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Road Safety (Hertfordshire)
7 May 2008
Mike Penning presents a petition to Parliament calling for a pedestrian crossing and traffic calming system at Lower Road bridge in Nash Mills.
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Finance Bill: Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders
29 April 2008
Mike Penning supports a Conservative amendment to remove an ambiguity in the wording of the Bill which can cause leaseholders to be overcharged stamp duty when they purchase the freehold.
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Finance Bill: Penalties for errors
29 April 2008
Mike Penning condemns the Government for a sham consultation over introducing a single penalty regime for incorrect tax returns and is concerned at a 'Henry VIII clause' - essentially enabling legislation to be amended without Parliamentary scrutiny.
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Primary Care Trusts (Exceptional Cases)
29 April 2008
Mike Penning calls on the Government to address the disparity that arises when different PCTs respond to exceptional cases where clinicians request a treatment that is not ordinarily provided.
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Pensions Bill
22 April 2008
Mike Penning raises Dexion pensioners' concerns about the promised compensation with regard to taxation of the lump sum, the situation of widows who have lost their loved ones during the battle for compensation and those who have been receiving benefits.
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NHS Dentistry
18 March 2008
Mike Penning challenges the Government over a recent Patients Association report entitled "The New Dental Contract - Full of Holes and Causing Pain?"
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NHS Dentistry
18 March 2008
Mike Penning challenges the Government over a recent Patients Association report entitled "The New Dental Contract - Full of Holes and Causing Pain?"
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European Union (Amendment) Bill
3 March 2008
Mike Penning condemns the Lisbon treaty as a betrayal of the trust of the British public and calls for a referendum.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Topical Questions
18 February 2008
Mike Penning calls for a swift conclusion to the Buncefield Inquiry and decisions on whether criminal prosecutions will result and whether compensation can be paid to constituents.
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NHS Dentistry
5 February 2008
Mike Penning tackles the Government over its complacency on the issue of NHS dentists.
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Police Lobby
23 January 2008
Whilst thousands of off-duty police demonstrate outside the House of Commons, Mike Penning calls on the Home Secretary to make a statement.
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Elderly Mentally Ill People
15 January 2008
Mike Penning winds up the debate on behalf of the Conservatives and raises his concerns about the closure of respite care centres.
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Buncefield
9 January 2008
Full text of Mike Penning's speech in the Buncefield debate at the House of Commons.
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Buncefield
6 December 2007
Two years after the disaster, Mike Penning calls on the Government to tell us what is going to happen at Buncefield.
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Serjeant at Arms
6 December 2007
Mike Penning pays tribute to the retiring Serjeant at Arms, Peter Grant Peterkin.
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Cheap Alcohol (Health Consequences) Debate
6 December 2007
Mike Penning winds up the debate for the Conservatives and raises concerns that with the introduction of 24-hour licensing, the Government is sending mixed messages.
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Iraq
3 December 2007
Mike Penning calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to guarantee that once we have reduced our troops in Iraq to 2,500 there will still be enough force protection should the situation deteriorate.
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Buncefield Inquiry
25 October 2007
Mike Penning calls for the Secretary of State for Transport to explain why a report on the Buncefield explosion has still not been made public and condemns the oil companies for putting pressure on the local council to re-open the site.
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Smaller General Hospitals
10 October 2007
In his first speech as a Shadow Health Minister, Mike Penning winds up the debate for the Conservatives and highlights the closure of so many smaller hospitals in pursuit of 'big is beautiful'.
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NHS Review
24 July 2007
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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Pensions Bill
17 July 2007
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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Economic Reform Debate
17 July 2007
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
Mike Penning calls for funds for voluntary groups trying to help non-English-speaking women learn English.
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Armed Forces - Homelessness
16 July 2007
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
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
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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Kosovo
27 June 2007
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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Gypsies and Travellers (Hertfordshire)
20 June 2007
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
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
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
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
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
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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Hemel Hospital
7 June 2007
Mike Penning calls for Secretary of State for Health to explain plans to bulldoze Hemel's brand new hospital
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Financial Assistance Scheme
4 June 2007
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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Buncefield
17 May 2007
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
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
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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Northern Ireland
9 May 2007
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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Medical Training Application Service
1 May 2007
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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MP calls for debate on sentencing
26 April 2007
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
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
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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Financial Assistance Scheme
23 April 2007
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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NHS Trust Accounts
19 April 2007
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
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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Modernising Medical Careers
16 April 2007
Mike Penning questions Health Secretary over who will pay for failure of scoring system.
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Defence Secretary Statement
16 April 2007
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
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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Bullying (Armed Forces)
26 March 2007
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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