Mike Penning MP has put his name to a House of Commons motion condemning the BBC for refusing to broadcast the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) Gaza Crisis Appeal.  read more »

Mike Penning welcomed the Shadow Ministerial Health Team to Shendish Manor for a policy planning day.  read more »

In his role as Shadow Minister for Health, Mike Penning wound up a Commons debate calling on the Government to "let the people decide".  read more »

Mike Penning winds up the debate for the Opposition highlighting, in particular, the problems caused when patients are kept in ambulances so that A&E departments can achieve their 4-hour target.  read more »

Mike Penning winds up the debate on the Health Select Committee's report on dental services.  read more »

As the Buncefield Inquiry draws to a close and the incident falls out of the remit of the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Mike Penning calls on the Government to announce which Minister is now responsible.  read more »

Following the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions' statement, Mike Penning calls for more protection for people with long-term sickness such as depression who have difficulty holding on to a job and worry about the consequent loss of benefits.  read more »

Mike Penning has welcomed news that criminal prosecutions will be brought against five companies involved in the operation of the Buncefield oil depot.  read more »

Mike joined Mayor of Dacorum, Cllr Mrs Carol Green and local residents in celebrating the work of the land army girls who later settled in Markyate and surrounding villages.  read more »

Following the Post Office Card Account statement, Mike Penning asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions if the new contract is an improvement on the old to help marginal post offices.  read more »