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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Essex Bank
27 August 2009 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
Last year, Essex County Council launched the Essex Post Initiative to reopen post offices affected by a national closure programme.
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Brooks congratulates Witham Industrial Watch for BIDS success
10 August 2009 :
Press Release
Today, Brooks was delighted to congratulate Witham Industrial Watch on winning Business Improvement District status (BIDS) for Witham industrial areas.
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Expenses
1 June 2009 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
These are turbulent times not only for our economy, but also for our whole political system.
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Brooks encourages local colleges and learning providers to get involved with VQ Day
30 April 2009 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark is supporting the launch of the second annual VQ Day - the nationwide day to celebrate vocational achievement - and is encouraging local colleges and learning providers to get involved too.
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The Budget
29 April 2009 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
I imagine that when the Chancellor unveiled his Budget on April 22nd, most of you were trying to deduce exactly what effect his announcements would have on your daily lives.
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Vacancies
29 April 2009 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark asks the Work and Pensions Secretary about the number of job vacancies in Braintree.
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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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The Economy
18 March 2009 :
Speech
During a debate on the Government's response to the recession, Brooks Newmark outlines the catalogue of errors he believes has resulted in the UK facing a worse recession than other countries.
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Loss of local shops
29 January 2009 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
Britain has now officially entered a recession and debate at Westminster is rife with how to deal with the national economic crisis.
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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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National Farmers' Union
4 December 2008 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
This year the National Farmers' Union (NFU) celebrates its 100th anniversary representing the farmers and growers of England and Wales.
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Small Business
27 November 2008 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
Amid a credit crunch, recession and the Pre-Budget Report, the economy is on all of our minds at the moment. Yet, for the owners, workers and customers of small businesses, times are especially tough.
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Brooks celebrates NFU centenary
18 November 2008 :
Press Release
On Friday 14th November Brooks Newmark celebrated 100 years of the National Farmers' Union (NFU) at a centenary celebration lunch.
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Finance Bill: Small Companies' Rates
28 April 2008 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark condemns the escalation of the small companies rate and raises his concerns that the increase in the R&D tax credit and the introduction of the Annual Investment Allowance will not be of help to many small businesses.
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Finance Bill: Rate
28 April 2008 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark calls on the Chancellor to decide which road he wants to follow: targeted incentives to encourage specific policy objectives, or a simpler, flatter tax.
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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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Financial Services (Low-income Families) - Topical Debate
13 December 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark calls for an integrated strategy for financial education starting with schools and colleges.
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Government's assessment as set out in the pre-Budget report for the purposes of Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993
6 December 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark questions the Government's public finances submission to the European Union.
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Finance Bill - Tax relief for new zero-carbon homes
26 June 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark supports an amendment that requires the proposed tax relief for zero-carbon homes be kept reviewed annually to monitor its effectiveness.
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Public Sector: Pensions
25 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Brooks Newmark, asks what the Government's unfunded public sector pension liabilities are if calculated using a discount rate based on index linked gilts.
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Pension Funds
10 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark challenges the Government over the Chancellor's tax raid which has cost pensioners between £100 billion and £150 billion.
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Finance Debate - Air Passenger Duty
1 May 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark questions the reasons behind the date of implementation of the rise in air passenger duty.
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Finance Bill
30 April 2007 :
Speech
During a debate on the Finance Bill, Brooks Newmark calls for stability in the taxation regime for small businesses.
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Budget Debate
26 March 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark looks at the failure of the Chancellor's budget to use environmental taxation to change peoples behaviour according to the 'polluter pays' principle in favour of more general stealth taxes.
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Private Equity Funds
19 March 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark dismisses fears about the private equity industry and highlights the considerable growth in that industry and welcomes the British Venture Capital Association's working party to consider issues of transparency and disclosure.
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Full Employment
1 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During Treasury Questions, Brooks Newmark challenges the Chancellor to recognise the important role that private equity plays in creating employment in this country.
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Brooks backs disabled Children Bill
27 February 2007 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark joined other sponsors of the Disabled Children (Family Support Bill) last week when fellow Conservative MP Gary Streeter brought the Bill to the House of Commons.
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Disabled Children (Family Support) Bill
23 February 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark supports a bill aimed at providing better support for disabled children and their carers. He specifically welcomes a clause imposing a duty on local authorities to assess the need for short breaks for families with disabled children.
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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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