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Valerie has today tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling on the Government to ensure the future of the Royal Institution at 21 Albemarle Street, Mayfair, following reports that the building may be sold.
On Tuesday 22 January 2013 at Foreign and Commonwealth Questions, Valerie asked the Minister of State about the current situation in Burma.
On Thursday 17 January 2013, Valerie spoke in a Backbench Business debate in the House of Commons on problems with ATOS Work Capability Assessments.
Valerie has praised the New Art Gallery’s bid after it was announced that Glasgow has been chosen over Walsall to host the Turner Prize in 2015.
On Wednesday 16 January 2013, the Health Select Committee of which Valerie is a member published its report “National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)”. The report found that decisions were needed urgently on the Government’s new drugs pricing regime, that an assessment should be made of the outcomes for those patients whose treatment
On 14 January 2013, Valerie was granted an Urgent Question on Burmese army attacks on civilians in the Kachin state, where a 15 year old boy and a pastor were killed in an attack that morning.
On Thursday 10 January 2013 at Business Questions, Valerie asked the Leader about international land grabs.
On Thursday 10 January 2013 at Culture, Media and Sport Questions Valerie asked the following question in Topical questions: