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Parliamentary Debate

Treasury Questions: Banking Sector Reform

4 November 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Economic Recovery and Welfare

19 October 2009 : Parliametnary Debate

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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. | more
 

China and the West Debate

13 October 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark calls for closer cooperation with China on Climate Change - in particular given the UK's exptertise in carbon capture and carbon sequestration. | more
 

Autism Bill: Third Reading Debate

19 June 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Broadcasting (Public Service Content) Bill

12 June 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Public Sector Debt

9 June 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Prime Ministers' Questions

20 May 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark calls on the PM to explain the dramatic fall in conviction rates for cases of rape. | more
 

Budget Debate

28 April 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark raises his concerns about what happens if the Chancellor's predicted growth does not occur. | more
 

Government Borrowing

28 April 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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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)? | more
 

MP calls for flood prevention investment

26 February 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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Speaking in the House of Commons, Brooks Newmark calls for Government investment for flood prevention in the Braintree and Witham areas. | more
 

Treasury Questions

12 February 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark questions the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the increase in the national debt as a result of the nationalisation of the banks. | more
 

Banking Bill

10 February 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark calls for more transparency in Government-provided financial assistance and supports a House of Lords amendment requiring a quarterly report. | more
 

Higher Education

29 January 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark raises concerns that in certain cases young women are being forced out of higher education when they fall pregnant. | more
 

Policing and Crime Bill (Second Reading) debate: Lap-dancing clubs

19 January 2009 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Government Borrowing/Debt

18 December 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark asks the Chancellor why the financial markets value UK Government debt as twice as risky as that of McDonald's. | more
 

Queen's Speech debate: Economy, Pensions and Welfare

15 December 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Prime Minister's Questions

26 November 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

International Aid Transparency debate

13 November 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Democratic Republic of the Congo

11 November 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Prime Minister's statement on the European Council

20 October 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark calls on the Prime Minister to bring the Government's off-balance-sheet financing - currently more than £1 trillion - on balance sheet. | more
 

Finance Bill - Report stage

1 July 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark questions the reasoning behind reducing the time period for some of the most vulnerable people in our society to reclaim overpaid tax. | more
 

Cost of Living Debate

24 June 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

European Union (Audit of Benefits and Costs of UK Membership) Bill

20 June 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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. | more
 

Domestic Violence

19 June 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark questions the Minister for Equality about the links between the increase in the number of domestic violence victims and 24-hour drinking. | more
 

Voting Age (Reduction) Bill

6 June 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark calls for more focus on trying to motivate 18 to 21-year-olds to vote. | more
 

Pensioner Poverty

4 June 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Speaking during an Opposition Day debate on Pensioner Poverty, Brooks Newmark calls for an end to means-testing for the elderly. | more
 

A120 extension

3 June 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark calls on the Government to speed up an announcement on the extension of the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey. | more
 

Prime Minister's Questions: Domestic Violence

21 May 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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%. | more
 

Domestic Violence

20 March 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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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% | more
 

British Board of Film Classification (Accountability to Parliament and Appeals) Bill

29 February 2008 : Parliamentary Debate

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Brooks Newmark highlights the limitations of the Bill as far more information is available on the internet than in films and DVDs. | more