Batteries: Construction

20 Jan 2022

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what the Government's policy is on building a battery energy storage systems on green belt land.

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Employment and Support Allowance: South Yorkshire

20 Jan 2022

Department for Work and Pensions

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what estimate she has made of the number of people who have been affected by the underpayment of benefits after transitioning from incapacity...

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Development Aid: Coronavirus

20 Jan 2022

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what progress the Government has made on meeting its target of donating 100 million covid-19 vaccines by the end...

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Batteries

20 Jan 2022

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on battery energy storage systems of the fire at the...

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Business Innovation Forum

20 Jan 2022

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what powers the Business Innovation Forum will have to scrutinise the implementation of the Innovation Strategy.

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Business Innovation Forum

20 Jan 2022

Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what the membership is of the Business Innovation Forum; and when it will meet.

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New Clause 11 - Power to make regulations about registration, absent voting and other matters

17 Jan 2022

Elections Bill

Valerie Vaz made a speech in the House of Commons

It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Wycombe (Mr Baker). My hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham North (Alex Norris) did a fabulous job of setting out our opposition to the Bill. I...

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BBC Funding

17 Jan 2022

Commons debates

Let us talk about value for money. Does the Secretary of State agree that 43p a day is value for money for BBC iPlayer, BBC Sounds and the BBC World Service?

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Science and Innovation: Levelling Up

11 Jan 2022

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Valerie Vaz made a speech in the House of Commons

Will the Minister publish details of the business innovation forum, and how it will hold the Government to account on the distribution of the shared prosperity fund throughout the UK?

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Education: Return in January

05 Jan 2022

Commons debates

I wish a happy new year to you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and to all colleagues. Given that there is a break in Ofsted inspections, could the Secretary of State speak to Ofsted about having some of...

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Covid-19 Update

05 Jan 2022

Commons debates

Why aren’t you using them?

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Immigration: Standards

20 Dec 2021

Home Office

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she has made of the current backlog of cases for those seeking Leave to Remain in the UK as at 1 October 2021.

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Human Rights Legislation

14 Dec 2021

Commons debates

It is the Justice Secretary who is contradictory, is it not? All the convention did was to be enacted in the Human Rights Act, so he cannot say he is keeping the convention and taking away the...

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Neighbourhood Policing: West Midlands

14 Dec 2021

Westminster Hall debates

Will the hon. Member give way?

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Regional Planning and Development: Finance

01 Dec 2021

Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, if he will set out the process for allocating levelling up funds.

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Petition - Walsall Arboretum

01 Dec 2021

Commons debates

The petition is from the residents of Walsall and the United Kingdom. There were more than 2,000 signatures to the online petition in similar terms. The petition states: The petition of residents...

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Civil Society and Youth Groups

01 Dec 2021

Cop26

Valerie Vaz made a speech in the House of Commons

I also pay tribute to the President of COP26 for the incredible work that he did. Has he had any discussions with the Egyptian Government about whether civil society groups can attend the fringe...

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Immigration: West Midlands

30 Nov 2021

Home Office

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the staffing level is of the West Midlands account manager office dealing with immigration cases.

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Immigration: Afghanistan

30 Nov 2021

Home Office

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many Afghan citizens have been granted leave to remain since 1 September 2021.

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Refugees: Afghanistan

30 Nov 2021

Home Office

Valerie Vaz received a response to a question they put to the government

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, which local authorities in England have accepted Afghan refugees; and how many refugees each of those local authorities have accepted.

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