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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