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Local Government Financial Settlement (England) 2026-27
- 11/02/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsOn Wednesday 11 February 2026, I was pleased to support the Local Government Finance Settlement. Local government provides the services people rely on every day – from social care and housing to road maintenance and tackling homelessness. This settlement will give councils the security they need to rebuild local services and strengthen our communities for
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Brave New World? Report on Generative AI
- 10/02/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I attended a meeting on on 10 February 2026, the launch of a report, “Brave New World?” and on the panel was Independent Society of Musicians,(ISM), the Society of Authors, the Association of Illustrators, Equity and the Association of Photographers, a roundtable discussion to discuss the findings of the report, Brave New World? The panel
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IKEA Parliamentary Reception 2026
- 10/02/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I was pleased to host the IKEA Annual Retail Reception in the Jubilee Room in the House of Commons on 10 February 2026 supported by Total Politics. MPs were invited and were able to talk to IKEA co-workers from around the country. Welcome everyone especially those MPs with IKEA in your constituency and those who
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Visit to Walsall FC Foundation
- 07/02/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News
Adam Davy, The Director of the Walsall FC Foundation invited me on Saturday 7 February 2026 to the Club to see the programmes he is developing at the Club. One is the men’s walking football. Adam has been at the club for 30 years and recently won a long service award. Teams take part in
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Making Amelia’s Birthday Magical – Birthday Card Record
- 07/02/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Walsall FC and Foundation set up a stall at the Pallett Track Stadium and when I visited the Stadium on 7 February 2026, I signed a card for Amelia Kolpa, a girl from Rowley Regis in the Black Country who has neuroblastoma, a rare cancer that starts in a type of nerve cell called a