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Public Order Bill, Second Reading
- 23/05/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
No CommentsThe Public Order Bill would offer new powers for the policing of protests in England and Wales. The Bill received its Second Reading in the House on Monday 23 May 2022.
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Valerie Votes on the Queen’s Speech
- 18/05/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
Six days of debate on the Government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead, as set out in the Queen’s Speech, concluded on Wednesday 18 May 2022. A vote was held on the following Humble Address presented to Her Majesty the Queen:
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Valerie Raises Deportation Case with Justice Minister
- 18/05/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
On Wednesday 18 May 2022, the Minister for Justice and Tackling Illegal Immigration made a statement to the House on Foreign National Offender Removal Flights.
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Anoosheh Ashoori is free and a Reception held at Speaker’s House
- 18/05/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
I was delighted to meet Anoosheh Ashoori and his family on Tuesday 17 May 2022 at a Reception for Anoosheh at Speaker’s House organised by Janet Daby MP with the kind permission of Mr Speaker who presented Anoosheh with an original encaustic tile from the House of Commons which has been “walked on” by MPs and Prime Ministers over many years.
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Queen’s Speech Amendment on a Windfall Tax
- 17/05/2022
- Posted by: Valerie Vaz MP
- Category: News
In my speech in the Queen’s Speech debate I called for the introduction of a windfall tax to ease the cost of living crisis. On Tuesday 17 May I voted on an amendment to the Queen’s Speech tabled by HM Opposition: “At end add ‘but respectfully regret that the Gracious Speech fails to announce a windfall tax on the profits of oil and gas producers, in order to provide much-needed relief from energy price increases for households.'”