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Urgent Question on the postponement of Standardising Tobacco Packaging
- 12/07/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
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On Friday 12 July 2013 the Opposition was granted an Urgent Question following the Government’s decision to postpone legislation that would force the removal of branding from tobacco packaging.
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Valerie votes for Parliamentary vote on arming Syrian rebels.
- 12/07/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Friday 12 July 2013, Valerie voted for a motion that requires the Government to have the explicit prior consent of Parliament before the UK can provide more than non-lethal support to anti-governmental forces in Syria. The motion passed 114 votes to 1.
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Valerie questions the Attorney General
- 10/07/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Tuesday 9 July 2013 Valerie raised the issue of transaction cost between Governmental Departments in Attorney General Questions intervening on a question on the benefits expected by the merger of departmental legal advisers into the Treasury Solicitor’s Department.
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Valerie raises issue of land for housing
- 08/07/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
At Communities and Local Government Questions on Monday 8 July 2013, Valerie raised the issue of empty sites which have planning permission for housing but which are not being developed.
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Walsall Territorial Army Base to close
- 06/07/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
On Thursday 4 July 2013, Valerie Vaz Member of Parliament for Walsall South wrote to the Secretary of State for Defence regarding the planned closure of Gordon House where the Territorial Army is based in Walsall.