Carolyn Harris MP: speeches

Speeches

• 15 Apr 2026 · Access to Work Scheme · Hansard source

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  Order. I am very keen to call the Minister by 5.30 pm, so may I ask Members to keep their comments short?

• 19 Mar 2026 · Courts and Tribunals Bill · Hansard source

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  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 tireless campaigning of Claire Throssell, who has fought every day in Jack and Paul’s memory to put children’s safety in law, so no one else will have to suffer as they did?

• 12 Mar 2026 · Carnivals · Hansard source

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  I look forward to that.

• 12 Mar 2026 · Carnivals · Hansard source

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  Order. May I ask the hon. Member to come to her question?

• 12 Mar 2026 · Carnivals · Hansard source

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  I call the co-sponsor of the debate, Dan Aldridge.

• 26 Feb 2026 · St David’s Day and Welsh Affairs · Hansard source

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  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 at risk. Does my hon. Friend agree that those decisions are putting wallets before Wales and threatening to rip out the heart of our Welsh rugby union?

• 14 Jan 2026 · Science and Discovery Centres · Hansard source

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  Order. If Members continue to exceed five minutes, I will have to impose a formal time limit.

• 14 Jan 2026 · Science and Discovery Centres · Hansard source

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  In the spirit of sharing and showing how shallow I am, my favourite magazine is Vogue . Question put and agreed to. Resolved , That this House has considered the impact of Science and Discovery Centres on national science and technology priorities.

• 14 Jan 2026 · Science and Discovery Centres · Hansard source

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  Order. I will start the Front-Bench contributions at 3.28 pm, and I will impose an unofficial five-minute limit to start.

• 14 Jan 2026 · Science and Discovery Centres · Hansard source

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  As a senior member of the Welsh mafia, I am presumably the Godmother. I now call the Minister, and I remind him to make sure he leaves time at the end for the Member in charge to wind up.

• 14 Jan 2026 · Ajax Programme · Hansard source

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  Many of my constituents are employed in this sector, by General Dynamics and in the wider supply chain. Would my hon. Friend agree that those are the very types of secure, well-paid jobs that we need across the south Wales region?

• 14 Jan 2026 · Engagements · Hansard source

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  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 greatest military displays will take place in Auckland. That spectacular event is testament to the exciting and successful trading relationship between the UK and New Zealand. Will the Prime Minister join me in congratulating and thanking everyone who has made it a reality?

• 6 Jan 2026 · BBC Charter Renewal · Hansard source

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  Order. I will have no chuntering from a sedentary position, please.

• 6 Jan 2026 · BBC Charter Renewal · Hansard source

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  Order. I will call the first Front Bencher at 3.28 pm, so there is now a three-minute time limit on all speeches. I call the Chair of the Culture, Media and Sports Committee.

• 6 Jan 2026 · BBC Charter Renewal · Hansard source

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  I remind Members to bob so that I can ascertain who wishes to speak. I will be imposing a time limit. Sir John was very generous in taking interventions, but we need to keep interventions and responses much shorter to allow everyone to speak.

• 6 Jan 2026 · Therapeutic Play and Children’s Healthcare · Hansard source

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  Order. I assume that all Members who are bobbing have sought permission from both the Minister and the Member in charge to make a speech. They will need to be very short speeches, or else we will not get a response from the Minister.

• 6 Jan 2026 · Future of Thames Water · Hansard source

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  I remind Members to bob if they wish to speak, so that we can ascertain whether we need a time limit. I will call the Front Benchers at 5.08 pm, with the Minister rising at 5.18 pm.

• 6 Jan 2026 · Future of Thames Water · Hansard source

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  Order. I call the shadow Minister.

• 6 Jan 2026 · Future of Thames Water · Hansard source

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  I am imposing a three-minute time limit. Any interventions need to be short to allow all Members who are on the call list to speak.

• 11 Dec 2025 · Business of the House · Hansard source

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  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 reaches families across six constituencies —families who may be struggling with loved ones in hospital or a child in special care, experiencing financial hardship, or living with a debilitating illness. If I promise the Leader of the House that I will not sing my very successful 2024 Christmas single at him, will he join me in thanking everyone who donates time, money and resource to make this event happen? Will he wish the 2,000 families who are supported by the campaign this year a very merry Christmas?

• 8 Dec 2025 · Ajax Armoured Vehicle · Hansard source

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  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 ensure that Wales is at the forefront of retaining and growing job opportunities in the defence sector?

• 26 Nov 2025 · Driving Test Availability: South-east · Hansard source

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  Order. I remind hon. Members that interventions are meant to be just that: a short intervention, not a speech.

• 19 Nov 2025 · Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire · Hansard source

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  Has the hon. Gentleman informed the people whom he mentioned that he would name them in Parliament?

• 19 Nov 2025 · Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire · Hansard source

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  Order. Can I ask the hon. Gentleman whether he has informed the relevant people that he is mentioning them today in the Chamber? Can I also ask him to keep his remarks to questions that the Minister can actually answer? A lot of this seems to be straying off into an area that the Minister has no power to influence or respond to.

• 19 Nov 2025 · Local Government Reform: Huntingdonshire · Hansard source

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  The matter that the hon. Member has raised is not in the domain of the Government. I have allowed him to continue, as it is something he obviously feels very passionate about, but I cannot expect the Minister to respond to issues that have nothing to do with her brief.