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Tough decisions are needed at St Albans City Hospital
Press Release
14 December 2007
Anne Main calls for tough action to ensure that St Albans City Hospital Elective Care Centre reaches its potential.
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Child Benefit: Personal Records
Parliamentary Question
13 December 2007
Anne Main questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about plans to help alleviate concerns of child benefit recipients whose data was lost by HMRC about possible use to establish contact with minors.
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EERA Gypsy and Traveller consultation was clearly a pointless exercise
Press Release
12 December 2007
Anne Main has expressed concern at an announcement from the East of England Assembly’s Regional Planning Panel that St Albans will be expected to have an additional 33 Gypsy and Traveller pitches by 2011.
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National Insurance Contributions
Parliamentary Question
12 December 2007
Anne Main asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was raised from national insurance contributions in 2006-07.
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World Customs Organisation
Parliamentary Question
11 December 2007
Anne Main questions the EU's decision to implement the World Customs Organisation’s ruling that mobility scooters should be classified as leisure vehicles for tax purposes.
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St Albans has lost green belt equivalent to 100 football pitches
Press Release
11 December 2007
Anne Main has today expressed concern at Government figures which show that St Albans District has lost the equivalent of 100 football pitches of green belt land in the last ten years.
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Planning Bill
Parliamentary Debate
10 December 2007
During a debate on the Planning Bill, Anne Main calls for reassurance that the funding raised via the proposed community infrastructure levy will stay in the local community.
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Chequers
Parliamentary Question
10 December 2007
Anne Main asks the PM about the entertainment of guests at Chequers.
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Prisoners: Video Games
Parliamentary Question
10 December 2007
Anne Main questions prisoner access to computer games which may have extreme violent, racist or sexually inappropriate themes.
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First Capital Connect commuter services on the right track
Press Release
10 December 2007
Today, Anne Main attended the opening of the new First Capital Connect (FCC) station at St Pancras International.
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Carers Day 2007- Carers need support
Press Release
7 December 2007
Anne Main has marked today's Carer’s Rights Day 2007 by adding her support to a national campaign urging working age carers to seek advice about support they might be able to get to help juggle work and care.
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Hospitals: Food
Parliamentary Question
5 December 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Health about the average cost of food provided for hospital patients.
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Hospitals: Infectious Diseases
Parliamentary Question
5 December 2007
Anne Main questions the Secretary of State for Health about the number of cases of pseudomonas infection acquired in hospitals.
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Armed Forces: Food
Parliamentary Question
3 December 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Defence about the cost of armed forces food.
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Information Commissioner: Complaints
Parliamentary Question
3 December 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Justice about the processing of complaints by the Information Commissioner.
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Fuel Poverty
Parliamentary Question
3 December 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about households classified as living in fuel poverty.
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Homeowners should be compensated before Buncefield is redeveloped
Press Release
3 December 2007
Anne Main has expressed alarm that the owners of the Buncefield Oil Depot site are beginning to redevelop the site before neighbouring residents have received compensation.
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Care Homes: Food
Parliamentary Question
29 November 2007
Anne Main questions the Secretary of State for Health about the average cost of food for each publicly-funded patient in a nursing home.
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New quango may threaten our green spaces
Press Release
28 November 2007
In a debate in the House of Commons yesterday, Anne Main expressed concern at a new bill which would introduce a Government body, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
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Prisoners: Video Games
Parliamentary Question
28 November 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Justice abour prisoner access to computers and computer games.
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Housing and Regeneration Bill
Speech
27 November 2007
Anne Main raises her concerns that the proposed Homes and Communities Agency will be too powerful and will marginalise the work of local planning committees.
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Prisoners: Food
Parliamentary Question
27 November 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Justice for details of the average daily cost of prisoner food.
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Hertfordshire Oil Storage Terminal
Parliamentary Question
26 November 2007
Anne Main questions the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform about the date of the re-opening of the Buncefield oil depot.
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HIPs decision ill-advised
Press Release
23 November 2007
Anne Main has today expressed concern at the Government’s announcement that Home Information Packs are to be rolled out to cover all properties from 14th December.
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Opposition Day Debate: Schools Reform
Parliamentary Debate
21 November 2007
Anne Main highlights the lack of choice for many parents of children with special educational needs and highlights difficulties encountered by parents wanting to set up a new special educational needs school.
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Opposition Day Debate: Health Care-Associated Infections
Parliamentary Debate
21 November 2007
Anne Main calls on the Government to address the high bed occupancy rates in West Hertfordshire and the apparent link between bed occupancy rates and infections.
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Public Expenditure
Parliamentary Question
21 November 2007
Anne Main questions the Chancellor about the operation of the Barnett formula.
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NHS: Finance
Parliamentary Question
20 November 2007
Anne Main asks the of State for Health for details of the financial position of each NHS trust.
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West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust: Finance
Parliamentary Question
20 November 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Health for an assessment of the financial position of West Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
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Fuel poverty puts most vulnerable at risk in St Albans
Press Release
20 November 2007
Anne Main has today expressed concern that some of the most vulnerable people in St Albans may be at risk this winter due to rising levels of fuel poverty.
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HMRC failures have left families vulnerable to fraud and data theft
Press Release
20 November 2007
Anne Main has expressed alarm at the news that the confidential personal information of 7.2 million families receiving child benefit appears to have been lost by the HM Revenue and Customs.
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Prisons: Television
Parliamentary Question
19 November 2007
Anne Main asks the of State for Justice about televisions bought by the prison service since 1997.
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Flags
Parliamentary Question
19 November 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport why his Department decided to hold a consultation on altering its guidance on the flying of the Union flag from UK Government buildings.
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NHS: Finance
Parliamentary Question
19 November 2007
Anne Main asks the of State for Health what the per capita funding of each NHS trust in England was in 2006-07.
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Education Maintenance Allowance
Parliamentary Question
19 November 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families about the effect of education maintenance allowance payments on achievement by students receiving them.
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River Colne maintenance welcome
Press Release
13 November 2007
Anne Main has welcomed an announcement that the Environment Agency has begun maintenance work on the River Colne in Colney Heath this week.
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Railfreight interchange would ruin commuter services
Press Release
9 November 2007
Anne Main has today joined with First Capital Connect’s Managing Director, Elaine Holt, to condemn the negative impact that Helioslough’s Radlett Railfreight proposal would have on St Albans’ commuter rail services.
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More worrying statistics for West Herts Trust
Press Release
9 November 2007
Anne Main has expressed concern at another set of NHS statistics which puts West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust in the worst performing trusts in the country.
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Tesco: Still the wrong store in the wrong place
Press Release
8 November 2007
Anne Main has been receiving latest developments for the proposed Tesco store with Tesco executives in Parliament.
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Queen's Speech Debate
Parliamentary Debate
7 November 2007
Anne Main debates the draft Bill on citizenship and immigration and highlights local schools which are actively involving Bangladeshi and Pakistani parents who are encouraged to learn English and become involved in the local community.
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Railfreight Inquiry: Railfreight noise would be disruptive
Press Release
7 November 2007
Yesterday, Anne Main attended the first day of the Railfreight Planning Inspectorate Inquiry to hear the opening submissions made by STRiFE, Helislough and St Albans District Council.
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Relaxation of supermarket planning rules would not be in St Albans’ interest
Press Release
31 October 2007
Anne Main has today expressed concern at a report from the Competition Commission into supermarkets and grocery provision in the UK.
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Population growth may place more pressure on Hertfordshire’s housing
Press Release
31 October 2007
Anne Main comments on a report from the Local Government Association which criticises the government's immigration statistics and identifies the growing pressure immigration is placing on local services.
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Olympic Games: Greater London
Parliamentary Question
30 October 2007
Anne Main asks the Minister for the Olympics when she next expects to make an announcement on Olympic funding.
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Council Tax
Parliamentary Question
29 October 2007
Anne Main asks the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government about the percentage change in Band D council tax since 1997-98.
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Government must stop its “smash and grab” raid on local schools
Press Release
23 October 2007
The bank balances of local schools are to be raided Anne Main warned this week.
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Report shows that in St Albans we have major opportunity to make a difference
Press Release
23 October 2007
Today in national papers, WWF (World Wildlife Fund), labelled St Albans the second worst town for ecological foot print of 6.31 Hectares of land per person.
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We need to recycle more waste
Press Release
23 October 2007
Anne Main has today expressed concern at figures which show that Hertfordshire is still only recycling a third of its waste.
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“Hot-bedding” lets super-bugs breed
Press Release
23 October 2007
Anne Main has expressed alarm that the risks of hospital-acquired infections to patients in West Hertfordshire may be increased as a result of intensive “hot-bedding” practices.
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Ministerial Responsibilities
Parliamentary Question
18 October 2007
Anne Main questions the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster about the time taken to produce the list of ministerial responsibilities.
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