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UK-India Trade Negotiations Debate
- 22/02/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsNegotiations for a Free Trade Agreement between the UK and India were formally launched in January 2022. On Tuesday 22 February 2022 I attended a debate on the negotiations in Westminster Hall. I said: “I take issue with one or two of the points that the hon. Gentleman has made.
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Valerie Tables EDM on World Book Day 2022
- 22/02/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I have tabled the following Early Day Motion ahead of this year’s World Book Day, EDM 959: “That this House congratulates World Book Day on celebrating its 25th Anniversary on 3 March 2022; commends its success in distributing 15 million book tokens annually in places of education;
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Valerie Congratulates GMB on Uber Deal
- 22/02/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I met with representatives from the GMB Union at an event in Parliament on Tuesday 22 February 2022.
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Skills and Post-16 Education Bill Report Stage
- 21/02/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Skills and Post-16 Education Bill seeks to reform these areas of education. Measures include allowing Employer Representative Bodies for an area to create Local Skills Improvement Plans. On Monday 21 February 2022 I voted on the Bill at Report Stage.
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Valerie visits new Walsall Manor Hospital A&E
- 11/02/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The existing Accident and Emergency Department at Walsall Manor Hospital is not large enough for the expected growth in patient numbers in the coming years, over 10,000 extra patients a year. Pressures have been added to by the closure of Stafford hospital. On Friday, 11 February 2022, I visited the new A&E department being constructed at the Manor.