MP says wide variety of issues raised John Baron MP today addressed 6th Form students at The Billericay School, Laindon Road, Billericay. John’s annual visit to the school is a question and answer format and there were various issues covered as part of the 6th Form General Studies programme. These included Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria,...
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MP raises concerns about cancellation of Army Reserve courses The Secretary of State for Defence today issued a statement on the state of recruitment into the reserves. The MoD is intending to offset the loss of 20,000 regulars by recruiting 30,000 reservists, but there are many indications that reserve recruitment is badly missing its...
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MP: report casts further doubt on Government’s defence reforms A number of MPs, including John Baron MP, are concerned by the Government’s intentions to replace 20,000 regular troops with 30,000 reservists, particularly in the combat arms role, believing this will lead to unacceptable capability gaps, and that it will not deliver the cost savings...
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MP says MoD plans risk false economies and capability gaps John Baron MP has tabled amendments to the Defence Reform Bill. If successful, these would postpone the implementation of the Government’s Reservist plans until the MoD produced a report detailing their viability and cost-effectiveness, which is accepted by Parliament. John’s amendments have been well-supported...
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MP wants Reservist viability and cost-effectiveness decided in Parliament John Baron MP has tabled amendments to the Defence Reform Bill which, if successful, would stop the Government implementing its Reservist plans until Parliament had decided upon their viability and cost-effectiveness. John’s amendments are well-supported by Conservative back benchers and the DUP. The Government is...
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MP says Government should stop cutting regular troops until reservist plan proven John Baron MP and colleagues will hold a Back Bench Business debate on the Government’s Army reforms tomorrow, 17th October. The motion is in the ‘notes to editors’. This will give Parliament the opportunity to scrutinise Government plans, and vote accordingly if...
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Hundreds of ex-Fusiliers to protest at Army cuts. Tomorrow, many hundreds of ex-Fusiliers and their families will be forming up in Whitehall outside No 10 to deliver a ‘Save 2RRF’ petition at 2.30pm with supporting MPs. They will then march onto Old Palace yard, where they will be addressed by Brig (Rtd) T Minter...
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MP says Government has yet to prove its plans are viable or cost-effective John Baron MP and colleagues have secured a Back Bench Business debate on the Government’s Army reforms, which will take place on Thursday 17th October. The substantive motion is in the ‘notes to editors’. This will give Parliament the opportunity to...
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MP says wide-ranging talks should start immediately Today the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon William Hague MP, made a statement on Syria and Iran in the House of Commons. John Baron MP pressed for the need to minimise preconditions, and urged the Foreign Secretary to explore as soon as possible a wide range of issues...
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MP says telephone conversation significant On 27th September, following the annual meeting of the United Nations General Assembly, the President of Iran, Hassan Rouhani, telephoned the President of the United States, Barack Obama. This marked the first official contact between the American and Iranian Presidents since the 1979 revolution. During both his election campaign...
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