MP says Government should review evidence Yesterday in the House of Commons, John Baron MP spoke in a back bench debate on the standardisation of tobacco packaging. This would compel tobacco manufacturers to use one single approved design for their products, a move which evidence suggests would reduce the take-up of smoking amongst young...
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John Baron MP welcomes Government Immigration Bill
MP says Bill will prevent abuse of public services The Government’s Immigration Bill recently passed Second Reading in the House of Commons. The Bill is designed to create a system which is fair to legal immigrants whilst also deterring those who enter Britain illegally. Overall, it will prevent immigrants from using public services they...
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John Baron MP asks Government to honour Parliamentary vote over Army reforms
Viability of reserve plan extensively questioned in the House of Commons Today during Defence Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP asked the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, about plans to cut the Army. The Government intends to replace 20,000 regular troops with 30,000 reservists before knowing...
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John Baron MP votes against HS2
MP says money could be better spent John Baron MP today voted against the High Speed Rail Bill when it came before the House of Commons for Third Reading. John previously voted against these proposals when they last came before Parliament on 26th June 2013, and has also written to the Chancellor urging...
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John Baron MP presses Minister on need to monitor local cancer patient experience
MP: There is a disconnect between national priorities and local experience Yesterday in Parliament, a debate was held about cancer patient experience. As Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer, John Baron MP warned the Government that it risked a disconnect between well-meaning national priorities regarding patient experience and local implementation, and...
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John Baron MP urges Government to recognise debt of gratitude to nuclear test veterans
MP: Parliamentary Debate today marks second and final phase of campaign John Baron MP, Patron of the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association, will be speaking in a debate he has secured today urging the Government to finally recognise the debt of gratitude we owe our nuclear test veterans. Britain compares poorly to other countries...
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John Baron MP supports Breakthrough Breast Cancer reception
MP supports access to breast cancer drugs John Baron MP joined over 70 MPs at a recent reception hosted by Breakthrough Breast Cancer at the House of Commons. The charity called on the Government to bring about a new focus on breast cancer, and ensure new treatments are routinely made available to patients. John...
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Nuclear test veterans take their fight to Parliament as Patron John Baron MP secures Westminster Hall debate
Our nuclear test veterans have been campaigning for official recognition for many years, and today marks a big step forward as their case is to be aired in a Parliamentary Westminster Hall debate led by their patron John Baron MP. For years our test veterans have felt forgotten and unacknowledged by the nation for...
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John Baron MP raises Interest Rate Swap issue in House of Commons debate
MP says banks have failed SMEs in the constituency Today John Baron MP raised the plight of smaller companies who have been mis-sold interest rate swaps by banks, but are yet to receive redress or even permission to suspend payments into the swap agreement. The debate was introduced into the Chamber by the...
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John Baron MP says history of Northern Ireland terrorism must not be re-written
MP remembers courage of soldiers and civilians Today John Baron MP spoke in the House of Commons during a debate introduced by the DUP on ‘Dealing with the Past in Northern Ireland’. The DUP argued that those engaged in or supported acts of terrorism should not succeed in re-writing the narrative of the Troubles...
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