New Services for constituents
10 June 2005 :
Press Release
MP launches new Constituent Service from offices in Hemel Hempstead
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Mike interviewed on 3 Counties Radio
9 June 2005 :
Radio
Mike was interviewed live on 3CR this evening concerning Mr Prescott’s plans to move the control centre for Hemel’s Fire Service to a massive regionalised centre to be located somewhere on the East Coast.
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More bad news for Hemel Hospital
3 June 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP has a fiery encounter with Strategic Health Authority
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Hemel Hospital loses Intensive Care beds
3 June 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP asks Strategic Health Authority for help
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Question to Geoff Hoon, Leader of the House
27 May 2005 :
Press Release
Having made his maiden speech Mike is now allowed to question government ministers in parliament.
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First Aid saves lives
27 May 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning, the hard working MP for Hemel Hempstead constituency, last week joined The British Red Cross at the launch of their ‘Don’t be a Bystander’ campaign.
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Westminster Office-share to benefit the people of Hemel Hempstead
27 May 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning to share Westminster office with David Gauke MP of neighbouring South West Herts.
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Local Hospital and Crime - Issues raised in Maiden Speech
25 May 2005 :
Press Release
In his maiden speech on Tuesday 24th May 2005, Mike Penning, the hard working newly elected MP for Hemel Hempstead constituency, drew attention to the plight of Hemel Hospital
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Maiden Speech
24 May 2005 :
Speech
Mike Penning makes his maiden speech in the House of Commons.
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Mike Penning MP: Parliament should work longer not shorter.
23 May 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning, the hard working newly elected MP for Hemel Hempstead constituency was shocked about the additional two weeks summer recess
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Mike Penning MP: My Charity 2005 is the Hospice of St Francis
23 May 2005 :
Press Release
Each year Mike Penning will nominate a local charity which he will support and promote throughout the year.
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Campaign Fatigue
13 May 2005 :
Article published in Markyate Monthly
I write this on my second day at Westminster, after winning the election by 499 votes less than five days ago. The campaign was hectic and long and there does not seem to have been any time to really catch up on my sleep and have even a moments rest.
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Mike Penning's Pledge to the people of Hemel
9 May 2005 :
Press Release
"I will work for every man, woman and child in the Hemel area. I will fight to keep our hospital, keep our police station, win back our streets from criminals, protect our green belt, and stand up for those who can't defend themselves.
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Mike Penning wins Hemel
6 May 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has been elected as the new Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead.
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Regional Bureaucrats and imposed green belt development to be scrapped
26 April 2005 :
Press Release
Caroline Spellman visits Hemel Hempstead
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Violence offences more than double in Hemel Hempstead
22 April 2005 :
Press Release
The latest police reported crime statistics on Violence Offences for the Hemel Hempstead Constituency show an increase last year of 43%
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Violence offences in Hemel Hempstead constituency more than double over the last two years.
22 April 2005 :
Press Release
Police reported crime statistics for 2005-2005 published
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Mike Penning: Former Dexion workers deserve compensation
22 April 2005 :
Press Release
Penning joins London Demonstration. “I was proud to have been asked to join the former Dexion workers
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Kings Langley Villager
20 April 2005 :
Article published in the Kings Langley Villager
Under Labour each household in Kings Langley, on average, has paid another £5,000 in taxes and over 95% more in council tax.
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Sir Teddy Taylor canvasses in Bennetts End
20 April 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning today played host to an old friend, Sir Teddy Taylor. Sir Teddy, who first became an MP 41 years ago,
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Mike Penning: We will scrap Mr Blair’s revaluation stealth tax
20 April 2005 :
Press Release
New pledge to save hard working families in Dacorum from £268 a year hike in council tax
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Mike Penning: “Why I paid my election deposit in £ coins”
12 April 2005 :
Press Release
Mike Penning, Conservative parliamentary candidate today paid his £500 election deposit at the Civic Centre Hemel Hempstead in one pound coins
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Mike visits the troops in Iraq
18 March 2005 :
Press Release
Meeting many of the British Army’s youngest troops in the middle of the desert, thousands of miles from their families and loved ones, was one of the most defining moments of my visit to Iraq
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Mike Penning is to visit British troops in Iraq next weekend.
1 March 2005 :
Press Release
Commenting on his trip Mike said "No matter whether you felt that the war in Iraq was justified, thousands of British troops are thousands of miles away from their family and loved ones
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Police Authority budget reveals frozen manning levels.
25 February 2005 :
Press Release
Behind all the recent press, concerning the council tax increase for our policing service lies the fact that the plans up to March 2006 do not allow for any more police officers at all.
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Letter to the Hemel Hempstead Gazette from Mike Penning
20 December 2004 :
Article
The issue of school discipline seems to have hit the political agenda. The Government say they want all schools to take on pupils
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Letter to the Hemel Hempstead Gazette from Mike Penning
20 December 2004 :
Article
Who is to blame for Hemel's Hospital downgrade?
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Cash Cameras
20 December 2004 :
Article
Some while ago I wrote expressing my fear that the government were deploying speed cameras more as a way of raising stealth taxes
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Action on Cleaner Hospitals
25 November 2004 :
Article
I spend a lot of time travelling around Hemel Hempstead, meeting people and listening to the things that matter to them.
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