Thank you for visiting my website. You will find information about my work and activities as the Member of Parliament on behalf of the people of Walsall and Bloxwich. You can contact me directly through the website and find details about my office and how to meet me at surgeries. I use the Parliamentary answering service when my office is busy or out of hours. Please leave your message with them and remember to give your name, address and contact details. The answering service will send me an email with your message.
If you have any problem or issue you think I may be able to help you with, please do get in touch.
About Walsall and Bloxwich
Do you live in the constituency? Follow the link below to check that Valerie is your MP.
Press Releases
Keep updated with the latest news locally, media coverage and news from Parliament.
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill was considered in a Committee of the Whole House on Wednesday 29 Jun 2022. The committee stage of a Bill allows Members to scrutinise it line-by-line, usually in smaller Committees. A Committee of the Whole House is used for legislation of particular constitutional or ethical significance, and
The Alliance for Youth Justice and Agenda: The Alliance for Women and Girls at Risk have published a joint report into the experience of young women in the criminal justice system, titled "We've Not Given Up". The report was launched in a well-attended Committee Room 10 on 29 June 2022 at an event chaired by
Mr Speaker granted two Urgent Questions on Tuesday 28 June 2022. The first was to ask The Secretary of State for Justice to make a statement on the incidence of rape cases not taken forward for criminal prosecution. I was able to ask the Minister the following question:
At Treasury Questions on 28 June 2022, I asked the Chancellor about the work of agencies investigating fraud during the pandemic.
In October 2019 the Government agreed the terms of the Northern Ireland Protocol, to govern trade arrangements between the UK and EU in Northern Ireland, as part of its deal to leave the EU and claimed it was an "oven ready" deal. Any attempts in Parliament to explain to the Government that woudl mean a border
A Fundraising Dinner was held at Lal Haveli restaurant in Walsall on Sunday 26 June 2022 to raise money for the Valerie Taylor Trust. It was wonderful to meet Valerie and speak to her about her work in Bangladesh helping those who are vulnerable. The guests were delighted that Valerie was there in person.
I was delighted to meet with Year 5 pupils from Butts Primary School and the teachers when they visited Parliament on Wednesday 22 June 2022.
A Taste of Greece event was hosted in the Jubilee Room in Parliament on Wednesday 22 June 2022 by Alberto Costa MP, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Greece.