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Parliamentary Diary
1 February 2008
I've had a busy start to the year...
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Parliamentary Diary
1 January 2008
As we enter the New Year it is a good time to reflect on a couple of the highs and lows of the past 12 months.
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Buncefield - 2 years on
1 December 2007
It is now two years since the devastating explosion and fire at Buncefield rocked our town and we are still awaiting the results of the investigation.
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Parliamentary Diary
1 November 2007
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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Charity of the Year: Hope for Children
1 October 2007
In August I wrote about one of my ‘Charities of the Year’ DENS – Dacorum’s homelessness charity.
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Victoria Cross Commemoration
1 September 2007
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’s Parliamentary Diary
1 August 2007
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’s Parliamentary Diary
1 June 2007
You may recall from my last 'Diary' I have called for a debate on leniency in sentencing guidelines.
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Parliamentary Diary
1 May 2007
I am delighted that the judicial review is to go ahead.
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Parliamentary Diary
1 April 2007
As Parliament breaks up for Easter Recess I thought you might like to know what your elected representative has been up to!
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Creating sustainable communities
1 March 2007
In January my colleague, Nick Hurd MP, introduced a private member's 'Sustainable Communities Bill' into the House of Commons.
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East of England Plan – it affects all of us
1 February 2007
Just before Christmas a government minister made a statement about the East of England Plan.
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Labour ducks death tax debate
31 January 2007
Article in Daily Express
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New website
1 January 2007
To be a good Member of Parliament, it is important that I listen to the people who live in my constituency.
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Buncefield one year on
11 December 2006
It hardly seems like a year ago when at 1 minute past 6 on 11 December 2005 an explosion registering 2.7 on the Richter scale rocked our town.
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Falkland Islands
1 December 2006
Last month I mentioned that I was looking forward to a visit to the Falkland Islands.
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Falkland Islands visit
1 November 2006
On 2nd November I will be leaving on a visit to the Falkland Islands.
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My busy recess...!
1 October 2006
During the Parliamentary recess I have taken the opportunity to visit many clubs, groups and other organisations throughout the constituency.
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Letter to the Hemel Hempstead Gazette from Mike Penning
15 September 2006
Another Sham Public Consultation
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Help Save Hemel Hospital!
1 September 2006
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
1 August 2006
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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MP condemns No.10's involvement with leaked memos.
14 July 2006
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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Prince of Wales visits Buncefield
1 July 2006
HRH the Prince of Wales visited Buncefield Oil Depot and Maylands Industrial Estate last month.
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One year on
1 June 2006
I can't believe that a year has passed already!
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Buncefield Inquiry – HSE should not investigate themselves
1 May 2006
In mid March, the Health and Safety Executive’s Major Incident Investigation Board who are investigating the Buncefield disaster issued an interim report.
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We must not be bullied into building on the greenbelt
1 April 2006
A Government report called “Projections of Households in England and the Regions” published by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister on 14th March predicts an increase of 561,000 household in the East of England between 2001 and 2021.
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The smoking ban – and why I voted for it
1 March 2006
On 14th February Members of Parliament voted to ban smoking from all pubs, clubs and restaurants in England from the summer of 2007.
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Fly the Flag
1 February 2006
On 18th January I tabled an Early Day Motion in the House of Commons that states:
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The Business of Politics
22 June 2005
Mike's views on his first few days in Parliament - written for a newsletter for Herts Chamber of Commerce
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Letter to the Hemel Hempstead Gazette from Mike Penning
20 December 2004
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
Who is to blame for Hemel's Hospital downgrade?
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Cash Cameras
20 December 2004
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
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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