Debate interventions


My contributions to Parliamentary debates (other than speeches)

  • 14th January 2009
    Parliamentary Debate
    Chase Farm protest 09

    Charles condemns Chase Farm consultations for ignoring Hertfordshire residents who now face reduced services at both Chase Farm and QE2.  read more »

  • 17th December 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles warns against replacing Happy Christmas with meaningless "seasons" greetings.  read more »

  • 26th November 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    During the Pre-Budget Report debate, Charles Walker condemns the Government for proposing to increase VAT to 18.5% as it would hit hard-working families hardest.  read more »

  • 28th October 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles Walker calls for sensible progress to be made towards reducing carbon emissions.  read more »

  • 19th October 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles Walker calls on the PM to stop banks from throwing people who can't pay their mortgage out of their homes - "As a taxpayer-owner of the banks, I now say, 'Not in my name.'

  • 19th October 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles Walker calls for the scrapping of the MP's communications allowance thereby saving the taxpayer about £6.5 million per year.  read more »

  • 14th October 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles Walker calls on the Government for reassurance that it is helping counties such as Hertfordshire to get their money back that is locked up in Icelandic banks.  read more »

  • 12th October 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles Walker calls on the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to apologise to his constituents who feel they have been "led up the garden path by bankers, the regulators and this Government".  read more »

  • 8th October 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles Walker calls on the Government to take some responsibility for the banking crisis and the failings of the regulatory bodies that are meant to oversea the banking sector.  read more »

  • 14th July 2008
    Parliamentary Debate

    Charles Walker supports changes which strengthen the Bill to ensure that the careers of health care workers are not damaged by malicious or untrue allegations.  read more »