Local News
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Valerie Chairs Public Committee on English Devolution and Community Empowerment
- 16/09/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News
No CommentsI chaired an evidence session of the Public Bill Committee of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill on 16 September 2025 from 2pm-5.30pm. 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
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Valerie intervenes in Adjournment Debate on Accessibility at Railway stations
- 09/09/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On 9 September 2025 I attended and intervened in a debate secured by Helen Hayes MP’s adjournment debate on the accessibility of railway stations. I made the following intervention: “she mentioned a list of stations in her constituency, I would like to mention Bescot Stadium station in my constituency. Does she agree that if a
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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Second Reading
- 02/09/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
The House of Commons debated the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill for its Second Reading on 2 September 2025. 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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Bell Tower Close: Response from FirstPort Management
- 02/09/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News
I visited Bell Tower Close on Friday 23 May 2025 to hear from constituents on their concerns with FirstPort Property Management and wrote to the Chief Executive of FirstPort on 9 June 2025. I received a response from the Managing Director of FirstPort on 7 July 2025, and you can read my update to the
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Classical Music APPG: Meeting on Music Education
- 02/07/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
As Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Classical Music we held a meeting at Millbank House on 2 July 2025. The meeting chaired by Co Chair Baroness Keeley heard a presentation by Dr Adam Whittaker Associate Professor of Music and Head of Pedagogy at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Dr Anthony Anderson associate Professor in