Local News
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Valerie Chairs Delegated Legislation Committee on Fair Dealing Obligations ( Pigs) Regulations 2025
- 22/04/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
No CommentsOn Wednesday 23 April 2025 I chaired the Delegated Legislation Committee, which considered the draft Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025. The motion was moved by Daniel Zeichner, Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This statutory instrument aims to address the flaws in supply relations and the lack of meaningful contractual relations between buyers
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Parliament recalled Saturday 12 April 2025 to pass The Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act
- 12/04/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Articles, Local News
I was pleased to attend the recall of Parliament on Saturday 12 April 2025 to introduce emergency legislation regarding steel undertakings. These undertakings will allow the Government to direct the workforce and order the raw materials needed to keep the blast furnaces running at British Steel. Today, we take decisive action to keep all options
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Valerie Visits 10 Downing Street for Community Celebration
- 08/04/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On 8 April 2025 I was delighted to join in celebrations with members of the Sikh community amongst other guests at No10 Downing Street ahead of Vaisakhi celebrations. I attended with a constituent Louis Gill from Pleck. Vaisakhi marks the founding of the Khalsa in 1699, and No10 was adorned with flowers and candles. There was a
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Walsall Black Sisters Secure Community Lottery Funding
- 07/04/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Walsall Black Sisters Collective is a registered charity that has been providing a community-based provision for BAME and the wider community within the borough of Walsall for over 30 years. They work in partnership with statutory agencies and other voluntary organisations to meet the health and social needs of local people; ensuring that services are appropriate and sensitive and
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Butts Primary School visits 10 Downing Street
- 04/04/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Butts Primary School which is in the St Matthews Ward visited 10 Downing Street and I was delighted to meet them at the gates before going inside. Year 6 class had a conducted tour of No10 and the rooms which included the dining room used for the Covid Conferences. While we were on the famous
