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Lush Drop In Event in Parliament
- 10/12/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsOn 10 December 2025 I attended the Lush Drop-In event in the Churchill Room and signed the Lush Pledge. Lush work with many organisations whose responses to the replacing animals in science strategy are listed below. Lush and other organisations have asked the Government to also look at the following: Enshrine commitments in the strategy
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Fairtrade Foundation Reception in Parliament
- 10/12/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I attended the Fairtrade APPG ‘Festive Fairtrade Reception’ event in the Jubilee Room on Wednesday 10 December 2025. The event, an evening of celebration and connection, brought together supportive Members of Parliament and leading Fairtrade advocates to reflect on this year’s achievements and explore how government can champion responsible business practises, uphold human rights, and
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Valerie Chairs Delegated Legislation Committee on Draft Building Safety Regulator Regulations
- 10/12/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
I chaired the Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee on 10 December 2025. This considered the Draft Building Safety Regulator (Establishment of New Body and Transfer of Functions etc.) Regulations 2026. The Building Saftey Regulator (BSR) establishes a new body separate from the Health and Safety Executive. Since the new leadership took over at the BSR, progress
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Royal Mail Christmas Reception
- 10/12/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
At the Drop-In of the Royal Mail Christmas Reception ‘Send a little love this Christmas’ on 10 December, I met Richard Kesterton from Shrewsbury. ( Main picture). Richard has been given the title “Postie of the Year”. Richard does not only do his day to day of job of delivering our mail in Shrewsbury
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Amnesty International Human Rights Day Parliamentary Reception
- 10/12/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
10 December is Human Right’s Day. Amnesty International held their Annual Human Rights Day Parliamentary Reception, in celebration of International Human Rights Day. Fabian Hamilton MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Human Rights opened the event and introduced the other speakers including Baroness Helena Kennedy, member of the Joint Committee on Human Rights