MP says Royal Navy needs more ships During Defence Questions in the House of Commons today, John Baron MP questioned the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP, about the size of the Royal Navy. In the Chamber, John asked, “No matter how capable, a Royal Navy ship can not be...
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MP says 2019 Spending Review announcements are very positive This afternoon the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, announced the 2019 Spending Round, ensuring that all Government Departments have their required funding to deliver on public priorities. This includes increasing schools funding by £2.6 billion next year, rising to £7.1 billion...
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MP will be in touch soon Today at Foreign & Commonwealth Office Questions, John Baron MP raised the British Council All-Party Parliamentary Group’s enquiry into the UK’s future soft power relationship with Europe, and invited the Minister, Rt Hon Mark Field MP, to give evidence. John is the Chairman of the British Council APPG....
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MP secures Urgent Question Today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP secured an Urgent Question on the future of the Iran Nuclear Deal. A year ago today, the US Government unilaterally withdrew from the deal, and recently has announced a forthcoming expansion of oil sanctions to all countries which buy oil from...
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MP pokes fun at Labour desertions Today John pressed the Government about its poor Army recruitment figures during Defence Questions in the House of Commons. John asked, “I suggest the Government should not take any lessons from Labour about manpower shortages given today’s news of its desertions!” “The National Audit Office has recently confirmed...
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MP says Defence must be prioritised Responding to recent events in the Sea of Azov between Russia and Ukraine, John Baron MP says, “Some of us in Parliament have long believed that a number of our military interventions over the last 20 years have been ill-judged – they have been expensive in both blood...
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MP says cost of deal failing could be severe At Foreign & Commonwealth Office Oral Questions in the House of Commons this afternoon, John Baron MP asked the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, about the Iran nuclear deal. In the Chamber, John asked, “Recent tensions between Iran and Israel underline the importance...
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MP condemns President Trump’s reckless decision Today in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Boris Johnson MP, gave a Statement following President Trump’s decision to unilaterally withdraw from the Iran Nuclear Deal, in which he affirmed the UK’s commitment to the agreement and described how the Government is striving, alongside its...
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MP says humanitarian relief underfunding must stop The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Theresa May MP, gave a Statement in the House of Commons this afternoon following the military strikes in Syria at the weekend by Britain, France and the United States. In the Chamber, John asked, “Such decisions are always difficult, and Prime Ministers...
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MP says Parliament needs to be consulted in future Responding to the air strikes conducted by Britain, France and the United States at the weekend, John said, “Whilst Prime Ministers must continue to have the latitude to use military force in emergencies, I would have preferred Parliament to have been consulted before our Armed...
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