2016 March
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Sunday Trading Bill
- 10/03/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No Comments“I am delighted that the Government was defeated and Sunday Trading laws remain unchanged. I signed an amendment tabled by David Burrowes MP to the Enterprise Bill to remove the extension of Sunday trading laws. The Bill in its original form would have caused a domino effect of longer working hours on Sunday across the country.This was an important amendment as the UK already has some of the longest trading hours in Europe, with over 150 shopping hours a week. This result was also a triumph for democracy as a staggering 67% of the British Public oppose extending Sunday trading hours.
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Valerie speaks in the International Women’s Day debate
- 08/03/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Valerie Vaz: “It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Basingstoke (Mrs Miller), and I congratulate everyone who is taking part in the debate. I apologise for squeezing a nine-minute speech into four minutes.
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Valerie raises the deportation of criminals
- 08/03/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
At my surgery I spoke to a constituent who had been a victim of an attempted murder. The criminal had indefinite leave to remain and in my view contributes nothing to this country. It should be a matter for his first country to deal with him. At Justice questions an opportunity came up to ask the Minister to look at this case.
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Valerie chairs Westminster Hall debate
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Monday 7 March 2016, as an elected member of the Panel of Chairs, I chaired a Westminster Hall debate on E-petition 118060 relating to the income threshold for non-EU citizens settling in the UK.
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First World War Centenary Events
- 07/03/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Events will be taking place across the country in 2016 as part of the four year National Commemoration of the First World War. I have set out below are some of the events people can attend to commemorate and remember those who have died in the Great War.