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Brooks Newmark
Conservative MP for Braintree
- Entered Parliament on 5 May 2005 — General election
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- Register of Members’ Interests
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Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Brooks Newmark voted on key issues:
- Voted moderately against a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted very strongly for an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Voted moderately against more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately against Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for laws to stop climate change. votes
- Voted very strongly against a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
- Voted moderately against a smoking ban. votes
- Voted very strongly against introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted moderately for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted strongly for increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Has never voted on removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Has never voted on a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted for raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. votes
- Voted very strongly against allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
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- Hardly ever rebels against their party in this parliament.
Topics of interest
Asks most questions about
- Departments: Transport, Treasury, Education and Skills, Health, Business, Innovation and Skills
- Subjects (based on headings added by Hansard): Departmental Expenditure, A120, Motor Vehicles: Glass, Pensions, Post Offices: Information and Communications Technology
(based on written questions asked by Brooks Newmark and answered by departments)
Public Bill Committees (sittings attended)
- FINANCE BILL Committee (12 out of 12)
- FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL Committee (2 out of 4)
- Postal Services Bill Committee (20 out of 21)
- Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill Committee (10 out of 10)
- Finance Bill Committee (22 out of 24)
- Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill Committee (2 out of 3)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
- Banking Bill Committee (15 out of 17)
- Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
- Finance Bill Committee (12 out of 14)
- Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee (6 out of 8)
- National Insurance Contributions Bill Committee (1 out of 4)
- Finance (No.2) Bill Committee (16 out of 21)
- Finance Bill Committee (8 out of 8)
Most recent appearances
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 178 - Rates of alcoholic liquor duties (13 Jun 2013)
“On that point—perhaps I denigrated my friends in eastern Europe more than I should have—one of the biggest potential export markets for Scotch, and where I know a lot of branding of Scotch takes place, is China. The Chinese create their own blend, which they market and sell at prices well below real Scotch whisky, yet they brand that as Scotch and sell it to people in China. With...”
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 178 - Rates of alcoholic liquor duties (13 Jun 2013)
“I am enjoying what the hon. Lady is saying. Again, although I am not an alcohol expert, I am aware of fake substitutes going around. Other countries are calling whisky “Scotch” when it is not Scotch. To help the Scotch industry in Scotland, perhaps the Government—I hope that the Minister is listening—can go more vigorously after eastern European countries in...”
- Public Bill Committee: Finance Bill: Clause 178 - Rates of alcoholic liquor duties (13 Jun 2013)
“I was not expecting to speak. Anybody who knows me knows that I am pretty much a notorious teetotaller; I do not really drink. However, I am here to represent my constituents. First, this cut in beer duty is welcome. Anybody who represents a rural area will know that the pub industry in rural areas has been particularly hard hit, not only by past increases in alcohol duty but by the ban on...”
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Numerology
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- Has spoken in 31 debates in the last year — average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 1 written question in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a low number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 82.73% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 9 annotations on this MP’s speeches — above average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
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- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 167 times in debates — average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 7 May 2013. More about the Register
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Expenses
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
| Type | 2008/09 (ranking out of 647) | 2007/08 (ranking out of 645) | 2006/07 (ranking out of 645) | 2005/06 | 2004/05 | 2003/04 | 2002/03 | 2001/02 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staying away from main home | £22,000 (197th) | £20,000 (388th) | £22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others) | £20,000 | ||||
| London costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Office running costs | £12,033 (532nd) | £8,618 (609th) | £18,333 (462nd) | £18,253 | ||||
| Staffing costs | £98,525 (216th) | £98,107 (35th) | £97,047 (10th) | £69,633 | ||||
| Communications Allowance | £6,054 (442nd) | £7,402 (360th) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Travel | £3,471 (526th)1 | £1,978 (587th)2 | £1,265 (607th)3 | £191 | ||||
| Members' Staff Travel | £0 | £0 | £80 (389th) | £374 | ||||
| Members' Spouse Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Members' Family Travel | £0 | £0 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Centrally Purchased Stationery | £3,272 (342nd) | £267 (601st) | £282 (612th) | £938 | ||||
| Stationery: Associated Postage Costs | £816 (587th) | £1,474 (508th) | £3,410 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
| Centrally Provided Computer Equipment | £1,082 (506th) | £1,082 (joint 276th with 17 others) | £1,082 | |||||
| Other Costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | ||||
| Total | £145,356 (380th) | £138,270 (429th) | £141,673 (247th) | £113,881 |
1 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £2,422 (322nd). Rail £1,049 (452nd).
2 Regular journeys between home/constituency/Westminster: Mileage £979 (525th). Rail £999 (438th).