Home Information Packs and Stamp Duty

10 October 2007 Charles Walker condemns Home Information Packs as yet another tax on home owners. | more

Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill

8 October 2007 Charles Walker calls for parental responsibility to be enforced, if necessary, by fining parents of young offenders – and for the alcohol industry to pay a levy for policing just as football teams pay for policing on match days. | more

Cheshunt "Urgent Care Centre"

2 October 2007 Over 3,000 letters have been received in support of Cheshunt "Urgent Care Centre". | more

Mental Health Services: Hertfordshire

25 July 2007 Charles Walker asks the Secretary of State for Health to ensure that the Hertfordshire Partnership Mental Health Trust is not making a disproportionate financial contribution towards meeting Hertfordshire’s NHS deficits. | more

Mental Health Services: Hertfordshire

25 July 2007 Charles Walker calls on the Secretary of State for Health to increase funding allocated to Hertfordshire’s mental health services. | more

Health Services (Broxbourne)

11 July 2007 Charles Walker presents health petition to Parliament with 16,243 signatures from residents of Broxbourne. | more

Access to NHS Services

3 July 2007 Charles Walker secures meeting with new Secretary of State for Health to discuss concerns of Broxbourne residents about loss of hospital services in north London and in Welwyn. | more

Concessionary Bus Travel Bill

28 June 2007 Charles Walker raises problems of more and more local bus services being routed via London and concerns that Hertfordshire taxpayers are paying for services primarily used by Londoners. | more

Mental Health Bill - Place of Safety

19 June 2007 Charles Walker calls for the Bill to require that mentally ill patients who need to be detained in a place of safety are held in a therapeutic environment rather than a police cell. | more

Mental Health Bill - Community Treatment Orders

18 June 2007 Charles Walker raises concerns about community treatment orders and the resources required to implement them effectively. | more

Water Abstraction

15 June 2007 In a written question to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Charles Walker asks how many permanent abstraction licences have been amended to make them time-limited since the Water Act 2003 was introduced. | more

Local Trading

15 June 2007 Charles Walker champions local shops and calls for better access and changes to the planning laws to enable us to build more vibrant town centres. | more

Walker Launches Parliamentary Zoo & Aquarium Group

13 June 2007 Charles Walker has launched the new Parliamentary Zoo and Aquarium Group to help promote the conservation of endangered species and habitats through better understanding and education. | more

Scottish Parliamentary Elections

23 May 2007 Commenting on the very high number of rejected votes in the Scottish Parliamentary Elections, Charles Walker calls for a restoration of confidence in our democracy. | more

Walker Calls on Minister to Come Clean over Hospital

11 May 2007 Charles Walker, has sought direct assurances from Cabinet Office Minister, Pat McFadden MP, that the consultation surrounding the future of Chase Farm hospital has been conducted in an open and transparent fashion. | more

New Deal Schemes: Self- Employed

2 May 2007 Charles Walker questions the costs of the new deal self-employment programme. | more

Dentistry: Admissions

26 April 2007 In written questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Charles Walker asks about university applications for dentistry. | more

Disability and Carers Service: Pay

24 April 2007 In a written question to the Work and Pensions Secretary, Charles Walker asks about the bonus system for Disability and Carers Service staff. | more

Disability Living Allowance

24 April 2007 In a written question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Charles Walker asks about recent amendments to the disability living allowance claim forms. | more

Who has the Bottle to Challenge Gordon Brown for PM?

17 April 2007 The countdown has started to Tony Blair retiring from Number 10 Downing Street and Westminster is a buzz with rumours and counter rumours as to whether anyone will emerge to pose a serious challenge to Gordon Brown’s leadership aspirations. | more

Mental Health Bill

16 April 2007 Charles Walker calls for more compassion and focus on the care, safety and well-being of mental health patients. | more

Taxes

29 March 2007 Charles Walker challenges the Chancellor over the number of people who will be worse off as a result of the budget. | more

Farming

29 March 2007 Charles Walker raises his concerns that many young people set to inherit farms are selling them off rather than go into farming. | more

Small Business

28 March 2007 Charles Walker calls on the Government to consider the German system of offering vocational training to 14 year olds. | more

Departments: Contracts

28 March 2007 In a written question to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Charles Walker asks about outsourcing by the department. | more

Budget Debate

27 March 2007 MPs examine Environment Audit Committee's analysis of the Chancellor's failure to deliver on environmental issues. | more

Budget Debate

26 March 2007 Charles Walker speaks up for the very poorest in society, who are caught up in the complicated benefits and tax credit system and argues that they should be taken out of taxation altogether. | more

Taxation: Overpayments

15 March 2007 In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Walker asks about overpaid Schedule E tax. | more

Unpaid Taxes

15 March 2007 Charles Walker questions the Chancellor about upaid Schedule D and Captial Gains taxes. | more

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

13 March 2007 During a debate on a bill to introduce an Independent Board to oversea government statistics, Charles Walker requests clarifcation on a LibDem amendment about confidentiality of personal information. | more

NHS Finance (London)

13 March 2007 Charles Walker calls for joined-up thinking when planning provision of hospital services. | more

The Moral Case for Ending Tax Poverty

12 March 2007 The benefits system has become so complex that its workings are almost beyond comprehension. | more

NHS Deficits

12 March 2007 Speaking in the House of Commons, Charles Walker condemns the 'brutal' way in which Hertfordshire NHS Trusts have two years to pay of a £55 million deficit which will involve significant reduction in services. | more

Excise Duties

8 March 2007 Charles Walker asks the Chancellor about money raised on tax and duties on alcohol and tobacco in each year since 1996. | more

Health Services: Carers

27 February 2007 Charles Walker calls for the Advance Service Medicine Use Review to be extended to cover people who are cared for by carers and members of their family. | more

Greater London Authority Bill

27 February 2007 During a debate about the Greater London Authority Bill, Charles Walker discusses proposals to make the ever increasing Mayor's precept more transparent so that London council tax payers will know the taxes that the Mayor is levying. | more

Public Health

22 February 2007 Charles Walker tells MPs of his concerns at cuts to healthcare services in Hertfordshire. He especially highlights cuts to services provided by health visitors and reduced services for alcohol abuse and early-stage mental health illnesses. | more

Health Visitors

21 February 2007 In a written question to the Health Secretary, Charles Walker questions the number of health visitors employed by the NHS. | more

Health Services: Hertfordshire

19 February 2007 Chalres Walker calls on the Secretary of State for Health to make a statement about bringing Hertfordshire's NHS health economy back into financial balance. | more

Breast Cancer: Hertfordshire

19 February 2007 Charles Walker questions the Health Secretary about specialist screening services for women in Hertfordshire with high familial risk of breast cancer. | more

MP Condemns the Great Rail Rip Off

31 January 2007 Charles Walker has expressed his growing annoyance at the continued refusal of the Secretary of State for Transport to discuss the annual £50m “rail tax” levied on local commuters. | more

Rail Franchise Agreements

30 January 2007 Charles Walker calls for the franchise fee paid by One Railway to be better invested on new rail infrastructure and longer platforms. | more

Outsourced Data

23 January 2007 Charles Walker calls on the Health Secretary to make a statement about plans to outsource NHS patient records services and back office functions to India. | more

Health Care-acquired Infections

23 January 2007 Charles Walker calls for hospital chief executives to take responsibility for the cleanliness of their hospitals and routinely visit the wards to see the situation for themselves. | more

Buncefield Oil Disaster

22 January 2007 Charles Walker questions measures put in place since Buncefield to inform MPs about control of major accident hazard registered sites within their constituency. | more

Buncefield Oil Disaster - Fire Services

18 January 2007 Charles Walker questions measures taken since Buncefield to ensure local fire services are properly equipped to deal with hazard sites in their area. | more

Buncefield Oil Disaster - Property Values

18 January 2007 Charles Walker calls for an assessment of the impact of the Buncefield oil disaster on local property values. | more

Flooding: Insurance

18 January 2007 MP calls for plans to ensure that coastal communities at risk from rising sea levels and flooding can access property insurance. | more

MP Calls For Health Debt Amnesty

15 January 2007 In an attempt to avert the severe scaling back of local services Charles Walker has called on the Secretary of State for Health to pay off the debts of Hertfordshire's and North London's financially stressed NHS Trusts. | more

Welfare Reform Bill

9 January 2007 Charles Walker supports amendments to the Welfare Reform Bill that aim to take into account more than just medical issues when assessing how people with disabilities can re-enter the labour market. | more

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