2018
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Business Questions 18 October 2018
- 18/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
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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.
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Sixths Form Question Time in St Margaret’s Church
- 17/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News, Uncategorized
I was a member of the panel at a Sixth Form Question Time in St Margaret’s Church on Wednesday 17 October 2018. Schools from across the country took part.
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Valerie responds to Urgent Question
- 16/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
As Shadow Leader of the House, I responded to the following urgent question asked on 16 October 2018: “To ask the Leader of the House to make a statement on The Bullying and Harassment of House of Commons Staff Independent Inquiry Report”.
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Points of Order
- 15/10/2018
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I asked a series of points of order on Monday 15 October 2018. A Point of Order is a clarification on a matter of procedure in the House of Commons.