MP backs Witham Academies
12 June 2008 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark met yesterday with leading members of the team developing Witham's proposed Academies.
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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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Braintree Firestation
15 May 2008 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
I recently visited Braintree Firestation to see for myself the invaluable contribution that Essex County Fire and Rescue Service makes to our community.
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International Women's Day
6 March 2008 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark marks International Women's Day on Saturday with a Commons speech highlighting advances being made in the representation of women in Parliament.
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Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund: Braintree
28 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark asks the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs which projects in Braintree constituency have been funded by the aggregates levy sustainability fund.
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National Lottery: Braintree
26 February 2008 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark asks about projects in the Braintree constituency that received community fund grants.
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Pakistan (Terrorism)
16 January 2008 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark takes part in a debate on terrorism emanating from Pakistan and highlights the need for stability in that country.
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Education reform: A cunning plan or a load of old balls?
18 December 2007 :
Article for the Essex Chronicle
This week the Schools' Secretary Ed Balls unveiled the Government's ten year Children's Plan.
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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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Opposition Day Debate: Schools Reform
21 November 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark calls for reform to Special Educational Needs education to be founded on parent choice.
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Brooks welcomes 25 years of Farleigh Hospice
15 November 2007 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark welcomed over 100 guests to the House of Commons this week to celebrate 25 years of Farleigh Hospice's service to residents of Mid-Essex.
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Queen's Speech Debate - Health and Education
13 November 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark condemns the Government as "long on rhetoric and short on progress" as demonstrated by the lack of progress on the promised Braintree Community Hospital.
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Community Hospital
16 October 2007 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
I write my column this month in the midst of the annual party conference season and I am looking forward to speaking up for local people in the new Parliament - now just weeks away.
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Everyone's invited to wear it pink
16 October 2007 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark is joining forces with Breast Cancer Campaign in its award winning wear it pink day on Friday 26 October 2007.
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Project Umubano - Conservative Party visit to Rwanda
3 August 2007 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
It is sometimes tempting to think of 'international development' as being impersonal, remote and lacking relevance to our daily lives.
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Further Education and Training Bill
12 July 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
and Training Bill, Brooks Newmark praises further education institutions for their accessibility to people from a wider range of backgrounds.
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Racism (Universities)
29 June 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark leads a debate on tackling racism in universities, with particular focus on the in particular on the proposed University and College Unions' boycott of Israeli academics.
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Prime Minister's Questions
13 June 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark asks the PM whether he agrees with the Chancellor's recent self-assessment of his abilities at maths in school.
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Tax Credits
16 May 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark highlights the mismanagement of the tax credit system, citing wrong payments, the complexity of the system and the fact that the Government has not fully budgeted for the system - relying on it not being used to capacity.
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Tony Blair's legacy from Brooks Newmark
15 May 2007 :
Article for Essex Chronicle
Tony Blair came to power on a wave of high expectations under the banner 'Things can only get better.'
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Departmental Expenditure (Education and Skills)
9 May 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark questions the Secretary of State for Education and Skills on his department's spending on commercial, and particularly Microsoft, software.
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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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Budget Debate
21 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark participates in the budget debate and highlights, amongst other things, the need for more spending on flood defences in places such as Coggeshall which faces severe flooding.
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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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Statistics and Registration Service Bill
13 March 2007 :
Speech
During a debate on a bill set up an Independent Board to oversea government statistics, Brooks Newmark argues against a two-tier system of "official statistics" and "national statistics" which will undermine public trust.
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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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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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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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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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