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National Insurance Contributions Bill – Lords Amendments
- 19/03/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsOn 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
- Category: Local News, News
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
- Category: Local News, News
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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Royal Holloway and Bedford New College Students Visit Parliament
- 19/03/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I met with the students and Professor Nicolas Allen who was teaching the course on the ‘Parliamentary Studies’ module at Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London. The students visited Parliament on 19 March 2025 and I joined them for a roundtable discussion. As an alumna of Bedford College, which merged with Royal
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Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill Remaining Stages
- 18/03/2025
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On 17 and 18 March 2025 the House of Commons met to debate the remaining stages of the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. New Clause 36 – This new clause would require the Secretary of State to take action to promote children’s wellbeing in relation to mobile phones and social media by commissioning a report