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Energy Prices Bill, Second Reading
- 17/10/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsThe Energy Prices Bill puts into legislation the mechanisms behind the energy price guarantee. The Bill had its Second Reading in the House on Monday 17 October 2022.
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Diwali at Mr Speaker’s House
- 17/10/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I attended the Diwali celebrations held at Speaker’s House on Monday 17 October 2022. It is a special annual autumn festival that symbolizes the triumph of light over dark and good over evil. The word is derived from two Sanskrit words meaning “row of lights”. It is also known as the “Festival of Lights”.
Diwali is a national holiday in eleven countries and has been celebrated for more than 2,500 years. It is a five-day celebration that peaks on the third day. The main day falls on the darkest day of the lunar month which will be Monday 24 October 2022 this year.
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Canal and River Trust Exhibition 10 Years.
- 17/10/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I attended the launch of Canal & River Trust’s exhibition in Parliament on Monday 17 October 2022 to celebrate 10 years as a charity. The Exhibition was held in the Upper Waiting Hill and opened by Michael Fabricant MP (fourth left). The Chief Executive of the Canal and River Trust exhibition Richard Parry (second left) spoke, and Philip Dunne, chair of the Environmental Audit Committee (third left) spoke about the work of his committee.
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Remembering David Amess I year anniversary of his death.
- 15/10/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
From the moment one met David Amess one was effectively won over by his genial smile and cheery remarks. His first sighting was as Basildon Man, first elected in 1983 representing a bell weather constituency that predicted the outcome of an election. Later, as Southend Man, David gained cross party cheers at every end of term debate, questions to Ministers or Prime Ministers raising the stakes to make Southend a city.
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Valerie speaks in the Second Reading of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
- 13/10/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Thursday 13 October 2022 I spoke in the Second Reading of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill. You can read my speech below: