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On Tuesday 18 November 2014, Valerie voted to protect local businesses from the predatory practices of large pub owning companies (known as pubcos) by backing a new cross-party clause to the Small Business Bill.

On Tuesday 18 November 2014, the Health Select Committee, of which Valerie is a member, heard evidence from Dame Kate Barker, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Health and Social Care as part of the Committee’s inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care. The exchange between Valerie and Dame Kate is below.

On Saturday 15 November 2014 Valerie attended a thanksgiving Mass at St Mary’s The Mount, Walsall to celebrate the Silver Jubilee of Sister Edith’s 25 years of her First Religious Profession.

On Friday 14 November 2014, Valerie and residents met with representatives of Centro and National Express West Midlands at the Beacon Heights Park Homes site on Pinfold Lane to discuss bus services to the site.

On Tuesday 11 November 2014, the Health Select Committee, of which Valerie is a member, heard evidence from John Appleby, Chief Economist, King’s Fund, Anita Charlesworth, Chief Executive, Health Foundation, and Nigel Edwards, Chief Executive, Nuffield Trust, as part of the Committee’s inquiry into public expenditure on health and social care.