the community. We welcome the Indepen...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOffenders: Electronic TaggingMinistry of JusticeTabled 16 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 100292More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to ensure the effectiveness of the proposed expansion of electronic monitoring of offenders in helping to (a) reduce reoffending and (b) support rehabilitation.
Answer: In support of the Sentencing Bill, the Ministry of Justice will significantly expand the use of electronic monitoring as a vital tool for probation to ensure offenders are managed safely in the community.This expansion builds on the Department’s long-stan...
Answered 5 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordTickets: PricesDepartment for Culture, Media and SportTabled 9 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98394More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, if she will make it her policy to include measures to help tackle the resale of live event tickets in the forthcoming King’s Speech.
Answer: This Government is committed to putting fans back at the heart of live events and we recently announced a series of measures to end the scourge of ticket touting and protect consumers on the ticket resale market. We will legislate to introduce these measu...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordSaudi Arabia: Capital PunishmentForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97116More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to answer given to Question UIN 77478 on 14 October 2025, what discussions her officials have had with their Saudi counterparts regarding (a) the execution of
Answer: The Government continues to monitor individual cases of concern in Saudi Arabia, and we regularly raise human rights with the Saudi authorities, including at ministerial level.
Answered 11 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordTrialsMinistry of JusticeTabled 3 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 96633More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on the basis of what evidence was the estimate of a 20 per cent time saving for judge only trials made, including the following evidence referred to in the Leveson report (i) the quantitative analyses, (ii) the q
Answer: Hearing cases without a jury negates the need for jury selection, judges explaining legal concepts to jurors, and jury deliberation. There is no denying that these add to the time it takes to hear a case.The latest figures show offences heard by magistrat...
Answered 8 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordKnives: SalesHome OfficeTabled 21 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 93365More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring shops to hide knives for sale from public view.
Answer: Since 2016 there has been a voluntary agreement between the Home Office and most major high street retailers on the responsible sale of knives. The purpose of the agreement is to set out best practice around the sale of knives, including age verification ...
Answered 28 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HomelessnessMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91920More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many and what proportion of prisoners were (a) released into homelessness and (b) homeless three months after release in each quarter since January 2022.
Answer: We are taking a number of steps to reduce numbers of those being released from prison homeless, including measures to improve joint processes and guidance across prisons, probation and local authorities. Overall statutory responsibility for housing and ho...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoners' Release: HomelessnessMinistry of JusticeTabled 18 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91919More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps he is taking to reduce the number of people needing homelessness relief from local authorities on release from prison.
Answer: We are taking a number of steps to reduce numbers of those being released from prison homeless, including measures to improve joint processes and guidance across prisons, probation and local authorities. Overall statutory responsibility for housing and ho...
Answered 24 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil-Military Coordination CenterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91107More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the Civil Military Coordination Centre at Kiryat Gat on coordinating aid delivery into Gaza.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 28 October to Question 84235.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil-Military Coordination CenterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91106More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what Britain’s role is in the Civil Military Coordination Centre at Kiryat Gat.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 28 October to Question 84235.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
Original Parliament recordCivil-Military Coordination CenterForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 14 Nov 2025AnsweredUIN 91105More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what the terms of reference are for the Civil Military Coordination Centre at Kiryat Gat.
Answer: I refer the Hon. Member to the answer provided on 28 October to Question 84235.
Answered 20 Nov 2025
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