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Help Save Hemel Hospital!
1 September 2006 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
This month I ask you to put ‘Bed Push’ in your diary for Sunday 8th October 2006 and underline it in red!!
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Summer Recess
15 August 2006 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
I write this as Parliament has just broken up for the Summer recess, so I thought I’d update you on some of the issues I’ve been working on lately.
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Local MP says "no smoke without fire"
13 August 2006 :
Press Release
Our local MP was put to work when he attended a barbecue at Little Gaddesden.
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Summer Recess
1 August 2006 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
As Parliament breaks up for the Summer recess, I thought I’d update you on some of the issues I’ve been working on lately.
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Luton Airport Petition
25 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning presents Luton Airport Expansion petition to Parliament.
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Hemel Hempstead Hospital Petition
25 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning presents a petition against the relocation of acute services from Hemel Hempstead hospital and closure of the birthing unit to Parliament.
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MPs lead big push to save the hospital
24 July 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning and David Gauke call on the whole community - young and old - to unite to show the Government that we're all pulling (and pushing!) together to save our hospital.
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Buncefield Oil Depot Fire
19 July 2006 :
Speech
Mike Penning leads a Parliamentary debate on the Buncefield Oil Depot Fire and reiterates his calls for a Public Inquiry.
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Save Hemel Hospital Demo
18 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning uses a 'Point of Order' to highlight the Save Hemel Hospital Demonstration which lobbied Parliament and handed a letter in to 10 Downing Street.
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Prince of Wales visits Buncefield
15 July 2006 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
HRH the Prince of Wales visited Buncefield Oil Depot and Maylands Industrial Estate last month.
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MP condemns No.10's involvement with leaked memos.
14 July 2006 :
Article
Mike Penning: "This shows that the Government is so desperate to deflect attention from its own troubles that it has descended to dirty tricks and the politics of the gutter, something Tony Blair has always said he would never do."
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MP critical of Bill introducing new NHS complaints process
14 July 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls for natural justice to prevail in the drafting of the new NHS Redress Bill
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MP wins critical Commons debate on Buncefield
13 July 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has won a ballot for a critical adjournment debate on the Buncefield Oil Depot explosion.
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NHS Redress Bill
13 July 2006 :
Speech
Mike Penning calls for changes to the NHS Redress Bill to require complaints to be investigated independently.
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"Police Merger Plans in Total Disarray" says MP.
12 July 2006 :
Press Release
An attempt by the Government to rush through mergers of police forces to create 'super-sized' forces has ended in confusion and will do nothing but hinder the work of the Police.
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Eight of the eleven Hertfordshire MPs joined forces today to call the Government to account for the crisis facing the NHS in Hertfordshire.
12 July 2006 :
Press Release
In a debate in Westminster Hall, the eight Conservative MPs highlighted the dramatic cuts occurring at almost every level of healthcare in Hertfordshire.
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NHS Services (Hertfordshire)
12 July 2006 :
Speech
Mike Penning highlights the devastating cuts in patient care and condemns a NHS Trust that sees Hemel hospital as 'surplus to requirements'.
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MP calls for Government help to combat Buncefield-effect on local jobs.
11 July 2006 :
Press Release
During Works and Pensions Questions in the House of Commons, Mike Penning called on Government Ministers to do more to attract jobs to Hemel Hempstead following the Buncefield explosion.
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Unemployment
10 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During Work and Pensions Questions, Mike Penning calls on the Government to do more to encourage employers to come to Hemel Hempstead after the Buncefield explosion.
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Herts MPs win debate on NHS in Hertfordshire
7 July 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined the eight other Conservative MPs in Hertfordshire to secure a debate on the NHS in Hertfordshire.
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MP Congratulates Centarian
7 July 2006 :
Press Release
Hemel Hempstead MP, Mike Penning, enjoyed a cup of tea and a chat with Queensway House resident, Tess Gogins to celebrate her 100th birthday which was on 3rd July.
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MP calls on Government to address staff-retention problems in the armed forces
7 July 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined calls for the Government to address the serious problem of experienced soldiers leaving the armed forces to join private security companies.
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Armed Forces Personnel
6 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate on the Armed Forces in the House of Commons, Mike Penning raises concerns that experienced non-commissioned officers from the front-line infantry units are leaving to join private security companies.
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Prince of Wales visits Buncefield
1 July 2006 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
HRH the Prince of Wales visited Buncefield Oil Depot and Maylands Industrial Estate last month.
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Hemel Hospital
29 June 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for the Health Secretary to explain "why this is the worst year ever for the health service in Hemel Hempstead?"
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MP fights for Dexion pensioners
28 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls on the Government to compensate pensioners who have had their pensions stolen
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Buncefield Fire
28 June 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for the Government to explain what is happening about providing financial assistance in respect of the Buncefield Fire.
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Pension Reform
27 June 2006 :
Speech
During a debate on Pension Reform, Mike Penning continues his fight to get compensation for the Dexion pensioners who had their pensions stolen.
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MP calls for more funding for Alzheimer’s research
23 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning supports House of Commons motion calling for Government to fund more research into Alzheimer’s disease.
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MP on the ropes
23 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning throws his weight about in the gardens at the Palace of Westminster.
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MP blows the whistle
23 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning refereed matches at the annual football tournament in Woodhall Farm
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MP welcomes police merger delay
23 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomed the announcement by Home Secretary, John Reid, that the timetable of police mergers will be delayed to allow further consultation.
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Judges
19 June 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for clarification of recent conflicting comments by Government ministers regarding judges.
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MP leads calls for Met Chief to be sacked
16 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has co-sponsored a House of Commons motion calling for Metropolitan Police Commissioner, Sir Ian Blair, to be sacked.
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MP calls for review of sentencing guidelines
16 June 2006 :
Press Release
Angered that a convicted paedophile who ABDUCTED and SEXUALLY ABUSED a THREE YEAR OLD girl could be eligible for parole in less than six years, Mike Penning has co-sponsored a House of Commons motion to review sentencing guidelines.
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MP calls for changes to “Carers Allowance” entitlement
16 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls for bereaved carers to continue to be able to claim ‘Carers Allowance’.
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West Herts Hospitals chief to appear before top health committee
16 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning, member of the House of Commons Health Select Committee instiated the decision to call West Herts Hospitals Chief Exec, David Law to appear as a witness before the committee.
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MP selects new charities
15 June 2006 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
When I was first elected, I promised to support different charities every year. In my first year I have been supporting the Hospice of St Francis in Berkhamsted.
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Deepcut Review
13 June 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During the debate following the Government's announcement of the publication of its response to the Deepcut Review, Mike Penning suggests the reintroduction of trained soldiers with the recruits in the barrack rooms throughout basic training.
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Mike Penning congratulates award winner
10 June 2006 :
News
Mike Penning congratulates Margaret Sharpe on winning a prestigious "Life After Stroke Carer's Award".
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Buncefield aftermath – who’s in charge?
9 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls for a clear explanation of which Government Secretary of State is responsible for the Buncefield aftermath.
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MP’s Charity of the year 2006
8 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike names Dacorum Rent Aid as Charity of 2006.
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Hospital Consultation a Sham
8 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning reacted angrily to West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust announcement of consultation on plans to close Hemel Hospital
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Buncefield
8 June 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mike Penning calls for a clear explanation of which Government Secretary of State is responsible for the Buncefield aftermath, now that the Deputy Prime Minister has been moved from his position.
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House of Commons Debate - NHS Performance
7 June 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a Commons debate on the NHS, Mike Penning asks the Health Secretary why the people of Hemel Hempstead – who now, in effect, face the closure of their hospital - received only £960 per head last year compared to £1,210 in Sedgefield, for example.
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Mike Penning supports Paper Magic
1 June 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning supported the launch of Apsley Paper Trail's extended Paper Magic carton recycling scheme thanks to a £50,000 investment by Tetra Pak.
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One year on
1 June 2006 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
I can't believe that a year has passed already!
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Mike Penning calls for halt to police reorganisation
26 May 2006 :
Press Release
“To go ahead with a full-blown reorganisation of the country’s police forces at a time when the Home Office is in such a mess is incompetence,” declares Mike Penning.
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MP Supports Tiffin Cup Finalist from Hemel
22 May 2006 :
Press Release
Mike Penning attended the final of the Tiffin Cup in London to support Hemel finalist ‘Bengal Spice’.
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Mike Penning MP’s lungs are for life
22 May 2006 :
Press Release
Hemel Hempstead MP, Mike Penning, demonstrated his support for the British Lung Foundation’s ‘Lungs are for Life’ campaign at a lung health awareness day at the House of Commons.
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