Nick Brown MP

Today’s Evening Chronicle has paid tribute to Nick Brown’s work for the region as Minister for the North East – and criticised the Lib Dem Tory Coalition decision to scrap the post. The Chronicle says: “Putting political allegiances aside, it is difficult to argue anyone could have represented the region better than the Newcastle East [...]

Nick with Chancellor Alistair Darling at this year’s Regional Cabinet in Durham Today’s Budget is good news for the East Newcastle, putting economic growth first, to ensure that people have the skills and jobs they need to succeed in the world and their children have the opportunities to get on and get ahead. The Labour [...]

Nick speaking at today’s Regional Cabinet in Durham The Cabinet met today in the North East for the first time ever. Newcastle East MP Nick Brown took the chance to show his Government colleagues the very best that the region has to offer. Nick Brown said: “This is a tremendous chance to show our region [...]

Nick Brown has welcomed today’s announcement of a £580m government grant to modernise the Tyne and Wear Metro network. Transport Minister Sadiq Khan visited Tyneside to confirm the plans, saying the Metro was “an iconic transport system and the lifeblood of the local community”. Up to £350m will be spent on modernising stations, installing new [...]

Nick today spoke at an event at Seven Stories in celebration of the Region’s Cultural Champions. In a scheme run by national body Arts & Business, 20 Cultural Champions were nominated by 15 arts and heritage organisations across the region. They ranged from business figures who sponsored various cultural initiatives to dedicated individuals who volunteered their [...]

With the scheme closing soon, Minister for the North East and Newcastle East MP Nick Brown encourages the North East’s motorists to take advantage of the car scrappage scheme if they wish to do so, or risk missing out. Figures released show that more than three quarters of the budget for the Labour Government’s hugely [...]

Nick today spoke at an event to celebrate the North East’s heritage in glass making. The Glass North East exhibition features the work of lecturers, professors and graduates of the University of Sunderland, whose glass work rates among the best in the world. The collection of works highlights the range and quality of glass research [...]

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 [...]

Two years ago Nick Brown visited the Northern Kites project which has re-established the region’s red kite population for the first time in over 200 years. The project winds up this year, and Nick paid tribute to the progress it has made. Nick said: “The success of Northern Kites has not just been about the [...]

  Today’s announcements at Nissan are fantastic news for our region. The company has confirmed plans to make Sunderland its European hub for making batteries for electric vehicles. This will mean 350 jobs created at the plant, and the promise of more as the technology gets going. Nick visited Nissan in January when things were [...]