Local News
- 24th February 2009
Health chiefs have confirmed this week that the proposed redevelopment of Watford General Hospital will not now be completed until 2016 at the earliest. read more »
- 23rd February 2009
Mike Penning supports National Autistic Society and pledges to vote for the Autism Bill next Friday (27th Feb). read more »
- 18th February 2009
Hemel Hempstead MP Mike Penning has condemned a European Parliament vote to abolish the ‘opt-out’ of the working time directive which could restrict our retained firefighters to a 48-hour week. read more »
- 13th February 2009
Dacorum’s MPs, Mike Penning and David Gauke joined over 300 guests at Hemel Hempstead Conservative Association’s annual dinner on Wednesday (11th February) which was held at Shendish Manor. read more »
- 12th February 2009
Hemel Hempstead MP, Mike Penning has raised his concern about the level of fly-tipping in the Borough. Last year (2007-08) 1,359 fly-tipping incidents were reported in Dacorum on DEFRA’s Flycapture database and it cost the Borough Council over £102,000 to clear them up. read more »
- 28th January 2009
Mike Penning has written to the Chief Executive of the Highways Agency calling on him to resolve the ongoing problems for people joining and leaving the M1 at Junction 8. read more »
- 27th January 2009
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 »
- 22nd January 2009
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 »
- 22nd January 2009
Mike Penning welcomed the Shadow Ministerial Health Team to Shendish Manor for a policy planning day. read more »
- 1st December 2008
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 »