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The Environmental Protection Regulations 2023
- 04/07/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsThe Draft Environmental Protection (Plastic Plates etc. and Polystyrene Containers etc.) (England) Regulations 2023 is to restrict the supply of single-use plastic plates, bowls and trays and to ban the supply of single-use plastic cutlery, balloon sticks and expanded and extruded polystyrene food and drink containers, including cups. This statutory instrument applies to England only
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FIFA Women’s World Cup
- 03/07/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Monday 3 July 2023 I attended the reception hosted by the Football Association and Tracey Crouch MP ahead of the FIFA Women’s World Cup. Both Gillian Keegan MP, Secretary of State for Education, and Lucy Frazer KC MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, spoke about and supported the inclusion of more
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NHS Long-term Workforce Plan Announced
- 03/07/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care came to the House on Monday 3 July 2023 to present the NHS Long-term Workforce Plan. This was announced by NHS England on Thursday 29 June and in a written statement on Friday 30 June before the Secretary of State announced it to the House. I
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The Como Well-being Manifesto
- 28/06/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I was delighted to meet Professor Richard Layard who was launching the Well Being Manifesto which sets out to include: 1. Measurement: All Governments, employers and schools should be measuring the wellbeing of those they affect at least once a year. 2. Government: The Goal of Government should be to sustainably increase the wellbeing of
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Prime Minster of Yemen
- 28/06/2023
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I met the Prime Minister of Yemen on 28 June 2023 Maeen Abdulmalik Saeed with other members of the APPG for Yemen where we discussed the current situation in Yemen. Whilst the peace is still holding, more humanitarian aid is needed and accountability for some areas that are under the control of other groups. There