MP highlights EU taxes on tampons and energy-saving measures Thanks to the EU, the Government must, against its will, maintain VAT on tampons and raise VAT on energy-saving products such as insulation. This is because the EU judges tampons and other sanitary products to be ‘luxury items’, and because the European Court ruled last...
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MP writes to Chancellor over PIP proposals Today John Baron MP has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, to urge the Government to reconsider its proposals to change the way the daily living component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is calculated. These changes may affect up to...
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MP says leaving EU would make Britain better off Our Brussels bill continues to increase – over the next five years Britain is set to pay another £96.5 billion, or £371 million each week. Despite cuts in the overall EU Budget – in the sense that increases are smaller than they otherwise would have...
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MP says have your say on future of centres Essex County Council is currently consulting on changes to Sure Start Children’s Centres in Essex. John Baron MP has today urged people to respond to the consultation to ensure their views are heard. The consultation runs from 15th February until 10th April. John said: “The...
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MP congratulates businesses and colleges John Baron MP has welcomed the Government’s commitment to creating even more apprenticeships at the launch of National Apprenticeship Week 2016 and so build on the growing number of people in Basildon and Billericay starting apprenticeships demonstrates that we are delivering on our manifesto commitments. The theme for this...
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MP says this is one of many reasons for backing Brexit Research from the House of Commons Library suggests that the renegotiation agreement secured by the Prime Minister may not be legally binding and irreversible. The research states that the agreement ‘is not a binding EU treaty or EU law in itself’, and that...
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