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Brooks was the MP for Braintree (2005-2015) and was elected the Minister for Civil Society (2014). He is a leading advocate for housing reform, equality and tackling youth unemployment.

Brooks Newmark served in the Coalition Government as Minister for Civil Society, with responsibility for charities, the voluntary sector and youth (2014) having previously served on the Treasury Select Committee (2012 -14 and 2006-7) and as a Government Whip and Lord Commissioner HM Treasury (2010 - 12).

In Opposition Brooks also served as a Whip (2007-10). He was also the Co-Chairman and Founder of Women2Win, which was set up with the aim to encourage more women into politics and public service. He was also the Founder of the Million Jobs Campaign to tackle youth unemployment.

Environment and Sustainability

Foreign Affairs

Health and Mental Health

Housing and Homelessness

Immigration

Social Reform and Equalities

Simon Jensen 3/11/19 Simon Jensen 3/11/19

Brooks Newmark backs Government on immigration

Speaking in a debate on public concern about immigration levels, Brooks Newmark welcomes immigrants who wish to contribute to our society, but backs the Government’s initiatives to toughen up on those who seek only to take advantage.

Lucy Thompson 2/6/17 Lucy Thompson 2/6/17

Huffington Post: Cutting Through The Hyperbole On Trump’s Executive Order

In the aftermath of President Trump’s Executive Order restricting any form of Immigration from seven targeted mainly Muslim countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen), the fractures that were in America over Trump’s election have gone truly global.

Lucy Thompson 2/4/14 Lucy Thompson 2/4/14

We Must Not Forget That We Are a Nation of Immigrants

Brooks Newmark writes in the Huffington Post about the UK’s Immigration policy

Lucy Thompson 12/19/13 Lucy Thompson 12/19/13

Brooks Newmark speaks in debate on Romanian and Bulgarian migration

Speaking in a debate on Romanian and Bulgarian migration, Brooks Newmark highlights the skills gap at the lower end where local people do not want to work for such pay or in those particular roles.

April 2005
- Apr 4, 2005 Government Regulation Apr 4, 2005
June 2005
- Jun 8, 2005 Brooks Newmark Maiden Speech Jun 8, 2005
- Jun 13, 2005 Finance Bill Jun 13, 2005
November 2005
- Nov 8, 2005 Council Tax Bill Nov 8, 2005
- Nov 12, 2005 Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill Speech Nov 12, 2005
- Nov 21, 2005 Equality Bill Nov 21, 2005
January 2006
- Jan 18, 2006 Regionalisation of Local Government Jan 18, 2006
- Jan 20, 2006 Breast Cancer Bill Jan 20, 2006
- Jan 20, 2006 A120 (Braintree to Marks Tey) Jan 20, 2006
March 2006
- Mar 22, 2006 Budget Debate 2006 Mar 22, 2006
April 2006
- Apr 20, 2006 Brooks on Forensic Science Apr 20, 2006
May 2006
- May 2, 2006 Taxation of Small Businesses May 2, 2006
- May 3, 2006 Inheritance Tax and Trusts May 3, 2006
- May 3, 2006 Home Computing Initiative May 3, 2006
- May 4, 2006 Gross Assets of Investee Companies May 4, 2006
- May 4, 2006 Income Tax Relief in VCTs May 4, 2006
- May 4, 2006 Real Estate Investment Trusts May 4, 2006
- May 6, 2006 Brooks Newmark on Finance Bill debate May 6, 2006
- May 10, 2006 Cancer Services (Essex) May 10, 2006
- May 13, 2006 Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Bill May 13, 2006
June 2006
- Jun 28, 2006 Brooks Newmark on Pension Reform Jun 28, 2006
July 2006
- Jul 3, 2006 Human Reproductive Technologies and the Law Jul 3, 2006
- Jul 5, 2006 Trusts relating to divorce, life protection policies.. Jul 5, 2006
- Jul 6, 2006 Finance (No.2) Bill - REITs Jul 6, 2006
- Jul 6, 2006 Armed Forces Personnel Jul 6, 2006
- Jul 7, 2006 Fuel duty in remote areas Jul 7, 2006
- Jul 14, 2006 Infrastructure Audit (Housing Development) Bill Jul 14, 2006
October 2006
- Oct 10, 2006 Braintree District Area Annual Neighbourhood Watch Oct 10, 2006
- Oct 26, 2006 Brooks on Special Needs Provision Oct 26, 2006
November 2006
- Nov 28, 2006 Brooks Newmark: It's time to call this debt-laden Chancellor to account Nov 28, 2006
- Nov 28, 2006 Queen's Speech - Treasury and Works and Pensions Nov 28, 2006
January 2007
- Jan 5, 2007 Investing in better mental health services for patients Jan 5, 2007
- Jan 9, 2007 Statistics and Registration Service Bill Jan 9, 2007
- Jan 11, 2007 Syria: Part of the Solution; not Part of the Problem Jan 11, 2007
- Jan 31, 2007 Brooks on Special Educational Needs Jan 31, 2007
February 2007
- Feb 23, 2007 Disabled Children (Family Support) Bill Feb 23, 2007
March 2007
- Mar 14, 2007 Statistics and Registration Service Bill Mar 14, 2007
- Mar 19, 2007 Brooks Newmark on Private Equity Funds Mar 19, 2007
- Mar 26, 2007 Budget debate 2007 Mar 26, 2007
April 2007
- Apr 30, 2007 Brooks Newmark on the taxation regime for small businesses. Apr 30, 2007
May 2007
- May 1, 2007 Finance Debate - Air Passenger Duty May 1, 2007
- May 16, 2007 Brooks Newmark on Tax Credits May 16, 2007
June 2007
- Jun 25, 2007 Finance Bill Clause 2 Jun 25, 2007
- Jun 25, 2007 Finance Bill New Clause 4 Jun 25, 2007
- Jun 27, 2007 Tax relief for new zero-carbon homes Jun 27, 2007
- Jun 27, 2007 Income tax exemption for domestic microgeneration Jun 27, 2007
- Jun 27, 2007 Statistics and Registration Service Bill Jun 27, 2007
- Jun 29, 2007 Brooks Newmark leads a debate on tackling racism in universities Jun 29, 2007
July 2007
- Jul 10, 2007 Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill Jul 10, 2007
October 2007
- Oct 17, 2007 Foot and Mouth/Bluetongue Oct 17, 2007
- Oct 21, 2007 Opposition Day Debate: Schools Reform Oct 21, 2007
November 2007
- Nov 13, 2007 Queen's Speech Debate - Health and Education Nov 13, 2007
- Nov 13, 2007 Queen's Speech Debate - Health and Education Nov 13, 2007
- Nov 21, 2007 Opposition Day Debate: Schools Reform Nov 21, 2007
December 2007
- Dec 4, 2007 Petition: Community Hospital (Braintree) Dec 4, 2007
- Dec 5, 2007 Draft Stamp Duty Land Tax Regulations 2007 Dec 5, 2007
- Dec 6, 2007 Public finances submission to the European Union. Dec 6, 2007
- Dec 13, 2007 Brooks on Financial Services (Low-income Families) Dec 13, 2007
- Dec 18, 2007 Education reform: a cunning plan or a load of old balls? Dec 18, 2007
January 2008
- Jan 16, 2008 Brooks on Human Trafficking and Slavery Jan 16, 2008
- Jan 17, 2008 Kenyan elections Jan 17, 2008
- Jan 19, 2008 Promising future for St Agnes' Day Nursery. Jan 19, 2008
- Jan 30, 2008 Brooks Newmark on the Private Equity/Venture Capital Industry Jan 30, 2008
February 2008
- Feb 27, 2008 Israel and Palestinian Territories Feb 27, 2008
March 2008
- Mar 8, 2008 International Women's Day 2008 Mar 8, 2008
- Mar 14, 2008 Brooks on Cyprus extradition Mar 14, 2008
April 2008
- Apr 23, 2008 Brooks Newmark on the 10p tax rate Apr 23, 2008
- Apr 28, 2008 Finance Bill: Small Companies' Rates Apr 28, 2008
- Apr 28, 2008 Brooks Newmark on Finance Bill: Rate Apr 28, 2008
- Apr 29, 2008 Zero-carbon Homes Apr 29, 2008
- Apr 29, 2008 Finance Bill: Penalties for errors Apr 29, 2008
May 2008
- May 21, 2008 PMQs: Domestic Violence May 21, 2008
November 2008
- Nov 13, 2008 International Aid Transparency debate Nov 13, 2008
January 2009
- Jan 12, 2009 Why such poverty in the land of gold and diamonds? Jan 12, 2009
- Jan 21, 2009 Brooks Newmark on the Savers debate Jan 21, 2009
February 2009
- Feb 7, 2009 Central African Republic – A forgotten crisis Feb 7, 2009
March 2009
- Mar 18, 2009 Brooks Newmark on the Economy Mar 18, 2009
May 2009
- May 13, 2009 Goalpost Safety May 13, 2009
June 2009
- Jun 3, 2009 Brooks Newmark on Stroke Services Jun 3, 2009
- Jun 11, 2009 Social Mobility and the Professions Jun 11, 2009
October 2009
- Oct 14, 2009 Cervical Cancer (Minimum Age for Screening) Bill Oct 14, 2009
- Oct 19, 2009 Centre for Policy Studies: The Hidden Debt Bombshell Oct 19, 2009
November 2010
- Nov 10, 2010 How can President Obama recover from mid-term losses? Nov 10, 2010
March 2011
- Mar 25, 2011 Brooks Newmark on the 2011 Budget Mar 25, 2011
April 2011
- Apr 8, 2011 Telegraph: Cool, calm and collected in the face of disaster shows markets' madness Apr 8, 2011
- Apr 8, 2011 Hidden Debt Bombshell: £138,360: the national debt per UK family Apr 8, 2011
July 2011
- Jul 19, 2011 Brooks Newmark responds to adjournment debate Jul 19, 2011
December 2011
- Dec 13, 2011 The work of The Salvation Army in Braintree Dec 13, 2011
October 2012
- Oct 24, 2012 Brooks Newmark welcomes new freight road charging bill Oct 24, 2012
- Oct 31, 2012 Brooks Newmark backs calls for real-terms freeze for EU Budget Oct 31, 2012
November 2012
- Nov 6, 2012 Brooks Newmark on European Banking Authority Nov 6, 2012
December 2012
- Dec 10, 2012 MP praises local Braintree Rethink for their mental health work Dec 10, 2012
February 2013
- Feb 14, 2013 Eating Disorder Awareness debate Feb 14, 2013
- Feb 14, 2013 BBC News: Brooks Newmark reveals eating disorder Feb 14, 2013
- Feb 14, 2013 Sexual Violence in Conflict debate Feb 14, 2013
March 2013
- Mar 22, 2013 Brooks Newmark speaks in Budget debate Mar 22, 2013
May 2013
- May 21, 2013 Brooks calls for dual approach on Syria May 21, 2013
June 2013
- Jun 25, 2013 Brooks Newmark raises issue of service veterans and homelessness in parliament Jun 25, 2013
- Jun 25, 2013 The Palestinian Leadership: Just Another Symptom of a Terminally Sick Patient? Jun 25, 2013
- Jun 25, 2013 Why Israel must find a means of negotiating with Hamas Jun 25, 2013
July 2013
- Jul 9, 2013 Daily Mail: I know Assad - and I know it's time to arm the Syrian rebels.. Jul 9, 2013
- Jul 11, 2013 Remembering Srebrenica – and supporting the work of the ICMP Jul 11, 2013
- Jul 11, 2013 Brooks Newmark outlines his five-fold solution for progress in Syria Jul 11, 2013
August 2013
- Aug 30, 2013 Channel 4: Brooks interviewed about US-UK relations Aug 30, 2013
September 2013
- Sep 12, 2013 Five ideas from the Million Jobs Campaign to help young people into work Sep 12, 2013
October 2013
- Oct 16, 2013 Abuse of zero hours contracts, 16th October 2013. Oct 16, 2013
November 2013
- Nov 4, 2013 Brooks Newmark welcomes construction sector growth Nov 4, 2013
- Nov 4, 2013 Brooks Newmark presents Rural Fair Share petition Nov 4, 2013
- Nov 12, 2013 Brooks Newmark backs Government efforts to tackle Overcrowding and waiting lists in Social Housing. Nov 12, 2013
- Nov 13, 2013 Brooks Newmark welcomes Government actions on women in work Nov 13, 2013
- Nov 27, 2013 Brooks highlights economic achievements of Government Nov 27, 2013
December 2013
- Dec 4, 2013 PMQs: School fire 2013 Dec 4, 2013
- Dec 5, 2013 Solar PV farms petition Dec 5, 2013
- Dec 5, 2013 Syria and the Use of Chemical Weapons, Dec 5, 2013
- Dec 10, 2013 Brooks Newmark highlights Government successes helping people into work Dec 10, 2013
- Dec 13, 2013 International Commission on Missing Persons Dec 13, 2013
- Dec 19, 2013 Brooks Newmark speaks in debate on Romanian and Bulgarian migration Dec 19, 2013
January 2014
- Jan 20, 2014 UN Syrian Refugees Programme Jan 20, 2014
February 2014
- Feb 4, 2014 We Must Not Forget That We Are a Nation of Immigrants Feb 4, 2014
- Feb 14, 2014 The Times: Tory men fight for more women MPs Feb 14, 2014
- Feb 27, 2014 Parliamentary representation debate Feb 27, 2014
April 2014
- Apr 10, 2014 Brooks on protecting victims of domestic violence Apr 10, 2014
- Apr 27, 2014 The Party needs more women candidates – and here’s how to get them Apr 27, 2014
- Apr 27, 2014 The Party needs more women candidates – and here’s how to get them Apr 27, 2014
- Apr 29, 2014 Syrian Refugees: Brooks Newmark calls for support for UN resolution Apr 29, 2014
May 2014
- May 8, 2014 Rwandan Genocide Debate May 8, 2014
June 2014
- Jun 11, 2014 Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict Jun 11, 2014
- Jun 23, 2014 Brooks Newmark questions Government on action to help young women find work Jun 23, 2014
September 2014
- Sep 19, 2014 National Citizen Service - 100,000 Young Participants and Counting Sep 19, 2014
November 2014
- Nov 19, 2014 Brooks highlights healthcare needs in Central African Republic Nov 19, 2014
March 2015
- Mar 25, 2015 Brooks Newmark leads debate on Homelessness Mar 25, 2015
March 2016
- Mar 9, 2016 Oxford Union: Right to Strike debate Mar 9, 2016
October 2016
- Oct 26, 2016 The Private Member’s Bill that could drastically reduce homelessness Oct 26, 2016
February 2017
- Feb 3, 2017 May must grasp this opportunity to end the scourge of homelessness Feb 3, 2017
- Feb 6, 2017 Huffington Post: Cutting Through The Hyperbole On Trump’s Executive Order Feb 6, 2017
August 2017
- Aug 21, 2017 Brooks Newmark: Hawking myths about the NHS Aug 21, 2017
December 2017
- Dec 23, 2017 FT: Chill wind blows through Britain’s growing homeless camps Dec 23, 2017
September 2018
- Sep 28, 2018 ‘Until a no-fly zone is enforced in Syria, the slaughter of innocents’.. Sep 28, 2018
March 2019
- Mar 11, 2019 Brooks Newmark backs Government on immigration Mar 11, 2019
April 2019
- Apr 9, 2019 Why the Solution for Homelessness Won’t Be a One-Size-Fits-All Fix Apr 9, 2019
July 2019
- Jul 7, 2019 Brooks: ‘Zelensky is right in his attempts to initiate contact with Putin’ Jul 7, 2019