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  • APPG Gardening & Horticulture visit to Chelsea Flower Show

    • 20/05/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
    • Category: News
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    As the Co chair of the Gardening and Horticulture APPG I attended the Chelsea Flower Show.  This annual event is well attended and popular.  The Royal Horticultural Society RHS puts together different gardens Show, Sanctuary All about plant and balcony and container gardens. This year the BBC Gardeners World presenter Monty Don designed a garden for

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  • Joint Statement from the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank

    • 19/05/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
    • Category: News
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    This statement was made by the leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Canada on the situation in Gaza and the West Bank: We strongly oppose the expansion of Israel’s military operations in Gaza. The level of human suffering in Gaza is intolerable. Yesterday’s announcement that Israel will allow a basic quantity of food into

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  • Walsall FC head to Wembley

    • 16/05/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
    • Category: Local News, News
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    It was a wonderful atmosphere at the Poundland Stadium on Friday 16 May when the Saddlers played the 2nd Leg of the playoffs against Chesterfield. The Saddlers had a 2-0 lead with the crowd encouraging the team to score which they did. then Chesterfield equalised and a final goal from the Saddlers made the score

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  • Valerie Chairs Committee Stage Sessions on Product Regulation and Meteorology Bill

    • 15/05/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
    • Category: Local News, News
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    I chaired sessions of the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill Committee on Tuesday 13 May 2025 from 2pm – 5pm and Thursday from 11.30- 2pm.  The Bill committee considered the proposed legislation in detail in a line by line scrutiny including amendments to the Bill. The UK’s product safety and metrology framework, originally based on

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  • The British Book Awards (Nibbies) 2025

    • 12/05/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
    • Category: News
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    I was delighted to attend the British Book Awards at the Grosvenor Hotel on 12 May 2025 now in its 35th year as a guest of The Bookseller and the Reading Agency. There was a new Category for Library of the Year and the winners were Manchester Libraries. The librarians who received the award were

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