Valerie Vaz

11 Jan 2018 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

Local Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if he will make an assessment of the proportion of time spent dealing with individual local authority matters and combined authority matters by (a) all chief executives of local

7 Jul 2017 · Department for International Development

Burma: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps she is taking to address the shortfall in funding for internally displaced people in Shan State and Kachin State in Burma.

7 Jul 2017 · Department for International Development

Burma: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what funding was provided to support the peace process in Burma in 2016-17; and which organisations were recipients of that funding.

7 Jul 2017 · Department for International Trade

Overseas Companies: Burma

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what advice the Government provides to British companies which supply or are considering to supply the Burmese military or are considering entering into joint ventures or other business arrangements w

29 Mar 2017 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, how much his Department received in business rates for each local authority area in 2015-16; and what estimate his Department has made of the amount which each local authority in England

17 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on an independent international investigation into the human rights situation in Rakhine state, Burma.

17 Mar 2017 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Human Rights

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of establishing an independent international investigation into the human rights situation in Rakhine state, Burma.

1 Mar 2017 · HM Treasury

Landfill Communities Fund

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much funding his Department has provided to the Landfill Communities Fund in each of the last five years.

7 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many prison officers recruited since 2015 have retained their job after a probation period for (a) one year and (b) two years or more.

7 Feb 2017 · Ministry of Justice

Prison Officers: Injuries

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many (a) prison officers were injured at work in (i) 2014, (ii) 2015 and (iii) 2016 and (b) of those officers (i) returned to work and (ii) are still serving as a prison officer following their injury.

14 Dec 2016 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Disability

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department has issued on accessibility standards for bus provision.

14 Dec 2016 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, if he will make an assessment of the effect on elderly people of the 400 metre accessibility standard used by Transport for West Midlands.

14 Dec 2016 · Department for Transport

Bus Services: Contracts

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether he has power to intervene when bus companies terminate contracts without consultation.

14 Dec 2016 · Department for Transport

Public Transport: Older People

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance his Department issues on the provision of alternative transport services for elderly people when bus services are removed.

14 Dec 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

Non-domestic Rates

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, if his Department will make an assessment of the effect of the increase in rateable values of premises that do not fall under the £12,000 threshold on (a) riding schools and (b) other bus

28 Nov 2016 · Department for Education

Pre-school Education

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what her Department's plans are for investing in early years education after 2018.

24 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what information his Department holds on whether any Burmese Army soldiers who have received training from the UK are involved in military operations against the Rohingya in Rakhine State.

24 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Burma: Military Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken a review of offering further training to the Burmese military to take account of recent serious human rights violations by the Burmese military against Rohingya civilians in

24 Nov 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Burma: Rohingya

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has raised with Burma State Counsellor Daw Aung San Suu Kyi (a) the banning of media from areas of Rakhine State, (b) government blocking of humanitarian aid to Rohingya in Ra

24 Nov 2016 · Ministry of Defence

Burma: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether his Department has undertaken any evaluation of how training the Burmese military has led to improvements in human rights.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for Work and Pensions

Personal Independence Payment: Chronic Illnesses

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make it his policy to end the requirement for re-assessments for those with long-term medical conditions who are receiving personal independence payments.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Burma: Overseas Aid

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what proportion of her Department's allocated aid for Burma will be administered by the Department for International Trade (a) in this financial year and (b) in the next three financial years.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Burma: Internally Displaced People

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what discussions she has had with her counterpart in Burma on the suicide rates of internally displaced people in camps in that country.

15 Nov 2016 · Department for International Development

Burma: Armed Forces

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what estimate she has made of how much of the funding provided by her Department for projects in Burma is administered by companies which are owned by the Burmese Army.

5 Sep 2016 · Department of Health

Children: Mental Health

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 21 July 2016 to Question 42766, whether he has accepted the recommendation of the independent Mental Health Taskforce in its report published in February 2016 to bring together an e

18 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Medical Records: Databases

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the cancellation of the care.data scheme; and what plans he has for the deletion of all constituent information under that scheme.

13 Jul 2016 · Department of Health

Chronic Illnesses: Children

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, with reference to the Answer of 2 March 2016 to Question 28759, whether the mental health needs of children with epilepsy and other long-term conditions will be considered by the expert group convened by his Depar

13 Jul 2016 · Department for Communities and Local Government

West Midlands Combined Authority

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of the staff time of Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council involved in setting up the combined authority.

13 Jul 2016 · Home Office

Investigatory Powers Bill: Consultants

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements were made for the declaration of (a) financial and (b) other interests by technical advisers to the independent review of the Investigatory Powers Bill before their appointment.

13 Jul 2016 · Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Kashmir: Politics and Government

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the governments of (a) India and (b) Pakistan on the current situation in Kashmir.