2017
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Business Questions 23 March 2017
- 23/03/2017
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
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At Business Questions I paid tribute to PC Keith Palmer, the police, the security service and emergency services, before I raised various issues with the Leader of the House, Rt Hon David Lidington MP. My speech is below:
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WINTER PRESSURES ON THE NHS
- 20/03/2017
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Press Releases
On Friday 17 March 2017 NHS England published its latest situation reports for A&E performance which show Theresa May’s winter crisis stretching into spring.
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Valerie attends British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2017
- 18/03/2017
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I attended the BEDSAs on Saturday 18 March 2017 hosted by Sir Lenny Henry to recognise and celebrate sporting excellence within Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) communities.
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Valerie meets with ME Campaigners
- 17/03/2017
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I met with Susan Poulton and Sue Worrall who attended my pop-up surgery at Morrisons on Friday 17 March 2017 to speak to me about the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis( ME) support Group and the Nice guidelines.
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Valerie’s blog for Walsall Advertiser – 16 March 2017
- 16/03/2017
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Articles
We live in a free, democratic society which is something we take for granted. Yet the events of last Wednesday remind us sharply that we sometimes have to defend these values against attack. The cost can be high – PC Keith Palmer losing his life in the act of protecting Parliament and all of us who represent you there, and all the staff who work there. We mourn too Aysha Frade, Kurt Cochran and Leslie Rhodes who were killed whilst crossing Westminster Bridge.