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Anne Main backs greater protections for park home owners

12th January 2016

Anne Main backs law changes to give greater protections for park home owners and tackle restrictions that prevent owners selling their home freely.

Anne Main seeks assurances for St Albans from housing minister

12th January 2016

Anne Main seeks assurances from the Goverrnment that St Albans will not be adversely affected as the government implements its flagship housing policy.

Anne Main calls for Government support for sinkhole costs

17th December 2015

Anne Main calls for more Government support to help St Albans District Council deal with the costs of filling the sinkhole that appeared under a residential street earlier this year.

Anne Main welcomes chancellor’s assurance on tackling fire-safety on fancy-dress

9th December 2015

Today at prime minister’s questions (PMQs), Anne Main MP urged the chancellor to ‘encourage’ the prime minister to ‘intervene’ and introduce a higher standard of flammability testing for children’s fancy-dress costumes. 

Anne Main opposes proposals to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in the EU referendum

8th December 2015

The House of Commons considered Lords’ amendments to the EU referendum bill.  Anne voted to withdraw amendment 1, which would have extended the vote in the EU referendum to 16 and 17 year-olds. 

Later in the debate Anne questioned how the report on the outcome of the renegotiation will be scrutinised.  Lords amendment 5 obliges ‘a statement setting out what has been agreed by members states following negotiations’ and ‘the opinion of the government of the United Kingdom on what has been agreed.’    

Anne Main concerned about UK sovereignty over automated crime information sharing

8th December 2015

Anne Main supports the sharing of information with other countries in order to prevent and investigate crime, but has serious concerns about the implications for UK Parliamentary sovereignty if the UK opts in to the EU’s ‘Prüm Decisions’ automated information exchange.

Anne Main presents Bill to adopt higher standard for flammability for children's costumes and fancy-dress

1st December 2015

Anne Main brings forward a Bill that would see children’s costumes and fancy-dress outfits adopt a higher UK standard for flammability. 

Anne Main highlights the value of apprenticeships

18th November 2015

Anne Main highlights the value of lower level apprenticeships as they offer opportunities for young people to learn worthwhile work skills regardless of their educational attainment at school.

Anne Main calls for help for Syrian refugees coming to UK to enable them to keep in contact with family

16th November 2015

Anne Main calls on the Government to set up a database to help Syrian refugees keep in contact with friends and family once they arrive in the UK and are dispersed around the country.

Anne Main questions Home Secretary about security and intelligence agency data sharing

3rd November 2015

Anne Main questions the  Home Secretary about measures in the draft Investigatory Powers Bill relating to the time period of warrants and the sharing of data between agencies.

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