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Macmillan Coffee Morning 2020
- 25/09/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsThis year’s Macmillan Coffee Morning was held on Friday 25 September 2020. Each year, people in the UK and worldwide host their own Coffee Morning. The donations received go towards Macmillan services to help provide support to people who have cancer across the UK. I raised Macmillan’s Coffee Morning during Business Questions on Thursday 24 September 2020:
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Debate on Yemen
- 24/09/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Thursday 24 September 2020, Parliament held a debate on the situation in Yemen. This was the result of a public petition signed by over 210,000 people across the UK, including 638 people in Walsall South. The petition called for a ceasefire for all sides in Yemen to carry out humanitarian aid.
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Valerie responds to the Business Statement
- 24/09/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
In response to the Business Statement on Thursday 24 September 2020, I raised concerns with the government’s sweeping powers under the Coronavirus Act 2020 and highlighted the importance of unconscious bias training. You can read my speech below:
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Valerie responds to motions on Proxy Voting
- 23/09/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Wednesday 23 September 2020, I responded to two motions relating to proxy voting. The first of these motions made provision for proxy voting for parental absence in the standing orders of the House. The second motion extended proxy voting to Members for public health reasons relating to the coronavirus pandemic. You can read my full speech below:
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Covid-19: Statement from the Chief Medical Officer and Chief Scientific Adviser
- 21/09/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Sir Patrick Vallance and Professor Chris Whitty delivered an important coronavirus data briefing on Monday 21 September 2020. You can read a full transcript of this briefing below: