Brooks Newmark

Conservative - Former Member for Braintree

First elected: 5th May 2005

Left House: 30th March 2015 (Retired)


Brooks Newmark is not a member of any APPGs
Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)
15th Jul 2014 - 27th Sep 2014
Treasury Committee
5th Nov 2012 - 12th Sep 2014
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
12th May 2010 - 6th Sep 2012
Finance and Services Committee
26th Jul 2010 - 14th Nov 2011
Opposition Whip (Commons)
3rd Jul 2007 - 6th May 2010
Finance and Services Committee
9th Feb 2009 - 6th May 2010
Treasury Committee
16th Jan 2006 - 17th Jul 2007
Science and Technology Committee (Commons)
17th Jul 2005 - 2nd Jul 2007
Science and Technology Committee
17th Jul 2005 - 2nd Jul 2007
Science, Innovation and Technology Committee
17th Jul 2005 - 2nd Jul 2007


Division Voting information

Brooks Newmark has voted in 1610 divisions, and 12 times against the majority of their Party.

24 Nov 2014 - Recall of MPs Bill - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 71 Conservative Aye votes vs 85 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 119 Noes - 193
21 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 124 Conservative Aye votes vs 134 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 366 Noes - 161
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 99 Conservative No votes vs 121 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 150 Noes - 340
20 May 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 95 Conservative No votes vs 125 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 148 Noes - 339
5 Feb 2013 - Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 131 Conservative Aye votes vs 139 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 400 Noes - 175
7 Sep 2011 - Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 94 Conservative Aye votes vs 115 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 118 Noes - 368
3 Jul 2008 - Members’ Salaries - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 37 Conservative No votes vs 42 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 123 Noes - 224
19 May 2008 - Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted No - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 60 Conservative No votes vs 79 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 163 Noes - 342
15 Jun 2007 - Prayers - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 1 Conservative Aye votes vs 29 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 1 Noes - 75
7 Mar 2007 - House of Lords Reform - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted Aye - against a party majority and in line with the House
One of 75 Conservative Aye votes vs 96 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 305 Noes - 267
1 Nov 2006 - Legislative Process - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted Aye - against a party majority and against the House
One of 34 Conservative Aye votes vs 105 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 122 Noes - 354
1 Nov 2006 - Legislative Process - View Vote Context
Brooks Newmark voted No - against a party majority and against the House
One of 55 Conservative No votes vs 69 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 365 Noes - 62
View All Brooks Newmark Division Votes

All Debates

Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.

Department Debates
HM Treasury
(117 debate contributions)
Leader of the House
(33 debate contributions)
Cabinet Office
(33 debate contributions)
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Legislation Debates
Brooks Newmark has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debate
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Latest EDMs signed by Brooks Newmark

24th March 2015
Brooks Newmark signed this EDM as a sponsor on Tuesday 24th March 2015

MAINTAINING THE OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY IN PRINTED FORM

Tabled by: Brooks Newmark (Conservative - Braintree)
That this House welcomes the Save the Oxford English Dictionary campaign founded by Abbie Maguire, which calls for the Oxford English Dictionary to remain in printed form; notes that the Dictionary, first published in 1884, is the largest dictionary of English in the world and should be treated as a …
10 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Mar 2015)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
Labour: 1
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Commons initiatives

These initiatives were driven by Brooks Newmark, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.

MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.


Brooks Newmark has not been granted any Urgent Questions

1 Adjournment Debate led by Brooks Newmark

Wednesday 29th January 2014

Brooks Newmark has not introduced any legislation before Parliament

Brooks Newmark has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting


Latest 2 Written Questions

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Written Questions can be tabled by MPs and Lords to request specific information information on the work, policy and activities of a Government Department
17th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has to bring forward proposals to criminalise coercive control and psychological abuse for the purpose of protection of victims of domestic violence.

Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of
Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse
across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014,
emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that
domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is and that the
police use the full range of tools already available to them.

In response to the Review, the Home Secretary has established a new national
oversight group, which she is chairing, and on which I sit, to oversee delivery
against each of HMIC's recommendations. Their first meeting was held
on 10 June. The Home Secretary has also written to chief constables making it clear
that every police force must have an action plan in place by September 2014.

There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including
actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. Assault can extend to
non-physical harm. This Government has introduced stalking and harassment
legislation which can apply to coercive control and psychological abuse.
However, the Government will continue to consider what measures will drive
culture change in the police in response to the findings of the HMIC review.

17th Jun 2014
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans her Department has in response to the HM Inspector of Constabulary Inquiry into police response to domestic violence in creating a culture change towards domestic violence.

Last September, the Home Secretary commissioned Her Majesty's Inspectorate of
Constabulary to conduct a review of the response to domestic abuse
across all police forces. HMIC published its findings in March 2014,
emphasising that the key priority is a culture change in the police so that
domestic violence and abuse is treated as the crime that it is and that the
police use the full range of tools already available to them.

In response to the Review, the Home Secretary has established a new national
oversight group, which she is chairing, and on which I sit, to oversee delivery
against each of HMIC's recommendations. Their first meeting was held
on 10 June. The Home Secretary has also written to chief constables making it clear
that every police force must have an action plan in place by September 2014.

There are a number of offences that make domestic abuse illegal, including
actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm and assault. Assault can extend to
non-physical harm. This Government has introduced stalking and harassment
legislation which can apply to coercive control and psychological abuse.
However, the Government will continue to consider what measures will drive
culture change in the police in response to the findings of the HMIC review.