MP contrasts slow diplomatic progress with French and German trade delegations Today in the House of Commons the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon William Hague MP, made a statement on the Ukraine, Syria and Iran. Earlier in the day John Baron MP (as a member of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee) met the Iranian Chargé...
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John Baron MP supports National Chip Week
MP Visits Fish‘n’Chicken restaurant, Billericay High Street. At the invitation of The Chesterford Group, John Baron MP will today visit the Fish’n’Chick’n restaurant in Billericay High Street to support National Chip Week. Fish’n’Chick’n are the nation’s largest chain of fish and chip shops. John will be meeting Hugh Lipscombe [representing Fish’n’Chick’n, 60 High Street,...
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John Baron MP highlights weak Army Reserve recruitment figures
MP says MoD plans will be hit by double-whammy The Defence Analytical Services Agency recently released its latest analysis of the size of the Army and the Army Reserves. The figures show that, in the year to January 2014, the Army Reserve shrank by 50. This is despite high-profile recruitment campaigns to persuade people...
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John Baron MP urges constituents to have their say on housing development
MP encourages constituents to respond to Council’s Core Strategy Consultation John Baron MP today urged constituents to respond to Basildon Council’s Core Strategy consultation. The Core Strategy is the central document of the Borough’s Local Plan which establishes how much new housing and employment development needs to be built in the Borough by 2031....
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John Baron MP will say thousands of lives depend on earlier diagnosis in Parliamentary debate
MP to lead debate on APPG’s Cancer Report Last December, the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC) launched a major report into the implications of the changing NHS structures on cancer services and patients. There have been major reforms and upheavals, and there is a danger cancer services may suffer as the NHS adjusts....
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John Baron MP: Prime Minister differs with Ministers at PMQs over Nuclear Test Veterans
Prime Minister says discussions ongoing Today during Prime Minister’s Questions, John Baron MP asked the Prime Minister about the British nuclear test veterans. The British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA), of which John is Patron, is running a campaign in support of the veterans, the aims of which are twofold: to secure oral or...
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John Baron MP says ‘Get free money here’
MP urges Equitable pensioners to apply for compensation before it is too late The Equitable Life Payments Scheme was set up by the coalition in 2011 to pay up to £1.5 billion to victims of the Equitable Life scandal, and £600 million has already been paid out. But many people have moved without giving...
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John Baron MP holds Q&A session with St Peter’s Catholic Primary School in Parliament
MP takes questions from Key Stage 2 school students. Today, John Baron MP met with teachers and students from St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Billericay. The students had been on a tour conducted by the Parliamentary Education Service which was followed by a workshop. This workshop gave students the chance to further their understanding...
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John Baron MP calls on charities to register for the 2014 Fun Walk
MP sends out 300 invitations and congratulates bonus pot sponsors John Baron MP and his Committee have just started sending out invitations to local authorities, schools, community groups and other good causes asking them to register for the 2014 Fun Walk. John and his Committee organise the annual Fun Walk which, this year, will...
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John Baron MP votes for tougher Immigration Bill
MP says Parliament must set deportation regulations The Immigration Bill today returned to the House of Commons. The Bill aims contains a number of provisions to restrict migrants’ access to public services, and ensure immigration status is taken into account when opening bank accounts and applying for driving licenses. The Bill also significantly reduces...
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