2023 June 07
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Carers Week Parliamentary Event
- 07/06/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
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I attended Carers Week in the Attlee Suite on 7 June 2023 and pledged to raise awareness of unpaid carers in Walsall South this Carers Week which takes place this year from 5-11 June 2023.
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#CleanTheAir Event with Lets Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range
- 07/06/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Wednesday 7 June 2023 I met campaigners from the Lets Talk Clean Air in Whalley Range who are a group of local people in Manchester. They are campaigning for environmental justice and clean air. They have made a film to highlight this. Dr Sinead Millwood cycled to work and was shocked at the high levels of pollution. You can view the film here: bit.ly/cleantheairfilm
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Reception for President of the National Assembly of Armenia.
- 07/06/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
It was a pleasure to meet the President of the National Assembly of Armenia, Mr Alen Simonyan, at a reception in Speaker’s House. We were also able to meet with other members of the delegation and discuss Armenia’s export, wine. Both Mr Speaker and President Simonyan spoke about the important relationship between our 2 countries
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Dentistry drop in
- 07/06/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I met Eddie Crouch, Chair of the British Dental Association Executive Committee, on Wednesday 7 June 2023 to hear about the current state of Dentistry in England. The BDA has recently found out that NHS Dentists are at their lowest levels in a decade. Information obtained by the BDA under Freedom of Information requests indicate
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Healthy Start Scheme Bill Drop-In
- 07/06/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
My colleague Emma Lewell Buck, MP for South Shields, held a drop-in on Wednesday 7 June 2023 to discuss her Bill “the Health Eating Start Scheme (Take-up) (No 2) Bill which would ensure families eligible for the Healthy Start Scheme are automatically registered to receive it. The Healthy Start Scheme is a lifeline for many