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On Wednesday 24 July 2013, the Health Select Committee, of which Valerie is a member, published its report into Urgent and Emergency Services.
On Wednesday 17 July 2013 Valerie spoke in favour of the Opposition Day motion on managing risk in the NHS.
On Wednesday 17 July 2013 Valerie, accompanied by Principal, Keith Whittlestone and Palfrey Councillor Allah Ditta met Schools Minister, Rt Hon David Laws MP at the Depaertment of Education to make the case funding for urgent building repairs at Joseph Leckie Academy.
On Tuesday 16 July 2013, Valerie was called Question 4 in Health Questions.
On Friday 12 July 2013 the Opposition was granted an Urgent Question following the Government's decision to postpone legislation that would force the removal of branding from tobacco packaging.
On Friday 12 July 2013, Valerie voted for a motion that requires the Government to have the explicit prior consent of Parliament before the UK can provide more than non-lethal support to anti-governmental forces in Syria. The motion passed 114 votes to 1.
On Tuesday 9 July 2013 Valerie raised the issue of transaction cost between Governmental Departments in Attorney General Questions intervening on a question on the benefits expected by the merger of departmental legal advisers into the Treasury Solicitor’s Department.
At Communities and Local Government Questions on Monday 8 July 2013, Valerie raised the issue of empty sites which have planning permission for housing but which are not being developed.