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Valerie Vaz MP in Parliament

Petition - Reedswood Park

Commons debates

This petition is presented on behalf of the residents of Walsall and the United Kingdom to raise the issue of the proposed secondary school on Reedswood Park, an important community space and...

Potholes: Suffolk

Westminster Hall debates

Order. The hon. Member is slightly beyond the conventional time limit of five minutes. I ask that she bring her remarks to a close.

Potholes: Suffolk

Westminster Hall debates

Order. I remind Members that the debate is about potholes and road maintenance.

Poundland

Commons debates

I, too, am a member of USDAW the union. My constituents want to work for Poundland, and they have helped it turn a profit at Midland Road in Walsall. Can the Minister ensure that USDAW is at the...

Department for Education: Artificial Intelligence

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has provided guidance to its arm's length bodies on the use and deployment of AI.

Rugby League Clubs

Westminster Hall debates

I will call Jon Trickett to move the motion. I will then call the Minister to respond. I remind other Members that they may make a speech only with prior permission from the Member in charge of...

Higher Education Funding - [Valerie Vaz in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Order. May I remind the hon. Gentleman that the hon. Member for St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire (Ian Sollom) only has a minute left?

Higher Education Funding - [Valerie Vaz in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Order. Could Members please remain standing so that the Clerk can make a note of how many wish to speak? Given the numbers, I will have to impose a hard time limit of four minutes.

Clause 1 - Child-like sexual abuse dolls

Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Valerie Vaz made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

Order. I ask the hon. Member to stick to the Bill.

Clause 1 - Child-like sexual abuse dolls

Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Valerie Vaz made a speech in a committee scrutinising a proposed law

With this it will be convenient to discuss clause 2 stand part.

Child-like Sexual Abuse Dolls (Offences) Bill

Public Bill Committees

Before we begin, I have a few preliminary reminders for the Committee. Please switch electronic devices to silent. No food or drinks are permitted during the Committee sitting, except for the...

Smoke-free UK

Joint committee on Human Rights

Valerie Vaz made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I thank Members: we got everyone in, and we did not have to suspend for the vote. Question put and agreed to. Resolved, That this House has considered progress towards a smokefree UK. Sitting...

Smoke-free UK

Joint committee on Human Rights

Valerie Vaz made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

I will begin calling the Front Benchers at 4 pm. It looks like the votes are coming at 4.30 pm, so we could well be finished before then.

Smoke-free UK

Joint committee on Human Rights

Valerie Vaz made a speech in a Westminster Hall debate

Order. We can get everyone in if everyone sticks to about five to six minutes. There is possibly a vote or two at 4 o’clock.

Adrenaline Auto-injectors: Public Places

Department of Health and Social Care

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of making adrenaline auto injectors more widely available, such as in restaurants...

Business of the House

Commons debates

May I ask the Leader of the House if we can have a debate in Government time on the best use of public money? Some £50 million has been allocated for a free school—against Government...

Oak National Academy: Finance

Department for Education

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to UIN 109087 and the answer of 2 February 2026, what the funding is for Oak National Academy for 2026/2027 and 2027/2028; and when it...

Astronomy and Nuclear Physics: Finance

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the levels of planned higher education spending on particle physics,...

Astronomy and Nuclear Physics: Finance

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

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

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how much her Department spent supporting particle physics astronomy and nuclear physics science in (a) 2025/2026 and (b) 2023/24.

High Street Regeneration and Unlawful Storefronts - [Valerie Vaz in the Chair]

Westminster Hall debates

Order. The Minister may want to give the Member in charge two minutes to wind up.