Treasury Questions: Banking Sector Reform
4 November 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls on the Chancellor to ensure that the right systems are put in place to prevent a repeat of the Lehman Brothers collapse when neither bank nor Government was able to understand the counterparty risks to which it was exposed.
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Economic Recovery and Welfare
19 October 2009 :
Parliametnary Debate
Brooks Newmark raises his concerns at the increase in number of young people out of work and calls for extra help for small and medium enterprises which are the engine of growth and job creation for the young people of this country.
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China and the West Debate
13 October 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls for closer cooperation with China on Climate Change - in particular given the UK's exptertise in carbon capture and carbon sequestration.
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Autism Bill: Third Reading Debate
19 June 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark congratulates Cheryl Gillan MP for steering her private member's Bill to this stage and asks the Government what advice is given to Jobcentre Plus staff to help young people with the condition into work.
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Broadcasting (Public Service Content) Bill
12 June 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
In a debate on a Bill that seeks to define "public service content" for the purpose of public-funded broadcasting, Brooks Newmark joins condemnation of a BBC decision to give little coverage to a political speech which became a YouTube sensation.
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Public Sector Debt
9 June 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Speaking in the Commons, Brooks Newmark challenges the Chief Secretary to the Treasury over off-balance sheet debt and asks what percentage of GDP that represents.
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Prime Ministers' Questions
20 May 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls on the PM to explain the dramatic fall in conviction rates for cases of rape.
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Budget Debate
28 April 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark raises his concerns about what happens if the Chancellor's predicted growth does not occur.
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Government Borrowing
28 April 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
During Treasury Questions, Brooks Newmark asks the Chancellor of the Exchequer how much debt the Government would be willing to take before it became unsustainable (including both on and off balance sheet)?
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MP calls for flood prevention investment
26 February 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Speaking in the House of Commons, Brooks Newmark calls for Government investment for flood prevention in the Braintree and Witham areas.
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Treasury Questions
12 February 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the increase in the national debt as a result of the nationalisation of the banks.
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Banking Bill
10 February 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls for more transparency in Government-provided financial assistance and supports a House of Lords amendment requiring a quarterly report.
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Higher Education
29 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark raises concerns that in certain cases young women are being forced out of higher education when they fall pregnant.
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Policing and Crime Bill (Second Reading) debate: Lap-dancing clubs
19 January 2009 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark questions whether the clause in the Bill that aims to bring lap dancing clubs into the remit of local licensing actually grants sufficient powers to enable local communities to stop such clubs opening.
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Government Borrowing/Debt
18 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark asks the Chancellor why the financial markets value UK Government debt as twice as risky as that of McDonald's.
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Queen's Speech debate: Economy, Pensions and Welfare
15 December 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark challenges the Chancellor of the Exchequer to confirm that the Government will be doubling our national debt to more than £1 trillion in just five years.
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Prime Minister's Questions
26 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
During Prime Minister's Questions, Brooks challenges the Prime Minister to name on of the only three countries in the developed world which have a bigger budget deficit than the UK.
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International Aid Transparency debate
13 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark highlights work by the Conservative party giving an example where 120 MPs and volunteers went to Rwanda to show what can be done to help those in developing countries.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
11 November 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
During Foreign Office Quesitons in the House of Commons, Brooks Newmark asks what pressure is being put on the DRC Government to disarm the Hutus.
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Prime Minister's statement on the European Council
20 October 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls on the Prime Minister to bring the Government's off-balance-sheet financing - currently more than £1 trillion - on balance sheet.
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Finance Bill - Report stage
1 July 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark questions the reasoning behind reducing the time period for some of the most vulnerable people in our society to reclaim overpaid tax.
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Cost of Living Debate
24 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
During an exchange about the concealment of Government debt off balance sheet, Brooks Newmark points out that Government debt would stand at about 110 per cent of GDP if off balance sheet debt were included.
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European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill
20 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate on a private members bill to set up a commission to conduct regular audits of the costs and benefits of the UK's membership of the EU, Brooks Newmark condemns the fact that the accounts have not been signed off for 13 years.
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Domestic Violence
19 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark questions the Minister for Equality about the links between the increase in the number of domestic violence victims and 24-hour drinking.
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Voting Age (Reduction) Bill
6 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls for more focus on trying to motivate 18 to 21-year-olds to vote.
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Pensioner Poverty
4 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Speaking during an Opposition Day debate on Pensioner Poverty, Brooks Newmark calls for an end to means-testing for the elderly.
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A120 extension
3 June 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls on the Government to speed up an announcement on the extension of the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey.
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Prime Minister's Questions: Domestic Violence
21 May 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark challenges the PM over the sharp increase in domestic violence cases over the past year whilst in the same period the conviction rate has fallen to 5%.
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Domestic Violence
20 March 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark raises his concerns at the increase in reported incidents of domestic violence over the past year in comparison with a conviction rate of 5%
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British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals) Bill
29 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark highlights the limitations of the Bill as far more information is available on the internet than in films and DVDs.
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