Parliamentary Question 19 January 2007

Education Funding

In a written question to the Chancellor, David Gauke asks what proportion of the additional funds for schools announced in the 2006 pre-Budget report will be classified as current expenditure and capital expenditure.

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News 17 January 2007

MP gets a behind the scenes view of footballing policing

South West Herts MP, David Gauke, joined Hertfordshire Police on Saturday, 13 January to get a behind the scenes view of policing for the Watford v Liverpool match.

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Parliamentary Question 17 January 2007

Golden Rule

Further to his previous question, David Gauke asks the Chancellor when he will confirm whether the last year of the current economic cycle will be included in the next economic cycle for the purposes of calculating golden rule compliance.

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Article 11 January 2007

The School Adjudicator

How to determine the sensitive issue of school admission policies? More power to an unaccountable Quango, of course.

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Parliamentary Debate 10 January 2007

Community Maternity Services debate

In a Commons debate on Community Maternity Services, David Gauke condemns the withdrawal of antenatal classes provided by the West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

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Parliamentary Question 10 January 2007

Golden Rule Compliance

In a written question, David Gauke asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the last year of the current economic cycle will be included in the next economic cycle for the purposes of calculating compliance with the Golden Rule.

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News 9 January 2007

School admissions code: Government concessions don't solve the problem

David Gauke has said that Government concessions on the School Admissions Code still leaves parents in an uncertain position with regard to school places for younger siblings of pupils at partially selective schools.

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Speech 8 January 2007

Statistics and Registration Service Bill

David Gauke broadly welcomes the Statistics and Registration Service Bill, which will create a Statistics Board to oversee production of impartial official statistics, but is concerned that Ministers will retain too much control for true independence.

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Blog 30 December 2006

Praise for Labour blogger

David praises Labour activist Kerron Cross for his blog and judgement of character!

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News 20 December 2006

Christmas Message from David Gauke MP

Full text of David's Christmas email - if you would like to join David's mailing list fill in the box in the left hand column on this page.

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Newsletter 20 December 2006

Christmas 2006

As we approach the end of the year and Parliament adjourns for Christmas, I thought I would just send out one more email newsletter, briefly rounding up the events of 2006.

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Parliamentary Debate 18 December 2006

European Council

In the debate following the Foreign Secretary's statement on last week's European Council meeting, David Gauke calls for a more flexible approach to the Doha World Trade Organisation negotiations.

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News 14 December 2006

David exposes Chancellor’s spin on spending commitments

David has highlighted how the Chancellor’s education spending commitments announced in last week’s Pre Budget Report amounts to little more than a series of re-announcements.

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Parliamentary Debate 14 December 2006

Serious Fraud Office Investigation

During a debate on the decision to discontinue the SFO investigation into BAe Systems plc and the al-Yamamah defence contract, David Gauke asks what weight was given to representations made by the PM, Foreign Secretary and Defence Secretary?

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News 13 December 2006

MP visits Rickmansworth sorting office

David Gauke met with postal workers last week during the busy build up to Christmas.

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Parliamentary Debate 13 December 2006

Treasury Select Committee: Pre-Budget Report

David Gauke exposes Gordon Brown's habit of re-announcing spending plans as new money.

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Parliamentary Debate 6 December 2006

Pre-Budget Report

During the debate following the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report, David Gauke calls on the Chancellor to confirm whether he would have me the golden rule had he not changed the dates of the economic cycle last year?

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News 29 November 2006

Uncertainty over low noise surface for M25

Uncertainty exists as to whether the M25 near Chorleywood and Rickmansworth will have a new, low noise surface following the widening of the M25, likely to begin in 2009.

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Speech 28 November 2006

Investment Exchanges and Clearing Houses Bill

David Gauke speaks in support of the Bill but raises concerns about the specific wording which, in certain circumstances, could harm the competitive position of the UK.

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Speech 27 November 2006

Queen's Speech - Treasury and Work and Pensions

During the debate on the Queen's Speech, David Gauke raises his concerns about increased taxation and the effect it has on productivity.

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News 27 November 2006

MP joins protesters to highlight waterways cuts

David joined local protesters in Rickmansworth (Saturday, 25 November) and Bulbourne, near Tring (Sunday, 26 November) to highlight the substantial cuts to the British Waterways Board budget.

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Parliamentary Debate 22 November 2006

Pledge of Office (N Ireland)

During Northern Ireland Questions, David Gauke asks the Secretary of State about the new pledge of office, agreed at St Andrews, and specifically about a lack of a requirement for a commitment to non-violence.

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Parliamentary Question 22 November 2006

EU Membership

David Gauke asks the Chancellor for an estimate of how many jobs in the UK are dependent upon the UK's membership of the EU.

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News 21 November 2006

Newsletter from David Gauke MP

The main reason for doing so is to keep you up-to-date on the hospital position, given the announcement made by West Hertfordshire Hospital Trust to go forward with the closure of most of the services at Hemel Hempstead.

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Newsletter 21 November 2006

November 2006

I am just sending out another Parliamentary and constituency update.

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News 20 November 2006

MP presents prize to Budgens in Chorleywood

Budgens in Chorleywood was presented with the Asian Trader Best Customer Service Award by David Gauke on Friday, 17 November.

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News 20 November 2006

MP marches with Alzheimer's protesters

David Gauke today joined Alzheimer's campaigners on protest marches in Hemel Hempstead and Watford.

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Blog 14 November 2006

Hospital update

Read the latest hospital news – Watford, Hemel, Mount Vernon and Hatfield - from David.

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Parliamentary Question 8 November 2006

Deportations

David Gauke asks the Home Secretary about early release from prison and deportation of foreign nationals.

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Blog 7 November 2006

Put your questions to the professionals

I just thought I would take the opportunity to mention an initiative of Nick Rowlands, the head teacher at Harvey Road Primary School, Croxley Green.

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Parliamentary Debate 7 November 2006

Islamist Extremism

David Gauke raises concerns that the Muslim Council of Britain, in its refusal to participate in holocaust memorial day and its support for extremist ideologues such as Abul Ala Mawdudi, is not helping us to confront Islamist extremism.

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Parliamentary Question 7 November 2006

Point of Order - Home Office Questions

David Gauke further raises concerns about the backlog of parliamentary questions at the Home Office.

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Parliamentary Question 7 November 2006

Watford General Hospital

In a written question to the Health Secretary, David Gauke asks what progress has been made with the proposed PFI redevelopment of Watford general hospital.

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Parliamentary Question 2 November 2006

Home Office

David Gauke raises concerns about inefficiencies within the Home Office at answering parliamentary questions.

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Parliamentary Question 1 November 2006

Primary Care Trusts

In a written question to the Health Secretary, David Gauke asks for details of assumptions and calculations for the 2005-06 recurrent revenue allocations for the PCTs in Northumberland Tyne and Wear and Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire SHAs.

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Parliamentary Question 1 November 2006

Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group (Court Judgment)

In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Gauke asks about the costs arising as a consequence of the House of Lords judgment of 25 October 2006 in Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Group plc. (Respondents) v. Her Majesty’s Commissioners of In

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Parliamentary Question 30 October 2006

Partially Selective Schools

Further to his question on 23rd October, David Gauke asks the Secretary of State to list the 38 schools referred to.

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Press Release 26 October 2006

MPs present hospital petitions to Parliament

West Herts Hospital Trust consultation “flawed” and “seeks to damage our local health service” petitioners tell Parliament.

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Parliamentary Question 26 October 2006

Pensions

David Gauke asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer when he last met the Work and Pensions Secretary to discuss the taxation of pensions.

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Article 25 October 2006

Should voters have a say in trade policy?

David Gauke MP writes about why Britain is no longer able to control its own trade policy - and the appalling consequences this has for the developing world.

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Parliamentary Debate 25 October 2006

David Gauke presents petition to Parliament

David Gauke presents a petition of signatures collected in Berkhamsted High Street calling on the Government to save Hemel hospital.

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Blog 23 October 2006

David faces pupils and cameras as he visits Harvey Road Primary School, Croxley Green

Since being elected, I have visited a reasonable number of schools in and around my constituency. On Friday, however, when visiting Harvey Road Primary School, Croxley Green, I had the new experience of being filmed by both the School and ...

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Parliamentary Question 23 October 2006

Partial Selection

In a written question to the Education Secretary, David Gauke asks which schools operate the form of partial selection by ability or aptitude which it would not now be lawful to introduce.

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Article 19 October 2006

All change for the Metropolitan Line

Earlier this week, I met with representatives of London Underground to discuss their plans to update the rolling stock for the Metropolitan Line.

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Parliamentary Question 19 October 2006

Professor Tim Besley

In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Gauke asks what involvement the Economic Secretary to the Treasury had in the appointment process of Professor Tim Besley to the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England.

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News 18 October 2006

Gauke meets Monty

David has met England cricket stars Monty Panesar and Liam Plunkett in advance of The Ashes tour which begins next month.

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News 18 October 2006

MPs criticise proposed changes to admission rules for many Hertfordshire schools

A group of Hertfordshire and North London MPs have criticised proposals which will force partially selective schools to stop giving priority places to siblings of existing pupils.

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Parliamentary Question 17 October 2006

Departmental Meetings

In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, David Gauke asks how many meeting he has had with Sir Christopher Evans about increasing public expenditure on stem cell research.

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News 16 October 2006

MP supports Rickmansworth Rotary Club

David Gauke joined members of the Rickmansworth Rotary Club on Saturday morning in Rickmansworth High Street to help publicise the Club's charitable work.

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Parliamentary Debate 16 October 2006

Unemployment Figures

During Work and Pensions Questions in the House of Commons, David Gauke questions the Minister over escalating welfare costs given that in August 5.29 million people were receiving out-of-work benefits.

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