Local News
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Local Elections 2021
- 06/05/2021
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
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Local elections were held on 6 May 2021 for more than 145 English local councils for around 5,000 seats, thirteen directly elected mayors, and 39 police and crime commissioners in England and Wales.
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Network Rail abandon proposed plan for Bescot Sleeper Factory
- 17/06/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
From the outset I have opposed Network Rail’s proposal to build a sleeper factory on the Bescot Site in Sandwell. After over 2 years of campaigning, I am pleased that Network Rail have finally seen sense and abandoned their application.
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Valerie delighted by decision to abandon sleeper factory at Bescot
- 16/06/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News, Press Releases
Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP has opposed Network Rail’s plans for a concrete sleeper facility the Bescot Railway Sidings from the outset
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Support for bereaved families
- 08/06/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On behalf of my constituents, I wrote to HM Treasury to seek further information regarding government support for bereaved families at this difficult time. I was provided with the following response – I hope this information is of some help to those who have recently lost loved ones.
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Science & Technology Committee at Oxford Parliament Day
- 19/11/2015
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
The Science & Technology Committee visited Oxford on Thursday 19 November 2015 with a visit to Queen’s College and then Bodleian Library, Oxford as part of ‘Parliament Week’. The photo shows from L to R Chris Greeen MP, Nick Rawlins the Pro- Vice Chancellor, Valerie, Carol Monaghan MP and Derek Thomas MP in Convocation House where Parliament sat when relocated from London to Oxford. See below for the background.