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NHS Dentistry Crisis
13 May 2009
Mike Penning calls for a Parliamentary debate on the crisis in NHS dentistry.
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Swine Flu debate
13 May 2009
Mike Penning winds up a wide-ranging debate on 'swine flu' and calls for clear leadership and easy access to information should the situation develop. He also highlights the importance of better out-of-hours GP services which can currently be confusing.
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Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill
8 May 2009
In a speech in support of the Green Energy Bill, Mike Penning pays tribute to the pioneering work being done in this country and highlights the work of RES based just outside his constituency.
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Defence Statement: Strategic review of reserves
28 April 2009
Responding to a Government statement on the disbandment of TA signals units - with the loss of over 2,000 soldiers - Mike Penning calls for more effort to find a way to keep those soldiers in the TA.
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Motor Neurone Disease
31 March 2009
Mike Penning winds up a debate on the availability of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) for MND sufferers which can greatly alleviate sleep disturbance and prolong life. He criticizes NICE for the delays in setting up a study of the use of NIV.
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MP calls for M1 A&E signs explanation
26 March 2009
Mike Penning calls for Secretary of State for Transport to explain new signs at M1 Junction 8 directing people to the non-existant A&E at Hemel Hospital.
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Health Inequalities debate
18 March 2009
Mike Penning winds up a debate on health inequalities and supports calls for the acute medical care and public health budgets to be separated so that public health spending doesn't suffer.
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European Working Time Directive: Fire Service
10 March 2009
Mike Penning condemns EU proposals to scrap the opt-out of the European Working Time Directive and the devastating affect it would have on firefighting capability in this country.
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Small Business Rate Relief (Automatic Payment) Bill
6 March 2009
Mike Penning supports a Private Member's Bill to make the payment of Business Rate Relief to small businesses automatic and raises problems faced by businesses whose premises were destroyed by Buncefield still having to pay rates.
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United States of America debate
10 February 2009
Mike Penning pays tribute to the special relationship between the UK and US and calls on other European countries to contribute troops to the frontline in Afghanistan.
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Emergency Care debate
21 January 2009
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.
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Dental Services debate
16 December 2008
Mike Penning winds up the debate on the Health Select Committee's report on dental services.
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Welfare Reform
10 December 2008
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.
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Buncefield
10 December 2008
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.
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Post Office Card Account
13 November 2008
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.
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Combating Obesity debate
13 November 2008
Mike Penning winds up the debate for the Opposition and raises concerns about the reporting of medical research in the press.
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Fighting Crime (Public Engagement) debate
6 November 2008
Speaking in the House of Commons, Mike Penning pays tribute to the work of the special constables.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
4 November 2008
During a debate about the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mike Penning tells MPs that if there is a any possibility that British troops may be sent then pre-deployment training needs to be in place.
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Employment Bill debate
3 November 2008
During a debate about new clauses in the Employment Bill, Mike Penning condemns a clause relating to compensation for "injury to feelings".
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Inland Waterways debate
28 October 2008
Mike Penning calls for more investment in the existing canal structure and highlights the problems of silt.
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Umbilical Cord Blood (Donation) Bill
17 October 2008
Mike Penning winds up the debate on behalf of the opposition on a Private Members Bill to promote the donation of cord blood from women after giving birth.
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Primary Care
16 October 2008
Mike Penning winds up the Primary Care debate on behalf of the opposition raising a number of issues of local concern.
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Local Government: Buncefield
15 October 2008
Mike Penning calls for government intervention in planning issues of national significance, such as the rebuilding of Buncefield. He also asks for relief for businesses affected by the blast to be free of the 100% business rates on their empty properties.
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Defence in the UK
9 October 2008
During a defence debate, Mike Penning raises his concerns about recruit-on-recruit bullying and calls for a return to the situation where trained soldiers stay in the barrack rooms overnight.
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Foundation Trusts (Local People)
22 July 2008
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
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
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
Mike Penning ends the Parliamentary session by highlighting some of the problems affecting his constituents.
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Defence Procurement
19 June 2008
Mike Penning calls for better uniforms for our armed forces.
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Topical Questions: Dentists
17 June 2008
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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MP calls for Commons debate
12 June 2008
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
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
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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Polyclinics
5 June 2008
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
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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Captain Robert Nairac
21 May 2008
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
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
Mike Penning supports an amendment to reduce the time limit for abortion to 20 weeks.
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Road Safety (Hertfordshire)
7 May 2008
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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Finance Bill: Collective enfranchisement by leaseholders
29 April 2008
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
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
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
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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NHS Dentistry
18 March 2008
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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NHS Dentistry
18 March 2008
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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European Union (Amendment) Bill
3 March 2008
Mike Penning condemns the Lisbon treaty as a betrayal of the trust of the British public and calls for a referendum.
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Department for Work and Pensions: Topical Questions
18 February 2008
Mike Penning calls for a swift conclusion to the Buncefield Inquiry and decisions on whether criminal prosecutions will result and whether compensation can be paid to constituents.
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NHS Dentistry
5 February 2008
Mike Penning tackles the Government over its complacency on the issue of NHS dentists.
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Police Lobby
23 January 2008
Whilst thousands of off-duty police demonstrate outside the House of Commons, Mike Penning calls on the Home Secretary to make a statement.
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Elderly Mentally Ill People
15 January 2008
Mike Penning winds up the debate on behalf of the Conservatives and raises his concerns about the closure of respite care centres.
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