Nick Brown MP

Nick  today met with a delegation led by Mr Naoto Kan, Deputy Prime Minister of the Shadow Cabinet of Japan.
Mr Kan was at the House of Commons to discuss Parliament and UK democracy, to inform his Democratic Party of Japan’s proposals for the Japanese general election expected later this year.

The Government has been taking action to get the UK through the economic downturn. Moves to shore up the banking sector have meant no one has lost their savings from a British bank. The VAT cut and Tax Credit increases in the autumn put money in people’s pockets during difficult times. And the focus on [...]

Serious-minded MPs stay out of the silly season by going on holiday, nurturing the constituency or clearing off to the Edinburgh Festival. That’s what I was doing until I picked up the Sunday Times. Normally I throw the paper away and keep the Culture section but, being on holiday, I read David Cameron’s article about [...]

An increasing number of people have contacted me recently about what action I’ve been taking to help alleviate poverty worldwide. Campaigns such as Make Poverty History have put to the fore our moral obligations to help those most in need around the world.
Last year I sponsored Tom Clarke MP’s Private Member’s Bill which sought to improve transparency [...]

“Britain will punch above its weight in the world if we spend money on the threats that actually confront us, rather than on those that do not, and spend money on things that those who are poorer and more disadvantaged than ourselves really need.”
The following is Nick’s contribution to a debate in the House of [...]

The following is a speech which Nick gave in the House of Commons on International Development, in support of a Bill to speed progress towards meeting the Millenium Development Goals, and meeting the UKs target of giving 0.7% GNI in overseas aid. You can read the full debate here.
It is a pleasure to follow the [...]