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Prime Minister's Question Time
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Carolyn Harris
LabourMP for Neath and Swansea East
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Legacy of Jo Cox
“What an honour it is to be here in the Chamber, alongside 2015 friends—my honourable Friend the Member for Birmingham Yardley (Jess Phillips) and my right honourable Friend the Member for Ilford North (Wes Streeting) —and obviously my honou…”
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Oral questions: Transport
“11. What recent assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of providing UV index alerts on public information boards at transport hubs.…”
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Business of the House
“The Welsh, known for our singing, are united in concern for Swansea’s global superstar Bonnie Tyler, who has been hospitalised in Portugal due to ill health. Will the Leader of the House join me in wishing Bonnie a safe and speedy recovery?…”
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Business of the House
“In May 2025, the all-party parliamentary group on beauty and wellbeing, which I chair, launched an inquiry into ultraviolet safety in the UK. Over nine months, we have taken evidence from the industry, academics, clinicians and those with l…”
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Oral questions: Wales
“12. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Wales.…”
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Debate
Peter Mandelson: Government Appointment
“I will be very brief, as I am not attempting to audition for a BAFTA, unlike some colleagues. Neither am I trying to attempt any factional point scoring, as some colleagues have done today. The Prime Minister himself said yesterday that Pet…”
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Legislation
Courts and Tribunals Bill
“It should be a fundamental right to be safe at home. The Courts and Tribunals Bill delivers that for children in this country by removing the presumption of parental contact. Will the Solicitor General join me in paying tribute to the tirel…”
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St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs
“Our Welsh culture and community are a huge part of our heritage. However, decisions being made by the Welsh Rugby Union—specifically the chairman, who does not understand either our Welsh communities or our culture—are putting that heritage…”
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Prime Minister's Question Time
“As trade envoy to New Zealand, I visited Eden Park in Auckland last year to hear about the exciting plans to bring the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo to New Zealand. Next month, that plan becomes a reality, and one of Scotland and the UK’s…”
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Business of the House
“For the last nine years, the good people of south Wales have supported the “Everyone Deserves” campaign, which provides Christmas hampers and dinners for families across the region. What started on my kitchen table with 100 hampers now reac…”
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Urgent question
Urgent question: Ajax Armoured Vehicle
“These concerns are very worrying, no less so for those employed in the sector in south Wales. Will the Minister work with defence companies in Wales and with Welsh MPs to offer reassurances to the staff, and more widely to continue to ensur…”
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Business of the House
“Last week during International Trade Week, my dear and honourable Friend the Member for Newport East (Jessica Morden) and I jointly hosted a regional export trade seminar for businesses from across south Wales. As proud trade envoys, we wer…”
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Business of the House
“As we approach the end of World Menopause Month, yesterday saw the launch of the report by the all-party parliamentary group on menopause into the experiences of those from historically marginalised communities. The Government are making hu…”
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Oral questions: Wales
“As a result of the UK Government’s half a billion pound investment in the future of steel in Port Talbot, construction has now begun on the new electric arc furnace. Will the Secretary of State share what this fantastic news means for Port …”
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Legislation
Unauthorised Entry to Football Matches Bill
“The honourable Gentleman will correct me if I am wrong, but is he saying that the safety of those attending football matches and the likelihood of them being hurt and, in some cases, killed is a trivial matter?…”
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Business of the House
“Last night, I was delighted to host the Lost Mothers project in Parliament to share its report and the consequences for female offenders who experience pregnancy and give birth in prison. The project was joined by the Clean Break theatre co…”
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Business of the House
“Just this week, we have seen further media reports of dangerous and unregulated cosmetic procedures ending in tragedy. In July 2021, the beauty and wellbeing all-party parliamentary group, which I chair, presented a report to the Government…”
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Business of the House
“Over the last few days, the Welsh Rugby Union has announced plans to introduce a disproportionate funding formula that will disadvantage both the Ospreys and the Scarlets rugby union teams. Will the Leader of the House ask colleagues at the…”
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Oral questions: Culture, Media and Sport
“7. What discussions she has had with the Premier League on the distribution of funding to lower league football clubs.…”
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Business of the House
“Fit, Fed, Fun camps are a Welsh Rugby Union project to keep children active, healthy and fed in school holidays. At Easter, Ospreys in the Community delivered the scheme in partnership with the WRU, and over 600 children across 12 local rug…”
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Oral questions: Business and Trade
“I declare an interest as the trade envoy to New Zealand. What conversations has the Secretary of State had recently with his New Zealand counterparts on the implementation of the UK-New Zealand free trade agreement?…”
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Oral questions: Wales
“The Welsh Government’s budget contained over £300 million to support Welsh farmers. Is it not the case that Plaid Cymru and the Tories put Welsh farmers’ livelihoods at risk by voting against the Welsh Government’s recent budget?…”
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International Women’s Day
“In my almost 10 years in this place, I have become somewhat vocal on women’s issues. Some would call me a “ferocious campaigner”, others a “challenging mouthpiece”, but I will take both. My passion for ensuring that women get access to the …”
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St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs
“It is always a great pleasure to speak in the annual St David’s Day and Welsh affairs debate, and it is a special honour this year to be speaking as the Member of Parliament for the new seat of Neath and Swansea East. Having lived in Swanse…”
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Oral questions: Home Department
“6. What steps her Department is taking to help reduce demand for sex trafficking and sexual exploitation.…”
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Coalfield Communities
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Oral questions: Wales
“The Budget commitment of £80 million for the Tata transition board was indeed welcome, but Thrive, the domestic abuse organisation in Neath and Port Talbot, is concerned that since the Tata announcement there has been a rise both in reporte…”
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Pimping websites and paying for sex
“I rise on the 10th day of the UN’s 16 days of activism against gender-based violence to present a petition on commercial sexual exploitation on behalf of my constituents in Neath and Swansea East. Pimping websites are used by traffickers to…”
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Questions
Prime Minister's Question Time
“Q3. Today it is Question 3 but, who knows, next week I could be No. 1 in the charts, as the first MP this year to bring out a Christmas single. Will the Prime Minister join me in thanking my musical collaborator, the hugely talented Mal Pop…”
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