MP highlights how 2014 Budget will help constituents Following the Chancellor’s Budget in the House of Commons, John Baron MP said: “I particularly welcome the additional help for the lower paid in raising the income tax threshold. This will leave more money in the pockets of hard-working people, and benefit the economy as a...
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MP highlights how 2014 Budget will help constituents Following the Chancellor’s Budget in the House of Commons, John Baron MP said: “I particularly welcome the additional help for the lower paid in raising the income tax threshold. This will leave more money in the pockets of hard-working people, and benefit the economy as a...
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MP says Crimea holds lessons which need to be heeded During the debate in the House of Commons today on the Ukraine, John Baron MP has described events in Crimea as a wake-up call, and again argued that Britain needs to spend more on its Armed Forces. This follows a fuller explanation in Hansard...
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MP says lessons of history need to be learnt During Defence Questions today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP questioned the Government over defence spending. John’s recent article on the need for higher defence spending is online at: http://goo.gl/nvX5CI. In the Chamber, John asked, “Events such as Crimea and in the South...
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MP says 2% of GDP on defence is insufficient In a piece published earlier in the week, John Baron MP has warned of the consequences of not properly funding our Armed Forces. In Britain, defence is being cut to the bone: the Defence Select Committee’s latest report suggests we may be approaching the point...
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MP highlights falling defence spending Yesterday in Parliament, John Baron MP was selected to sit on a Committee of MPs scrutinising European policy and its implementation. The Committee was dealing with aspects of common European security and defence issues. At the end of the Committee, John supported the Government’s motion that defence co-operation should...
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MP: only the Conservatives can deliver an in/out referendum This morning it was announced that, if in government, Labour will not call an in/out EU referendum unless Britain is about to surrender fresh powers to Brussels as part of wider treaty changes. The Shadow Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP, has said he...
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MP says CCGs must be held accountable on their one-year survival rates Today in Westminster Hall, John Baron MP spoke in a debate secured by Pauline Latham MP, on the subject of cancer prevention and treatment. John said, “The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer and the wider cancer community have long campaigned for the...
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MP says Ukrainian crisis underlines importance of strong defence Today in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Cameron MP, gave a Statement following the European Council meeting last week. EU leaders discussed possible responses to the crisis in the Ukraine. In the Chamber, John asked, “Events in the Crimea remind...
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MP says immigration debate should focus on wages, not benefits Today in the House of Commons, during Home Office questions, John Baron MP raised EU immigration with the Home Secretary, Rt Hon Theresa May MP. In the Chamber, John asked, “Given that the freedom of movement within the EU is the elephant in the...
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