2016
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Valerie calls for the abolition of the Severn Crossing tolls
- 07/06/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsWhen the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Budget to Parliament on Wednesday 16 March 2016 he said that the Government will half the Severn Crossing tolls by 2018. At Treasury questions on 7 June 2016, I asked if the Chancellor would go further than this:
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Valerie chairs Westminster Hall debate on the restriction of fireworks
- 06/06/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
As a member of the Panel of Chairs, on Monday 6 June 2016, I chaired a Westminster Hall debate on E-petition 109702 relating to restricting the use of fireworks.
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Valerie attends the 25th Anniversary of the Shree Ram Mandir Temple in Walsall
- 01/06/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I was delighted to attend the 25 year celebrations of the inception of the Shree Ram Mandir temple in Ford street on Friday 27 May 2016. There was a week of celebrations at the Temple- among the events was the reading form the Bhagwad Gita by a Hindu scholar. The temple also held health and well being events with workshops by the medical and healthcare professionals.
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EU Referendum 23 June 2016: Register to vote by 7 June 2016
- 29/05/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The EU referendum will be held on the 23 June 2016 and if you are not on the register you can still register to vote by 7 June 2016.
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Valerie calls for an urgent debate on the Land Registry
- 27/05/2016
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I have been contacted by many of my constituents opposed to the provisions to privatise the Land Registry. At Business of the House on Thursday 26 May 2016, I raised this important issue with The Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, Dr Thérèse Coffey MP.