Nick Brown MP

Nick today welcomed the news that thousands of families in the North East would get £75 extra towards the cost of their heating, as the Government pays out millions in Cold Weather Payments.
Around £200 million in payments has been racked up so far this winter, with just over £70 million of this over the cold [...]

Nick today welcomed the entry of the newly strengthened Northern Rock to the savings and mortgage market after the restructuring of the company came into effect on 1 January 2010.
Nick said: “This is an important milestone for Northern Rock and its staff.  It signals a fresh start for the new, strengthened bank and is a [...]

Labour’s plans for a new National Care Service are a good start towards putting right a long-standing injustice. It’s not right that some older people should have to sell their homes to pay for care as they grow older.
The new plans are based on the same principles as the NHS. It will be a simple, [...]

In September, Nick went to Walker Technology College to see their new Cadet Centre. Walker Tech was one of only six schools across the country to be awarded the scheme two years ago, and, together with the Walker Councillors, Nick fought hard to get the original funding for it. That’s not the only way the [...]

Sarah Brown paid a visit to Seven Stories, the Centre for Children’s Books on Friday, visiting the region as a guest of Minister for the North East, Nick Brown.  The Prime Minister’s wife was given an exclusive tour of the museum’s exhibition galleries and Bookshop by Chief Executive Kate Edwards.
The visit was Sarah’s only cultural [...]

Last week Nick joined the Queen at Barras Bridge for the official opening of the Great North Museum. Over the past few years the old Hancock Museum site has benefited from a £23m upgrade. With everything from a planetarium to a lifesize T-Rex, the new exhibition is expected to bring 300 000 visitors a year, [...]

Nick today visited Church High Junior School in Jesmond to announce the results of their first ever school council elections.
Nick said: “The enthusiasm and commitment to the Church High Junior School Council is really impressive. I think it’s great that young people are being encouraged to debate issues that matter to the school and to [...]

Last Friday a Bill was passed through the House of Commons which would have the effect of overturning the 2007 Law Lords decision to deny compensation for pleural plaques sufferers. To become law, the Bill must now pass through the House of Lords before the middle of November. This is by no means the battle [...]

Newcastle East MP Nick Brown today ‘broke the turf’ on the construction of the world leading Institute of Transplantation at the Freeman Hospital. The £30m project will increase the number of transplantations in Newcastle per year by 53%.
Nick said: “If you need an organ transplant, there is no better place to live than Tyneside. I [...]

This week, at the Labour Party Conference in Brighton, Nick spoke at two fringe events.  At the Association of North East Councils meeting Nick and the rest of the panel discussed the push to grow our region’s economy around green energy and sustainable technologies. Later in the week Nick joined the Community Union, the G.M.B. [...]