MP criticises Labour and Conservatives Yesterday the Opposition led a debate on whether to set up a new Committee to investigate the circumstances of Britain’s withdrawal from Afghanistan. John Baron MP abstained in this debate because existing Select Committees are already doing much of this work, and because Labour and Conservative governments alike oversaw...
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MP: Plan for Jobs is working Figures released this week show that job vacancies have hit a record high and that unemployment is falling. There are over one million job vacancies, the highest since records began, and unemployment is down to 4.6%. The number of employees on payroll is back up to pre-pandemic levels....
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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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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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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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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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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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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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MP: 6,500 homes and business to benefit across Essex Across Essex, an estimated 6,500 homes and businesses are set to be upgraded to fast gigabit broadband as part of the Government’s £5 billion ‘Project Gigabit’ programme. As part of this initiative, millions of people in hard-to-reach areas across rural England will receive access to...
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MP: Global Britain is forging new ties The Government has announced that the UK has agreed a new partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). This is the bloc’s first new partnership in 25 years, and becoming a Dialogue Partner will allow for closer cooperation between the UK and the region on...
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