2025
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Sentencing Bill – Committee of the Whole House
- 16/10/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsThe Bill passed its second reading on 16 September 2025 and came before a Committee of the Whole House for further debate and votes on 21 October 2025. The House considers the Bill in the same way as a Public Bill Committee, but does not take evidence. The Sentencing Bill aims to ease prison overcrowding
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Valerie Chairs Committee Session on English Devolution and Community Empowerment
- 16/10/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I chaired the 6th sitting of the Public Bill Committee on 16 October 2025, scrutinising the Bill line by line. This Bill reforms local government in England and gives communities the right to shape their local areas. It will also restore the supplementary vote system for mayoral elections in England, and police and crime commissioner
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Sustainable Aviation Fuel Bill: Report Stage
- 15/10/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) emits 70% less greenhouse gases on average than fossil fuels and can be used in existing infrastructure and aircraft engines. Earlier this year the SAF mandate came into force, which could save up to 6.3 megatonnes of carbon emissions per year by 2040. The Bill will provide a revenue guarantee for
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Mental Health Bill: Report Stage
- 14/10/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Bill, which was debated in the House of Commons in May, returned to the House after scrutiny by a Public Bill Committee. The Mental Health Act was passed in 1983 and updated in 2007. This Bill responds to a 2018 independent review, providing a legal framework to strengthen and clarify the criteria for detention,
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Press Release: Valerie Urges Diligent Scrutiny Over Leather Museum Relocation Plans
- 14/10/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, Press Releases
Walsall Council Cabinet’s decision on 24 September 2025 to close Walsall Leather Museum has outraged everyone interested in heritage. This decision was called in, to be reviewed on 14 October 2025. Diligent scrutiny should expose the lack of transparency of the decision and push the Council to preserve heritage and create opportunities for the future.
