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Press Releases
Keep updated with the latest news locally, media coverage and news from Parliament.
Valerie has nominated Golden Moments on Ablewell Street to represent Walsall South in the Tiffin Cup 2012 South Asian Restaurant Competition.
Following the recommendations of the Health Select Committee – of which Valerie is a member – the Government has taken action to make the NHS complaints system more transparent.
On Monday 30 April 2012, Valerie voted against the Bill to suspend Sunday Trading for 8 weeks during the Olympic Games.
On 26 April 2012 Valerie spoke in support of young physicians at the British Physics Olympiad event at the Royal Society in London. The event precedes the International Physics Olympiad, an annual global physics competition in which British students have a great record of achievement. Britain will be sending 6 representatives to the event this
Valerie has today published her report on ‘Obesity and Diabetes Programmes in England: Capturing the State of Play in July 2011’. The report gives an overview of the status of obesity and diabetes and related programmes in England, using data collected through Freedom of Information (FOI) requests sent to Primary Care Trusts Clusters in July
Valerie has launched a petition calling for the reopening of the New Art Gallery on Sundays and Bank Holiday Mondays. Please use the form on this page to sign the petition.
Zak the Zebra and Valerie have teamed up to call for a safer crossing on Darlaston Road in Pleck. Zak made an appearance with Valerie and local campaigners at the zebra crossing, near the junction with Hough Road, on Friday 20 April to call for a signal controlled crossing to be installed on the road.
On 28 March 2012 Valerie took part in the Plan UK ‘Because I am a Girl Campaign’ with students from South Hampstead School. The girls took part in a 10km walk from Canary Wharf to Victoria Tower Gardens in Westminster where Valerie met them to hand out medals.