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 has been paid for through the Cancer Drugs Fund and welcomes the fact that NICE is to take on responsibility for producing clinical guidance and quality standards in relation to social care.

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:

On 9 January 2013, Valerie Vaz MP, Walsall South, met with the Minister for Children and Families, Edward Timpson MP to discuss the proposals to equalise leave, pay and allowance arrangements for adoptive parents with those available to parents whose children are born to them.