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Mike Penning supports polygraph testing of sex offenders
1 March 2007 :
Press Release
Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Mike Penning supported a pilot for mandatory polygraph testing of sex offenders on licence in the community.
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Creating sustainable communities
1 March 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
In January my colleague, Nick Hurd MP, introduced a private member's 'Sustainable Communities Bill' into the House of Commons.
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Offender Management Bill
28 February 2007 :
Speech
Mike Penning welcomes polygraph testing of sex offenders on licence in the community, but is concerned that if a sex offender intrinsically believes that what he does is not wrong will this affect the results of a polygraph test?
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Football premiership ticket prices
22 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for a debate to discuss how to keep the working class involved in football, rather than being priced out of their game.
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Occupational Pensions
22 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Following the court ruling on the Government's response to the ombudsman's report concerning the security of final salary occupational pension schemes, Mike Penning condemned yet further delays and called for the government to speed up the process.
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Public Health
22 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning condemns cuts that will mean redundancies for district nurses.
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Mike Penning condemns government's NHS spending formula
22 February 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has yet again condemned the formula used by the government to allocate funds to local NHS Trusts which gives Dacorum £400 less per head than the Health Secretary's constituency.
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Acute Hospital Services
21 February 2007 :
Speech
In a major speech in the House of Commons, Mike Penning condemns the government for spending £400 less per head on healthcare in Dacorum than in the constituency of the Health Secretary.
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Acute Hospital Services - Consultation
21 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning challenges Hewitt's incredible statement that "The consultation process is absolutely real."
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MP calls for Government to scrap road charging plans
19 February 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning has taken a lead in condemning the Government's plans to introduce road charging by tabling an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons today.
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Creating sustainable communities
16 February 2007 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
Last month my colleague, Nick Hurd MP, introduced a private member's 'Sustainable Communities Bill' into the House of Commons.
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MP in call for Inheritance Tax Debate
9 February 2007 :
Press Release
Speaking in the House of Commons yesterday, Hemel MP Mike Penning called on the Government to permit a debate on the "nasty and abhorrent inheritance tax".
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School closures: MP meets with Minister
6 February 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has met with Schools Minister, Jim Knight, to discuss the future of Hemel's threatened primary schools.
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Meeting with Minister casts doubt on the long term position of siblings at Hertfordshire schools
6 February 2007 :
Press Release
The long term prospects for partially selective schools being able to maintain priority for siblings in their admissions policies looks grim
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East of England Plan – it affects all of us
1 February 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
Just before Christmas a government minister made a statement about the East of England Plan.
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Labour ducks death tax debate
31 January 2007 :
Article
Article in Daily Express
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NHS email - "morally and ethically wrong" says MP
29 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning shocked at NHS email telling doctors and nurses to save £2.50 a day.
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Mike Penning: C.difficile - Government "took its eye off the ball"
27 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has condemned the Government for being too dependent on targets in trying to combat hospital-acquired infections.
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Armed Forces Welfare Packages
25 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for a Commons debate on armed forces welfare packages for our servicemen and women serving abroad.
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Dexion Pensions: Penning calls on Government to recognise that it is fighting a losing battle
25 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning comments on today's European Court of Justice Judgement on Pensions.
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Alzheimer's Disease (Drugs)
25 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning presents a petition to Parliament from Dacorum residents condemning the NICE decision to restrict NHS prescriptions for Alzheimer's drugs.
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Health Care-acquired Infections
23 January 2007 :
Speech
Mike Penning calls on the Government to do more to tackle MRSA and other infections in our hospitals. He calls for health staff to have responsibility over cleaning so that they can recall cleaners if the job is not done to their satisfaction.
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School closures: MP calls for urgent meeting with Minister
19 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning seeks government funding for schools until negotiations over new homes proposal are complete.
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Penning backs Sustainable Communities Bill
19 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has given his support to a new law to give power back to local communities.
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PM won't step in to save Hemel hospital
17 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning got a rare chance to question the Prime Minister directly during Prime Minister's Question Time in the House of Commons.
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Defence Training Review
17 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
In response to the Secretary of State for Defence's statement on the Defence Training Review, Mike Penning calls for more explanation behind the decision.
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Pensions Bill
16 January 2007 :
Speech
Mike Penning welcomes the Bill, but warns that the Government must restore public trust in pensions which cannot happen until it accepts the ombudsman's report on maladministration.
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Mike discusses the West Lothian Question on Radio 2
16 January 2007 :
Radio
Listen to Mike on BBC Radio 2's Jeremy Vine show.
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East of England Plan – it affects all of us
16 January 2007 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
Just before Christmas a government minister made a statement about the East of England Plan.
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MP calls for independent review of hospital "reconfiguration"
15 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has written to Health Secretary, Patricia Hewitt, calling for her to refer hospital "reconfiguration" to the Independent Reconfiguration Panel.
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MP congratulates Hemel nominee for Tiffin Cup 2007
15 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning visited Chutneys Indian Cuisine, 79-81 Waterhouse on Friday which has been voted best South Asian restaurant in Hemel Hempstead constituency and now goes through to the national round of the Tiffin Cup.
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MP calls for more democracy
12 January 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has condemned the rising powers of unelected quangos and Regional Assemblies.
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MP in call for more accountability
11 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
In the House of Commons today, Mike Penning called for more democracy in respect of quangos and regional assemblies, highlighting the East of England Development Agency proposal for thousands of new homes which local councils are powerless to oppose.
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Community Maternity Services debate
10 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls on the Secretary of State for Health to re-open the midwife-led birthing unit at Hemel Hempstead.
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New website
1 January 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
To be a good Member of Parliament, it is important that I listen to the people who live in my constituency.
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MP condemns East of England Plan
21 December 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has condemned the Minister's statement that specifically mentions Hemel as an area from expansion and proposes massive changes to the green belt in Hertfordshire.
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"Absolute madness" says MP as hospital beds are cut
19 December 2006 :
Press Release
Minister admits 79 acute hospital beds will be lost in so-called 'reconfiguration'.
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MP congratulates Hemel nominee for Tiffin Cup 2007
19 December 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has congratulated Chutneys of Waterhouse Street on winning the Hemel nomination for the Tiffin Cup.
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New website
16 December 2006 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
To be a good Member of Parliament, it is important that I listen to the people who live in my constituency.
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Young mums pay the price for NHS deficits
15 December 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has condemned the suspension of parentcraft classes by West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust.
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MP supports GPs' open letter
15 December 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has welcomed an open letter sent by Dacorum GPs to hospital bosses which condemns cuts to local health services.
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Hemel hospital: "Not reconfiguration but closure" Mike Penning tells MPs
15 December 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning makes a passionate speech on the closure of Hemel hospital in the House of Commons.
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Medical and Clinical Practice
14 December 2006 :
Speech
Hemel hospital: "Not reconfiguration, but closure" Mike Penning tells MPs
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Health Select Committee Reports on NHS deficits
13 December 2006 :
Press Release
Member of the House of Commons Health Select Committee, Mike Penning, comments on the findings of the committee.
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Fireworks Depot, Ringmer
12 December 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate on the recent fire at a fireworks depot in East Sussex, Mike pays tribute to the firefighters who lost their lives
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A Christmas Message from Mike Penning MP
12 December 2006 :
Press Release
With Christmas now only days away and Parliament about to go into recess I am steeling myself for the oncoming festive season.
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Buncefield one year on
11 December 2006 :
Article
It hardly seems like a year ago when at 1 minute past 6 on 11 December 2005 an explosion registering 2.7 on the Richter scale rocked our town.
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MP calls for action for Dexion pensioners
9 December 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning makes a major speech in the House of Commons calling on the Chancellor to use unclaimed assets to compensate Dexion pensioners.
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Buncefield: "Who is in charge?"
9 December 2006 :
Press Release
As we approach the anniversary of the Buncefield explosion, it is still not clear who is in overall charge of the inquiry and reconstruction.
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Benefits Uprating
7 December 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls on the government to review the system for fast-tracking benefits for the terminally ill, as the current system is clearly not working.
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