MP says renegotiations should include restoration of sovereignty John Baron MP, together with strong cross-party support, has secured a House of Commons debate on the importance of Parliamentary sovereignty amid the EU renegotiations, courtesy of the Back Bench Business Committee. The debate will be in the first slot on Thursday, 4th February. The application...
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John Baron MP welcomes Mayflower School to Parliament
MP takes questions from students John Baron MP met with a group of Year 9 and Year 10 students from Mayflower High School as part of their visit to Parliament. 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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John Baron MP raises Parliamentary sovereignty and EU negotiations in PMQs
MP chases request for meeting on behalf of Colleagues At Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of Commons this afternoon, John Baron MP asked the Prime Minister about Parliamentary sovereignty against the background of the EU negotiations. In the Chamber, John asked, “The Prime Minister will be aware a number of Colleagues and I...
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John Baron MP visits Millhouse Junior School, Laindon
MP talks to students about his job in Parliament On Friday, John Baron MP visited Millhouse Junior School, Tavistock Road, Laindon to meet the student councillors who were interested to learn more about the role of an MP. John was invited by Kimberley Shoulder, Teacher at the school. John said: “I was very impressed...
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John Baron MP welcomes IAEA conclusion of no Iranian nuclear weapons programme
MP recalls 285-6 Commons defeat when advocating greater diplomacy This week the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) closed its 12-year investigation into possible nuclear weapons development in Iran. The IAEA concluded that Iran conducted work towards nuclear weapons in 2003, and to a lesser extent in 2009, but that no evidence of this...
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John Baron MP visits Sunnymede Junior School, Billericay
MP talks to Year Six students about his role in Parliament] John Baron MP has visited Sunnymede Junior School, Billericay, after being invited to speak to the year six students about his role in Parliament by Year 6 teachers, Emma Bicheno and Laura Maclean. John answered a range questions put to him by the...
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John Baron MP presses Foreign Secretary on anti-Daesh strategy
MP highlights unanswered questions Today the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, gave a statement regarding Government policy against Daesh. This is in line with the Government’s commitments during the debate over Syria on 2nd December, in which it committed to regularly updating Parliament as to progress against the terrorist organisation. John asked,...
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John Baron MP has officially opened new premises of The Private Ambulance Service
MP congratulates company on their success John Baron MP has officially opened the new premises of The Private Ambulance Service at Sovereign House, Cranes Farm Road, Basildon. John met with James Barnes, Managing Director and their team to discuss the success of the company. John said: “I was delighted to formally open the Private...
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John Baron MP questions Rt Hon Tony Blair on Libya
MP believes key questions remain unanswered As part of its inquiry into the Libyan intervention in 2011, members of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee today questioned Rt Hon Tony Blair on Libya and his relationship with Colonel Gadhafi. As Prime Minister, Mr Blair was instrumental in bringing the Libyan régime ‘in from the cold’,...
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John Baron MP questions Rt Hon Tony Blair on Libya
MP believes key questions remain unanswered As part of its inquiry into the Libyan intervention in 2011, members of the Foreign Affairs Select Committee today questioned Rt Hon Tony Blair on Libya and his relationship with Colonel Gadhafi. As Prime Minister, Mr Blair was instrumental in bringing the Libyan régime ‘in from the cold’,...
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