Questions to Ministers

and Training Bill, Brooks Newmark praises further education institutions for their accessibility to people from a wider range of backgrounds.

Speaking in a debate following the proscription of terrorist organisations MPs call for the proscription of Hizb ut-Tahrir and Brooks Newmark highlights the role of al-Muhajiroun as also being a 'conveyor belt to terrorism' in this country.

Brooks Newmark calls on the Government to put pressure on the Syrian Government to help ensure the release of two Israeli soldiers being held by Hezbollah.

Brooks Newmark asks the PM whether he agrees with the Chancellor's recent self-assessment of his abilities at maths in school.

Brooks Newmark challenges the Government over the Chancellor's tax raid which has cost pensioners between £100 billion and £150 billion.

Brooks Newmark asks the Foreign Secretary if she thinks there is any connection between the seizure of British sailors and domestic Iranian politics.

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.

In a debate on the Treasury Committee's report on Tax Credits, Brooks Newmark condemns the extent of wrong payments in the tax credits system.

Brooks Newmark calls for a meeting with the PM to discuss lack of progress on the new community hospital for Braintree.

Speaking about consumer credit and enforcement, Brooks Newmark calls for reappraisal of terms on which personal credit is offered, debt management and relief to provide a second chance and regulation of bailiffs.