2018 October
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Valerie visits Mindful Gifts CIC shop in Darlaston
- 21/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
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I visited Mindful Gifts in Darlaston. The new shop is a Community Interest Company (CIC) which means it work for the good of the community rather than personal gain. The shop is brimming with nostalgia and helps people with dementia to remember by touch and smell.
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Looked after children excellence awards
- 19/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Uncategorized
On Friday 19 October 2018, I attended ‘an excellent night out with the pop stars’ at the Banks Stadium. The event celebrated the achievements of 11-25 children in care and care leavers and each child received an award.
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VALERIE VAZ MP SAYS THE DWP IS IN A SHAMBLES
- 19/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Press Releases
A DWP administrative error has meant that 180,000 claimants of Employment Support Allowance have been underpaid. On its flagship policy on Universal Credit, the Government has refused to publish its own impact assessments.
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Business Questions 18 October 2018
- 18/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I asked the Leader of the House to confirm that the Government are not using the Procedure Committee to take sovereignty away from Parliament by not giving Parliament a meaningful vote on the final deal? This is not a minority dictatorship; this is a parliamentary democracy, and Parliament is sovereign. This is the most outrageous power grab by the Government that has ever been seen.
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The DWP is in a shambles
- 18/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I am alarmed that a DWP administrative error has meant that nearly 180,000 people claiming Employment Support Allowance (ESA) have been underpaid and may be owed an average of £5,000 each. This has caused untold distress to ill and disabled people.