Speeches and debates from the House of Commons

During a debate about new clauses in the Employment Bill, Mike Penning condemns a clause relating to compensation for "injury to feelings".  read more »

Mike Penning calls for more investment in the existing canal structure and highlights the problems of silt.  read more »

Mike Penning winds up the debate on behalf of the opposition on a Private Members Bill to promote the donation of cord blood from women after giving birth.  read more »

Mike Penning winds up the Primary Care debate on behalf of the opposition raising a number of issues of local concern.  read more »

Mike Penning calls for government intervention in planning issues of national significance, such as the rebuilding of Buncefield. He also asks for relief for businesses affected by the blast to be free of the 100% business rates on their empty properties.  read more »

During a defence debate, Mike Penning raises his concerns about recruit-on-recruit bullying and calls for a return to the situation where trained soldiers stay in the barrack rooms overnight.  read more »

Mike Penning ends the Parliamentary session by highlighting some of the problems affecting his constituents.  read more »

Mike Penning questions why so many trusts that pass board, health authority and Department of Health criteria fail the Monitor test to become Foundation Trusts.  read more »

Mike Penning raises a 'point of order' condemning protestors from the peace camp for abusing and attacking service personnel who had been invited to the House of Commons on their return from duty in Iraq.  read more »

Mike Penning calls on the Secretary of State to publish legal advice that he has received that says he is unable to say sorry for the SATs testing fiasco.  read more »