News
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Science and Technology Committee oral evidence session with Sajid Javid MP
- 19/01/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsOn Tuesday 19 January 2016 the Science and Technology Committee heard evidence from the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sajid Javid MP. I asked the Secretary of State about the Paul Nurse Review and the structure of Innovate UK and Research UK.
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Maintenance Grants Scrapped
- 19/01/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
HM Opposition Labour Party held a debate on the Government proposals to scrap maintenance grants. This was another attempt by The Government to sneak through important sweeping changes thorough the parliamentary procedure of a statutory instrument in order to avoid sufficient parliamentary scrutiny. There was also a vote to annul the Government’s plans to scrap maintenance grants for students.
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Investigatory Powers Bill: technology issues Report
- 19/01/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The 3rd report from the Science and Technology Committee is now available to read here: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201516/cmselect/cmsctech/573/57302.htm
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Valerie welcomes Schools Minister to Joseph Leckie Academy
- 15/01/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Thursday 14 January 2016 I welcomed the Schools Minister, Nick Gibb MP to Joseph Leckie Academy to view the conditions of the Academy’s 1939 main teaching block, which is in urgent need of replacement.
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Event to celebrate a record number of BAME MPs
- 14/01/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On 13th January 2016 I attended a reception to celebrate the historic number of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) MPs. The event was hosted by Operation Black Vote, an organisation which formed in 1996 when there were only 5 MPs were BME. The current number of BME MPs is 41, which is still just 6.3% of all MPs despite Britain’s population being 12.9% Black & Minority Ethnic. BME councillors present 4.1% and BME Lords are at 5.3%.