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APPG Gardening and Horticultural meeting with Minister Creagh
- 07/07/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsAs Co-Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Gardening and Horticulture with Baroness Janet Fookes, we were delighted to welcome the Minister for Nature Mary Creagh MP on Monday 7 July 2025. The meeting was attended by a cross section of the Environmental and Horticultural Industry, Peers and MPs. Environmental Horticulture’s contribution to the
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Valerie Chairs Westminster Hall Debate on the Future of Music Education
- 03/07/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I chaired the debate in Westminster Hall on Thursday 3 July 2025 : “That this House has considered the future of music education”. The member in charge was Bambos Charalambous MP and chair of the APPG on Music Education. The debate was responded to by the Minister for School Standards, Catherine McKinnell MP. As co-
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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
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Valerie presents Busil Jones Primary with books at Summer Fair
- 21/06/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
I was delighted to be invited to the Busil Jones Primary Summer Fair on 21 June 2025 in Bloxwich and gave a gift of House of Commons Mints to the Head for the staff. I am with the Head Nicola Baylis and met the staff who were helping out with the fair. The School have
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Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Report Stage and Third Reading
- 20/06/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The House of Commons met to debate the next stages of the Bill on 13 and 20 June 2025. The amendments that I tabled were grouped in Group 2 to be debated on but I did not push them to a vote. My amendments were: 1 1A. Amendment to require consultation for guidance on the