Carolyn Harris MP: speeches 2024

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16 Dec 2024 · Israel and Palestine · Hansard source
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Order. I remind the right hon. Member that the case is sub judice and we should not talk about it.
16 Dec 2024 · Israel and Palestine · Hansard source
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Order. As Members can see, the debate is very oversubscribed. I will set a time limit of four minutes, but if interventions continue as they have, I anticipate that it will be reduced. If Members are on my call list, they need to be at a seat. I ask Members who have made an intervention and who are not down to speak to make way for Members who are waiting to speak. I also remind Members taking interventions that, as generous as it may be to the person they allow to speak, it means that Members at the bottom of the call list will not have an opportunity to speak. I leave that to your judgment.
11 Dec 2024 · Budget 2024 · Hansard source
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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 reported incidents of domestic violence and in demand for prevention services for perpetrators. Can the Secretary of State provide assurances that the transition board will look at this as a priority funded project?
4 Dec 2024 · Pimping websites and paying for sex · Hansard source
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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 advertise and facilitate the sexual exploitation of women. Our laws against pimping have failed to keep pace with technological change, and such websites are now readily accessible and play a key role in enabling sex trafficking in this country. Victims of trafficking and exploitation are some of the most vulnerable in our society, and it is our duty to protect them. The petition therefore requests “that the House of Commons urges the Government to outlaw pimping websites and paying for sex, and provide support, not sanctions, to victims of sexual exploitation.” Following is the full text of the petition: [ The petition of residents of the constituency of Neath and Swansea East, Declares that demand from the minority of men who pay for sex is driving the prostitution and sex trafficking trade, and this sexual exploitation is being facilitated by pimping websites that operate with impunity. The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urges the Government to outlaw pimping websites and paying for sex, and provide support, not sanctions, to victims of sexual exploitation. And the petitioners remain, etc. ] [P003026]
4 Dec 2024 · Engagements · Hansard source
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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 Pope, and everyone involved with this year’s “Everyone Deserves” hamper campaign, which will deliver festive food to 1,500 homes across five constituencies in south Wales? Like our song says, “There’s a reason for the season and everyone deserves a Christmas.”
3 Dec 2024 · Leisure Services: West Lancashire · Hansard source
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I will call Ashley Dalton to move the motion and then I will call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.
3 Dec 2024 · Critical Minerals: Domestic Production · Hansard source
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Order. I remind Members that they need to stand if they wish to speak during the debate.
12 Nov 2024 · School Transport: Northumberland · Hansard source
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Before I call the hon. Member for Hexham to move the motion, I inform Members that the parliamentary digital communications team will be conducting secondary filming during the debate.
6 Nov 2024 · Support for the Steel Industry · Hansard source
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Unlike the previous Government, this Government are fully committed to enabling the £800 million transition fund to support former steelworkers. I recently visited the steelworkers’ support centre in Port Talbot, in the constituency of my hon. Friend the Member for Aberafan Maesteg (Stephen Kinnock). In its opening four weeks, it has helped almost 600 individuals, many of whom will be from Neath and Swansea East. Will the Secretary of State join me in thanking Community union and the other organisations that have set up the centre, and provide an update on the transition fund?
6 Nov 2024 · Support for the Steel Industry · Hansard source
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1. What steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to support the steel industry in Wales.
29 Oct 2024 · Diabetes Treatments · Hansard source
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I will call Sarah Bool to move the motion, and then call the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention.
23 Oct 2024 · Engagements · Hansard source
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Q10. Last Friday was International Menopause Day and the Government announced Mariella Frostrup as the new menopause employment ambassador. Mariella will be working across Whitehall to ensure every Department recognises the need to support women through their menopausal years. Hopefully, the Deputy Prime Minister will join me in celebrating that appointment, and confirm that this Government will do all they can to keep menopausal women happy, healthy and wonderful.
16 Oct 2024 · National Highways Maintenance and the A5036 · Hansard source
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I will call Peter Dowd to move the motion and the Minister to respond. There will not be an opportunity for the Member in charge to wind up, as is the convention for 30-minute debates.
16 Oct 2024 · Steel Industry · Hansard source
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I call the shadow Minister, Greg Smith, to speak.
16 Oct 2024 · Steel Industry · Hansard source
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I remind Members that they should bob if they wish to be called.
16 Oct 2024 · Steel Industry · Hansard source
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Order. Mr Anderson, I am “you”.
16 Oct 2024 · Steel Industry · Hansard source
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I call the Lib Dem spokesperson, Clive Jones, to speak.
16 Oct 2024 · Steel Industry · Hansard source
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Order. May I remind Members that interventions are meant to be short and to the point?
15 Oct 2024 · Business Confidence · Hansard source
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Order. Can we keep it to the debate, please?
15 Oct 2024 · Business Confidence · Hansard source
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Order. I intend to call the Front-Bench speakers at 5.8 pm. All Members should take that into consideration and keep their remarks under five minutes.
12 Sept 2024 · Short-term Lets: Regulation · Hansard source
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Order. I call Rachel Blake.
12 Sept 2024 · Short-term Lets: Regulation · Hansard source
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I remind Members that anyone wishing to speak needs to bob. I have to impose a four-minute time limit from the outset, as this debate is oversubscribed. You can all sit down until I have finished. I call Anna Sabine.
25 Jul 2024 · Business of the House · Hansard source
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Resolven, a small community in my constituency with a massive heart, is today filled with pride for Dan Jervis, part of the GB swim team. Will the Leader of the House join me in congratulating not just Dan, but all our GB contestants at the Paris Olympics? They fill us with pride and joy, so will she join me in congratulating them all?
23 Jul 2024 · Commercial Sexual Exploitation · Hansard source
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Does my hon. Friend agree that under the United Nations protocol on trafficking, a victim does not need to have travelled in a vehicle in order for a trafficking offence to have been committed, yet under the UK’s Modern Slavery Act 2015, they do? This means that exploiters who are not actually moving a victim in a vehicle from one place to another are not being prosecuted as traffickers. It would make a huge difference if there were parity between the two pieces of legislation, to make sure that trafficking is justly prosecuted.
23 Jul 2024 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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T1. If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

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