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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Private Aircraft Security Procedures

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

Civil Contingencies Act

25 July 2006 Charles Walker asks the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many local authorities have complied fully with the obligations contained in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. | 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

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

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

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

Financial Services Authority

24 July 2006 In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Charles Walker asks what progress the Financial Services Authority has made in enforcing testable business continuity planning among its members. | more

Reservists

24 July 2006 Charles Walker calls for compensation and support for small businesses with key staff serving long-term as reservists. | more

Armed Forces Personnel & Income Tax

24 July 2006 In a written question to the Defence Secretary, Charles Walker asks which NATO countries require their troops to pay income tax whilst on active service. | more

Water Abstraction from Rivers

20 July 2006 Charles Walker calls on the Government to ensure that during this hot weather, abstraction from our rivers is kept at a manageable level. | more

England and Scotland Representation

29 June 2006 Charles Walker calls for a debate on the constitutional settlement between England and Scotland. | more

Sure Start

27 June 2006 Charles Walker calls on the Education Secretary to guarantee funding for the Sure Start scheme in Waltham Cross and to promote the retention of health visitors by Sure Start initiatives in Herts. | more

Child Care

20 June 2006 Charles Walker calls for improvements to pre-school child care. | more

Primary Care Trusts (Hertfordshire)

19 June 2006 In a written question to the Health Secretary, Charles Walker asks for clarification of whether the two new PCTs in Hertfordshire will be run by separate management teams and chief executives. | more

PCTs in Herts

14 June 2006 Having learned that the two trusts created in the shake-up of PCTs serving Hertfordshire will be served by one management team and Chief Executive, Charles Walker alerts the Minister to his concerns that this will in-effect be just one PCT. | more

School Closures

6 June 2006 In a Written Question to the Education Secretary, Charles Walker asks about criteria used to determine primary school closures. | more

Subject Skills Shortages

25 May 2006 Charles Walker calls on the Education Secretary to do more to encourage people into the teaching profession, specifically into mathematics teaching. | more

Charities

17 May 2006 Charles Walker calls on the government to do something to end the practice of 'chugging' (short for 'charity mugging') - a practice of hiring, usually young, people to accost passers-by in the street asking them to donate to charity by direct debit. | more

Primary Care Trusts and Ambulance Trusts

16 May 2006 Charles Walker calls for safeguards to ensure that the new Primary Care Trust in east and north Hertfordshire will serve the less-well-off parts of the Broxbourne constituency. | more

NHS Budgets

12 May 2006 Charles Walker questions the Health Secretary about measures she has taken to encourage NHS trusts to balance their budgets and what initiatives are in place to reward those NHS trusts that do operate to balanced budgets. | more

GPs/Pharmacists (Hertfordshire)

18 April 2006 Charles Walker questions the Health Secretary about measures to encourage collaboration between GPs and pharmacists and calls for her to make a statement on the issue. | more

Medicine Use Review (Hertfordshire)

30 March 2006 Charles Walker asks the Health Secretary about steps being taken to educate Hertfordshire GPs about the terms of the medicine use review. | more

Peerages

23 March 2006 Charles Walker calls for a debate on peerages. | more

Private Pensions

22 March 2006 Charles Walker asks the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions a series of questions relating to the transfer of private pensions. | more

Financial Ombudsman Service

14 March 2006 Charles Walker asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer a series of questions relating to the Financial Ombudsman Service. | more

Legal Services Commission

28 February 2006 Charles Walker question the Minister of State at the Department for Constitutional Affairs about the likely impact of the Legal Services Commission's withdrawal of funding from charities that provide support and advice services. | more

Breast Cancer

27 February 2006 Charles Walker asks the Health Secretary what percentage of women were examined by a breast cancer specialist within 2 weeks of a referral froma GP. | more

Breast Cancer

16 February 2006 Charles Walker asks the Health Secretary about the progress of rolling out HER2 testing for all women diagnosed with breast cancer. | more

Home Information Packs

16 February 2006 Charles Walker asks the Deputy Prime Minister about the length of time the information contained within the new Home Information Packs will remain valid. | more

Vehicle Excise Duty

13 February 2006 Charles Walker asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the decision to no longer use the rolling 30-year period for exempting older, historic cars from vehicle excise duty. | more

Community Legal Service

13 February 2006 Charles Walker asks the Government to reverse the decision to withdraw funding from specialist providers of support and advice on cases relating to housing, debt, welfare benefits, immigration, employment and money. | more

Local Elections

13 February 2006 Charles Walker asks the Deputy Prime Minister if he has any plans to postpone the 2007 local elections. | more

Asylum/Immigration

13 February 2006 Charles Walker asks the Home Secretary whether people convicted of offences involving incitement to violence will be able to obtain British citizenship. | more

National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence

13 February 2006 Charles Walker questions the Health Secretary about measures to allow the National Institute for Healthcare and Clinical Excellence to fast-track its assessment of cancer drugs. | more

Jobcentre Plus

6 February 2006 During Questions to the Work and Pensions Secretary in the House of Commons, Charles Walker calls for closer links between Jobcentres and local recruitment companies. | more

Public Finances (Forecasts)

26 January 2006 Charles Walker asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the reliability of public finances forecasts. | more

Homebuyers Information Pack

20 December 2005 Charles Walker questions the Deputy Prime Minister about the likely impact of the home information pack on house prices. | more

Homebuyers Information Pack

20 December 2005 Charles Walker asks the Deputy Prime Minister whether he plans to postpone the Homebuyers Information Pack. | more

Homebuyers Information Pack

20 December 2005 Charles Walker asks the Deputy Prime Minister to list the expected benefits of the Home Information Pack. | more

Chase Farm NHS Hospital Trust

12 December 2005 Charles Walker questions the Health Secretary about discussions on the future funding of Chase Farm NHS Hospital Trust | more

Mixed Sex Wards

1 December 2005 Charles Walker questions the Health Secretary about targets to eliminate mixed-sex accommodatin in NHS trusts. | more

Chase Farm NHS Hospital Trust

24 November 2005 Charles Walker questions the Health Secretary over the £16 million savings required from Chase Farm NHS Trust. | more

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