MP: A real risk the elderly and vulnerable may be overlooked In welcoming the Chancellor’s £330 billion support package for businesses, in the House of Commons yesterday evening John Baron MP raised the importance of cashflow and again highlighted the risk that elderly and vulnerable people, especially those living alone, may be inadvertently overlooked....
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John Baron MP welcomes Chancellor’s business measures but raises further questions
John Baron MP presses Government on Coronavirus response
MP says Government must focus on elderly and vulnerable living alone Yesterday in the House of Commons, John Baron MP pressed the Secretary of State for Health, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, on the Government’s response to the Coronavirus outbreak. Please see ‘notes to editors’ below. In the Chamber, John asked, “In welcoming this...
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John Baron MP encourages residents to heed Government guidance and be good neighbours
MP: my office will do everything it can to ensure help reaches those in need Yesterday the Government decided to move into the ‘delay’ phase, the second part of the four-stage strategy to counter the Coronavirus outbreak. This seeks to slow down the spread of the virus and thereby reduce the numbers of people...
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John Baron MP presents Points of Light award to constituents
MP meets with Shelley and Fraser Simmonds at Westminster John Baron MP recently met with Shelley and Fraser Simmonds in Parliament to present them with their Points of Light Award. Points of Light is a daily award issued by the Prime Minister for outstanding voluntary work, and Shelley and Fraser were awarded as the...
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John Baron MP presses Health Minister on earlier cancer diagnosis
MP says 10,000 extra lives could be saved each year At Health Questions in the House of Commons today, John asked, “The Secretary of State is absolutely right to put the one-year cancer survival metric at the heart of the future cancer plan, in order to encourage earlier diagnosis – something for which the...
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John Baron MP congratulates constituents on award
MP welcomes news that Shelly and Fraser Simmonds have been awarded as UK Points of Light John Baron MP has today congratulated Shelly and Fraser Simmonds on being awarded by the Prime Minister as the UK’s 1266th and 1267th Points of Light – a daily award issued by the Prime Minister for outstanding voluntary...
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John Baron MP meets Amber Branch and her family
Following the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust’s recent Parliamentary reception, John met the Branch family for a constituency surgery. The family wish to raise awareness of childhood eye cancers, as many are unable to recognise the signs and symptoms of the condition. John said, “It was good to meet the Branch family, and excellent news...
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John Baron MP welcomes NHS’ adoption of One-Year Cancer Survival Rates
MP says bold step could save thousands of lives each year Yesterday afternoon in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, gave a Statement regarding the NHS Long-Term Plan. Inside the plan the Secretary of State announced that a ‘one year from initial...
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John Baron MP presses Prime Minister on earlier cancer diagnosis
MP will meet Health Secretary At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP asked the Prime Minister, Rt Hon Theresa May MP, “Whilst recognising that cancer survival rates are at their highest, it remains an inconvenient truth that we are still failing to catch up with international averages, and the...
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John Baron MP raises awareness of Childhood Eye Cancers
MP encourages parents to learn signs and symptoms Having recently attended a Parliamentary reception hosted by the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust, John Baron MP said, “I would like to thank the Childhood Eye Cancer Trust for running their excellent event in Parliament, as well as the parents and patients who helped make the informative...
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