Carolyn Harris MP: votes, interests and costs
Carolyn Harris represents Neath and Swansea East in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 7 May 2015.
Offices and committees
UK Parliament records Carolyn Harris as a current member of these 2 committees.
Committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Administration Committee | 28 October 2024 | Current |
| Panel of Chairs | 30 July 2024 | Current |
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities) | Government Equalities Office | 3 July 2017 | 10 April 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Home Affairs) | Home Office | 9 October 2016 | 3 July 2017 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts (Remote Hearings) Bill | 26 June 2025 | 2 July 2025 |
| Criminal Justice Bill | 6 December 2023 | 30 January 2024 |
| Panel of Chairs | 20 October 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Neonatal Care (Leave and Pay) Bill | 20 July 2022 | 7 September 2022 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 7 March 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Women and Equalities Committee | 8 February 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Welsh Grand Committee | 18 January 2022 | 30 May 2024 |
| Environmental Audit Committee | 20 July 2015 | 12 September 2016 |
| Welsh Affairs Committee | 13 July 2015 | 18 July 2016 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 988b295e7ea6.
Register of interests
Entries in the register for Carolyn Harris, as the MP registered them: Miscellaneous (4), Visits outside the UK (3), Employment and earnings (1). Latest registration 6 October 2026. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to South Africa between 15 September 2026 and 17 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Attending Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference for the launch of the Global Menopause Caucus.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-15
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-17
International visit to United States between 19 September 2026 and 23 September 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Speaking at United Nations General Assembly events on menopause
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-09-19
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-09-23
International visit to Switzerland between 20 May 2026 and 22 May 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Speaking at the World Health Assembly on a menopause panel
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-05-20
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-05-22
Non-executive director, Centre for Social Justice. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-10-15
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Director and Trustee of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch). This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-10-16
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Political panellist - TV - ITN
- Type of work or service being provided: Political panellist - TV
- Name of the payer: ITN
- Brief description of the payer's business: TV Channel
- Payment received on 30 July 2026 - £570.00
- Payment received on 19 June 2026 - £270.00
- Payment received on 07 May 2026 - £300.00
- Payment received on 10 April 2026 - £270.00
- Payment received on 20 March 2026 - £300.00
- Payment received on 06 February 2026 - £300.00
- Payment received on 05 December 2025 - £300.00
- Payment received on 07 November 2025 - £300.00
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Trustee for Swansea City AFC Foundation. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-08-26
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Vice President of the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2017-05-01
- The type of interest: Other
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 975c8de9aace. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £243,615 for Carolyn Harris in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. In 2023-24 it was £230,828. Office costs came to £26,144 of a £33,020 budget. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £243,615.38 | £230,827.77 | £219,483.59 |
| Office costs: spent | £26,144.24 | £28,081.18 | £27,065.70 |
| Accommodation: spent | £28,457.95 | £26,014.39 | £25,066.75 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £7,752.63 | £9,244.75 | £6,982.82 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £60.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £29,290 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Neath and Swansea East CC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker ×2 (permanent full time), Administrative Officer (permanent full time), Communications Officer (fixed term part time), Administrative Officer (fixed term part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Carolyn Harris is recorded voting in 488 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 53 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. The most recent, on 21 October 2026, was a No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 24 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 59 written questions from Carolyn Harris since 4 July 2024. Departments in the latest 10: Treasury; Department of Health and Social Care.
Spirits: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of increases in spirits duty since 1 August 2023 on (a) the volume of spirits sold in the UK and (b) spirits duty receipts.
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, for what reason the Evaluation of Alcohol Duty Reforms, published on 20 April 2026, does not consider the effect of duty rates on receipts; and if he will widen its scope to include that effect.
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether his Department has undertaken analysis of the excise duty regime by alcohol content by unit to identify different practices between different types of alcohol such as spirits, wine and cider.
Spirits: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK excise duty levels on the ability of UK spirits producers to compete internationally.
Alcoholic Drinks: Excise Duties
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what analysis his Department has undertaken on the reasons for the difference between current alcohol duty receipts and the Office for Budget Responsibility’s November 2023 forecast.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with NICE on its work programme and the objectives of the Women's Health Strategy to ensure that women's health technologies and treatments are prioritised within futur …
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with NICE on its appraisal and topic selection processes to ensure they comply with the Public Sector Equality Duty in relation to women's health.
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of NICE in addressing medical and clinical misogyny within health technology assessment and clinical guideline development; and what steps she is t …
Health Services: Women
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of NICE's topic selection and health technology assessment processes in prioritising conditions that predominantly affect women, including menopause-rel …
Hormone Replacement Therapy
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions she has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence on its Topic Selection processes for hormone-based therapies used in the treatment of menopause and female se …
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 433d4932ffb6. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Carolyn Harris.
2024 general election
Carolyn Harris won Neath and Swansea East at the general election of 4 July 2024 with 16,797 votes (41.8%), a majority of 6,627 over Dai Richards (Reform UK). Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Neath and Swansea East figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.