Results 1-20 of 619 for (in the 'Commons debates' OR in the 'Westminster Hall debates' OR in the 'Lords debates' OR in the 'Northern Ireland Assembly debates') speaker:Brooks Newmark

Outlawries Bill: Debate on the Address — [1st Day] (18 Nov 2009)

Brooks Newmark: Unfortunately, I do not think the right hon. Member for Rotherham (Mr. MacShane) did answer the question. The reason why Australia and Canada's institutions have fared better is that they did not have the same lending policies as ours: their debt ratios were much lower and they did not have aggressive policies on lending to the housing sector. The hon. Member for Middlesbrough (Sir Stuart...

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: The Chancellor said in his statement that before we could reach a binding agreement with RBS we needed to carry out due diligence on the assets. What was the level of write-down after, as opposed to before, in respect of RBS's balance sheet on those assets?

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Sector Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: When he last met the Governor of the Bank of England to discuss reform of the banking sector.

Oral Answers to Questions — Treasury: Banking Sector Reform (3 Nov 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: Given that and the fact that when Lehman Brothers collapsed neither it nor the banks actually understood the counter-party risks, has the Minister discussed the right systems and ensured that they will be in place when the system is reformed?

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: Thank you for calling me, Mr. Deputy Speaker; I appreciate that four Members wish to speak in the next 30 minutes. Like many other Members, I should like to address the Minister with some advice based on anecdotal evidence. Having been a Member of Parliament for the past four years, I have had experiences like those of many other Members and I hope that what I say will help the Minister to...

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: Come on. There are six other people who want to speak.

Perpetuities and Accumulations Bill [ Lords]: Antisocial Behaviour (2 Nov 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: I agree with the point made by the hon. Member for Bridgend (Mrs. Moon). The street pastors in Braintree do an excellent job, but one of the messages that I am hearing, particularly on the estates, relates to the loss of community centres as our towns continue to be developed. There is nowhere for young people to go. More importantly, at the side of every estate, we see signs that say "No...

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (28 Oct 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: Will my hon. Friend give way?

Opposition Day — [20th Allotted Day]: Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (28 Oct 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: May I correct my hon. Friend? I do not believe that the Kelly report has actually been published yet. It is not due out for another week or so. There have been rumours and innuendo, but no report has actually been published.

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Brooks Newmark: The point that the hon. Member for Glasgow, East (John Mason) seems to miss is that the private sector should be the engine of growth and job creation for the young people of this country. The private sector pays the taxes that help to pay for the public sector, and that is why we should help SMEs as much as possible.

Opposition Day — [18th Allotted Day]: Economic Recovery and Welfare (19 Oct 2009)

Brooks Newmark: One of the interesting statistics in Braintree is that the jobseeker's allowance roll today is about 2,700. That is a trebling of what it was six months ago. More important, a fifth of those—27 per cent.—are between the ages of 18 and 24. It is the young people I am most concerned about, because we do not want to end up in a vicious cycle with a generation permanently on benefits.

Bill Presented: Cervical Cancer (Minimum Age for Screening) (14 Oct 2009) has video

Brooks Newmark: I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require NHS bodies in England to provide cervical screening for women aged 20 and over. The Bill would bring England in line with Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, which all begin screening at the age of 20. Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women under 35 in the UK. Every year, more than 2,800 women in Britain are...

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Brooks Newmark: In the same way as the hon. Lady is arguing that the Government should have responsibility with regard to how much their debt builds up, surely consumers themselves have a responsibility to decide how much debt they should be taking on.

China and the West (13 Oct 2009)

Brooks Newmark: The subject of the debate is UK relations with China, and the UK does have a particular expertise in carbon capture and carbon sequestration, which BP has been leading, I think, in Scotland. Surely we should be using that technology as a means to enhance our relationship with China, because it has about 200 to 300 years-worth of coal, particularly dirty coal. Working with the Chinese, perhaps...

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Brooks Newmark: rose—

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Brooks Newmark: I was just curious to ask the Minister, given that we are talking about reports both long and short, whether he has yet had the opportunity to read the Lisbon treaty in full.

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Brooks Newmark: As long as it is on the record.

[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair] — European Commission Annual Policy Strategy (2 Jul 2009)

Brooks Newmark: Back to front.

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Middle East (24 Jun 2009)

Brooks Newmark: During my visits to Syria, I have talked about that issue as well. Given the work that the Syrian Government have done in absorbing perhaps 1 million or more refugees and giving them health care, education and housing, surely the international community, purely on a humanitarian level, should be doing more in giving some sort of funding towards that to support the Syrian Government.

[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair] — Middle East (24 Jun 2009)

Brooks Newmark: I hear what my hon. Friend says about the importance of bringing peace on Israel's northern border, particularly with respect to the Golan issue. Does he agree that hon. Members from all parties must encourage the Israeli Government to engage with Syria, whether through a Turkish intermediary or any other intermediary, because talking is better than not talking?