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Anne Main welcomes ban - but no smoking signs on scout tents is a step too far
Press Release
2 July 2007
Anne Main welcomed the implementation of the smoking ban this weekend.
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Anne Main keynote speaker at St Albans Carers Day
Press Release
26 June 2007
On 26th June Anne Main MP was the key note speaker at the day long St Albans Carers Day event in the Civic Chambers St Peter’s street.
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Take politics out of the NHS
Press Release
25 June 2007
Patients and public should have real say over local NHS
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Deadline fast approaching for Railfreight objections to Planning Inspectorate
Press Release
25 June 2007
Anne Main this week reminds all those who do not want to see the proposed Railfreight terminal to go ahead to ensure their objections to the Railfreight terminal are sent.
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Dental Services: St. Albans
Parliamentary Question
21 June 2007
In a written question Anne Main asks about NHS funding of dentisry in St Albans
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Dental Services: St. Albans
Parliamentary Question
21 June 2007
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Health, Anne Main asks for figures relating to the number of NHS dentists in St Albans.
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Doctors: Training
Parliamentary Question
21 June 2007
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Health, Anne Main asks how many applicants to the Medical Training Application Service were from St Albans.
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Folk Festival - Common Sense has prevailed
Press Release
21 June 2007
Anne Main was contacted by the English Miscellany folk group who are based in St Albans as St Albans District Council’s interpretation of the law could have stopped a Latvian folk group taking part.
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Labour and Lib Dem policies at odds with local people and Council
Press Release
21 June 2007
Yesterday, Anne Main initiated a debate on the EERA (East of England Regional Assembly) Consultation to increase the numbers of traveller site allocations in Hertfordshire.
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Gypsies and Travellers (Hertfordshire)
Speech
20 June 2007
Anne Main leads a Parliamentary debate on proposed additional Gypsy and Traveller pitch allocations in Hertfordshire.
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Departments: Resignations (Treasury)
Parliamentary Question
19 June 2007
In a written question, Anne Main asks how many civil servants resigned from the Treasury last month.
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Taxation: Empty Property
Parliamentary Question
19 June 2007
In a written question Anne Main asks about changes in tax revenue arising from the end of the 50 per cent rate of relief on empty commercial properties.
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Warship Procurement
Parliamentary Question
18 June 2007
Anne Main calls on the Secretary of State for Defence to make a statement on the types and numbers of warships planned to be ordered for the Royal Navy.
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Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency
Parliamentary Question
18 June 2007
In a written question to the Health Secretary, Anne Main asks about technical problems experienced by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency with their Drug Analysis Prints.
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“People are heartily sick of being dumped on”
Press Release
18 June 2007
Anne Main has spoken out strongly in the House of Commons about the need to give people greater say over local decisions and repatriating decision making to local councils.
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Government figures show extent of garden grabbing in St Albans
Press Release
18 June 2007
One in five new homes is being built on land that was previously a garden.
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Lattimore Road flats were entirely contrary to the dictates of common sense
Press Release
18 June 2007
Anne highlights recent decision to build twelve flats in Lattimore Road with only one parking space.
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Sustainable Communities Bill
Speech
15 June 2007
Anne Main welcomes the Sustainable Communities Bill as returning power to control at a local level.
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Health Insurance
Parliamentary Question
15 June 2007
In a written question to the Health Secretary, Anne Main asks how many people were covered by private health insurance in each year since 1997.
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Departments: Netmums Website
Parliamentary Question
13 June 2007
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Anne Main asks whether his Department has provided funding to the netmums.com website.
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Special Educational Needs: Hertfordshire
Parliamentary Question
13 June 2007
In a written question, Anne Main asks the Education and Skills Secretary how many special educational needs schools there are in Hertfordshire.
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Health consultation – the devil is in the detail
Press Release
12 June 2007
Anne Main comments on publication of “Delivering quality health care for Hertfordshire”
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County Council oppose railfreight terminal
Press Release
11 June 2007
It is extremely welcome that Hertfordshire County Council has come out with this strong objection
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Government bill will hit small businesses
Press Release
11 June 2007
Last week, Anne Main raised concerns in the House of Commons about a new bill which would hit small businesses in St Albans.
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Rating (Empty Properties) Bill
Parliamentary Debate
7 June 2007
Anne Main speaks up for smaller businesses.
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Anne Main tells politicians to "wake up" to the red tape burden for small businesses
Press Release
7 June 2007
Anne Main, Member of Parliament for St Albans, has called on politicians to "wake up" to the burden of regulation on small businesses.
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New housing body is a governmental regional assembly tool to ride roughshod over the needs of St Albans and Hertfordshire
Press Release
7 June 2007
Today has seen the launch of the National Housing and Planning Advisory Unit (NHPAU) that will advise regional assemblies on housing and affordability issues.
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Make Parliament a much more powerful influence on the Executive
Press Release
7 June 2007
Anne Main has joined in with plans by the Conservative Party to examine radical new plans to strengthen the power of Parliament over the Executive.
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Department of Trade and Industry Debate
Speech
6 June 2007
Anne Main condemns excessive regulation and red-tape which Hertfordshire chamber of commerce has estimated has cost more than £431 million since 1998.
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Prisons: Drugs
Parliamentary Question
6 June 2007
Anne Main asks the Health Secretary whether funding announced for the Integrated Drug Treatment System will be ring-fenced.
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Anne Main welcomes Lottery roadshow to St Albans
Press Release
6 June 2007
Following a briefing from the East of England Big Lottery Fund team, Anne Main is urging local groups to book a place to attend a Big Lottery Fund event later this month.
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New Trust debt figures – Government mismanagement of the NHS has put our Trusts in this position
Press Release
6 June 2007
Anne Main expressed disappointment at figures released today by the Department of Health which revealed local NHS Trusts remain in financial deficit.
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Anne Main welcomes extension of public health consultation
Press Release
5 June 2007
On 18th May, Anne Main met with Anne Walker, Chief Executive of East and North Hertfordshire Primary Care Trust, to discuss the reconfiguration proposals for the Trust.
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£1.5bn Thames container port decision undermines case for a railfreight interchange in St Albans
Press Release
31 May 2007
In light of the Government's decision to approve the new London Gateway port and rail interchange in Essex, Anne Main has further disputed the need for another railfreight interchange at the former Radlett aerodrome site.
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Insurance: Discrimination
Parliamentary Question
24 May 2007
Anne Main asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether services offered by the travel insurance industry discriminate against older people.
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Children: Maintenance
Parliamentary Question
24 May 2007
In a written question, Anne Main asks the Workand Pensions Secretary about money received by the CSA fron non-resident parents but not sent on to the parent with care.
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NATO: Uniforms
Parliamentary Question
23 May 2007
Anne Main calls on the Defence Secretary to make a statement about the wearing of the NATO logo on armed forces uniforms.
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Acute Services
Parliamentary Question
22 May 2007
Anne Main calls on the Health Secretary to make a statement on recent changes to acute services.
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St Albans
Parliamentary Question
22 May 2007
Anne Main asks when the Minister for Delivery and Reform next plans to visit St Albans
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Departments: Freedom of Information
Parliamentary Question
22 May 2007
In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Anne Maina asks how many Freedom of Information requests were made to his Department since 2005.
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Fortnightly refuse proposals rubbished
Press Release
22 May 2007
Anne Main this week caused a national media storm with comments about plans to scrap weekly rubbish collections.
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Departments: Netmums Website
Parliamentary Question
21 May 2007
Anne Main asks if the Ministry of Justice has provided funding for the netmums website.
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Children: Maintenance
Parliamentary Question
18 May 2007
In a written question to the Work and Pensions Secretary, Anne Main questions administrative procedures within the CSA
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New housing red tape will add to cost and stress of moving home
Press Release
17 May 2007
Home owners forced to pay £600 to put up a 'for sale' sign from 1 June
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Housing - Home Information Packs
Parliamentary Debate
16 May 2007
Anne Main condemns the situation where sellers of part-equity in a house will have to pay all of cost of the Home Information Pack even though they are perhaps only selling half of the equity in a house.
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West Hertfordshire NHS Trust
Parliamentary Question
16 May 2007
Anne Main requests minutes of meeting between Department of Health officials and West Hertfordshire NHS Trust on 31 July 2006.
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Information Prescriptions
Parliamentary Question
15 May 2007
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Health, Anne Main asks about information prescription trials.
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NHS: Finance
Parliamentary Question
14 May 2007
Anne Main questions the Health Secretary about the latest findings of the turnaround teams within West Hertfordshire NHS Trust.
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We are the most congested area in Britain
Press Release
14 May 2007
Anne Main has voiced her concern at a new report which shows that the Motorways which pass through the St Albans Constituency are the most congested in Britain.
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Acute Services move may mean delays for patients
Press Release
14 May 2007
At a briefing today on Watford Health Campus launch, MPs were given details of the regeneration project.
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