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Government U-turn on TV Licences for over-75s
- 17/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsDuring Business Questions on Thursday 12 March 2020, I urged the Government to think again over TV licence charges for over 75s. On Monday 16 March 2020 the Government and BBC announced their decision to delay TV licence fee changes for the over 75s until August in light of the coronavirus situation. Free TV licences for up to 3.7 million people had been due to be scrapped on 1 June 2020, but that has been put back to 1 August 2020.
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Valerie responds to Business Statement
- 12/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I responded to the Government’s Business Statement on Thursday 12 March, a day after the Government announced this year’s Budget. You can read my full speech below:
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Valerie hosts Royal Society of Chemistry in Parliament to mark Science Week
- 11/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
To mark British Science week, I hosted an event with the Royal Society of Chemistry in Parliament on Wednesday 11 March. The event helped MPs understand the importance of chemistry and other sciences to the UK. I spoke with the Royal Society of Chemistry about the importance of chemistry in addressing challenges facing Walsall South and the whole of the UK.
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Budget 2020
- 11/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Wednesday 11 March the Government delivered its Budget, announcing tax and spending plans for the year ahead.
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Valerie appears on BBC Politics Midlands
- 10/03/2020
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Sunday 10 March 2020, I was a guest on BBC Politics Midlands with West Midlands PCC David Jamieson and Shaun Bailey MP. Topics for discussion were crime, cuts to policing and the introduction of drug consumption rooms.