News
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Valerie hears Greta Thunberg speak at climate change event
- 23/04/2019
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsI heard Swedish climate change activist Greta Thunberg speak at parliament on Tuesday 23 April 2019.
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Valerie attends Vaisakhi event in Walsall
- 14/04/2019
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I took part in the annual Vaisakhi procession in Walsall on Sunday 14 April 2019. Vaisakhi is a religious festival of Sikhism and takes place on the 13 or 14 April each year. The date marks the anniversary of the founding of the Khalsa Panth in 1699 and is one of the most important events in the Sikh calendar.
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Business Questions 11 April 2019
- 11/04/2019
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I asked when the Government will tackle the huge differentials in the pay system between executive and employee pay? The managing director of Waterstones, James Daunt, is paid a salary of £1.6 million, while nearly 1,900 of his employees do not even receive the real living wage. The chief executive officer of Centrica is paid 72 times the salary of an employee in the lower quartile of its salary range. The people at the base of the pyramid are the wealth creators.
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Knife Crime Summit Statement
- 11/04/2019
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I have called for a statement a number of times at Business Questions from the Prime Minister or from the Home Secretary to provide an update on the knife crime summit.
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Valerie responds to Business Statement
- 10/04/2019
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I responded to a Business Statement on Monday 8 April 2019 outlining the debate on a motion to seek an extension of Article 50 in the event that the European Union (Withdrawal) (No. 5) Bill receives royal assent.