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Division Votes
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 122 Labour Aye votes vs 186 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 213 Noes - 266
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 113 Labour Aye votes vs 185 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 208 Noes - 261
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 160 Labour No votes vs 224 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 291
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 114 Labour No votes vs 199 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 275 Noes - 209
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House One of 125 Labour Aye votes vs 190 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 223 Noes - 269
20 Jun 2025 - Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - against a party majority and against the House One of 122 Labour No votes vs 198 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 274 Noes - 224

Speeches
Valerie Vaz speeches from: Black Country Day Valerie Vaz contributed 3 speeches (29 words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Valerie Vaz speeches from: RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit Valerie Vaz contributed 4 speeches (82 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Defence
Valerie Vaz speeches from: Music Education Valerie Vaz contributed 3 speeches (44 words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Westminster Hall Department for Education

Written Answers
DNACPR Decisions Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) Tuesday 15th July 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether physician (a) associates and (b) assistants are permitted to (i) discuss (A) Do Not Resuscitate and (B) Respect forms with patients at (1) NHS trusts and (2) GP surgeries and (ii) initiate conversations on end of life. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. With regard to palliative care and end of life care, this must include the opportunity for individuals to discuss their wishes and preferences so that these can be taken fully into account in the provision of their future care. This is also known as advance care planning (ACP). ACP is a voluntary process of person-centred discussion between an individual and their care providers about their preferences and priorities for their future care. ReSPECT is one tool that can be used to support wider ACP conversations. NHS England has published Universal Principles for ACP, which facilitate a consistent national approach to ACP in England. Further information on the Universal Principles for ACP is available at the following link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/universal-principles-for-advance-care-planning/ Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) decision policies are determined locally by organisations providing National Health Service care. The Resuscitation Council UK, British Medical Association, and the Royal College of Nursing have jointly produced guidance on decisions about CPR. It states that the overall clinical responsibility for decisions about CPR, including Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation decisions, rests with the most senior clinician responsible for the person’s care, as defined explicitly by local policy. The Government commissioned Professor Gillian Leng CBE to lead an independent review of the physician and anaesthesia associate professions. The review considered the safety of the roles and their contribution to multidisciplinary healthcare teams. The review has now concluded and will be published shortly. The conclusions of the review will inform the workforce plan to deliver the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as future Government policy.
Army: Recruitment Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) Friday 11th July 2025 Question to the Ministry of Defence: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it his policy that people with tattoos are able to join the Army. Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence) Individuals with tattoos are able to join the Army, subject to some restrictions. There have been some recent changes made to the Army’s visible tattoo policy following a review this year. I can confirm that, moving forwards, only tattoos on the face and front of the ear will be a bar to entry, in addition to tattoos that are deemed as offensive, obscene or racist. Further information and guidance for prospective candidates can be found online: https://jobs.army.mod.uk/how-to-join/can-i-apply/tattoos-and-piercings/
Arts: Publishing Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) Tuesday 15th July 2025 Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Creative Industries Sector Plan does not include the publishing sector; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating that plan to include that sector. Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) The Creative Industries Sector Plan is a growth plan for all creative sectors, including publishing. It recognises the vital role of publishing in the creative ecosystem, and provides substantial support for all creative businesses, including publishers, with cross-cutting measures for access to finance, innovation, IP protection, skills development, and export support.

Written Answers

DNACPR Decisions
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Tuesday 15th July 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether physician (a) associates and (b) assistants are permitted to (i) discuss (A) Do Not Resuscitate and (B) Respect forms with patients at (1) NHS trusts and (2) GP surgeries and (ii) initiate conversations on end of life.

Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

We want a society where every person receives high-quality, compassionate care from diagnosis through to the end of life. With regard to palliative care and end of life care, this must include the opportunity for individuals to discuss their wishes and preferences so that these can be taken fully into account in the provision of their future care. This is also known as advance care planning (ACP). ACP is a voluntary process of person-centred discussion between an individual and their care providers about their preferences and priorities for their future care. ReSPECT is one tool that can be used to support wider ACP conversations. NHS England has published Universal Principles for ACP, which facilitate a consistent national approach to ACP in England. Further information on the Universal Principles for ACP is available at the following link:

https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/universal-principles-for-advance-care-planning/

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) decision policies are determined locally by organisations providing National Health Service care. The Resuscitation Council UK, British Medical Association, and the Royal College of Nursing have jointly produced guidance on decisions about CPR. It states that the overall clinical responsibility for decisions about CPR, including Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation decisions, rests with the most senior clinician responsible for the person’s care, as defined explicitly by local policy.

The Government commissioned Professor Gillian Leng CBE to lead an independent review of the physician and anaesthesia associate professions. The review considered the safety of the roles and their contribution to multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

The review has now concluded and will be published shortly. The conclusions of the review will inform the workforce plan to deliver the 10-Year Health Plan, as well as future Government policy.

Army: Recruitment
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Friday 11th July 2025

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether it his policy that people with tattoos are able to join the Army.

Answered by Luke Pollard - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Ministry of Defence)

Individuals with tattoos are able to join the Army, subject to some restrictions. There have been some recent changes made to the Army’s visible tattoo policy following a review this year. I can confirm that, moving forwards, only tattoos on the face and front of the ear will be a bar to entry, in addition to tattoos that are deemed as offensive, obscene or racist.

Further information and guidance for prospective candidates can be found online: https://jobs.army.mod.uk/how-to-join/can-i-apply/tattoos-and-piercings/

Arts: Publishing
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich)
Tuesday 15th July 2025

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, for what reason the Creative Industries Sector Plan does not include the publishing sector; and if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of updating that plan to include that sector.

Answered by Chris Bryant - Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport)

The Creative Industries Sector Plan is a growth plan for all creative sectors, including publishing.

It recognises the vital role of publishing in the creative ecosystem, and provides substantial support for all creative businesses, including publishers, with cross-cutting measures for access to finance, innovation, IP protection, skills development, and export support.

MP Financial Interests
16th June 2025 Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) 3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources English Football League - £1,050.00 Source

Early Day Motions Signed
Monday 7th July Valerie Vaz signed this EDM on Wednesday 9th July 2025 Equitable national prostate cancer screening 51 signatures (Most recent: 22 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Martin Wrigley (Liberal Democrat - Newton Abbot) That this House welcomes the #ProactiveForYourProstate campaign led by Prostate Cancer Research (PCR); congratulates campaigners, such as Teignmouth campaigner Jason Yeo, for their work advocating for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing for all men at age 50, and earlier for those in high-risk categories; calls for the Government to back this …
Monday 23rd June Valerie Vaz signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st July 2025 Prison education insourcing 31 signatures (Most recent: 11 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Kim Johnson (Labour - Liverpool Riverside) That this House notes the worrying state of prison education, with 82 percent of prison and young offender institutions judged by Ofsted as requiring improvement or inadequate for overall effectiveness of education, skills and work provision; further notes that contracts for the new Prison Education Service (PES) have recently been …
Thursday 12th June Valerie Vaz signed this EDM on Thursday 12th June 2025 UK Government recognition of the state of Palestine 110 signatures (Most recent: 21 Jul 2025) Tabled by: Andy McDonald (Labour - Middlesbrough and Thornaby East) That this House notes the high-level international conference for the peaceful settlement of the question of Palestine and the implementation of the two-state solution of 17-20 June 2025; welcomes the Prime Minister’s remarks that Palestinian statehood is the inalienable right of the Palestinian people; reaffirms the position of the House …

Valerie Vaz mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
Westminster Hall 0 speeches (None words) Tuesday 22nd July 2025 - Westminster Hall
RAF Photographic Reconnaissance Unit 38 speeches (12,414 words) Thursday 17th July 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Defence
Westminster Hall 0 speeches (None words) Thursday 3rd July 2025 - Westminster Hall
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 292 speeches (46,522 words) Report stage Friday 13th June 2025 - Commons Chamber Department of Health and Social Care Mentions: 1: Jeevun Sandher (Lab - Loughborough) Friend the Member for Walsall and Bloxwich (Valerie Vaz) has tabled new clause 6. - Link to Speech 2: Rupa Huq (Lab - Ealing Central and Acton) Friend the Member for Walsall and Bloxwich (Valerie Vaz), who sadly cannot be here today.Health inequality - Link to Speech 3: Lloyd Hatton (Lab - South Dorset) Friend the Member for Walsall and Bloxwich (Valerie Vaz), the new clause would require the Government - Link to Speech

Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 24th June 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-06-24 16:15:00+01:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: Sarah Champion has added her name, as have David Smith, Valerie Vaz, Siobhain McDonagh, Iain Duncan
Tuesday 10th June 2025 Oral Evidence - 2025-06-10 16:15:00+01:00 Proposals for backbench debates - Backbench Business Committee Found: I should also add that, since the application went in, Valerie Vaz from Walsall has added her name.

Bill Documents
Jul. 09 2025 Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 9 July 2025 - large print Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Imran Hussain Olivia Blake Apsana Begum Ellie Chowns Steve Witherden Graham Leadbitter Valerie Vaz
Jul. 09 2025 Committee of the whole House Amendments as at as at 9 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Lewell Imran Hussain Olivia Blake Apsana Begum Ellie Chowns Steve Witherden Graham Leadbitter Valerie Vaz
Jul. 09 2025 Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 9 July 2025 Universal Credit Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Lewell Imran Hussain Olivia Blake Apsana Begum Ellie Chowns Steve Witherden Graham Leadbitter Valerie Vaz
Jun. 20 2025 All proceedings up to 20 June 2025 at Report Stage Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Dame Harriett Baldwin Gill Furniss Neil Coyle Rosie Duffield Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor Valerie Vaz
Jun. 20 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 20 June 2025 - large print Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Hillier Rachael Maskell Melanie Ward Neil Coyle Antonia Bance Gill Furniss Mary Kelly Foy Valerie Vaz
Jun. 20 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 20 June 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Hillier Rachael Maskell Melanie Ward Neil Coyle Antonia Bance Gill Furniss Mary Kelly Foy Valerie Vaz
Jun. 18 2025 All proceedings up to 18 June 2025 at Report Stage Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Voaden Liz Jarvis Sarah Olney Vikki Slade Ian Roome Martin Wrigley Kim Johnson Olly Glover Valerie Vaz
Jun. 18 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 June 2025 - Large print Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Malthouse Ben Lake Sarah Pochin Llinos Medi Jim Shannon Dr Caroline Johnson Shivani Raja Valerie Vaz
Jun. 18 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 18 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Malthouse Ben Lake Sarah Pochin Llinos Medi Jim Shannon Dr Caroline Johnson Shivani Raja Valerie Vaz
Jun. 17 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 June 2025 - Large print Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: 2025 Kim Johnson Sarah Russell Charlotte Cane Olly Glover Claire Hanna Dame Caroline Dinenage Valerie Vaz
Jun. 17 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Heylings Ms Polly Billington REPORT STAGE Tuesday 17 June 2025 108 Kim Johnson Olly Glover Valerie Vaz
Jun. 17 2025 Report Stage Proceedings as at 17 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Voaden Liz Jarvis Sarah Olney Vikki Slade Ian Roome Martin Wrigley Kim Johnson Olly Glover Valerie Vaz
Jun. 16 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Hillier Rachael Maskell Melanie Ward Neil Coyle Antonia Bance Gill Furniss Mary Kelly Foy Valerie Vaz
Jun. 16 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Hack Pam Cox Sam Carling Jeremy Corbyn Sonia Kumar Daniel Francis Matt Western Olly Glover Valerie Vaz
Jun. 13 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 June 2025 - large print Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC6 Valerie Vaz Rachael Maskell Adam Jogee Mary Glindon Dr Allison Gardner Jonathan Davies 33
Jun. 13 2025 Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 13 June 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Dame Harriett Baldwin Gill Furniss Neil Coyle Rosie Duffield Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor Valerie Vaz
Jun. 13 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 13 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Taylor Pippa Heylings Ms Polly Billington Charlotte Cane Dame Caroline Dinenage Olly Glover Valerie Vaz
Jun. 13 2025 All proceedings up to 13 June 2025 at Report Stage Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Dame Harriett Baldwin Gill Furniss Neil Coyle Rosie Duffield Sir Julian Smith Kate Osamor Valerie Vaz
Jun. 12 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 12 June 2025 Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: _NC5 Valerie Vaz Rachael Maskell Adam Jogee Mary Glindon Dr Allison Gardner .
Jun. 12 2025 Notices of Amendments as at 12 June 2025 Crime and Policing Bill 2024-26 Amendment Paper Found: Taylor Pippa Heylings Ms Polly Billington Charlotte Cane Dame Caroline Dinenage Olly Glover Valerie Vaz
Jun. 10 2025 All proceedings up to 10 June 2025 at Report Stage Planning and Infrastructure Bill 2024-26 Bill proceedings: Commons Found: Qureshi Kate Osamor Naushabah Khan Ruth Cadbury Bell Ribeiro-Addy Iqbal Mohamed Apsana Begum Valerie Vaz

APPG Publications
Social Science and Policy APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: MINUTES OF MEETING Pre-AS23 IFS Found: Alison McGovern MP, Baroness Janet Whitaker, Lord David Lipsey, Lord Simon Haskel, Derek Twigg MP, Valerie Vaz
Social Science and Policy APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Pre-Autumn Statement November 2023 Found: Alison McGovern MP, Baroness Janet Whitaker, Lord David Lipsey, Lord Simon Haskel, Derek Twigg MP, Valerie Vaz
Children's Online Safety APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Annual General Meeting 2022 Found: :30pm-4pm Room U, Portcullis House Attendees: Luke Pollard MP Aaron Bell MP Lord Lipsey Valerie Vaz
Microplastics APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Download the Minutes from 13 December 2021 Found: Assistant to Alberto Costa MP Fiona Thomas, Research and Campaigns Officer, NFWI, APPG Secretariat Valerie Vaz
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Annual Report 2019-2020 Found: text enclosed at Appendix 129 Business of the House, 18th July 2019 During oral questions, Valerie Vaz
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Annual Report 2015-2016 Found: Valerie Vaz MP noted the use of rape and sexual violence by the Burmese army and the issue of sexual
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Annual Report 2014-2015 Found: find a list of MPs who signed the EDM enclosed as appendix 293 EDM 182 – Burma, 25th June 2014 Valerie Vaz
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Annual Report 2013-2014 Found: full text enclosed as appendix 207 Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, 23rd October 2013 Valerie Vaz
Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG Wednesday 11th June 2025 Document: Annual Report 2012-2013 Found: Please find full text enclosed as appendix 237 FGM, 6th March 2013 Valerie Vaz MP asked the SS for

APPG Publications

Social Science and Policy APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: MINUTES OF MEETING Pre-AS23 IFS

Found: Alison McGovern MP, Baroness Janet Whitaker, Lord David Lipsey, Lord Simon Haskel, Derek Twigg MP, Valerie Vaz

Social Science and Policy APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Pre-Autumn Statement November 2023

Found: Alison McGovern MP, Baroness Janet Whitaker, Lord David Lipsey, Lord Simon Haskel, Derek Twigg MP, Valerie Vaz

Children's Online Safety APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Annual General Meeting 2022

Found: :30pm-4pm Room U, Portcullis House Attendees: Luke Pollard MP Aaron Bell MP Lord Lipsey Valerie Vaz

Microplastics APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Download the Minutes from 13 December 2021

Found: Assistant to Alberto Costa MP Fiona Thomas, Research and Campaigns Officer, NFWI, APPG Secretariat Valerie Vaz

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Annual Report 2019-2020

Found: text enclosed at Appendix 129 Business of the House, 18th July 2019 During oral questions, Valerie Vaz

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Annual Report 2015-2016

Found: Valerie Vaz MP noted the use of rape and sexual violence by the Burmese army and the issue of sexual

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Annual Report 2014-2015

Found: find a list of MPs who signed the EDM enclosed as appendix 293 EDM 182 – Burma, 25th June 2014 Valerie Vaz

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Annual Report 2013-2014

Found: full text enclosed as appendix 207 Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative, 23rd October 2013 Valerie Vaz

Global Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights APPG
Wednesday 11th June 2025

Document: Annual Report 2012-2013

Found: Please find full text enclosed as appendix 237 FGM, 6th March 2013 Valerie Vaz MP asked the SS for