Information between 12th November 2025 - 2nd December 2025
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12 Nov 2025 - Taxes - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 101 Noes - 316 |
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12 Nov 2025 - Energy - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 315 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 97 Noes - 336 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 240 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 244 Noes - 132 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 238 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 250 Noes - 133 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 249 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 252 Noes - 130 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 252 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 257 Noes - 128 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 254 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 268 Noes - 78 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 251 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 128 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 251 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 254 Noes - 129 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 240 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 264 Noes - 125 |
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13 Nov 2025 - Planning and Infrastructure Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 250 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 254 Noes - 135 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 304 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 147 Noes - 318 |
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17 Nov 2025 - Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 305 Labour No votes vs 1 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 318 |
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18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 311 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes Tally: Ayes - 165 Noes - 327 |
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18 Nov 2025 - Northern Ireland Troubles Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 310 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 105 |
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19 Nov 2025 - Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 306 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 326 Noes - 92 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 376 Noes - 16 |
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20 Nov 2025 - Telecommunications - View Vote Context Valerie Vaz voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House One of 312 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes Tally: Ayes - 376 Noes - 16 |
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Valerie Vaz speeches from: Public Bodies: Governance and Accountability
Valerie Vaz contributed 3 speeches (2,270 words) Wednesday 12th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Cabinet Office |
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NHS: Public Expenditure
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the Department of Health and Social Care: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of allowing an NHS body to roll over to the next financial year any unspent budget to avoid incentivising unnecessary expenditure within that financial year. Answered by Karin Smyth - Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) NHS England publishes guidance setting out the revenue finance and contracting framework for National Health Service organisations. The guidance for 2026/27 onwards has recently been published to support the Medium Term Planning Framework, and is available at the following link:
Where an integrated care board (ICB) delivers a surplus, this will be applied to the ICB cumulative position as set out in the updated NHS finance business rules, and available for drawdown in future years subject to agreement with NHS England as part of the financial planning process. |
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Oak National Academy
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact on UK publishers' exports of free access in overseas markets to UK government funded educational resources from Oak National Academy. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department is keeping the geo-restriction of Oak National Academy’s (Oak) resources under review. Oak does not promote or market its resources overseas. The department recently completed a new market impact assessment of Oak, which was published in September 2025, and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-independent-review-and-market-impact-assessment. |
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Oak National Academy
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the impact on UK publishers exports of free access in overseas markets to UK government funded educational resources from Oak National Academy. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department is keeping the geo-restriction of Oak National Academy’s (Oak) resources under review. Oak does not promote or market its resources overseas. The department recently completed a new market impact assessment of Oak, which was published in September 2025, and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-independent-review-and-market-impact-assessment. |
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Oak National Academy
Asked by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) Monday 24th November 2025 Question to the Department for Education: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to limit access to Oak National Academy's government funded resources to the UK with the use of geo-blocking. Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education) The department is keeping the geo-restriction of Oak National Academy’s (Oak) resources under review. Oak does not promote or market its resources overseas. The department recently completed a new market impact assessment of Oak, which was published in September 2025, and is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/oak-national-academy-independent-review-and-market-impact-assessment. |
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Monday 17th November Literacy and the criminal justice system 17 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025)Tabled by: Valerie Vaz (Labour - Walsall and Bloxwich) That this House acknowledges the link between low literacy levels and crime rates; recognises the critical role of literacy enrichment programmes in the rehabilitation and wellbeing of people in prison; notes the National Literacy Trust’s work since 2012 in delivering reading and writing initiatives across 100 prisons and Young Offender … |
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Thursday 11th December Valerie Vaz signed this EDM on Monday 15th December 2025 22 signatures (Most recent: 15 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Mary Kelly Foy (Labour - City of Durham) That this House recognises with gratitude the dedication and hard work of shop workers, particularly during the Christmas period when they work longer hours under significant pressure to serve their communities; acknowledges the essential role they play in ensuring families can access food, gifts and everyday necessities at the busiest … |
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Tuesday 16th September Valerie Vaz signed this EDM on Tuesday 18th November 2025 19 signatures (Most recent: 12 Dec 2025) Tabled by: Clive Betts (Labour - Sheffield South East) That this House expresses deep concern at the ongoing conflict and humanitarian crisis in Yemen, which has caused immense suffering to millions of people; notes the central role of the United Nations in mediating peace efforts in Yemen and urges the UN to intensify and accelerate its facilitation of an … |
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Tuesday 11th November Valerie Vaz signed this EDM on Monday 17th November 2025 51 signatures (Most recent: 24 Nov 2025) Tabled by: Peter Prinsley (Labour - Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket) That this House recognises the importance of the BBC in providing impartial and factual news coverage; supports the principle of an independent BBC free from the influence of Government; and urges renewed efforts to defend public service broadcasting in the face of current challenges and opposition. |
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Public Bodies: Governance and Accountability
16 speeches (4,786 words) Wednesday 12th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: John Hayes (Con - South Holland and The Deepings) I will call Valerie Vaz to move the motion, and I will then call the Minister to respond. - Link to Speech 2: Anna Turley (LAB - Redcar) Friend the Member for Walsall and Bloxwich (Valerie Vaz). - Link to Speech |