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MPs condemn Government policy on gypsy and traveller sites in Herts
21 June 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined other Hertfordshire MPs in calling for a rethink on proposals for new gypsy and traveller sites in the county.
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Gypsies and Travellers (Hertfordshire)
20 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning takes part in a Parliamentary debate on provision for gypsies and travellers in Hertfordshire.
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Private Roads
19 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
MP calls for Government money to maintain roads that had not been adopted when New Town Corporation handed over to local council.
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Defence Questions: Social Housing
18 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During questions to the Secretary of State for Defence, Mike Penning calls for the Royal British Legion to get better information from the forces about servicemen who leave so that they can assist with benfits and housing.
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MP calls for better food for our soldiers
14 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning has called for better food for our soldiers as families reveal they are sending out high-protein foods as our soldiers are not being properly fed.
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A Dogs Dinner
14 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning raises a Point of Order in the House of Commons querying why when he tabled written questions asking for the cost of feeding army dogs the MoD couldn't answer, yet a journalist was given the answer by telephone in 15 minutes.
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Deafened Service Veterans
12 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning condemns the treatment of war veterans who suffer from noise-induced hearing loss as a direct result of their service.
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MP welcomes Lords backing for Dexion 'Lifeboat Scheme'
11 June 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has welcomed House of Lords amendment to the Pensions Bill to create 'lifeboat fund'.
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Local MP backs campaign for UK's six million carers
11 June 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP has teamed up with former Miss Great Britain, Preeti Desai, and pledged his support for Carers Week 2007 (11-17th June).
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MP furious at health trust plans to sell hospital site.
7 June 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls for an urgent statement from the Government.
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Hemel Hospital
7 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for Secretary of State for Health to explain plans to bulldoze Hemel's brand new hospital
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MP tackles Minister over 'Financial Assistance Scheme' payouts
5 June 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning continues to fight for Dexion pensioners to get their full pensions entitlement from the Financial Assistance Scheme.
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Financial Assistance Scheme
4 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During questions to the Work and Pensions Secretary, Mike Penning tackles the Minister about the number of beneficiaries of the FAS who are getting their full entitlement.
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Mike Penning’s Parliamentary Diary
1 June 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
You may recall from my last 'Diary' I have called for a debate on leniency in sentencing guidelines.
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Attorney General refuses to appeal 'toddler fight' sentences
18 May 2007 :
Press Release
Attorney General, Lord Goldsmith, told Mike Penning today that he will not review the sentences given out in the 'toddler fight' case.
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Mike Penning visits interactive safety centre, Hazard Alley
18 May 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning visits Hazard Alley at the Safety Centre at Milton Keynes
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MP pays tribute to outgoing Mayor
17 May 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning pays tribute to retiring Mayor Catherine Appleby and welcomes the election of new Mayor of Dacorum, Cllr Brian Ayling.
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Buncefield
17 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
MP calls for a government statement on the progress of the Buncefield inquiry and future plans for the area.
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Post Office Closures
17 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate about plans to close 2,500 Mike Penning condemns the consultation period as being too short and calls for sub-postmasters to be able to speak out this time.
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Medical Training Application Service
16 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
As the Medical Training Application Service - the new application system for junior doctors - is ditched by the Government, Mike Penning calls on the Health Secretary to resign.
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Young People of the Year
15 May 2007 :
Press Release
Mike meets Hemel finalists in the Hertfordshire Police Authority Youth Community Safety Award 2007
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Northern Ireland
9 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
On a day when the House of Commons welcomes the historic changes taking place in Northern Ireland, Mike pays tribute to the servicemen and women who served there and calls for the family of Capt. Robert Nairac to be told what happened to his remains.
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MP welcomes local election results
6 May 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning, MP for Hemel Hempstead, has congratulated all the Conservative candidates on their landslide election win in the local elections.
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No jobs for NHS-trained doctors - time for Health Secretary to go
2 May 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning condemns the situation where NHS-trained doctors are being forced to leave the NHS and calls on the Secretary of State to resign.
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Medical Training Application Service
1 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Following the Health Secretary's statement about security breaches of the medical training application service, Mike Penning condemns the distrust in the system that will result in large numbers of NHS-trained doctors being forced to leave the NHS.
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Parliamentary Diary
1 May 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
I am delighted that the judicial review is to go ahead.
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MP calls for debate on sentencing
26 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for a debate on leniency in sentencing guidelines following the 'toddler fighting' case.
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Defence in the UK (Housing)
25 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning condemns the Government for bad planning. He cites an example where new housing has had to be built after nearby married quarters was sold off.
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Modernising Medical Careers
24 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate on the problems facing junior doctors looking for work, Mike Penning condemns NHS proposals to 'send them on VSO' as only delaying the problem.
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Mike Penning MP calls on Attorney General to appeal sentence
23 April 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning condemns lenient sentences handed to mother and family of toddlers incited to fight like dogs.
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Financial Assistance Scheme
23 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning speaks up for Dexion pensioners who, as non-union members, were not represented at meetings between the Government and the unions to discuss the pensions crisis.
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MP condemns plans for thousands of new homes without the necessary infrastructure
19 April 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning spoke in a Parliamentary Debate called by St Albans' MP, Anne Main yesterday.
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Penning disappointed at Labour MPs' lack of support for Dexion pensioners
19 April 2007 :
Press Release
Pension Protection Lifeboat Fund amendment lost by 22 votes.
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NHS Trust Accounts
19 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls on the Health Secretary to tell MPs why so many hospital trust boards are refusing to sign off their accounts.
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Pensions Bill
18 April 2007 :
Speech
Mike Penning makes a moving speech on behalf of the Dexion Pensioners and calls on MPs of all parties to support the 'lifeboat' amendment to the Pensions Bill.
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Robert Jones
17 April 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning pays tribute to Hemel's former MP, Robert Jones.
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Modernising Medical Careers
16 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning questions Health Secretary over who will pay for failure of scoring system.
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Defence Secretary Statement
16 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning condemns Defence Secretary giving protracted answers in order to use up the limited time given to MP's questions and raises concerns about the difficult decision faced by the Marines captain on the scene.
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Mental Health Bill
16 April 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning condemns the closure of wards such as St Julian's ward in St Albans and calls for more units providing mental health services to open.
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MP calls for fresh start at schools
4 April 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls on schools to hold a competition to name new, combined, school in Chaulden.
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Parliamentary Diary
1 April 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
As Parliament breaks up for Easter Recess I thought you might like to know what your elected representative has been up to!
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Bullying (Armed Forces)
26 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During Defence Questions, Mike Penning raises concerns about a reported increase in soldiers going absent without leave and asks if this is because of bullying or because the forces are being stretched too far.
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Mike Penning: "Not enough in budget to help Dexion Pensioners"
23 March 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined Dexion pensioners campaigning outside the Houses of Parliament on budget day.
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MP welcomes High Court decision on judicial review
22 March 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has welcomed today's decision that the legal challenge to closure of Hemels A&E can go ahead.
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Mike Penning visits Netball Coaching Centre
17 March 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning had his eye on the ball when he paid a visit to the highly successful Shelley Netball Local Coaching Centre at Longdean School Sports Centre on Wednesday evening.
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MP calls for action over assaults on emergency workers
14 March 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has tabled a motion in the House of Commons calling for the Government to do more to protect our emergency workers.
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Hemel Hempstead hospital
12 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for Health Ministers to clarify position over promised 'surgicentre' if hospital is closed, given that health trust Chief Exec says it isn't going ahead.
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NHS Deficits
12 March 2007 :
Speech
In a debate on the findings of the Health Select Committee investigation into NHS deficits, Mike Penning highlights the unfair funding formula which is weighted too heavily on 'deprivation' and not on other contributing factors such as 'age'.
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MPs call for action on Buncefield
9 March 2007 :
Press Release
Local MP, Mike Penning, took Conservative Shadow Minister for Energy, Science and Technology Charles Hendry MP on a guided tour of the area surrounding the Buncefield Oil Depot
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Contaminated blood products
8 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for a debate on contaminated blood products and the possible conflict of interests for the then Minister for Public Health by virtue of the fact that her husband was working for one of the companies implicated in the scandal.
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