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Mike Penning is a former MP for Hemel Hempstead.

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Former Conservative MP for Hemel Hempstead

Entered the House of Commons on 5 May 2005 — General election

Left the House of Commons on 30 May 2024 — Dissolved for election

• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• https://facebook.com/Penning4Hemel

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

Mike Penning campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

• Health
• Treasury
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Home Department
• Defence
• Departmental Staff
• Members: Correspondence
• Dental Services
• Cannabis: Medical Treatments
• Firearms: Licensing

Other offices held in the past

• Chair, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (20 Nov 2023 to 11 Dec 2023)
• Chair, Holocaust Memorial Bill Select Committee (20 Nov 2023 to 11 Dec 2023)
• Member, British Sign Language Bill Committee ( 9 Feb 2022 to 23 Feb 2022)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Defence (15 Jul 2016 to 12 Jun 2017)
• The Minister of State, Home Department (15 Jul 2014 to 15 Jul 2016)
• The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (15 Jul 2014 to 15 Jul 2016)
• The Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions ( 7 Oct 2013 to 15 Jul 2014)
• The Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office ( 6 Sep 2012 to 7 Oct 2013)
• The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (17 May 2010 to 6 Sep 2012)
• Shadow Minister (Health) ( 6 Jul 2007 to 6 May 2010)
• Member, Health and Social Care Committee (12 Jul 2005 to 10 Dec 2007)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Tony McWalter
• Nicholas Lyell
• Robin Corbett
• James Allason
• Joan Davidson
• John Davidson
• John Dunn
• John Davidson
• Gustavus Talbot

Future MPs in this constituency

• David Taylor

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• British Sign Language Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Awards for Valour (Protection) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Psychoactive Substances Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Policing and Crime Bill Committee (7 out of 13)
• Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Mesothelioma Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Wreck Removal Convention Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Health Bill Committee (8 out of 9)
• Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)
• Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
• Consumer Credit Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Emergency Workers (Protection) Bill Committee (0 out of 1)

Recent appearances

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Service Charges 23 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps he is taking through the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill to ensure service charges are fully (a) transparent, (b) justified and (c) challengeable.

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Leasehold: Ground Rent 23 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, when he plans to publish a response to his Department's consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, published on 9 November 2023.

• Written Answers — Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities: Leasehold: Ground Rent 23 May 2024

  To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, with reference to the consultation entitled Modern leasehold: restricting ground rent for existing leases, published on 9 November 2023, whether he plans to implement changes arising from that consultation in this Parliament.

More of Mike Penning’s recent appearances