Questions to Ministers

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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