Valerie Vaz’s work in Parliament - West Midlands Labour Party

Valerie Vaz MP in Parliament

Green Belt: Walsall South

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications on the Green Belt in (a) Walsall South constituency and (b) England were approved after...

Green Belt: Walsall South

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how many planning applications on Green Belt land in (a) Walsall South constituency and (b) England were called in by...

Business of the House

Commons debates

I thank the Leader of the House. I do not know what he said to the hon. Member for Perth and North Perthshire (Pete Wishart), but he is not in his place. I think it is because he would not allow...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?

Independent Complaints and Grievance Scheme

Commons debates

I thank the Leader of the House for tabling this motion, and all those involved with producing the House of Commons Commission report, “Extending the Independent Complaints and Grievance...

Bullying and Harassment of MPS’ Parliamentary Staff

Commons debates

I thank the hon. Gentleman for his contribution. There is a lot to be learned from different organisations, including the Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Government, the BBC and the Bank of...

Bullying and Harassment of MPS’ Parliamentary Staff

Commons debates

I thank the Leader of the House for opening this debate, and I, too, want to start by thanking Gemma White QC for all the time she has put into talking to Members and Members’ staff. As she...

Business of the House

Commons debates

I thank the Leader of the House for giving us the business for next week. I note that the Government have found time for the debate on the Gemma White, QC, report and the amendment to the...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?

Business of the House

Commons debates

May I thank the Leader of the House for providing an extra day to debate the very important issue of Northern Ireland? As he is amending the business for this week, will he consider allowing a...

Business of the House

Commons debates

I thank the Leader of the House for the forthcoming business. He announced the Northern Ireland Bill for Monday. As I understand it, the Bill will be published only later today. Despite a motion...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Will the Leader of the House please give us the forthcoming business?

Tier 5 Religious Worker Visas - [Mike Gapes in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The Minister has not touched on the issue of licences, which I raised. He mentioned that there was a small, but growing problem about misuse. The whole point about the licensing system is that...

Tier 5 Religious Worker Visas - [Mike Gapes in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The Minister is doing an excellent job—he is an excellent Minister; I say that with sincerity—and he has been very helpful so far, but he is confusing social cohesion and religion. I...

Tier 5 Religious Worker Visas - [Mike Gapes in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Gapes. I had not intended to speak, so thank you for giving me the time to do so. I will be very brief and ask the Minister just a few...

Tier 5 Religious Worker Visas - [Mike Gapes in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

The hon. Gentleman is being generous with his time in allowing us to intervene. I am a Roman Catholic, but I speak on behalf not just of that Church but of the religion directly affected by the...

Tier 5 Religious Worker Visas - [Mike Gapes in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

My constituents, particularly those at the Sikh gurdwara, rely on tier 5 for religious workers to come in. They do not want the tier 2 so that their religious workers can be here a long time, and...

Business of the House

Commons debates

I thank the right hon. Gentleman for announcing the business for next week. The Chair of the Backbench Business Committee seems to be the de facto Leader of the House once again, because he is...

Business of the House

Commons debates

Will the Leader of the House give us the business for next week?

Business of the House

Commons debates

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