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On Saturday 19 November 2011, Valerie Vaz MP hosted the Noor Inayat Khan Memorial Fundraising Dinner in the House of Commons, to celebrate the life of Noor Inayat Khan GC of the Special Operations Executive. Guest of Honour was the Rt Hon John Bercow MP, Speaker of the House of Commons. Also present, the High
On Sunday 13th November 2011, Valerie attended the Remberance Sunday events at the Cenotaphs in Walsall Town Centre and in Darlaston. Valerie took part in the services and laid wreaths in memory of the fallen.
The House of Commons Health Select Committee, of which Valerie is a member, has published its report into Public Health today, 2nd November 2011.
Valerie Vaz, MP for Walsall South and member of the House of Commons Health Select Committee, yesterday criticised the Government’s inclusion of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), and the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) in the Public Bodies Bill.
On Thursday 3 November, in the Jubillee Room , House of Commons, Valerie hosted the launch of the new biography of Burmese pro-democracy leader Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, 'The Lady and the Peacock' by Peter Popham. The event was attended by relatives of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, her sister in law, Lucinda Phillips, sister of her husband Michael Aris,
On Wednesday 2 November, Valerie spoke in the House of Commons Chamber, and called on the Government to rethink its plans to reduce the scope of legal aid.
Valerie with Philip Antill at the site of the former bus lane on Birmingham Road.
Valerie attended the Silver Star Diabetes Challenge at the Houses of Commons. At the special MPs testing event, held on Wednesday 19th October, Valerie took the quick and simple Type 2 diabetes test to help raise awareness of the need for public testing for the disease.