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Transport: Hertfordshire
14 November 2007 :
Parliametntary Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport what recent assessment she has made of transport infrastructure needs in Hertfordshire.
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New Chief Exec for NHS Trust is welcome but the other Board members should still resign
8 November 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes appointment of stand-in Chief Exec, but repeats his call for all Board members of the failing Trust to resign.
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MP website awards
8 November 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning's parliamentary website is finalist in British Computer Society MP Website Awards.
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Parliamentary Diary
1 November 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
West Herts Hospitals Trust scores a double ‘WEAK’ in the Healthcare Commission’s Annual Health Check – for the second year running.
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Mike Penning condemns oil companies over Buncefield
26 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has condemned the oil companies for putting pressure on the council to give permission to reopen the Buncefield Oil Depot before the HSE has published its report.
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Buncefield Inquiry
25 October 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
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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Local MPs and John Barnes support CCPR's 'Subs for Clubs' Sports Club Campaign
24 October 2007 :
Press Release
Hertfordshire MPs, Mike Penning and David Gauke, attended an event at Westminster yesterday to highlighting the CCPR's 'Subs for Clubs' campaign to support sports clubs.
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MP gives top tips for road safety
19 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning reminds children to be safe and be seen on winter roads.
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MP calls for Hospitals Trust Board to resign
18 October 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP, Mike Penning, has called for the resignations of all board members of the West Herts Hospitals Trust following today's publication of the Healthcare Commission's Annual Health Check.
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Parliamentary Diary
15 October 2007 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
I am delighted that the Appeal Court has doubled the sentences handed out to two paedophiles convicted of raping a 10 and 12 year old child respectively.
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Mike Penning welcomes paedophile sentences
12 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes the Appeal Court's decision to double the sentences handed out to two convicted paedophiles.
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Smaller hospitals under threat - Penning tells MPs
12 October 2007 :
Press Release
Penning warns MPs - your hospitals could end up like Hemel's.
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Smaller General Hospitals
10 October 2007 :
Speech
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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MP congratulates Herts Police on 'good' rating
9 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning congratulates Hertfordshire Police on its assessment as 'good' by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary.
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Mike Penning visits DHL in Hemel Hempstead
9 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning visited DHL to find out how the company coped following the devastating Buncefield explosion.
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Mike Penning welcomes relocation of Hemel market
4 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomed the relocation of Hemel market as a long-overdue step to revive the town centre.
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Another cowardly Secretary of State sneaks into Hemel by the back door
3 October 2007 :
Press Release
Earlier today, Mike Penning joined hospital campaigners in confronting Secretary of State Peter Hain about the closure of our hospital.
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Mike Penning welcomes Conservative pledge for first time buyers
2 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has welcomed George Osborne's announcement that houses up to £250,000 would be exempt from stamp duty if the Conservatives win an election.
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'Meals on Wheels' Diamond Jubilee
2 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning offers his congratulations to 'Meals on Wheels' volunteers as it reaches its 60th year!
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Another key Government figure to visit marginal Hemel - an election on the way?
1 October 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes recognition for the Cement Project and calls on Peter Hain to also address the real issues that concern residents.
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Charity of the Year: Hope for Children
1 October 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
In August I wrote about one of my ‘Charities of the Year’ DENS – Dacorum’s homelessness charity.
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Tobacco Law change - Local shops need our support
28 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls for all parts of the community to support local shopkeepers when the legal age for buying tobacco increases to 18 on 1st October.
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A&E's should stay - Royal Medical Colleges report
25 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes report which proves Hemel's hospital should not be run down.
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Tug-of-war teams pull for charity
21 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning uses his expertise as Captain of the House of Commons tug-of-war team to start the competition in aid of DENS - Dacorum's homelessness charity.
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Charity of the Year Part 2: Hope for Children
15 September 2007 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
Last month I wrote about one of my ‘Charities of the Year’ DENS – Dacorum’s homelessness charity.
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Hospital consultation meeting
14 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joined Hemel residents at stormy public meeting
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Mike Penning "on the beat".
12 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning joins Hemel's police for a Friday night "on the beat".
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Mike Penning to have blood pressure check to support national Know your numbers!® week
5 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning supports UK charity the Blood Pressure Association by having a free blood pressure check during national Know your Numbers!® Week.
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Ministerial visit bypasses hospital.
5 September 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning condemns Minister's visit for failing to focus on the problems that really concern residents.
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Victoria Cross Commemoration
1 September 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
I am deeply proud and honoured to have been invited to attend the commemoration of the award of the Victoria Cross to one of the sons of Kings Langley, Christopher Cox.
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Mike Penning MP to attend VC Commemoration
31 August 2007 :
Press Release
Local MP, Mike Penning, will join with Kings Langley villagers on 9th September to commemorate the award of the Victoria Cross to Christopher Cox a stretcher-bearer in the First World War.
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Mike Penning condemns further Government delay over Post office closures
31 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning calls on residents to use their local post office as consultation timetable is announced.
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Mike Penning MP concerned at ambulance journey times study findings
21 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP has voiced his concerns over today's report that proves a significant increase of death with longer journey times to hospital.
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Mike Penning welcomes David Cameron's pledge to Save Hemel Hospital
20 August 2007 :
Press Release
David Cameron has launched a campaign to save 29 General Hospitals - including Hemel.
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MP supports calls for people to get involved in stroke consultation process
17 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning has supported calls by The Stroke Association for people to participate in a national consultation on stroke services.
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House prices out of reach of first time buyers
17 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP concerned as house prices climb out of reach of first time buyers.
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Give kids a sporting chance
17 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP joins calls for the Government to provide more tax relief for sports clubs that provide sporting activities for children.
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Stop the hospital cuts
15 August 2007 :
Article for Markyate Monthly
I took the opportunity of my first appearance at the dispatch box to call for a stop to hospital cuts around the country.
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MP angered by nursing job losses news
8 August 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning condemns the loss of 160 nursing and midwifery posts and raises concerns that this undermines promises to reopen the Hemel Birthing Unit.
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Mike Penning’s Parliamentary Diary
1 August 2007 :
Article for Kings Langley Villager
Last week, Parliament finished for the Summer recess which gives me a (welcome!) break and also an opportunity to get out and about and meet with more of my constituents. Here’s an update on some of my activities from the past month…
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Mike Penning MP calls for stop to hospital cuts
27 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning uses his first appearance at the Dispatch Box to call for a stop to hospital cuts
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NHS Review
24 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
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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Mike Penning visits flooded residents
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning visited residents whose homes had been flooded on Friday.
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Mike Penning welcomes Attorney General appeal
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning welcomes new Attorney General's decision to appeal rape sentence.
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Dexion pensioners let down by Government
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning speaks in Commons debate calling for support for House of Lords 'lifeboat fund'.
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Mike Penning reacts angrily to staff cuts at Watford A&E
23 July 2007 :
Press Release
West Herts Hospitals Trust staff are told that number of nurses in Watford A&E "to be halved".
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Is our General Hospital to close or not?
18 July 2007 :
Press Release
Mike Penning MP responds to Hospital Chief, David Law's letter to Hemel Gazette (Hospital claims are described as 'alarmist', Hemel Hempstead Gazette, June 27).
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Mike Penning selects DENS as one of his new Charities of the Year
18 July 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning has adopted DENS - Action against Homelessness as one of his Charities of the Year for the year 2007-08.
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NHS funding fiddle...continued
18 July 2007 :
Press Release
Hemel MP Mike Penning examines NHS funding to new Government Ministers' constituencies.
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Pensions Bill
17 July 2007 :
Speech
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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