Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, stood up for the thousands of Menopause Warriors in Wales during the Welsh Grand Committee debate earlier this week as she discussed the work of the menopause revolution and how it is benefiting women across the nation. A key success of Carolyn Harris’ Private Member’s Bill last year was the formation of the Menopause Task Force, of which Carolyn is … [Read more...]
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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 encourages constituents to support local businesses this Small Business Saturday
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...]
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Its been another busy week in Westminster! On Monday I was able to speak during the question session to the Home Office and I asked the Minister what recent assessment had been made by the department about the trends in the levels of suspected modern slavery offences. Prosecution and conviction rates of perpetrators of modern slavery are surprisingly low, but evidence from Justice and Care’s … [Read more...]
Carolyn Harris calls on the UK Government to ensure online gambling is treated the same as offline to protect vulnerable people
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...]
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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...]
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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 encourages local residents in Swansea East to pay tribute to the service of UK armed forces and support the Poppy Appeal this Remembrance Sunday
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...]
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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...]
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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...]
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