What steps he is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards are (a) adopting the recent Get It Right First-Time guidance on glaucoma and (b) commissioning enhanced referral and filtering schemes.
Awaiting answer.
Labour Party MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick.

A loyal government vote with a distinctive record on justice, Slaughter chairs the Justice Committee — one of the most senior committee roles in the Commons — and has been active in that capacity, most recently overseeing the appointment process for the Chair of the Legal Services Board. On recent votes, he has backed the government on every occasion, including the Immigration and Asylum Bill's Second Reading and two measures to modernise trade union balloting. He has not once voted against Labour since the data begins.
At 91% voting participation he sits above the Commons average, and his 100% party alignment makes him among the most loyal Labour MPs currently sitting. His stance profile reinforces that picture: perfect scores on progressive taxation and the government agenda, very low scores on civil liberties, parliamentary scrutiny, and Lords scrutiny — suggesting he consistently backs executive authority over institutional checks. Crime dominates his speech activity, with 100 contributions logged on the topic, followed by defence and social care. His assisted dying voting record is a notable deviation from his party: he is 31 percentage points more likely than the average Labour MP to vote for expanding access, and less likely to back restrictions.
Locally, Slaughter appears active across constituency events, with coverage noting engagement on foodbanks, asylum issues, and community groups in Hammersmith and Chiswick. Hammersmith Bridge has attracted political attention, though it is a neighbouring MP leading on that campaign. News sentiment data for the past 90 days is insufficient to draw firm conclusions. No rebel votes are recorded, and no negative press coverage appears in the available data.
Andy Slaughter is the Labour MP for Hammersmith and Chiswick, and has been an MP continually since 5 May 2005.
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Moments where the whip was free, or where Slaughter broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Source · Hansard
“Leveson made 180 recommendations, few about juries; the government should explain how all recommendations will be treated and contribute to reducing backlog.”
“Raised a tension between recruiting newly trained magistrates and asking them to handle more complex, longer cases; questioned whether the solution was to recruit more district jud…”
“Government investment in courts, prisons and probation is necessary and welcome, but structural reform (Courts and Tribunals Bill) is essential to reduce backlog; jury trial change…”
“The Bill addresses an urgent crisis but requires substantial improvements to recruitment targets, sentencing powers oversight, judge diversity, and children's trial rights before p…”
Select, joint and other committees Slaughter currently sits on. Committee work is where much of the line-by-line scrutiny of bills and departments happens, away from the chamber.
| Committee | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Liaison Sub-Committee on Core Tasks of Select Committees | Member | Select |
| Liaison Committee (Commons) | Member | Select |
| Justice Committee | Member | Select |
| Justice Committee | Chair | Select |
Source · UK Parliament Committees API
Slaughter chairs a committee — an elected position with real agenda-setting power over what gets scrutinised.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Justice | 44 | 37.0% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 31 | 26.1% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 10 | 8.4% |
| Home Office | 8 | 6.7% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 8 | 6.7% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 4 | 3.4% |
| Treasury | 3 | 2.5% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 3 | 2.5% |
What steps he is taking to ensure Integrated Care Boards are (a) adopting the recent Get It Right First-Time guidance on glaucoma and (b) commissioning enhanced referral and filtering schemes.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to ensure that ICBs commission community minor and urgent eye care services.
Awaiting answer.
What assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of aligning the General Ophthalmic Services contract in England with Scotland and Wales.
Awaiting answer.
What steps he is taking to ensure commissioners are making use of capacity and expertise in primary care optometry to improve access to care for those (a) at risk of and (b) with glaucoma.
Awaiting answer.
Barrister (not practising) Barrister (not practising) |
Source · Members API · Last amended 18 Apr 2024
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 257,728 | 90.1% |
| Office Costs | 28,199 | 9.9% |
| MP Travel | 74 | 0.0% |
| Total · 80 claims | 286,001 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Slaughter on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Hammersmith and Chiswick | 24,073 | 52.3% | Won |
| 2019 | Hammersmith | 30,074 | 57.9% | Won |
| 2017 | Hammersmith | 33,375 | 63.9% | Won |
| 2015 | Hammersmith | 23,981 | 50.0% | Won |
| 2010 | Hammersmith | 20,810 | 43.9% | Won |
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andy SlaughterWON | Lab | 24,073 | 52.3 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Hammersmith and Chiswick →