Shailesh Vara MP

Vara urges PM to put overseas training of extremists high on international agenda

Admin — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 22:00:00 +0100

Following the Prime Minister’s statement to the House of Commons on the horrific murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich, Shailesh Vara urges the PM to put the overseas training of extremists high on the agenda when he meets with his counterparts from those countries involved. read more »

Vara calls for mental health debate to address issues of social stigma

Admin — Thu, 09 May 2013 22:00:00 +0100

Shailesh Vara calls for a forthcoming debate on mental health to specifically address the associated social stigma, so that many more people who suffer from mental health problems come forward for treatment rather than shy away. read more »

Vara speaks up for homeless and overcrowded households

Admin — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Shailesh Vara speaks up for the 2 million people on social housing waiting lists and the 250,000 people living in overcrowded accommodation. He backs Government proposals to encourage recipients of housing benefit living in larger houses with empty rooms to move to more suitable housing. read more »

Vara congratulates PM on rejecting calls to review the UK's EU rebate

Admin — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Following the Prime Minister’s statement on last week’s meeting of the European Council, Shailesh Vara congratulates the PM on rejecting calls for a further review of our rebate. read more »

Vara’s Private Member’s Bill on self defence in the home gets nearer to being made law

Admin — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 22:00:00 +0000

Shailesh Vara backs changes to the law to protect householders who use force in self-defence as long as it is not grossly disproportionate. read more »

Shailesh Vara leads debate on Ugandan Asians

Admin — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Shailesh Vara leads a Parliamentary debate to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the arrival in Britain of Asians expelled from Uganda. read more »

Shailesh Vara calls for failure at BBC not to be rewarded

Admin — Mon, 12 Nov 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Shailesh Vara calls on the Government to press the chairman of the BBC Trust, Lord Patten, to ensure that any more BBC employees who leave as a result of the present crisis are not unduly rewarded for failure. read more »

Prisoners Released in Error

Admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Shailesh Vara questions the Government about plans to reduce the number of prisoners released in error. read more »

Free school meals and Oxbridge entrants

Admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000

Shailesh Vara questions the Secretary of State about figures that indicate poorest children are being failed by the education system under Labour. read more »

Communications Allowance

Admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:00:00 +0000

Shailesh Vara supports the decision to scrap the MPs' Communications Allowance as giving an enormous taxpayer-funded advantage to sitting Members of Parliament at election time. read more »