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MP congratulates students on exam results
21 August 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has congratulated local students on their GCSE results as number of students getting top grades increases.
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MP supports Old Town traders
21 August 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has called for the old High Street to be made one-way and for a new taxi rank to enable regeneration of the area.
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MP joins calls for Post Office Card Account successor to stay with the post office
21 August 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined Leader of Dacorum Borough Council, Cllr Andrew Williams in receiving a petition at Chaulden Post Office.
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MP condemns Post Office closures
20 August 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has condemned the closure of Post Offices in Highfield, the Old Town and Potten End.
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Petition presented to Downing Street
15 August 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joins Potten End Post Office campaigners to present a petition signed by 1500 local people to Downing Street.
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Veterans Badge Presentation
15 August 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning presents Veterans Badges to nearly 50 veterans at a presentation at the Royal British Legion Club.
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MP visits Storax
28 July 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has visited Storax Racking Supplies at their new operations base in Frogmore Road to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
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MP welcomes safety measures at Lower Road
24 July 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes the announcement by Hertfordshire Highways that Section 106 money will be used to improve safety at the Lower Road railway bridge.
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MP condemns peace camp attacks on army heroes
24 July 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has condemned peace camp activists for abusing and attacking soldiers just returned from Iraq
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MP backs Luton Town appeal for justice
24 July 2008 :
Press Release
Speaking in the adjournment debate, Mike Penning backs Luton Town FC which has been given a 30-point deduction.
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Foundation Trusts (Local People)
22 July 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning questions why so many trusts that pass board, health authority and Department of Health criteria fail the Monitor test to become Foundation Trusts.
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SATs Testing
22 July 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls on the Secretary of State to publish legal advice that he has received that says he is unable to say sorry for the SATs testing fiasco.
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MP condemns peace camp for attacking service personnel
22 July 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning raises a 'point of order' condemning protestors from the peace camp for abusing and attacking service personnel who had been invited to the House of Commons on their return from duty in Iraq.
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Adjournment Debate
22 July 2008 :
Speech
Mike Penning ends the Parliamentary session by highlighting some of the problems affecting his constituents.
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Mike Penning welcomes delay in A&E closure
2 July 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning responds to delay in acute services move
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Mike Penning presents award to 'local hero'
1 July 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has presented an award to Mr Bert Inward at the annual MP Heroes event at the House of Commons.
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MP joins Alzheimer's Society march
20 June 2008 :
News
Mike Penning joins members of the Dacorum Branch of the Alzheimer's Society on a march from Marlowes to the Civic Centre protesting at the 'Dementia Tax' - where people with dementia are forced to pay large amounts for vital care.
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Defence Procurement
19 June 2008 :
Speech
Mike Penning calls for better uniforms for our armed forces.
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MP disappointed as three local Post Offices are threatened with closure
17 June 2008 :
Press Release
Reacting to news that three local post offices are under threat of closure, Mike Penning called on local people to respond to the consultation.
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Topical Questions: Dentists
17 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for the Government to scrap the dentists' contract which has left 1 million people without access to NHS dentistry.
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Minister responds to Flamstead Petition
17 June 2008 :
Petition
Observations from the Secretary of State for Transport on the Road Safety (A5 Chequers Hill) Petition
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MP calls for Commons debate
12 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for a House of Commons debate on compensation for British soldiers injured in action.
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HMS Tireless
12 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Following a Ministerial statement on the deaths of Royal Navy officers in an explosion on HMS Tireless, Mike Penning expresses his concern on learning that "fiddling of figures" could have resulted in out of service oxygen generators being re-installed.
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Specialist Trauma Response Teams
11 June 2008 :
Speech
Mike Penning winds up a debate on specialist trauma response teams and the provision of immediate care at the scene of an accident.
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Mike Penning pursues Dexion pensioners' case with Treasury
6 June 2008 :
Press Release
Minister side-steps question on the effect of abolishing the 10p tax rate on Dexion pensioners.
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Polyclinics
5 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for a Parliamentary debate on polyclinics and raises concerns that if Hemel's hospital is replaced with a polyclinic there will be an adverse impact on the nearby GP surgery.
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MP condemns Government's tax grab from Dexion pensioners
4 June 2008 :
Speech
Mike Penning has condemned the Government for taxing Dexion pensioners at a higher rate because they are to receive compensation for five years' stolen pension as a lump sum.
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MP responds to air traffic control consultation
4 June 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has submitted his response to the NATS consultation on proposed changes to flight paths over Dacorum.
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Mike Penning presents A5 petition to Parliament
4 June 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has presented a petition to Parliament signed by over 500 residents for Flamstead calling for traffic lights at the A5/Chequers Hill junction.
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Kids Count Inspiration Awards
2 June 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning presented the awards at the Kids Count Inspiration Awards held on the terrace of the House of Commons.
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Mike Penning calls for veterans to apply for official badge
29 May 2008 :
News
Mike Penning, who served in British Army in Northern Ireland, has called on all veterans in Dacorum to come forward to receive the Ministry of Defence's official badge in recognition of their military service.
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MP welcomes civil court decision
23 May 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has welcomed today's decision that oil company Total UK was negligent over Buncefield explosion.
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Captain Robert Nairac
21 May 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Mike Penning calls for a Government statement following press speculation that a man has been arrested in connection with the death of Captain Robert Nairac whose body has been missing in Northern Ireland for over 30 years.
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Liver Disease
21 May 2008 :
Speech
Mike Penning winds up an adjournment debate on behalf of the Conservatives.
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill: Abortion
20 May 2008 :
Speech
Mike Penning supports an amendment to reduce the time limit for abortion to 20 weeks.
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MP praised for raising the profile of military returning from operations in Afghanistan and Iraq
13 May 2008 :
Press Release
Defence Secretary, Des Browne, has written to Mike Penning thanking him for inspiring and setting up House of Commons "Welcome Home" receptions for Formations returning from operations overseas.
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MP gets glimpse of the future
13 May 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning got a glimpse into the world of life enhancing medical technology when he visited local company Boston Scientific on Friday (9th May 2008).
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Road Safety (Hertfordshire)
7 May 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
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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Sitar Restaurant wins local nomination for Tiffin Cup, Kings Langley's Cinnamon Lounge is runner-up
2 May 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning presents certificates to winning and runner-up restaurants of local round of MPs' "Best South Asian Restaurant" competition.
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Finance Bill: Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders
29 April 2008 :
Speech
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 :
Parliamentary Debate
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 :
Speech
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 :
Speech
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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Penning plays at Twickenham
17 April 2008 :
Press Release
MP Mike Penning realises lifelong ambition of playing at Twickenham.
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MP welcomes football facility
16 April 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined staff, governors and pupils of Ashlyns School in Berkhamsted, plus representatives of Berkhamsted Raiders Football Club and fellow MP, David Gauke, to highlight a potential new footballing facility at the school.
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MP welcomes Minister's pledge on Dexion tax grab
1 April 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has welcomed the Pensions Reform Minister, Mike O'Brien's support for Dexion pensioners who are facing a 40% tax bill on their backdated compensation.
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MPs raise concerns about flightpath proposals
20 March 2008 :
Press Release
Dacorum MPs, Mike Penning and David Gauke, met senior management of NATS to highlight flightpath concerns.
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MP votes to suspend all Post Office closures
20 March 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning backs Commons attempt to prevent closure of 2,500 post offices.
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MP calls for review of judge guidelines following Weddell inquest
18 March 2008 :
Press Release
Mike Penning asks why Garry Weddell, who had been charged with murder, was released on bail.
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NHS Dentistry
18 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
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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