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March 2026 eNews
- 31/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
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Rally to save Leather Museum
- 28/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On 28 March 2026 over 100 protesters marched from the Sister Dora statue to the Leather Museum to protest about the relocation of the Museum announced by the Council on 11 March and the use of the Building by Walsall College. Lauren Broxton, leather designer and fashion lecturer at Birmingham City University opened the speeches.
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Victims and Courts Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments
- 25/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Bill was considered in the Commons on 25 March 2026 and will introduce mandatory attendance at sentencing, automatic restriction of parental responsibility over the child victim for child sex offenders sentenced to 4 or more years, clearer access to offender‑release information, strengthened powers for the Victims’ Commissioner, expanded eligibility for Crown Prosecutors, regulation of
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Opposition Day Debates (20th Allotted Day)
- 24/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On the 20th allotted Opposition Day, 24 March 2026, the Conservative opposition raised Oil and Gas and Defence as the topics for debate. 1 Oil and gas: “That this House calls on the Government to remove the Energy Profits Levy, end the ban on new oil and gas licences and approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw
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Horticultural Trades Association Parliamentary Drop-In
- 24/03/2026
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Horticultural Trades Association HTA) held a drop in: “Introduction to UK Environmental Horticulture” on 24 March 2026. The HTA represents around 1400 UK businesses across the breadth of the UK environmental supply chain. Member businesses range from growers and retailers to landscapers and service providers, who collectively deliver the gardens, green spaces and green
