MP: Government has made much progress, but more work remains Yesterday the House of Commons considered Lords Amendments to the Building Safety Bill. Some amendments dealt with the issue of fire safety and the exorbitant costs that some leaseholders are currently required to pay to fix fire safety defects, such as cladding, for which...
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Constituency Issues
John Baron MP disagrees with Government in cladding votes
John Baron MP visits 360 Play at Basildon Festival Leisure Park
John meets Duncan Phillips, Managing Director John Baron MP recently visited 360 Play at Basildon’s Festival Leisure Park at the invitation of Mr Duncan Phillips, Managing Director of DP Associates GB Ltd, who owns the centre and operates seven locations across middle England. John was given a tour of the facility followed by a...
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More trains and seats follow meeting between John Baron MP, Billericay councillors and Greater Anglia
MP and Councillors maintain watching brief Recently John Baron MP convened a meeting with the Greater Anglia management team and Billericay Councillors to discuss concerns over train frequency and crowding on London-bound services from Billericay at peak times. John said, “Constituents have rightly been raising concerns with me and Councillors about service levels and...
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John Baron MP welcomes funding for accessible toilets
MP: Constituents will be relieved In the first round of the Changing Places Fund, Basildon Borough Council will receive £178,520. Changing Places toilets are larger accessible facilities for people who can not use standard facilities, and are equipped with hoists, curtains and adult-sized changing benches. They can support users, their families and carers. There...
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John Baron MP welcomes cut to fuel duty and NI threshold increase
MP: National Insurance rise should still be scrapped Today the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, gave the Spring Statement. Amongst other measures, the Chancellor announced that for twelve months fuel duty will be cut by 5p per litre, and from July the income threshold for paying National Insurance will rise...
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John Baron MP presses HSBC to stop closure of branch in Billericay
MP says branches are essential to elderly and vulnerable John Baron MP, has today criticised the announcement by HSBC that they will be closing the Billericay branch as part of a wider branch closure programme consisting of 69 branches in the UK. Customers will be written to on 30th May to inform them of...
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John Baron MP attends Basildon Levelling Up Roadshow at Basildon Sporting Village
MP: Community activism key to success John Baron MP today attended the Levelling Up meeting held at the Sporting Village in Basildon which was hosted by Essex County Councillor Louise McKinlay. John said: “Thank you for inviting me to say a few words about this important initiative. Levelling up is one of the central...
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John Baron MP congratulates HM The Queen on Accession Day
MP thanks Her Majesty for 70 years of service Yesterday marked HM The Queen’s Accession Day, which marks the official beginning of the Platinum Jubilee year celebrating her 70 years on the throne. John said, “On behalf of our community, I offer our congratulations to The Queen on achieving this extraordinary milestone. For 70...
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John Baron MP welcomes £350 Government support for energy bills
MP: Government should also cancel planned NI rise Following Ofgem’s announcement that the Energy Price Cap will rise by nearly £700 from April, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, has announced a £9.1 billion package of measures to address energy bills which will ensure that the adjustment to higher prices...
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John Baron MP: NI Rise is wrong tax at the wrong time
MP urges Government to drop April NI increases Given recent borrowing figures have shown that the public finances are in a better state than anticipated some months ago, John Baron MP is re-iterating his calls for the forthcoming increase in National Insurance to be abandoned. In September John voted against the Health & Social...
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