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Well, wasn’t that a fantastic weekend – beautiful weather and Wales winning the Triple Crown in such style against England! However, we must remember that even with the beautiful springtime weather, we must all continue to follow the guidelines and stay home to prevent the spread of the virus and to ensure that we give schools and the vaccination programme the best chance to continue their vital … [Read more...]

It’s been a busy week to return after recess! On Monday, I co-chaired a meeting of the Beauty, Aesthetics and Wellbeing All-Party Parliamentary Group. We were discussing the levels of insurance for those that perform non-surgical cosmetic procedures and the standards the practitioners should have before they are insured. Of course, it’s vital that practitioners are insured and that insurance … [Read more...]

I was disturbed to learn this week that gambling addiction is on the increase in the Armed Forces. One of the biggest challenges that those in the military face is getting that addiction recognised, as it is often seen as merely a weakness, rather than an addiction. To date, it is an offence to borrow money in the forces, but we know from the volume of case studies we see that every single week, … [Read more...]

Carolyn Harris, MP for Swansea East, is concerned by new figures which show that 4,892 jobs in the constituency are at risk if the UK Government doesn’t implement a new ‘smart’ furlough scheme. It has been over half a year since the Chancellor announced his so-called ‘Plan for Jobs’, since then the number of people claiming unemployment benefits has reached 3,445 and the number furloughed stands … [Read more...]

It's been another busy week for me!  You may have seen or heard me over the weekend discussing gambling on Sky Racing, Times Radio, and LBC. We don’t often talk about the relationship between sports teams and gambling, but it's important, because essentially, it’s sport that provides the gambling industry with their business. However, that certainly doesn’t mean it's right that gambling companies’ … [Read more...]

It’s been a busy week, this one! You may have heard me talking to various journalists this week – over the weekend, I talked to BBC Radio Wales about the Covid outbreak at the DVLA. Whilst I have kept in contact with the DVLA throughout the pandemic due to the volume of correspondence I have received from employees, it was bought to my attention at the weekend that the situation had escalated.  … [Read more...]

On Monday, you may have heard me on Woman’s Hour with Emma Barnett to talk about our All-Party Parliamentary Group on Beauty, Aesthetics, and Wellbeing inquiry into non-surgical cosmetic treatments. Currently, regulation into injectables and fillers is extremely weak. There are debates over whether these procedures should be undertaken by medical professionals or whether beauticians should be able … [Read more...]

It has been another week dominated by Coronavirus here in Swansea, but the announcement of the Welsh Government’s vaccination strategy represents an important moment in the fight against this disease, setting out how the Welsh Government plans to vaccinate our communities. The Welsh Government has worked night and day with our medical professionals to ensure we can all get the jab. I cannot thank … [Read more...]

2020 was an exceptionally difficult year and I think we’ve all run out of suitable adjectives to describe just how unprecedented, challenging, and disruptive it has been. I know we had all hoped for a different start to 2021, but at least there is the hope from the vaccine on the horizon. Until sufficient numbers have been vaccinated, however, this new, more virulent strain of the virus is putting … [Read more...]