News
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President of South Africa Visit
- 22/11/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsOn 22 November, His Excellency Cyril Ramaphosa, President of the Republic of South Africa, addressed both Houses in the Royal Gallery of the House of Lords and paid tribute to the close international ties between the two countries.
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Valerie attends NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Madrid
- 22/11/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The 68th meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly took place in Madrid on 18-21 November 2022.
The Assembly is formed of 269 delegates from the 30 NATO member states. I attended as a member of the cross party UK delegation. At the Annual Session, the assembly discussed the draft reports from its five committees and agreed its programme of work for the coming year including the Budget. On 18 May 2022, Finland and Sweden officially applied to join NATO and it was acknowledged that they will be welcomed as full members of the Alliance.
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UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords], Committee Stage
- 22/11/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I sat on the Bill Committee for the UK Infrastructure Bank Bill [Lords]. The UK Infrastructure Bank was established in June 2021, with funding of £22 billion over its first five years. The Bank, which is publicly owned, provides finance to the private sector and local government for infrastructure projects. It is currently operating in an interim form, which means it is lacking in staff and functions.
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Labour Friends of Yemen Reception
- 18/11/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Labour Friends of Yemen hosted a meeting on Wednesday 17 November.
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National Security Bill, Report Stage
- 17/11/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
The National Security Bill returned to Parliament for its Report Stage on 16 November 2022. The Bill makes provisions around espionage, sabotage and persons acting for foreign powers. I voted for a number of amendments and New Clauses to the bill.