Dear Friends

Here is my eNews for June 2020.

Yours sincerely
Valerie Vaz

Saturday 27 June 2020 marked Armed Forces Day and I paid tribute to the men, women, and their families, who deliver for our nation day in day out. I am photographed here at Darlaston Memorial remembering those who have sacrificed their lives to keep our country safe.

The BBC looks set to end two local current affairs and politics programmes, Inside Out West Midlands and Sunday Politics West Midlands. Over 100 elected representatives of communities across the West Midlands, have written a joint letter to regional BBC chiefs urging them to protect these important local programmes.

Responding to the Business Statement on Thursday 25 June 2020, I called on the Government to ensure local authorities receive the coronavirus data they need to combat the pandemic. You can read my full speech below: 

On Tuesday 23 June 2020, I responded to a motion which handed complaints of harassment, bullying or sexual harassment against anyone who is or was in the parliamentary community to an independent process. This was a key recommendation of the report by Dame Laura Cox QC on The Bullying and Harassment of House of Commons Staff.

Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP has criticised Government plans to deregulate Sunday trading.

The campaign successfully forced a Government U-turn on free school meals this summer to ensure a ‘holiday without hunger’

Rt Hon Valerie Vaz MP delighted by business rates ruling which could save local museums thousands of pounds