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Opposition Day Debate on Fuel Duty 19th Allotted Day
- 18/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsOn the 19th allotted Opposition Day, 18 March 2026, the Conservative Party raised Fuel Duty with this motion: “That this House believes that it is wrong to increase the main fuel duty rates on 1 September, then again on 1 December 2026, with a further increase on 1 March 2027, by a total of five pence
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St Matthew’s Primary Stretford promote the Peace Mala in Parliament
- 18/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Andrew Western MP invited his local school St Matthews Primary to promote the Peace Mala Project. A Peace Mala is a symbolic double rainbow bracelet that promotes friendship, respect, and peace between people of all cultures, lifestyles, faiths, beliefs, and none. My bracelet was made by Georgina who read out what each bead meant while
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Valerie Sponsors Menstrual and Gynaecological Health Bill
- 18/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I was pleased to support the Bill presented by Abena Oppong-Asare MP: “That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the teaching of menstrual and gynaecological health in certain educational settings; to provide for training, guidance and resources to support such teaching; to provide that training includes content about awareness
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Household Bills Increase – Help
- 16/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Debt Awareness Week is fast approaching and I want to make you aware of what help there is to support my constituents. Money Wellness has launched a free Household Bills Calculator, designed to help households understand how upcoming changes to everyday bills – such as energy, water and council tax – may affect their monthly
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Finance (No.2) Bill: Third Reading
- 11/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Government extended the parliamentary session to Spring 2026. This had been announced in Parliament in September 2025. Therefore this is the second Finance Bill of the 2024-26 session. On 11 March 2026, the Bill was debated in the House of Commons. There were three votes: New Clause 11, which would require the Chancellor to
