http://www.brooksnewmark.com Recent headlines from Brooks Newmark MP en-gb Brooks Newmark questions the reasoning behind reducing the time period for some of the most vulnerable people in our society to reclaim overpaid tax. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=383 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. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=382 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. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=381 Brooks Newmark questions the Minister for Equality about the links between the increase in the number of domestic violence victims and 24-hour drinking. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=380 Brooks Newmark has written to the Rt. Hon. Ruth Kelly MP, the Secretary of State for Transport, calling for urgent improvements to rail services between London and his constituency. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=379 Brooks Newmark met yesterday with leading members of the team developing Witham's proposed Academies. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=378 Brooks Newmark has welcomed a new study into the benefits of upgrading the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey into a dual carriageway. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=377 Brooks Newmark calls for more focus on trying to motivate 18 to 21-year-olds to vote. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=376 Braintree MP Brooks Newmark has tackled the Transport Minister, Tom Harris MP, on the lack of progress towards improvements on the troubled stretch of the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=375 Speaking during an Opposition Day debate on Pensioner Poverty, Brooks Newmark calls for an end to means-testing for the elderly. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=374 Brooks Newmark calls on the Government to speed up an announcement on the extension of the A120 between Braintree and Marks Tey. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=373 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%. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=372 I recently visited Braintree Firestation to see for myself the invaluable contribution that Essex County Fire and Rescue Service makes to our community. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=371 Brooks Newmark considers stamp duty exemptions on zero-carbon homes and calls for graded reliefs for properties that meet intermediate levels but are not strictly zero-carbon as an incentive to builders to invest in new technology. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=369 During a debate about penalties imposed for incorrect tax returns, Brooks Newmark raises concerns at the use of a so-called Henry VIII clause in a money Bill which essentially enables legislation to be amended or repealed without Parliamentary scrutiny. http://www.brooksnewmark.com/search/article.php?id=370