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1674657

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department for Transport
answering dept id	27
answering dept short name	Transport
answering dept sort name	Transport
hansard heading	Electric Vehicles: Fires
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the potential risks to safety of trends in the level of fires caused by conversion kits for e-bikes.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	4829
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>The Home Office publishes guidance on this issue on the Fire England website.</p> answering member constituency Hexham answering member printed Guy Opperman question first answered 06/12/2023 14:58:58 answering member 4142 label Biography information for Guy Opperman
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1674659

registered interest
date	01/12/2023
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many (a) e-bikes and (b) e-scooters were purchased in the UK between 2023 and 2020; and whether she has made an estimate of projected sales in 2024.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	4830
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/12/2023 answer text <p>We do not monitor or hold records on the sale of e-bikes and e-scooters. However, UK product safety laws require all consumer products to be safe and products using lithium-ion batteries, such as e-bikes and e-scooters, must comply with essential safety requirements set out in law.</p><p> </p><p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS), part of the Department for Business and Trade, has established a multi-disciplinary safety study to understand data and evidence of risks in this area and has commissioned Warwickshire Manufacturing Group, to conduct research examining the safety of lithium-ion batteries. This forms part of cross Government work involving the Home Office and the Department for Transport alongside London Fire Brigade and the National Fire Chiefs Council.</p> answering member constituency Thirsk and Malton answering member printed Kevin Hollinrake grouped question UIN 4828 question first answered 06/12/2023 17:45:55 answering member 4474 label Biography information for Kevin Hollinrake
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1671933

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with his Saudi counterpart on the application of a Royal Decree of 2020 on the passing of death sentences on minors.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	2823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Saudi Arabia is well aware of the UK's opposition to the death penalty in all countries and in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. We regularly raise concerns about its use and Saudi Arabia is an FCDO Human Rights Priority Country, in part because of the continued use of the death penalty. The Minister for the Middle East and Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon regularly discusses a wide range of human rights issues with the Saudi authorities, most recently during the President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission's visit to the UK in September 2023. We monitor and raise all known juvenile death penalty defendant cases with the Saudi authorities, and discuss outstanding questions regarding the application of the Royal Decree of 2020. We will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 2824 2825 question first answered 29/11/2023 16:07:27 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1671934

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, if he will make public representations to his Saudi counterpart on revoking death sentences passed on minors.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	2824
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Saudi Arabia is well aware of the UK's opposition to the death penalty in all countries and in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. We regularly raise concerns about its use and Saudi Arabia is an FCDO Human Rights Priority Country, in part because of the continued use of the death penalty. The Minister for the Middle East and Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon regularly discusses a wide range of human rights issues with the Saudi authorities, most recently during the President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission's visit to the UK in September 2023. We monitor and raise all known juvenile death penalty defendant cases with the Saudi authorities, and discuss outstanding questions regarding the application of the Royal Decree of 2020. We will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 2823 2825 question first answered 29/11/2023 16:07:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1671936

registered interest
date	21/11/2023
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Saudi Arabia: Capital Punishment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what discussions he has had with this Saudi counterpart about adoption of a moratorium on the death penalty.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	2825
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>Saudi Arabia is well aware of the UK's opposition to the death penalty in all countries and in all circumstances, as a matter of principle. We regularly raise concerns about its use and Saudi Arabia is an FCDO Human Rights Priority Country, in part because of the continued use of the death penalty. The Minister for the Middle East and Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon regularly discusses a wide range of human rights issues with the Saudi authorities, most recently during the President of the Saudi Human Rights Commission's visit to the UK in September 2023. We monitor and raise all known juvenile death penalty defendant cases with the Saudi authorities, and discuss outstanding questions regarding the application of the Royal Decree of 2020. We will continue to do so.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 2823 2824 question first answered 29/11/2023 16:07:28 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1536938

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Israel: Palestinians
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an estimate of the number of (a) night-time and (b) daytime Israeli military raids there have been on Palestinian homes in the West Bank in 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	72947
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>While we recognise Israel's legitimate need to deploy security measures, we encourage them to deploy these in a way that minimises tension. We call on Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and we have a regular dialogue with Israel on legal issues relating to the occupation. We stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley question first answered 07/11/2022 11:07:41 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1536939

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Haitham Hani Mohammad Mubarak and Odai Trad Hisham Salah
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on holding independent investigations into the use of live ammunition and killing of (a) Haitham Hani Mohammad Mubarak on 8 September and (b) Odai Trad Hisham Salah on 15 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	72948
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of the numbers of Palestinians killed and injured by Israeli Defence Forces in the West Bank and Gaza with the Israeli authorities. We encourage them to carry out swift, transparent and thorough investigations and, if wrongdoing is found, that those responsible be held to account. We stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population, particularly the need to protect children, and urge restraint in the use of live fire.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 72949 question first answered 07/11/2022 11:09:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1536940

registered interest
date	27/10/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Rayan Suleiman
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Israeli counterpart on holding an independent investigation into the death during a military activity carried out by Israeli forces of Rayyan Suleiman in Bethlehem on 29 September 2022.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	72949
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/11/2022 answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of the numbers of Palestinians killed and injured by Israeli Defence Forces in the West Bank and Gaza with the Israeli authorities. We encourage them to carry out swift, transparent and thorough investigations and, if wrongdoing is found, that those responsible be held to account. We stress the importance of the Israeli security forces providing appropriate protection to the Palestinian civilian population, particularly the need to protect children, and urge restraint in the use of live fire.</p> answering member constituency Macclesfield answering member printed David Rutley grouped question UIN 72948 question first answered 07/11/2022 11:09:49 answering member 4033 label Biography information for David Rutley
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1419600

registered interest
date	03/02/2022
answering body	Ministry of Justice
answering dept id	54
answering dept short name	Justice
answering dept sort name	Justice
hansard heading	Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department plans to conduct an evaluation of the impact and effectiveness of the expansion of powers under s28 Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	117747
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/02/2022 answer text <p>Section 28 of the Youth Justice and Criminal Evidence Act 1999 gives victims the opportunity to have their cross-examination pre-recorded, without the ordeal of having to take part in a live trial, subject to judicial discretion.</p><p>We are looking at data from the pilots and working with partners to understand the operational changes we need to make to proceed with our plan to rollout of s.28 for victims of sexual and modern slavery offences in all Crown Courts.</p><p>This autumn, we aim to publish the results of a process evaluation conducted with victims and criminal justice practitioners who have used this provision.</p> answering member constituency South Suffolk answering member printed James Cartlidge question first answered 10/02/2022 17:17:32 answering member 4519 label Biography information for James Cartlidge
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter

1401472

registered interest
date	10/01/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Refugees: Afghanistan
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many of the initial 5,000 places on the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme will be allocated to people already in the UK.
tabling member constituency	Hammersmith
tabling member printed	Andy Slaughter
uin	100463
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/01/2022 answer text <p>The Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (ACRS) commenced on 6th January. The ACRS will provide up to 20,000 women, children and others at risk with a safe and legal route to resettle in the UK.</p><p>Due to the success of our emergency evacuation and the larger than anticipated number of people brought over to the UK, we plan to exceed our initial aim of 5,000 people in the first year of the ACRS.</p><p>There are around 6,500 people in the UK who have been brought to safety during and after the evacuation who are eligible for the ACRS. They include women’s rights activists, journalists, and prosecutors, as well as the Afghan families of British Nationals. This also includes some of those most at risk, such as members of the LGBT community.</p> answering member constituency Louth and Horncastle answering member printed Victoria Atkins question first answered 18/01/2022 17:21:16 answering member 4399 label Biography information for Victoria Atkins
tabling member	1516 label Biography information for Andy Slaughter