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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Government responds to Hospital Petition
16 January 2008 :
Press Release
The Government has responded to a petition formally presented to the House of Commons by Braintree MP Brooks Newmark, which called for progress on Braintree's long-delayed community hospital project.
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Brooks presents community hospital petition to Parliament
11 December 2007 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark has formally presented a petition to the House of Commons calling on the Department of Health to take decisive action to put the future of Braintree's Community Hospital beyond doubt.
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Petition: Community Hospital (Braintree)
4 December 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark presents a petition calling for the promised new community hospital in Braintree to be built.
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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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Brooks questions PM on Community Hospital project
24 October 2007 :
Press Release
Braintree MP Brooks Newmark has challenged the Prime Minister for a second time on the Government's failure to provide a community hospital for Braintree.
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Prime Minister's Questions
24 October 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark challenges the PM on the Government's failure to provide a community hospital for Braintree.
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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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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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Finance Bill New Clause 4
25 June 2007 :
Speech
Brooks Newmark speaks in favour of introducing benchmarks aimed at increasing efficiencies at HM Revenue & Customs especially in relation to VAT registrations and repayments.
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Brooks asks PM for community hospital assurance
16 April 2007 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark met today with the Prime Minister to discuss progress on Braintree's long awaited Community Hospital.
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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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Prime Minister Agrees to Community Hospital Meeting
14 March 2007 :
Press Release
During Prime Minister's Questions today, Brooks Newmark secured a commitment from the Prime Minister to meet with him regarding the future of Braintree's delayed Community Hospital project.
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Prime Minister's Questions
14 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
Brooks Newmark calls for a meeting with the PM to discuss lack of progress on the new community hospital for Braintree.
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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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Health Services: Braintree
12 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark questions the impact of the proposed independent sector treatment centre at Bocking on the future of the proposed community hospital in Braintree.
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Health Services: Braintree
12 March 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark asks the Health Secretary about the locaion of the proposed independent sector treatment centre in Bocking, Braintree
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Braintree and Witham Times Diary
28 February 2007 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
It has been a busy week at Westminster. First thing on Monday morning I met with my colleagues in the shadow Treasury team and the date of the Budget is on everyone's minds
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Departmental Expenditure - Health
27 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
Brooks Newmark questions the Secretary of State for Health on her department's spending on commercial, and particularly Microsoft, software.
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Diabetes
7 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Health Secretary, Brooks Newmark asks about the numbers of people diagnosed with type 1 and 2 diabetes in Braintree, Witham and Halstead PCT area.
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Mental Health Services
5 February 2007 :
Parliamentary Debate
During a debate in the House of Commons on mental health services, Brooks Newmark condemns the government for putting finances before the patient.
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Farleigh Hospice's 25th Anniversary
24 January 2007 :
Article for Braintree and Witham Times
This year Farleigh Hospice celebrates its 25th Anniversary serving our community.
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Breast Screening
15 January 2007 :
Parliamentary Question
In a written question to the Health Secretary, Brooks Newmark asks about progress on extending the NHS breast screening programme to women aged 65 to 70.
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Statistics and Registration Service Bill
8 January 2007 :
Speech
In a debate on the Statistics and Registration Service Bill, which will create a Statistics Board to oversee production of impartial official statistics, Brooks Newmark raises concerns that in several areas it fails to achieve the independence it needs.
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Brooks supports disabled children's campaign
4 December 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark has sponsored a Parliamentary Early Day Motion in support of the 'Every Disabled Child Matters' campaign.
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MP meets Minister and Health Trust officials on community hospital future
20 November 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark today met with the Health Minister, Andy Burnham MP, together with David Bullock and Andrew Pike from Mid Essex Hospitals Trust, to discuss the future of the Trust's PFI project.
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So Unfare!
14 November 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark has joined the growing number of MPs who have answered a call to donate a day's salary to the compensation fund set up to help over 150,000 families who have lost money in the collapse of the Farepak Christmas Savings Club.
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An inch or two from diabetes?
19 October 2006 :
Press Release
Brooks Newmark attended the Diabetes UK awareness day in Parliament yesterday, which aims to highlight waist measurement as a risk factor for Type 2 diabetes.
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