Labour Party MP for Pontypridd since (elected). An MP continuously since .
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| Party | Office | Area | Period | Began | Ended | Source |
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| Labour | MP | Pontypridd | – present | elected | — | Party history |
Parliament's party history for this member: Labour ( – present).
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| 5. Gifts, non-UK sources | Sprayground - £650.00 | £650 | Labour | Register record | |
| 3. Gifts, UK sources | PRS for Music Limited - £858.00 | £858 | Labour | Register record | |
| 8. Miscellaneous | Chair of Labour Digital, a members' association for those with an interest in technology. This is an unpaid role. | — | Labour | Register record |
We have proudly delivered a world-leading package of intimate image abuse offences, which criminalise taking or creating intimate images without consent, including AI-generated deepfakes. Through the Crime and Policing Act 2026, we have introduced new powers for courts to order the deletion of these images to better protect victims, but we are not stopping there, and we know that there is more to do.
I thank my hon. Friend for asking that question, because it is important to recognise the abuse that this is causing. The law alone is not enough, but we are strengthening the criminal law through world-leading packages. We are also strengthening the sentencing response to intimate image abuse, and have introduced new court powers to order the deletion and destruction of such images. However, more action is needed. We need to ensure that there is a stronger understanding of, policing of and response to these crimes, and that includes a whole-of-society response. The Government are determined to tackle this through the violence against women strategy.
My hon. Friend is right: perpetrators are able to generate and share harmful content at unprecedented speed and scale, and we need to be able to respond quickly. Ofcom does have robust enforcement powers under the Online Safety Act 2023, including the power to impose substantial fines and other sanctions. The new Crime and Policing Act 2026 also requires platforms to remove the images within 48 hours, and to prevent the re-uploading of new hash-matching technology. The Government recognise the impact of harmful pornography, and we are determined to initiate work on this imminently.
I will, of course, look at Harmony’s petition to see what more we can do, and look into the issues that the hon. Lady has raised. I recently met a group of victims and survivors who discussed the impact that technological abuse is having on them. Let me put on record my thanks to Refuge, an incredible organisation with a dedicated tech abuse team who help victims and survivors who are in this position. The Government know that more needs to be done. We are working directly with organisations such as Apple and Samsung on stalking technology and verification tools to ensure they cannot be used to harm victims further.
Hopefully, last week the hon. Lady will have seen the Minister for Women and Equalities, my right hon. Friend the Member for Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson), outlining the Government’s response to tackling some of the covert filming that is causing such anxiety to women in particular, and to other vulnerable people. The material is being uploaded at speed. We know that misogynistic content online needs to be tackled, whether it is pornography or intimate image abuse, and the Government are determined to do that. We will be introducing measures in due course, and I look forward to working with the hon. Lady and other Members to see what else we can do to tackle the problem holistically, as a society.
The Government recognise the huge impact that delays have on bereaved families. We are committed to supporting a swift inquest process that puts bereaved families at its heart. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill, the expansion of legal aid and the new duty of candour further strengthen the focus on bereaved families, while helping to ensure the timely establishment of the facts in each case.
I have huge sympathy for anyone who is struggling with this issue, whether that is because they have to travel further owing to the nature of the case, or for religious reasons. This issue is deeply concerning. My right hon. Friend will know that coroners are independent judges. Every single case is different, and coroners make decisions about the release of the body on a case-by-case basis. For that reason, I am unable to comment on individual judicial decisions. However, the law requires coroners to release a body for burial or cremation as soon as is reasonably practicable, once it is no longer needed for their investigation.
If the hon. Gentleman writes to me with the details of the case, I will of course look into it. Delays of that nature are rare, but they can happen because cases are looked at case by case. I will look into the specifics of that case. To reassure the House, we are aware of the issues with coronial delays. The problem has to do with access to pathology medical examiners, as has been said, but we are working across Government with the Department of Health and Social Care to look at what more we can do to establish a better service, to put bereaved families back at the heart of the system.
My hon. Friend is a stalwart campaigner on tackling violence against women and girls, and he will know that pursuing and punishing perpetrators is a key pillar of our strategy to halve it. We have a 10-year plan to meet this ambitious goal, and we are carefully monitoring the progress and will publish our one year update in the coming months. I want to reassure him that rape charge volumes have more than doubled since 2019, and that 5,206 rape cases were brought before the courts in 2025, compared with just 1,684 in 2019.
My hon. Friend is right to raise this issue. He is correct that special measures help vulnerable witnesses and victims to give evidence and reduce the stress in attending court. These include the use of screens, live video links and pre-recorded evidence. He will know that the Courts and Tribunals Bill, which is due to come back to this place soon, includes reforms to special measures, including clarifying that vulnerable witnesses and victims may use them when delivering their personal statements. We have also revised the victims code to ensure that this is taken into account.
Held . Recorded result: Lab Hold. Majority 8,402. 39,378 votes cast from an electorate of 75,951. Parties are as each candidate stood at the time.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Davies-Jones | Labour | 16,225 | 41.2% |
| Steven Bayliss | Reform UK | 7,823 | 19.9% |
| William Rees | Plaid Cymru | 5,275 | 13.4% |
| Jack Robson | Conservative | 3,775 | 9.6% |
| Wayne Owen | Independent | 2,567 | 6.5% |
| Angela Karadog | Green Party | 1,865 | 4.7% |
| David Mathias | Liberal Democrat | 1,606 | 4.1% |
| Joe Biddulph | Independent | 198 | 0.5% |
| Jonathan Bishop | Independent | 44 | 0.1% |
| Seat | Dates |
|---|---|
| PontypriddElected 1 time | – present |
| PontypriddElected 1 time | – |
| Post | Dates |
|---|---|
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)Ministry of Justice | – present |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Justice)Ministry of Justice | – |
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| Shadow Minister (Domestic Violence and Safeguarding)Home Office | – |
| Shadow Minister (Tech and Digital Economy)Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | – |
| Shadow Minister (Tech, Gambling and the Digital Economy)Department for Culture, Media and Sport | – |
| Shadow Minister (Northern Ireland)Northern Ireland Office | – |
| Committee | Dates |
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| Public Office (Accountability) Bill | – |
| Victims and Courts Bill | – |
| Crime and Policing Bill | – |
| Prison Media Bill | – |
| High Streets (Designation, Review and Improvement Plan) Bill | – |
| Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] | – |
| Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill | – |
| Electronic Trade Documents Bill [HL] Second Reading Committee | – |
| Firearms Bill | – |
| Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Bill | – |
| Child Support (Enforcement) Bill | – |
| Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill | – |
| Online Safety Bill | – |
| Welsh Grand Committee | – |
| Glue Traps (Offences) Bill | – |
| Dormant Assets Bill [HL] | – |
| Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill | – |
| Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill | – |
| Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation | – |
| Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee | – |
| Women and Equalities Committee | – |
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