Cancer patients will now be treated like patients with long term conditions In Health Questions today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP pressed the Government to ensure cancer patients were offered care plans to improve their understanding and experience of the treatment they received. Care plans are formulated with the patient,...
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John Baron MP receives Government promise that cancer patients will be offered care plans
John Baron MP presses Minister over Dartford Tunnel toll increases
MP says new ANPR technology should be tried first Today in the House of Commons, during Transport Questions, John Baron MP questioned the Transport Minister Mike Penning MP as to why the Government was increasing toll charges for the Dartford Crossing. The tolls are due to rise in 2011 from £1.50 to £2...
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John Baron MP: You can’t borrow your way out of debt
MP highlights Labour’s excesses during Chancellor’s Autumn Forecast Statement Today in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Forecast. John Baron MP urged the Chancellor to remind the nation of Labour’s role in this recession and why spending had to be cut. John said: “The Chancellor should never...
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John Baron MP encourages local 6th Forms to visit Auschwitz
MP supports Holocaust Educational Trust project John Baron MP has written to secondary schools in the area encouraging them to participate in a visit to Auschwitz as part of a wider project to educate students about both the Holocaust and its contemporary lessons and, as Chairman of the Fun Walk Committee, offered to...
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John Baron MP challenges Department of Transport over proposed Dartford Crossing toll increases
MP says local people have paid enough already John Baron MP has written to the Department of Transport following receipt of a letter which proposes an increase in the Dartford Crossing toll for cars in response to enquiries made on behalf of a constituent. The Department of Transport is planning, subject to consultation,...
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John Baron MP calls on more businesses to support LifeSkills Solutions
MP thanks staff and supporters for high success rate Today, John Baron MP visited LifeSkills Solutions in Acorn House, Basildon. The company is a training provider offering work based and foundation learning across the country, and has been in Basildon for many years. Earlier this year the company introduced to Basildon a unique...
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John Baron MP presses for cancer reform in Health Debate
MP welcomes increased focus on outcomes and raises questions over GP commissioning Today in the House of Commons during a Debate on the Government’s proposals for the NHS, John Baron MP welcomed the Government’s White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ which proposes that the NHS focuses more on measuring outcomes and...
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John Baron MP presents minibus and awards to Billericay Air Cadets
MP praises 2393 squadron for their high standards On Sunday, after John Baron MP attended the Basildon Remembrance Service at St Martin’s Church, he visited 2393 squadron in Billericay. Here he attended a short memorial service in honour of Squadron Leader Reg Ferris , presented the keys to a...
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John Baron MP questions Health Minister on rarer cancer services
During health Question in the House of Commons, John Baron MP, Chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer, asked the Government to give assurances that its health reforms will improve treatment for patients suffering from rarer cancers. John asked: “The All-Party Cancer group’s report last year found that those with rarer cancers...
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John Baron MP votes for fairness in Equitable Life Bill
Yesterday afternoon in the House of Commons the Government was proposing an enabling Bill which would allow compensation to be paid to Equitable Life policyholders. The Bill was passed without objection because, whatever the size of compensation, without the Bill no compensation could be paid. However, there was one contentious vote around the issue...
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