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Brooks Newmark MP

- Conservative MP for Braintree
- Whip, Whips (since 6 Jul 2007)
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
- Majority: 3,893 votes. — 506th out of 630 MPs.
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Brooks Newmark voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes, speeches
- Voted strongly against introducing a smoking ban. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes, speeches
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes, speeches
- Voted against equal gay rights. votes, speeches
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes, speeches
Read about how the voting record is decided.
More on well-known issues (from the Guardian) & their full record
- Occasionally rebels against their party in this parliament.
Committees and topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Treasury, Education and Skills, Health, Environment Food and Rural Affairs
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, A120, Motor Vehicles: Glass, Pensions, Road Traffic Accidents (Wild Animals)
(based on written questions asked by Brooks Newmark and answered by departments)
Most recent appearances in parliament
- Royal Assent: International Aid Transparency (13 Nov 2008)
“Does my hon. Friend agree that the Conservative party, in pursuing this initiative over the past two years—for example in Rwanda, where 120 MPs and volunteers went this year—is leading from the front in terms of showing people what we can do to help those in developing countries?”
- Royal Assent: International Aid Transparency (13 Nov 2008)
“On the subject of that conflict, does my hon. Friend think it helpful that Mrs. Rose Kabuye, the President of Rwanda's chief of protocol, was arrested just four days ago during an official visit to Germany, as a result of a highly dubious decision by a French provincial judge?”
Numerology
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- Has spoken in 30 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 16 written questions in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2007, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 70% of votes in parliament — average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 7 comments on this MP's speeches — average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 18–19 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 84 people are tracking whenever this MP speaks — email me whenever Brooks Newmark speaks.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 107 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members' Interests
Register last updated: 5 Nov 2008. More about the Register
Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks. Parliament's explanatory notes.
| Type | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Additional Costs Allowance | £22,110 (joint 1st) | £20,000 | ||||
| London Supplement | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Incidental Expenses Provision | £18,333 (462nd) | £18,253 | ||||
| Staffing Allowance | £97,047 (10th) | £69,633 | ||||
| Members' Travel | £1,265 (607th)* | £191 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £80 (389th) | £374 | ||||
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £282 (612th) | £938 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £1,474 (508th) | £3,410 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,082 (joint 276th) | £1,082 | ||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £141,673 (247th) | £113,881 |

