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The Health Select Committee takes evidence on the Mental Health Act 2007
- 14/03/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
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The Health Select Committee of which Valerie is a member heard evidence from the Department of Health as part of their post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007 on 12 March 2013.
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Valerie raises the issue of Marine Conservation Zones
- 10/03/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Thursday 7 March 2013 at Business Questions, Valerie asked the Leader about the Marine Conservation Zones.
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Valerie highlights the impact of “Bedroom Tax” in Walsall South
- 08/03/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: Local News, News
Valerie has criticised the introduction of the “Bedroom Tax” in Walsall South after figures from the National Housing Federation revealed that an estimated 1,434 households in Walsall South will lose out following the changes to housing benefits.
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Urgent Question on NHS Privatisation
- 06/03/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Valerie has welcomed the Government’s u-turn on the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013, known as the Section 75 Regulations, which would have forced doctors to open up every part of local health services to private companies through competitive tendering.
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The Health Select Committee takes evidence from Sir David Nicholson
- 05/03/2013
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Tuesday 5 March 2013, the Health Select Committee of which Valerie Vaz MP, Walsall South, is a member heard evidence from Sir David Nicholson the Chief Executive of the NHS and the NHS Commissioning Board. This session was a continuation of the Select Committee’s inquiry into the Francis Report on the failings at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Trust.