MP says China is shooting itself in the foot The Foreign Affairs Select Committee (FAC) is currently conducting an enquiry into the UK’s relations with Hong Kong 30 years after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration – the agreement which led to the handover of Hong Kong to China in 1997. The FAC...
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John Baron MP speaks in emergency Hong Kong debate
John Baron MP hosts Parliamentary launch of RNIB report
MP backs campaign for sight loss advisers John Baron MP is backing a campaign by sight loss charity RNIB to ensure that everyone diagnosed with sight loss gets emotional support to come to terms with their condition. John hosted the parliamentary launch of The Royal National Institute of Blind People’s (RNIB) new report ‘Being...
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John Baron MP responds to Prime Minister’s Immigration Speech
MP focuses on pressure on public services This morning the Prime Minister made a speech setting out his proposals for limiting EU immigration. These include stopping EU migrants from claiming in-work benefits or accessing social housing for four years after arrival, and removing migrants after six months if they have not found a job....
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John Baron MP welcomes increase in number of local businesses
MP focusses on importance of job creation John Baron MP has welcomed new figures showing that the number of private sector businesses in East of England has increased by around 80,000 over the past four years. At the start of 2014, for the first time ever there were over 5 million private sector businesses...
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John Baron MP presses Defence Secretary on lessons from Afghanistan
MP says any future interventions must be informed by Afghan experience Today in the House of Commons, the Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, made a statement on Afghanistan. This came following the withdrawal of British combat troops from the country, as well as after a terrorist attack on a...
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John Baron MP presses Foreign Secretary on Iran nuclear negotiations
MP suggests E3+3 has nuanced its approach Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, made a statement following the negotiations in Vienna last weekend regarding the Iranian nuclear programme. No deal was signed at the conclusion of the talks, but it was agreed that the deadline for...
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