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Valerie spoke at a panel discussion event at the House of Commons hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Legal and Constitutional affairs on Wednesday 22nd January together with Mr Robert Bukland MP and John Gallagher Solicitor at Shelter.
On Tuesday 21 January 2014 the Health Select Committee, of which Valerie is a member, heard evidence on Urgent and Emergency from Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, NHS Medical Director, Professor Keith Willett, National Director for Acute Episodes of Care, and Emma O’Donnell, Deputy Director for Acute Episodes of Care, NHS England.
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) organises shadowing programme for the Tanzania Women’s Parliamentary Group (TWPG) on 22 January 2014. The Programme was designed to enable Tanzanian MP’s to get an insight into day to day life of MP’s in Westminster and a closer look at UK Politics.
On Wednesday 22nd January 2014, Valerie attended a Lobby of Parliament organised by the Sikh Federation UK and supported by the Sikh Council UK relating to events at the Golden Temple in Amritsar in 1984.
At Foreign and Commonwealth Office Questions Valerie asked The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office about political prisoners in Burma.
Next in the series to raise awareness of the important contributions of women in science is Beatrix Potter.
On Friday 15 January Valerie went on a walkabout in Walsall South and met with constituents who raised issues from street cleaning to planning.
Valerie asked the Leader of the House of Commons about events in 1984 at the Golden Temple on Thursday 16th January 2014.