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Mike Penning welcomes relocation of Hemel market
4 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomed the relocation of Hemel market as a long-overdue step to revive the town centre.
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Another cowardly Secretary of State sneaks into Hemel by the back door
3 October 2007 :
Press Release
Earlier today, Mike Penning joined hospital campaigners in confronting Secretary of State Peter Hain about the closure of our hospital.
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Mike Penning welcomes Conservative pledge for first time buyers
2 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has welcomed George Osborne's announcement that houses up to £250,000 would be exempt from stamp duty if the Conservatives win an election.
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'Meals on Wheels' Diamond Jubilee
2 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning offers his congratulations to 'Meals on Wheels' volunteers as it reaches its 60th year!
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Another key Government figure to visit marginal Hemel - an election on the way?
1 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes recognition for the Cement Project and calls on Peter Hain to also address the real issues that concern residents.
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Charity of the Year: Hope for Children
1 October 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
In August I wrote about one of my ‘Charities of the Year’ DENS – Dacorum’s homelessness charity.
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Tobacco Law change - Local shops need our support
28 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls for all parts of the community to support local shopkeepers when the legal age for buying tobacco increases to 18 on 1st October.
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A&E's should stay - Royal Medical Colleges report
25 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes report which proves Hemel's hospital should not be run down.
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Tug-of-war teams pull for charity
21 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning uses his expertise as Captain of the House of Commons tug-of-war team to start the competition in aid of DENS - Dacorum's homelessness charity.
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Charity of the Year Part 2: Hope for Children
15 September 2007 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
Last month I wrote about one of my ‘Charities of the Year’ DENS – Dacorum’s homelessness charity.
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Hospital consultation meeting
14 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined Hemel residents at stormy public meeting
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Mike Penning "on the beat".
12 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joins Hemel's police for a Friday night "on the beat".
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Mike Penning to have blood pressure check to support national Know your numbers!® week
5 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning supports UK charity the Blood Pressure Association by having a free blood pressure check during national Know your Numbers!® Week.
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Ministerial visit bypasses hospital.
5 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning condemns Minister's visit for failing to focus on the problems that really concern residents.
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Victoria Cross Commemoration
1 September 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
I am deeply proud and honoured to have been invited to attend the commemoration of the award of the Victoria Cross to one of the sons of Kings Langley, Christopher Cox.
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Mike Penning MP to attend VC Commemoration
31 August 2007 :
Press Release
Local MP, Mike Penning, will join with Kings Langley villagers on 9th September to commemorate the award of the Victoria Cross to Christopher Cox a stretcher-bearer in the First World War.
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Mike Penning condemns further Government delay over Post office closures
31 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls on residents to use their local post office as consultation timetable is announced.
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Mike Penning MP concerned at ambulance journey times study findings
21 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP has voiced his concerns over today's report that proves a significant increase of death with longer journey times to hospital.
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Mike Penning welcomes David Cameron's pledge to Save Hemel Hospital
20 August 2007 :
Press Release
David Cameron has launched a campaign to save 29 General Hospitals - including Hemel.
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MP supports calls for people to get involved in stroke consultation process
17 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has supported calls by The Stroke Association for people to participate in a national consultation on stroke services.
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House prices out of reach of first time buyers
17 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP concerned as house prices climb out of reach of first time buyers.
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Give kids a sporting chance
17 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP joins calls for the Government to provide more tax relief for sports clubs that provide sporting activities for children.
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Stop the hospital cuts
15 August 2007 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
I took the opportunity of my first appearance at the dispatch box to call for a stop to hospital cuts around the country.
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MP angered by nursing job losses news
8 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning condemns the loss of 160 nursing and midwifery posts and raises concerns that this undermines promises to reopen the Hemel Birthing Unit.
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Mike Penning’s Parliamentary Diary
1 August 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
Last week, Parliament finished for the Summer recess which gives me a (welcome!) break and also an opportunity to get out and about and meet with more of my constituents. Here’s an update on some of my activities from the past month…
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Mike Penning MP calls for stop to hospital cuts
27 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning uses his first appearance at the Dispatch Box to call for a stop to hospital cuts
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NHS Review
24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Speaking at the dispatch box in the House of Commons, Mike Penning calls for the Secretary of State for Health to stop hospital cuts which are based on deficits and not clinical care.
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Mike Penning visits flooded residents
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning visited residents whose homes had been flooded on Friday.
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Mike Penning welcomes Attorney General appeal
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes new Attorney General's decision to appeal rape sentence.
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Dexion pensioners let down by Government
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning speaks in Commons debate calling for support for House of Lords 'lifeboat fund'.
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Mike Penning reacts angrily to staff cuts at Watford A&E
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
West Herts Hospitals Trust staff are told that number of nurses in Watford A&E "to be halved".
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Is our General Hospital to close or not?
18 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP responds to Hospital Chief, David Law's letter to Hemel Gazette (Hospital claims are described as 'alarmist', Hemel Hempstead Gazette, June 27).
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Mike Penning selects DENS as one of his new Charities of the Year
18 July 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning has adopted DENS - Action against Homelessness as one of his Charities of the Year for the year 2007-08.
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NHS funding fiddle...continued
18 July 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning examines NHS funding to new Government Ministers' constituencies.
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Pensions Bill
17 July 2007 :
Speech
Mike Penning calls for support for the House of Lords' amendments to the Bill and for a broadening of the scope of the Young review to identify extra funding for pensioners such as the Dexion workers who lost their pensions.
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Hemel MP Mike Penning welcomes Buncefield recommendations
17 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes the Buncefield Investigation's recommendations for a Minister to be given overall charge of major incidents with funds available immediately.
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Economic Reform Debate
17 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning welcomes plans to abolish regional assemblies and calls on the Government to let local councils decide their growth needs.
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Ministers for Women (Priorities)
17 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for funds for voluntary groups trying to help non-English-speaking women learn English.
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Mike Penning supports Proud of Pubs week
16 July 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning dropped in at The Leather Bottle in Leverstock Green on Friday 13th July as publicans across the country celebrated Proud of Pubs Week.
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Armed Forces - Homelessness
16 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning tackles the Secretary of State for Defence over the disproportionate representation of ex-forces among the homeless in London.
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Children, Schools and Families Debate
10 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning raises concerns that raising the school leaving age could have repercussions for armed forces recruitment.
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Flooding (England)
9 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate following the government statement on the recent flooding in the north of England, Mike Penning calls on the Secretary of State to look at the work of loss adjusters following local experience after Buncefield.
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Mike Penning welcomes Luton Airport climbdown
6 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes the announcement by London Luton Operations Limited that they have withdrawn their draft 'Master Plan'.
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Mike Penning visits Robin Hood House
6 July 2007 :
Press Release
MP praises staff at Little Gaddesden care home.
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Mike Penning MP promoted to Shadow Minister for Health
5 July 2007 :
Press Release
Conservative Party leader, David Cameron, has invited Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning to join the shadow front benches.
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Mike Penning MP: Judicial review - the fight will go on
5 July 2007 :
Press Release
A defiant Mike Penning MP reacts to the failure of the legal challenge by Dacorum Hospital Action Group.
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Kosovo
27 June 2007 :
Speech
During a debate on the future status of Kosovo, Mike Penning pays tribute to NATO forces and calls on the Government to put pressure on the US not to impose a solution on the Balkans but instead work towards a negotiated agreement.
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MP calls on Attorney General to appeal paedophile sentence
25 June 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has called on the Attorney General to appeal a sentence handed out to a man who raped a 10-year-old girl.
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Police should have taken action on demo
25 June 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP has reacted angrily to police inaction at the weekend demonstration in London against our country.
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MP calls for action over assaults on emergency workers
22 June 2007 :
Press Release
Figures obtained by Mike Penning using the Freedom of Information Act show that only 1 in 1000 assaults on hospital staff result in prosecution.
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