It’s been a busy week both in Westminster and Swansea East this week.  The Old Bexley and Sidcup by-election took place on Thursday, where the Labour Party candidate Dan Francis fought a great campaign. It’s an election that took place under difficult circumstances following the tragic death of James Brokenshire in October, but Dan should be proud of the campaign he led.  PMQs this week yet again … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, is calling on constituents to shop local this Small Business Saturday to support Swansea businesses and help our local economy thrive. Small Business Saturday takes place on 4 December, a day to celebrate small businesses across the UK and to raise awareness of their importance to the economy and their ability to secure vital local jobs going forward.  15.4 … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, asked the UK Government in DCMS Questions for assurance that the forthcoming gambling White Paper will ensure online stakes are introduced at the same level as offline stakes. This follows Public Health England’s recent report into gambling related harm, which found at risk gamblers are twice as likely to gamble online than the rest of the general gambling … [Read more...]

This week I was pleased to co-chair a joint meeting of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Related Harm and the Peers for Gambling Reform where we were briefed by the authors of the most recent Public Health England report  on the impacts of gambling related harm. They highlighted the key finding of their report which included the levels of people at risk of gambling harm, the factors … [Read more...]