On Friday 15 March 2013, Valerie visited Abu Bakr Girl's School to promote the 'Heartstart' Emergency Lifesaving Skills programme.

Valerie said:

The Health Select Committee of which Valerie is a member heard evidence from the Department of Health as part of their post-legislative scrutiny of the Mental Health Act 2007 on 12 March 2013.

On Thursday 7 March 2013 at Business Questions, Valerie asked the Leader about the Marine Conservation Zones.

Valerie has criticised the introduction of the "Bedroom Tax" in Walsall South after figures from the National Housing Federation revealed that an estimated 1,434 households in Walsall South will lose out following the changes to housing benefits.

Valerie has welcomed the Government’s u-turn on the National Health Service (Procurement, Patient Choice and Competition) Regulations 2013, known as the Section 75 Regulations, which would have forced doctors to open up every part of local health services to private companies through competitive tendering.

On Tuesday 5 March 2013, the Health Select Committee of which Valerie Vaz MP, Walsall South, is a member heard evidence from Sir David Nicholson the Chief Executive of the NHS and the NHS Commissioning Board. This session was a continuation of the Select Committee’s inquiry into the Francis Report on the failings at the

Valerie visited Hillary Primary School on Friday 1 March 2013 for an interview with the School Council and to see what can be done to address traffic problems around the School.