Biography
Valerie Vaz has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through debate speeches, with contributions on NHS performance following the Darzi investigation and on the treatment of lobular breast cancer. While her recent Commons contributions span diverse subjects including planning, governance, and local constituency matters, her engagement on the specified health topics has been limited to these two debate interventions during the period covered.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…e; further declares that alternative sites, including within Walsall College’s estate, are more appropriate for SEND provision than the Museum site and so should be considered as alternatives in order to preserve the culture and heritage of the current Museum site; and further declares that these plans amount to removi…”
Record by topic
- Public health & prevention183rd of 6889.0
- Cancer230th of 6226.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- NHS waiting lists323rd of 5343.0
What they’ve said
“I beg to move, That this House has considered the governance and accountability of public bodies. It is a pleasure to serve under you for this debate, Sir John. I start by thanking the Minister in advance for attempting to respond to what sounds like a very esoteric topic.”
Public Bodies: Governance and Accountability · 2025-11-12 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…I remember that just before the new NPPF, there was a decision involving a takeaway. The public health representatives said that there were no comments and the highways authority representatives said that there would be no impact and then changed their minds after speaking to the applicant.”
Planning and Infrastructure Bill · 2025-03-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…lcome to see in her place—raise this issue with the Secretary of State for Transport? The second issue is bowel cancer. In Walsall and Bloxwich, emergency admissions for cases of bowel cancer are the highest across the Black Country, double those of the next highest.”
Christmas Adjournment · 2024-12-19 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…In our report, we said that public health should be moved into local authorities. As Lord Darzi said, health visitors are dropping. He also said that the NHS is missing an opportunity to intervene early. We had Sure Start, which is where health visitors were focused. He talked about clinical negligence.”
NHS Performance: Darzi Investigation · 2024-10-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
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