2023 January
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Valerie opposes Fuel Duty Rise in the Next Budget
- 29/01/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Press Releases
No CommentsAnalysis has shown that a family in the Black Country will be spending £295 more on fuel a year than at the beginning of this Parliament.
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Walsall v Leicester
- 28/01/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
It was a full house, on Saturday 28 January 2023, with an attendance of over 10,000 for the FA Cup clash between Walsall and Leicester a meeting of a Premier League side at the Saddlers in the 4th round of the FA Cup. This was always going to be an exciting encounter as Leicester were winners of the FA Cup in 2021.
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Valerie Vaz MP Signs Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment
- 26/01/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Press Releases
This week I signed the Holocaust Educational Trust’s Book of Commitment, in doing so pledging my commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary Holocaust survivors who work tirelessly to educate young people today.
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Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony
- 26/01/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Thursday 26 January, I and other Members of the House, faith leaders and the parliamentary community attended the Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony in Parliament. The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, urged people to “learn the lessons of the past”. John Hajdu, a survivor of the Holocaust, Smajo Bešo, survivor of the genocide in Bosnia, and El Sadiq ‘Debay’ Manees, survivor of the genocide in Darfur were all present to light a candle.
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Valerie Attends Indian Achievers Lunch
- 26/01/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Thursday 26 January I attended the #IndiaUKAchievers 75 at 75 event, for a lunch to celebrate Indian achievers and 75 years of Indian independence. The National Indian Students and Alumni Union (NISAU) was founded and organised by Sanam Arora. Sanam is the architect of the Achievers Honours and celebrates Indian students who study in the UK and make a contribution when they return to India.