Walker Says Englishman’s Home Must Remain his Castle

8 January 2007 Charles Walker has written to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government to express his concerns at a leaked Government report suggesting that it's going to grant council tax inspectors far reaching powers to snoop around people's homes. | more

2007 Heralds New Political Landscape

19 December 2006 With one year just about behind us and another one on the way, the last thing most people will be thinking about is politics and I say hooray to that. | more

MPs Join Forces to Fight for More Rail Investment

7 December 2006 Members of Parliament from across the East of England recently joined forces to press the new Rail Minister, Tom Harris MP, on the need to make urgent upgrades to the Cambridge to London line. | more

Corporation Tax

7 December 2006 Charles Walker questions the Chancellor about the effects of corporation tax on the competitiveness of the economy. | more

European Affairs

6 December 2006 Charles Walker calls for the UK to be more aggressive in its own interests and not allow ourselves to be restrained by artificial confines set by the EU, which hinders our ability to compete with countries such as China and India. | more

Transport Strategy

5 December 2006 During a debate on Transport Strategy, Charles Walker fears that the recently published Eddington report, the eighth such report in nine years, is merely time-filling by a government which has no solution to transport problems such as overcrowded trains. | more

Import Duties

4 December 2006 Charles Walker asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer a series of questions relating to changes import duty tariff headings. | more

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill

4 December 2006 Charles Walker calls for fines to be used to compensate the losses of families where a loved one has been killed by corporate failing. | more

Queen's Speech - Treasury and Work and Pensions

27 November 2006 Charles Walker questions whether it is the role of Government to tell people how long they may work. | more

Queen's Speech - Health

16 November 2006 During a debate on the Queen's Speech, Charles Walker condemns hospital closures in Hertfordshire and calls for a commitment from the Government to use the new mental health Bill to ensure provision of first class mental health services. | more

MP Hails Queen and Pageantry

15 November 2006 For as long as I remain Broxbourne's Member of Parliament, I am sure attending the State Opening of Parliament will always be a thrill. | more

Mental Health

7 November 2006 In a written question to the Health Secretary, Charles Walker asks what steps she is taking to support mental health services in Hertfordshire. | more

Broxbourne MP Calls Time on Fireworks

7 November 2006 Charles Walker joined with other Parliamentary colleagues to urge the Government to act on the growing menace of fireworks which are being let off at all hours of the day and night. | more

Companies Bill

6 November 2006 During a debate about new reporting obligations for company directors where they must provide details of "key relationships", Charles Walker asks for a definition of "key relationships". | more

Rivers

6 November 2006 In a written question to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Charles Walker asks what measures are being taken to ensure viable riverflows during periods of drought and high water use. | more

Climate Change

6 November 2006 Charles Walker asks the Environment Secretary about the effect of future immigration and population growth on the production of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the UK. | more

Firework Nuisance

6 November 2006 Charles Walker calls for the firework season, which now seems to last for six weeks, to be shortened. | more

Tax Credits

2 November 2006 Charles Walker asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much was overpaid in family tax credits for each year. | more

Income Tax

2 November 2006 In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Walker asks how many people paid income tax in each of the last eight years and what percentage were over the state retirement age. | more

Foreign Language Teaching

1 November 2006 Charles Walker challenges the Education Secretary about language teaching in our primary and secondary schools. | more

Legislative Process

1 November 2006 Charles Walker calls for more time for back-benchers to have adjournment debates to hold Ministers to account and does not see any need for an increase in MPs' communications allowances. | more

Crossrail Bill

31 October 2006 Charles Walker puts the case for disproportionate investment in London's transport infrastructure as London is the 'engine room of the UK economy' and London the east and south-east are expected to attract an additional 5 or 6 million people in the next 2 | more

Drinking Banning Orders

30 October 2006 Charles Walker calls for higher penalties for selling alcohol to under-age children. | more

Climate Change - Stern Report

30 October 2006 In response to the Government statement on the Stern Report, Charles Walker asks about the future role of nuclear power to reduce our dependency on fossil fuels. | more

Alcohol Disorder Zones

30 October 2006 Chalres Walker welcomes the introduction of alcohol disorder zones in the Violent Crime Reduction Bill. | more

Knife crime

30 October 2006 Charles Walker welcomes the increase in maximum sentence for carrying a knife from two to four years. | more

Energy Supply

30 October 2006 Charles Walker calls for reassurances that we can maintain the UK's global competitiveness as well as reducing our carbon emissions. | more

MP Seeks Knife Assurances

25 October 2006 Charles Walker has asked for Ministerial assurances that new laws to keep offenders out of criminal courts will not be used in cases where people are charged with carrying a knife. | more

Charities Bill

25 October 2006 Charles Walker debates amendments to the Charities Bill calling for small charitable companies to be treated primarily as charities thus avoiding new company legistlation and examines sports which should be permitted to attain charitable status. | more

Police and Justice Bill

24 October 2006 During a debate on the House of Lords amendments to the Police and Justice Bill, Charles Walker raises the questions of accountability and independence of county police forces. | more

Immigration Must be Curbed

18 October 2006 Since I was elected 18 months ago, I've made it clear that Government's ultimate responsibility is to safeguard the welfare of its existing citizens - regardless of their race, creed or colour. | more

Disability Living Allowance

16 October 2006 Charles Walker calls for improvements to the computer-based medical form, the complexity of which has denied many deserving people the benefits they are entitled to. | more

Broxbourne MP Attacks BNP Hate

13 October 2006 Government Education Minister, Bill Rammell, joined with Broxbourne MP, Charles Walker, to condemn BNP campaign tactics targeted at the Borough's young people. | more

Civil Aviation Bill

12 October 2006 Charles Walker calls for more time in Parliament to discuss amendments of particular concern for Stansted and Heathrow airports. | more

Racism

12 October 2006 During Education Questions in the House of Commons, Charles Walker condemns the BNP's targetting of young people and congratulates the young people who are turning their back on the BNP's racist lies and filth. | more

Climate Change

12 October 2006 During the debate on Climate Change, Charles Walker calls for water companies and the Environment Agency to get together to ensure river and stream environments are preserved. | more

Forced Marriages

9 October 2006 Charles Walker asks the Foreign Secretary about links between forced marriages and honour killings and also about powers to declare forced marriages null and void. | more

Hooray for Boris the Brave

4 October 2006 The most surprising thing to come out of what was generally an excellent Conference was the announcement that “Boris Johnson would not be sacked for his outburst”. | more

Return to Work

13 September 2006 Charles Walker questions the Work and Pensions Secretary about travel and lunch reimbursements for people returning to work or performing voluntary work. | more

Could Science Save the Planet?

7 September 2006 The issue of global warming is never far from the lips of news presenters and politicians. Every major climactic event is attributed to the planet’s thermostat being ratcheted up another notch. | more

Private Aircraft Security Procedures

4 September 2006 Charles Walker asks the Transport Secretary about security procedures for passengers using private aircraft. | more

Telephones (Hospitals)

4 September 2006 Charles Walker asks the Health Secretary about the use of mobile phones in hospitals and about the costs of using bedside telephone in hospitals. | more

And So On to Summer

29 August 2006 Parliament has risen for its 76 day Recess and the nation’s press has expressed its collective outrage at MPs' summer holiday bonanza. | more

Challenging the Enemy Within

15 August 2006 Once again the UK has been plunged into chaos by the terrorist threat that rests within our midst. | more

MP praises security services

11 August 2006 Charles Walker "extremely relieved" that security services have stopped appalling attack on innocent travellers. | more

What Price a Peerage?

31 July 2006 How much for a peerage? The going rate as far as I can tell seems to be somewhere between £500k and £1m – a tidy sum by most people’s reckoning but mere pocket money for today's super rich. | more

Personal Bedside Telephone Services

25 July 2006 In a written question to the Health Secretary, Charles Walker asks about the survey undertaken by Patient and Public Involvement Forums into the costs associated with personal bedside telephone services in NHS hospitals. | more

Departmental Staff

25 July 2006 Charles Walker asks the Home Secretary how many civil servants at grade 5 or above have been disciplined over failures in the UK immigration system since 1 January. | more

Business Continuity Planning

25 July 2006 Charles Walker asks the Trade and Industry what measures he is taking to ensure individual plc directors are aware of their obligations to their shareholders in respect of business continuity planning. | more

Business Failures

25 July 2006 Charles Walker questions the Trade and Industry Secretary about what measures he is taking to reduce the number of business failures that occur as a result of a major physical disaster. | more

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