2024
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Portuguese Embassy – celebrating Carnation Revolution
- 08/05/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsI celebrated with the Portuguese community, the 25 April Carnation Revolution at the Portuguese Embassy on Wednesday 8 May 2024. The Carnation revolution so called because people threw carnations at the soldiers and tanks that rolled in to Lisbon to overturn 40 years of dictatorship. Ambassador Nuno Britto and Stephen Hammond MP Chair of the
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Merlin Entertainment and the Purpose Coalition.
- 08/05/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I attended the launch of the Report ” Force for Good Impact Report, which was launched by Merlin Entertainment and the Purpose Coalition wirth Rt Hon Justine Greening on Wednesday 8 May 2024 in the House of Commons. The Coalition measures organisations against a set of sector -relevant social impact criteria. by breaking down barriers
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Derbyshire Day
- 08/05/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Derbyshire Day was celebrated with many small businesses who brought their products to the Jubilee Room in the House of Commons on Wednesday 8 May 2024. The event was organised by Pauline Latham MP. I was delighted to sample home made ice cream by the Bluebells Dairy. It was delicious. Like all farms they diversified
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Global Ocean Treaty
- 25/04/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I chaired the debate at Westminster Hall on the 25 April 2024. This was an interesting debate more so because I have received a lot of emails from constituents. The Government’s position was set out during the debate: The UK was one of the very first to sign the agreement, on 20 September 2023, the day
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Petition on Infected Blood
- 23/04/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Tuesday 23 April 2024 I presented a petition on behalf of my constituents as part of the campaign to ensure that compensation is paid to the victims of infected blood immediately. I said: This petition is from the residents of Walsall South. The petitioners note that people who received infected blood and who have