Carolyn Harris
LabourMP for Neath and Swansea East · Since 2015
Speeches (13)
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? As the song that she first recorded in ’88 says, she is simply the best.
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Order. Can we not have debate across the Chamber, please? Can you finish your wind-up, Mr Ballinger?
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Order. These are very long interventions. Some Members have given a speech and others will have an opportunity to speak later and will be able to make their points. We need to make progress.
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If we are to allow Front-Bench speakers to have ample time, we should bear that in mind with any interventions.
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Thank you. Mr Ballinger, if you want to intervene, can you do it appropriately?
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Order. Mr Ballinger, please sit down. Shadow Minister, please speak through the Chair.
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Order. Dr Beccy Cooper, you will be making a speech. There will be an appropriate time for you to make your points.
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 lived experience to understand the dangers of overexposure and what more can be done to improve protection and reduce risks. Will the Leader of the House join me in thanking all those who contributed and encouraging Ministers, brands and retailers to read our r
Cost of Living
12. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help reduce the cost of living in Wales.
Cost of Living
With almost 170,000 workers in Wales benefiting from Labour’s successive increases to the national minimum wage and the living wage, families across the country—including many of my constituents—will now be better off. Despite resistance from Opposition parties, this Government have shown their commitment to tackling the cost of living crisis and supporting working people. Could the Secretary of State update the House on how those changes and the Employment Rights Act 2025 will benefit people in
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 Peter Mandelson should never have been appointed as our ambassador to the US, so let me ask simply this: can the Chief Secretary tell the House how the Prime Minister has changed the way due diligence and security vetting will be conducted before appointments are