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  • Valerie Speaks in Planning and Infrastructure Bill Second Reading Debate

    • 24/03/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
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    I spoke in the debate on the Second Reading of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on Monday 24 March 2025. It gave me an opportunity to raise concerns about the procedure of planning decisions. You can read my speech in full below: “As we heard from the Secretary of State and Deputy Prime Minister, this

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  • Reforms to the Disability Benefits System

    • 22/03/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
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    Thank you for contacting me about the upcoming reforms to the disability benefits system. After 14 years of damaging Conservative rhetoric on benefits and cuts, people are understandably fearful when they hear about changes to the benefits system. I want to let you know that the reforms announced by the government will not result in

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  • National Insurance Contributions Bill – Lords Amendments

    • 19/03/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
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    On Wednesday 19 March 2025 the National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill returned to the Commons following the Lords amendments. The Bill was introduced on 6 November 2024, and intends to raise employers’ national insurance contributions to 15%, lower the secondary threshold to £5,000, and increase the employment allowance to £10,500. There were

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  • Joy of Moving visits Parliament

    • 19/03/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
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    The ‘Joy of Moving’ programme was set up in a partnership between Ferrero and the English Football League in Community (EFLC) and on 19 March 2025 there was a drop in and a demonstration of the programme which teaches children how to enjoy getting up and active through play. In 2024, Sport England found that

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  • Office of Rail and Road meeting

    • 19/03/2025
    • Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
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    I attended a Parliamentary drop-in session on 19 March 2025, organised by The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) who are an independent non-ministerial government department accountable to Parliament. the ORR  protect the interests of rail users, overseeing the value and performance of rail infrastructure and the health and safety of the rail industry across

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