MP and Chief Executive ‘lift the lid’ on bowel cancer In his capacity as Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer , John Baron MP hosted a Westminster reception yesterday evening on behalf of the charity Beating Bowel Cancer to help raise awareness of the disease. At the reception, guests heard about...
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MP highlights need to work with the United Nations Today John Baron MP has welcomed the Government’s change of heart in now agreeing to take in Syrian refugees, with a particular focus on women and children. Previous to this announcement, the Government had focused its aid on the ground close to the conflict, but...
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MP says Britain should act in concert with other countries The civil war in Syria is worsening, and the UNHCR Syrian programme estimate 2.3m refugees have so far fled the fighting. The majority are seeking sanctuary in neighbouring countries, and are being accommodated in refugee camps, many of which are vastly overfilled and which...
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MP says issue needs proper debate It was announced this afternoon that the Government has tabled a large number of Amendments to the Immigration Bill, which is due to return to the Commons this Thursday. The Government Amendments make it more difficult that the Amendment tabled by Nigel Mills MP will be debated by...
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MP says there is no place for these collars in today’s society John Baron MP has supported in Parliament this week the Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) Bill proposed by Dr Matthew Offord, which will prohibit the use of any collar designed to administer an electric shock. The Bill is in its early stages; its...
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MP accuses Government of getting defence on the cheap Today in the House of Commons, the Defence Secretary, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, made a statement regarding the Fourth Tranche of Army redundancies. This forms part of the plan to reduce the Army from 102,000 to 82,000 regulars and to plug the gap with...
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MP hails strong figures for Basildon and Billericay This morning the Office for National Statistics released the latest national unemployment figures. Overall, the data is very positive – the unemployment rate has fallen to 7.1%, with 1.3m more people in work than in May 2010. Furthermore, the number of young people in work increased...
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MP says both sides must learn from past mistakes Today during Foreign and Commonwealth Office questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP pressed the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon William Hague MP, as to the possible wider implications of a successful nuclear negotiation with Iran. In the House of Commons, John asked, “There...
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MP says new Outcomes Indicator Set is good news for cancer patients NHS England recently published the Outcomes Indicator Set (OIS) for 2014/2015. The OIS sets the priorities for Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), which are responsible for NHS services at the local level. Last year, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC), of which...
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MP seeks clarity from Defence Secretary On Tuesday in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, responded to an Urgent Question on the failures and cost overruns of the new MoD IT systems and the consequential negative effects on Army recruitment, particularly into the reserves. In...
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