Departmental Expenditure - Foreign and Commonwealth Office
1 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark questions Foreign Office spending on commercial, and particularly Microsoft, software.
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Departmental Expenditure - Cabinet Office
31 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question, Brooks Newmark asks about the costs of commercial software products and software produced by Microsoft used by the Cabinet Office in each of the last 3 years.
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Departmental Expenditure - Culture, Media and Sport
31 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Brooks Newmark asks about the costs of commercial software products and software produced by Microsoft in each of the last 3 years.
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Special Educational Needs
31 January 2007 :
Speech
During a debate on 'Special Educational Needs' in the House of Commons, Brooks Newmark raises concerns at a lack of consistency and calls for a fundamental review of special educational needs that puts the child's needs first and foremost.
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Ministerial Visits
30 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has visited Exeter on official business.
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Schools IT
30 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark questions the Secretary of State for Education about the amount spent by schools on Microsoft products.
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Essex County Council Launches Local Democracy Drive
29 January 2007 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark welcomes Essex County Council pilot project to encourage members of the public to become more involved in local decisions.
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Schools IT
29 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, Brooks Newmark asks about schools' spending on IT.
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Public Sector Debt & Public Sector Pensions
25 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question, Brooks Newmark asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer to estimate the level of public sector net debt if unfunded public sector pension liabilities are included.
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Farleigh Hospice's 25th Anniversary
24 January 2007 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
This year Farleigh Hospice celebrates its 25th Anniversary serving our community.
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Every Disabled Child Matters
24 January 2007 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
On Tuesday evening MPs debated a subject which is, I believe, of crucial importance to our society - the life chances of disabled children.
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Floodwatch update
22 January 2007 :
Press Release
Major new flood defences to protect Coggeshall are not on the agenda, Ian Pearson MP, the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, has confirmed.
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Syria
16 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Foreign Secretary, Brooks Newmark calls for statement about UK relations with Syria.
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Breast Screening
15 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Health Secretary, Brooks Newmark asks about progress on extending the NHS breast screening programme to women aged 65 to 70.
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Syria: Part of the Solution; not Part of the Problem
11 January 2007 :
Article for Syria Media Centre
Brooks Newmark argues the case for diplomatic engagement with Syria in the light of President Bush's recent statement on Iraq.
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Statistics and Registration Service Bill
8 January 2007 :
Speech
In a debate on the Statistics and Registration Service Bill, which will create a Statistics Board to oversee production of impartial official statistics, Brooks Newmark raises concerns that in several areas it fails to achieve the independence it needs.
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PFI Projects
7 December 2006 :
Parliamentary Question
During Treasury Questions, Brooks Newmark asks the Chief Secretary to the Treasury his views on PFI.
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Pre-Budget Report
6 December 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During the debate following the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report, Brooks Newmark asks for clarification about the amount of additional money raised from air passenger duty.
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1000 years serving the community
5 December 2006 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
Last month I was privileged to attend a service to commemorate a millennium of service to our community by the Church of St. Mary the Virgin in Bocking.
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MP slams Government's record of investment in flood defences
4 December 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark reacted angrily to the Deputy Prime Minister's complacency about flood control when he answered on behalf of the Prime Minister at last week's question time.
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Brooks supports disabled children's campaign
4 December 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark has sponsored a Parliamentary Early Day Motion in support of the 'Every Disabled Child Matters' campaign.
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Queen's Speech - Treasury and Works and Pensions
27 November 2006 :
Speech
During the debate on the Queen's Speech, Brooks Newmark speaks about the Statistics and Registration Service Bill and the burden on business of the collection of statistical information.
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Age Discrimination Regulations (State Pensions)
27 November 2006 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark questions the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions about the short timescale given to employers to implement the new age discrimination regulations.
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It's time to call this debt-laden Chancellor to account
27 November 2006 :
Article for Yorkshire Post
GORDON Brown's buzzwords since 1997 have been prudence, transparency and accountability. But there are increasing signs that the Chancellor is systematically understating the true extent of the Government's debt because of lax accounting standards.
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MP meets Minister and Health Trust officials on community hospital future
20 November 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark today met with the Health Minister, Andy Burnham MP, together with David Bullock and Andrew Pike from Mid Essex Hospitals Trust, to discuss the future of the Trust's PFI project.
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So Unfare!
14 November 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark has joined the growing number of MPs who have answered a call to donate a day's salary to the compensation fund set up to help over 150,000 families who have lost money in the collapse of the Farepak Christmas Savings Club.
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Remembrance
9 November 2006 :
Press Release
On Saturday I will be just one of around 80% percent of British people who still observe the Two Minute Silence to commemorate Armistice Day.
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Special Educational Needs
26 October 2006 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark calls on the Government to undertake a long-overdue "root-and-branch review" of Special Educational Needs provision to ensure all children have access to the support that they need.
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An inch or two from diabetes?
19 October 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark attended the Diabetes UK awareness day in Parliament yesterday, which aims to highlight waist measurement as a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes.
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Brooks pushes for A120 answers
19 October 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark has tackled the Transport Minister, Dr. Stephen Ladyman, on the lack of progress on the scheme to upgrade the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey.
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'Best rural retailer' competition
18 October 2006 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
Quality of life is firmly on the political agenda. We all think we know what 'quality of life' is, but the problems that affect it are complex and often interrelated.
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The Post Office is the "Heart of the Community" says Brooks
18 October 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark today welcomed the rally held by the National Federation of SubPostmasters at Westminster which called on the Government for urgent action to safeguard the nation's Post Office network.
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Road Improvements
17 October 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During Transport Questions in the House of Commons, Brooks Newmark calls for an announcement of the preferred route of the extension of the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey. Consultation was completed about 20 months ago.
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Post Office
16 October 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate on the Post Office, Brooks Newmark intervenes to call for a 'framework for the future' of the Post Office. The Government should implement joined-up thinking in relation to DVLA, TV licences, etc.
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Brooks says, "Fight for our Hospital!"
11 October 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks today launched a new campaign to collect signatures for a petition to Parliament calling on the Government to make good on its promise to build a new community hospital for the people of Braintree.
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Don't Delay - Check Your Hearing Today Urges Brooks Newmark MP
11 October 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark took RNID's telephone hearing check last week at the Conservative Party Conference in Bournemouth.
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Speech to Braintree District Area Annual Neighbourhood Watch Conference on Tuesday 10th October at the Braintree District Council Offices
10 October 2006 :
Speech
I am delighted to have been invited to speak at the Annual Neighbourhood Watch conference for the Braintree District Area.
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Labour's 'Garden Grab'
29 August 2006 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
This month the Conservative Party has launched a new campaign to protect gardens from the Government's aggressive planning policies.
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Southview School / Special needs education
26 July 2006 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Southview School, a day Special School in Witham for physically and neurologically impaired pupils, to open their new building.
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Victory for Stansted noise victims
26 July 2006 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
This week the aviation Minister, Gillian Merron, confirmed that the Government would not resume attempts to remove limits on the number of night flights using Stansted Airport.
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International Affairs
20 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls for the UK and US Governments to put pressure on Syria and Iran to scale down the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
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Policing Minister tells Essex MPs 'forced mergers are off the agenda'
19 July 2006 :
Press Release
This morning, Policing Minister, Tony McNulty MP, gave an assurance to a delegation of Essex MPs that the forced merger of police forces was 'off the agenda' and would no longer go ahead.
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Infrastructure Audit (Housing Development) Bill
14 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate on a Conservative Private Member's Bill calling for an audit of infrastructure networks prior to significant housing development, Brooks Newmark cites examples from Braintree where new housing has put a strain on existing infrastructure.
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Road Congestion
11 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Question
During Transport Questions, Brooks Newmark asks if the Government have plans for a toll road between Stansted and London.
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Armed Forces Personnel
6 July 2006 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark calls for the Government to focus more on its duty of care owed to the men and women of the armed services and in particular to the 5 R's of recruitment, retention, resources, rehabilitation and retirement.
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Finance (No.2) Bill - REITs
5 July 2006 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark speaks in support of an amendment to permit REITs (real estate investment trusts) to list on the AIM (alternative investment market).
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Finance (No.2) Bill - Trusts relating to divorce, life protection policies and disabled persons
4 July 2006 :
Speech
During a House of Commons debate on the Finance Bill, Brooks Newmark seeks clarification on several points in relation to trusts set up for people who are unable to cope with owning assets, specifically in relation to the definition of disability.
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Finance (No.2) Bill - Fuel duty (remote areas)
4 July 2006 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark raises issues concerning the higher costs of living in remote areas.
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Israel (War against Terror)
4 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate about Israel and the War against Terror, Brooks Newmark condemns the Hamas Foreign Minister's statement that Hamas will should kidnap Israeli soldiers 'to exchange for (Palestinian) prisoners, should the opportunity arise'.
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Light Pollution
3 July 2006 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Brooks Newmark asks about plans to publish guidance on light pollution.
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