Press Releases

34 per cent of children in the West Midlands (420,000) are living in poverty, compared to 30 per cent in the UK. In the West Midlands 22 per cent of working-age people (740,000) and 16 per cent of pensioners (180,000) are living in poverty. Overall, 24 per cent of people in the West Midlands are living in poverty (1.3 million people). 

A DWP administrative error has meant that 180,000 claimants of Employment Support Allowance have been underpaid. On its flagship policy on Universal Credit, the Government has refused to publish its own impact assessments.

On Wednesday 12 September 2018, Valerie Vaz MP attended the National Farmers Union reception in Parliament to show support for British farming. 

Valerie Vaz MP has called on small shopkeepers in Walsall South to enter the Best Small Shops Competition.

Valerie Vaz MP has backed a campaign in Parliament run by The Reading Agency to encourage all children to take part in this year’s Summer Reading Challenge which launches across England and Wales on Saturday 14 July 2018.