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On Tuesday 16 October 2012 the House of Commons Health Select Committee, of which Valerie is a member, heard evidence from the Nursing and Midwife Council (NMC) at the annual accountability hearing.
Valerie is backing Royal Mail's scheme to help those in reciept of Employment and Support Allowance, Pension Credit or incapacity benefit to purchase stamps in the run up to Christmas.
On Thursday 11 October 2012, Valerie visited Tata Steel in Darlaston. The visit followed concerns from residents of All Saints Road about a Planning Application submitted by the neighbouring Exol Lubricants.
Valerie has written to Npower over retrospective charges, sometimes totalling several hundred pounds, sent to customers with pre-payment meters.
Valerie met with Action on Hearing Loss and discussed their new innovative ‘Locate and Rate’ website. The website will help constituents to find local hearing services that will be best suited to their individual needs.
On Saturday 29 September 2012 Valerie spoke at the We are Walsall event at Gallery Square in the Town Centre. The event was organised to oppose the claims of a small group of extremist far right protestors who gathered in the Town Centre the same day.
On Monday 24 September 2012 at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Valerie spoke at the launch of the Epilepsy12 National Audit Report.