MP sits on Q&A panel and supports need for change Today at the Holiday Inn, Basildon, there was an Education Summit which looked at how to improve the quality of education across the town. The event particularly looked at the quality across primary schools. Headteachers, teachers and governors from across the town were present,...
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But PM disagrees with proposal to make a legal commitment now to hold referendum in next Parliament On 27th June John Baron MP delivered a letter to 10 Downing Street, co-signed by 100 Conservative MPs, calling for an EU referendum. The letter urged the Prime Minister to place on the Statue Book a...
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MP praises BPW Billericay and Students Last night John Baron MP handed out awards to students during the presentation ceremony of the Business and Professional Women (BPW), Billericay. The ceremony took place at Billericay School. The awards are given each year from a trust set up in the name of Molly Perry to girls...
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MP highlights Taliban account for just one quarter of ‘green-on-blue’ attacks Further to his Urgent Question in Parliament on Tuesday, John Baron MP has sent a letter to the Secretary of State for Defence calling on him to re-examine the case for joint on-the-ground operations between British troops and Afghan forces in light of...
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MP still awaiting reply to letter co-signed by 100 MPs Yesterday in Parliament, during a Westminster Hall debate on the relationship between the UK and the European Union, John Baron MP again raised the fact that the Prime Minister still has not replied to a letter John and 100 of his Parliamentary colleagues sent...
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Key questions asked and mission clarity requested. Today in the House of Commons, the Speaker granted John Baron MP an Urgent Question (UQ) – this allows MPs to raise issues of concern at short notice, and involves the appropriate Secretary of State answering those concerns at the dispatch box. John raised reports of NATO’s...
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MP: We are fighting the wrong enemy in the wrong country Today in the House of Commons the Secretary of State for Defence made a Statement about the recent deaths of British soldiers killed by rogue Afghan security forces. There have been 51 cases of ‘green on blue’...
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MP underlines importance of incentivising earlier diagnosis The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC), of which John is Chairman, is concerned that the Government may be about to make a major error regarding the incentivisation of earlier diagnosis, which is key to improving cancer survival rates. Late diagnosis makes for poor survival. In July...
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MP thanks bonus pot sponsors and volunteers Today John Baron MP presented bonus pot cheques to the 100+ charities and good causes which took part in the 2012 ‘Jubilee’ Fun Walk at Barleylands Farm in May. Around £40,000 in bonus money was given to charities which had already raised £60,000 on the day –...
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MP speaks in fuel debate Today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP spoke in a debate about the lack of competition in the oil market, and that prices at the pumps are slow to go down when the wholesale price of petrol or diesel decreases. During the debate, John said, “In supporting...
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