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30 April 2008
Anne Main, MP for St Albans, has expressed concern at today’s Competition Commission report, which aims to improve supermarket competition in local areas.
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22 April 2008
During a debate on the abolition of the 10p tax rate yesterday, Anne Main drew attention to comments by Labour MP, Michael Meacher, who attempted to dismiss the tax change as an “unfortunate mishap”.
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22 April 2008
Anne Main has today uncovered Government statistics, as a result of Parliamentary Questions to the Home Secretary, that show that crimes involving violence against the person in St Albans have almost doubled in the last five years.
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14 April 2008
Anne Main, MP for St Albans, has welcomed the High Court ruling that sending soldiers out on patrol or into battle with defective equipment could amount to a breach of their human rights.
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8 April 2008
Today, Bob Neill MP, Conservative Party Deputy Chairman for Local Government, went out on the doorsteps to meet local homeowners in St Albans.
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3 April 2008
At Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday Anne Main challenged the Government to provide better equipment for sufferers of Dry Macular Degeneration.
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25 March 2008
St Albans MP, Anne Main comments on the upcoming debate on the Government’s Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.
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20 March 2008
Anne Main, MP for St Albans, has today highlighted small print in EERA’s consultation documents which shows that, beyond 2011, St Albans would be expected to provide an additional 3% more pitches for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation each year,
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20 March 2008
Anne Main, MP for St Albans, has today written to all schools in the St Albans constituency to encourage them to take advantage of an English Chess Federation scheme to provide free chess sets to schools.
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20 March 2008
Anne Main challenged the Prime Minister yesterday to ensure that the verdicts of coroners are not diluted by the government
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20 March 2008
Following yesterday’s Opposition Day debate on Post Office closures, Anne Main, MP for St Albans, has expressed disappointment that the Government refused to put proposed Post Office network closures on hold.
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13 March 2008
Yesterday, Anne Main, MP for St Albans, secured a debate to challenge the Health Minister, Ivan Lewis, on the provision of services for sufferers of Dry Macular Degeneration (MD).
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12 March 2008
Anne Main comments on the announcement that BP is to recommence operations at the Buncefield Oil Terminal site.
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11 March 2008
Anne Main has today expressed concern at Government figures which show the real cost of consultations conducted into the revised totals for Gypsy and Traveller pitches in the East of England.
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11 March 2008
Anne Main calls a point of order to protest to the Deputy Speaker over the taking of photographs in the Chamber of the House of Commons.
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10 March 2008
Anne Main and Peter Lilley, MP for Hitchin and Harpenden, have today issued a joint statement on the vote taken last week for a referendum on the EU Treaty.
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6 March 2008
Anne Main has today called upon the Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth, to retract comments made following the Coroner’s inquest into the circumstances of the death of Captain James Philippson, and apologise to his family.
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3 March 2008
Anne Main calls upon local organisations to ensure that the city benefits as much as possible from the Olympic project.
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26 February 2008
Anne Main calls for constituents to make the most of energy companies’ obligations under their energy efficiency and carbon reduction commitments.
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22 February 2008
Anne Main calls on the Government to assist those who are entitled to claim benefits to do so, and to crack down on those making fraudulent claims.
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18 February 2008
Anne Main has today expressed her deep concern that the coroners at the inquest of Captain James Philippson have judged that he was not properly equipped on the patrol on which he died.
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18 February 2008
Following receipt of a Tesco’s Air Quality Assessment for the proposed store at London Road, Anne Main has underlined her previous assertions that the proposal would cause worrying amounts of pollution in the area.
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8 February 2008
Anne Main has expressed concern at statistics unearthed by the Daily Telegraph which show that St Albans constituency is receiving grants below the national average from the National Lottery.
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5 February 2008
Anne Main MP has today highlighted worrying Government figures which show that bicycle thefts in Hertfordshire are on the increase.
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30 January 2008
Anne Main has called upon any veterans who believe that they may have outstanding entitlements to medals for military service to contact her.
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25 January 2008
Anne Main has today expressed frustration that the East of England Regional Assembly (EERA) has approved the decision to increase the total numbers of Gypsy and Traveller pitches in the East of England substantially.
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25 January 2008
Anne Main comments on the results of the Healthcare Commission’s Maternity Service Review.
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24 January 2008
At yesterday’s lobby of Parliament Anne Main, Member of Parliament for St Albans, met with police to discuss their concerns over the police pay settlement, and wider aspects of policing in St Albans and Hertfordshire.
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23 January 2008
Anne Main comments on the announcements by East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust that super-bugs and clinical risks to patients are being reduced within the Trust.
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23 January 2008
As the Radlett rail freight proposal hangs in the balance, Anne Main challenged the Secretary of State for Transport yesterday over the need for the 419 hectare rail freight interchange.
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23 January 2008
In a debate on the Government’s new Energy Bill, Anne Main questioned the Government on why it had failed to tackle the issue of fuel poverty in the Bill.
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22 January 2008
In a debate following the Government’s statement on Northern Rock yesterday, Anne Main challenged the Chancellor on what steps he would be taking to ensure the Northern Rock’s new management will be up to the job.
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21 January 2008
Anne Main has joined with Mike Penning, Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead to condemn the closure of Hemel Hempstead A&E unit.
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18 January 2008
Anne Main has expressed concern at Government statistics which show that the number of convictions in Hertfordshire for carrying knives and offensive weapons has more than doubled in the last ten years.
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16 January 2008
Anne Main comments on Government's decision to approve plans for giant rail freight depot on 155 acres of green belt land in Bexley, Kent.
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31 December 2007
I want 2008 to be the year in which we offer the people of this country the hope of real change, by setting out a clear and inspiring vision of what Britain will look like with a Conservative government.
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31 December 2007
As we enter a new year it is time to reflect on the highs and lows of the last twelve months.
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18 December 2007
Anne Main has challenged the Chancellor of the Exchequer to make provisions to ensure that the data is not used to gain inappropriate access to children.
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17 December 2007
Anne Main has today welcomed a Government announcement of additional compensation for thousands who lost savings when their employer-sponsored pension schemes collapsed.
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14 December 2007
Anne Main calls for tough action to ensure that St Albans City Hospital Elective Care Centre reaches its potential.
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12 December 2007
Anne Main has expressed concern at an announcement from the East of England Assembly’s Regional Planning Panel that St Albans will be expected to have an additional 33 Gypsy and Traveller pitches by 2011.
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11 December 2007
Anne Main has today expressed concern at Government figures which show that St Albans District has lost the equivalent of 100 football pitches of green belt land in the last ten years.
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10 December 2007
Today, Anne Main, Member of Parliament for St Albans, attended the opening of the new First Capital Connect (FCC) station at St Pancras International.
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7 December 2007
Anne Main has marked today's Carer’s Rights Day 2007 by adding her support to a national campaign urging working age carers to seek advice about support they might be able to get to help juggle work and care.
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3 December 2007
Anne Main has expressed alarm that the owners of the Buncefield Oil Depot site are beginning to redevelop the site before neighbouring residents have received compensation.
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28 November 2007
In a debate in the House of Commons yesterday, Anne Main expressed concern at a new bill which would introduce a Government body, the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA).
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23 November 2007
Anne Main, Conservative MP for St Albans, has today expressed concern at the Government’s announcement that Home Information Packs are to be rolled out to cover all properties from 14th December.
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20 November 2007
Anne Main has expressed alarm at the news that the confidential personal information of 7.2 million families receiving child benefit appears to have been lost by the HM Revenue and Customs.
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20 November 2007
Anne Main has today expressed concern that some of the most vulnerable people in St Albans may be at risk this winter due to rising levels of fuel poverty.
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13 November 2007
Anne Main has welcomed an announcement that the Environment Agency has begun maintenance work on the River Colne in Colney Heath this week.
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