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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...]

It was great to meet with representatives from Ban the Box earlier this week as part of the Industry and Parliamentary Trust scheme. Ban the Box want to see the tick box relating to previous criminal offences removed from application forms and have employers ask for this information at a later date. With the tick box on application forms, the fear is that those with a criminal conviction, however … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, is urging residents in Swansea to honour and remember the service of UK armed forces on Remembrance Sunday next week.  Communities will be coming together to thank local service men and women, veterans and their families for their heroic efforts in helping to keep Britain safe and secure. Carolyn Harris will be marking remembrance by laying a wreath at the … [Read more...]

What a week! We are steaming ahead with our Menopause Revolution and I am so pleased to see the incredible response to the work. On Tuesday I met with Union representatives to discuss the work that is happening in workplaces and what still needs to be done to ensure that we support women to continue to work through the menopause. This is so important so that they can continue with the jobs that … [Read more...]

Parliament returned from Conference season under a cloud this week. The senseless murder of Sir David Amess, Member of Parliament for Southend West, has shaken the country to its core. Sir David was doing his duties as a constituency MP, like we all do week in, week out. He was hosting a surgery when he was cruelly taken from the people who loved him so dearly. My thoughts are with his family, … [Read more...]

The Menopause Revolution continued apace this week as I joined Community Union on a webinar to discuss how the menopause impacts women in the workplace. Community have been doing some fantastic work to raise awareness of the issues faced by women who are experiencing the menopause and how employers can support them.  Many managers and employers do concede that they do not know enough about … [Read more...]