Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill: Abortion

20 May 2008 Charles Walker raises his concerns about the current time limit in that some children born between 22 and 24 weeks go on to adulthood and have productive lives. | more

Education and Skills Bill

13 May 2008 Charles Walker supports the Bill as a step in the right direction and hopes it can reach out to young people who are disconnected with society and encourage them to pursue further education. | more

Civil Service

7 May 2008 Charles Walker raises concerns about the increasing number of unaccountable 'special advisers'. | more

Rape Victim Support

29 April 2008 Charles Walker leads a Commons debate on the support given to victims of rape. | more

Budget Debate

13 March 2008 Charles Walker calls for a fairer tax system with tax breaks spread evenly across the income groups. | more

Social Security - Benefits Up-rating

21 February 2008 Charles Walker broadly welcomes the increase in state pensions but highlights the rising costs of council tax and fuel bills. | more

Voluntary Sector

6 February 2008 Charles Walker voices voluntary sector concerns that, although not being used for Olympics infrastructure projects, the lottery fund could be raided to fund Olympics legacy projects. | more

European Communities (Finance) Bill

15 January 2008 Charles Walker calls on the Government to ensure that taxpayer’s money spent on European enlargement is spent effectively, especially at a time when the Government is breaking deals made with prison officers and police. | more

Education and Skills Bill

14 January 2008 Charles Walker raises concerns of complacency about education and calls for more emphasis on vocational skills. | more

Department for Transport Data Storage and Use

17 December 2007 Responding to the Government statement about the loss of personal data by a Driving Standards Agency contractor, Charles Walker asks what protocols are in place to ensure that organisations are fit to have access to such information. | more

HMRC Data Loss

17 December 2007 Following the Chancellor's statement, Charles Walker asks about the cost of the damage control and police investigation. | more

National Insurance Contributions Bill

17 December 2007 Charles Walker condemns any increase in national insurance that doesn't go towards funding local health services. | more

Welfare and Skills

26 November 2007 Charles Walker calls for an end to VAT on building work in the further education sector to bring it into line with secondary schools. | more

Health and Social Care Bill

26 November 2007 Speaking in the House of Commons, Charles Walker calls for an urgent care centre to be located in Cheshunt. | more

Charles Walker uses important debate to call for a Referendum.

19 November 2007 Charles Walker uses the opportunity of a debate on the European Communities (Finance) Bill to call for a referendum on the EU treaty. | more

Queen's Speech Debate: The Economy and Pensions

14 November 2007 With the emergence of India as a global economy, Charles Walker calls for our SMEs to seize the opportunities offered as a result of the UK's historial links with that country. | more

Queen's Speech Debate - Health and Education

13 November 2007 GPs are in the best position to know the unique needs and service requirements of their patients. | more

Taxation and Public Services

8 November 2007 Charles Walker calls for a Parliamentary debate on the link between taxation and the funding of public services. | more

Queen's Speech Debate: Local Government and Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

8 November 2007 Charles Walker raises his constituents' concerns about population growth and the building of more homes without the provision of new infrastructure. | more

Third Sector Review

18 October 2007 Charles Walker raises his concerns about the corporatisation of larger charities and the effects this could have on squeezing out smaller, local charities. | more

Clostridium Difficile

15 October 2007 Charles Walker calls on the Secretary of State for Health to intervene in health trusts where the chief executives are incompetent. | more

Greater London Authority Bill (Duties in relation to consultation)

11 October 2007 Charles Walker queries when it is considered appropriate for the Mayor of London to get involved in planning issues - which generally fall within the remit of the Boroughs. | more

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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 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

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

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

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

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

Firework Nuisance

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

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