MP congratulates company on its Centrica Top 100 Apprenticeship award John Baron MP has visited Brown & Carroll at its Basildon Factory at the invitation of Paul Carroll, Managing Director. Brown & Carroll have recently been named by the National Apprenticeships Service as a Centrica Top 100 apprenticeship employer. John witnessed first-hand some of...
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MP secures further meeting with Prime Minister if needed This afternoon at Prime Minister’s Questions, John Baron MP again asked the Prime Minister about the release of the £200 million of transformation funding from NHS England, intended to help Cancer Alliances at the front-line of cancer services, which in many cases is still being...
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MP says humanitarian relief underfunding must stop The Prime Minister, Rt Hon Theresa May MP, gave a Statement in the House of Commons this afternoon following the military strikes in Syria at the weekend by Britain, France and the United States. In the Chamber, John asked, “Such decisions are always difficult, and Prime Ministers...
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MP says Parliament needs to be consulted in future Responding to the air strikes conducted by Britain, France and the United States at the weekend, John said, “Whilst Prime Ministers must continue to have the latitude to use military force in emergencies, I would have preferred Parliament to have been consulted before our Armed...
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MP says lessons from previous interventions must be heeded There is growing speculation that the UK, France and the US will use military force on the Assad régime following the use of chemical weapons last weekend. John Baron MP, who has opposed every British military intervention since 2003, has published an article [online at:...
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MP says consistency of objective would help our cause President Trump has indicated there will be consequences following last weekend’s gas attack in Syria, in which at least 42 people are believed to have died. There is speculation that the British Government might join in with possible American military action. John said, “Without any...
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MP encourages residents to make submissions Today the Minister for Housing, Dominic Raab MP, launched the consultation into the effectiveness of powers to prevent unauthorised encampments and developments. In particular, the consultation will consider Police and Council powers, court processes, Government guidance, the provision of legal traveller sites and their impact on settled communities....
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MP urges Government to open consultation for submissions In October, during Parliamentary debates on Gypsies and Travellers, the Government announced that a consultation would be forthcoming into the effectiveness of powers to prevent unauthorised encampments and developments. However, despite enquiries from Mr Baron, no date for the opening of the consultation has yet been...
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MP hosts Q&A session John Baron MP met with a group of students from Mayflower High School (Year 8 to Year 10) as part of their visit to Parliament recently. The group spent the day with Parliament’s Education service learning about how Parliament works and going on a tour of the Palace of Westminster....
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MP encourages constituents aged 18- 35 to apply to the scheme ‘Future Leaders Connect’ is a programme run by the British Council, the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. The nine-day workshop is open to all young people aged 18-35, and will see ten representatives from the UK join 40 others...
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