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HALO Trust Drop In
- 10/01/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsThe HALO Trust held a drop-in on Wednesday 10 January 2024 to provide more information about the Trust’s work in building capacity in host nations to exercise responsible control of their stockpiles and strengthen human security. Unsecured weapons and ammunition threaten the security of civilians and undermine state stability. Across the world, the diversion of
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Opposition Day Debates: Dentistry and Information on costs of Rwanda Plan
- 09/01/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Opposition Labour Party was granted the 2nd Allotted Opposition Day on Tuesday 9 January 2024. The motions tabled were on NHS Dentistry and the cost of the Government’s Rwanda plan and administration of the asylum system. Shadow Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting MP moved the motion on NHS Dentistry:
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Chairing Westminster Hall debates
- 09/01/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
As a member of the Panel of Chairs Select Committee, I chaired 3 Westminster Hall Debates on Tuesday 9 January 2023. I chaired the following debates: 2:30 – 4:00 pm: “Increases in anti-Semitic offences” debate led by Nicola Richards MP 4:00 – 4:30 pm: “Cost of living in Scotland” debate led by David Linden MP
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Defence Questions
- 08/01/2024
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Monday 8 January 2024 during Defence Questions, I asked the Secretary of State for Defence Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP a question: “Will the Ukraine Action Plan 2023 ever be published? Better still, will there be a Ukraine Action Plan 2024? And when will that be published?” The Secretary of State said: “We work
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Urgent Question on Ukraine
- 19/12/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Tuesday 19 December 2023, an Urgent Question was tabled by the Opposition to ask the Secretary of Defence for a statement on the situation in Ukraine, and I asked the Minister a question: “In August this year, the then Defence Secretary said that he would publish the action plan for Ukraine in 2023. Will