John Baron MP votes against tax rise

14th September 2021
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MP: Insufficient time to consider momentous changes John Baron MP will vote against the legislation which will establish the Health and Social Care Levy. John said, “The Government deserves credit for grasping the nettle and committing to much-needed social care reform, but it is taking this too quickly. We do not even know the...
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John Baron MP welcomes cancer test trial

13th September 2021
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MP: Test should help improve survival rates The NHS is launching the world’s first trial of a revolutionary new blood test for cancer detection. The Galleri test is intended to detect more than 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear, speeding up diagnosis and boosting the chances for successful treatment. John Baron MP was...
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John Baron MP will abstain in Social Care vote

8th September 2021
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MP: More time needed to examine proposals This evening the Government is holding a vote on the tax rises for the social care policy announced yesterday afternoon. The proposals are complex and far-reaching, and there is a lack of clarity about some important aspects of the reforms. Because he feels that more time is...
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John Baron MP highlights consultation on outdoor measures

6th September 2021
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MP encourages residents to make submissions The Government has launched a public consultation on whether to make the recent changes to outdoor measures for high streets permanent. These temporary changes have given a large boost to high streets and hospitality venues during the pandemic, allowing marquees to be put up in pub grounds or...
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John Baron MP: First priority is to save lives

19th August 2021
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MP says strategic lessons must be learnt During yesterday’s emergency session on Afghanistan in the House of Commons, John said, “As someone who opposed this nation-building intervention, I believe that it now brings its responsibilities. Will the Prime Minister assure me that, in addition to getting our nationals out safely, and in offering a...
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John Baron MP seeks apology from PM and assurances over Afghanistan

16th August 2021
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MP: Saving lives must now be the priority As the only Conservative MP who opposed the Afghan intervention and voted against it when finally able to do so in 2010, over the years John Baron has been critical of Government and international policy in Afghanistan, including the nature of the withdrawal. John said, “The...
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