Charles Walker leads a Parliamentary debate calling for a new approach to mental health care based on compassion, understanding and respect.  read more »

Charles Walker urges the Government to press ahead with Marine Conservation Zones to ensure fish populations can recover and start to restock our over-fished seas.  read more »

In what is possibly the shortest ever speech in the House of Commons, Charles Walker backs the motion calling for a Bill to provide for a national referendum on the Europe Union.  read more »

Charles Walker leads a Parliamentary debate on the devastating effect skunk cannabis addiction has in ruining young peoples' lives.  read more »

Charles leads a House of Commons Adjournment Debate in support of Cheshunt’s hugely successful and popular Urgent Care Centre.  read more »

Charles Walker takes part in a debate on MPs’ salaries where MPs vote not to accept the increase recommended by the Salaries Review Body.  read more »

Charles Walker reproaches the Government for rushing through this Bill which will see the number of backbench MPs reduced by 10%, while the number of Government Ministers remains the same and the number of unelected Lords is increased. He is also concerned at the reported £250 million cost of holding the referendum on alternative voting.  read more »

Charles Walker opposes the third reading of the Fixed-term Parliaments Bill.  read more »

Charles Walker opposes the Bill which increases the powers of the Executive at the expense of Parliament as the number of MPs will be reduced to 600 but the number of Government Ministers remains unchanged.  read more »

Charles Walker tables an amendment to the Bill which would reduce the number of Government Ministers to reflect the overall reduction in the number of MPs. The amendment was defeated.  read more »