Valerie meets delegation of women MP’s from Afghanistan and Pakistan

May 17th, 2012
Valerie at delegation

  On 14 May 2012, Valerie took part in a round table discussion with a delegation of women Members of the Parliaments of Afghanistan and Pakistan. The meeting was addressed by British Parliamentarians, Baroness Corston who chaired the meeting,  Jo Swinson MP and …

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Valerie welcomes the Great British Walking Challenge

May 17th, 2012
Living Streets Logo

    This year, the national charity Living Streets has put forward the Great British Walking Challenge campaign to encourage people to walk to school and to work to promote healthy lifestyles within communities. The Walk to School week takes place from 21-25 May …

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Valerie questions Minister about the failings of outsourced court interpreters

May 17th, 2012
Justice oral questions

On Tuesday 15 May 2012, at Justice Oral Questions, Valerie Vaz, MP for Walsall South, asked the Justice Minister, Crispin Blunt MP, about the performance of the outsourced court interpreters, Applied Language Solutions (ALS).   Valerie Vaz MP said:    …

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Government acts on Health Select Committee recommendation

May 5th, 2012
Valerie in Helath Committee

Following the recommendations of the Health Select Committee – of which Valerie is a member – the Government has taken action to make the NHS complaints system more transparent.   Valerie said: “In our report on Complaints and Litigation, the …

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Valerie opposes Sunday Trading Bill

May 2nd, 2012
Sunday Trading 1

On Monday 30 April 2012, Valerie voted against the Bill  to suspend Sunday Trading  for 8 weeks during  the Olympic Games.   Speaking during the Bill’s Second Reading in the House of Commons, Valerie said:   “The workers are against the Bill, …

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Valerie Speaks at the British Physics Olympiad Presentation

April 30th, 2012
British Physics Olympiad Logo

On 26 April 2012 Valerie spoke in support of young physicians at the British Physics Olympiad event at the Royal Society in London. The event precedes the International Physics Olympiad, an annual global physics competition in which British students have …

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