MP discusses job opportunities John Baron MP has visited Bookabuilderuk.com at the invitation of Bradley Jarvis, Managing Director. Bookabuilderuk.com are looking to recruit staff. The aim of the company is to provide a similar service as Yell and BT but at a significant discount in price. The company recently moved to Miles Gray Road,...
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MP highlights ability to register interest John Baron MP has welcomed the news that housing association tenants in England will soon be able to register their interest to buy their home. Nationally, 1.3 million families will now have the chance to buy their housing association home at a discount over the coming years. Locally,...
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MP says Budget may reduce income tax for over 43,000 in Basildon and Billericay John Baron MP welcomes the measures in yesterday’s Budget, and in particular its focus on continuing to reduce the deficit, lowering taxes and increasing workers’ productivity and pay, the latter through the new ‘Living Wage’. With economic forecasts showing that...
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MP cautions against combining spending from outside MoD budget During his Budget speech in the House of Commons this afternoon, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, announced that the Government will meet the NATO commitment to spend at least 2% of GDP on defence. John and other MPs have long...
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MP thanks sponsors for donating over £40,000 so far The annual Fun Walk will take place at Barleylands Farm on Sunday 12th July, kicking off with a BBQ at 12:00pm. The Bonus Pot sponsors have played a crucial role in ensuring the walk goes from strength to strength, and the 2015 Fun Walk is...
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Photoshoot with bonus pot sponsors at 12.30pm On Sunday (12th July) the annual Fun Walk will once again be held at Barleylands Farm. The event will start at 12pm with a BBQ, followed by a photo-shoot at 12.30pm to thank the bonus pot sponsors who so far have donated over £40,000. The walk will...
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John Baron MP has called on the NHS to improve its one-year cancer survival rates while hosting an All-Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer (APPGC) event in Parliament. John is Chairman of the APPGC. By 2020, almost half of the UK population will receive a cancer diagnosis during their lifetime. Cancer survival rates in the...
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MP says ‘Daesh’ preferable to IS, ISIS or ISIL John Baron MP has leant his support to the campaign to persuade the Government and the BBC to refer to the so-called ‘Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant’ (also known as IS, ISIL or ISIS) as ‘Daesh’. This would bring the BBC and Government...
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MP welcomes Start-Up Loan figures John Baron MP, has welcomed new figures showing the Government’s Start-Up Loans and New Enterprise Allowance schemes are supporting people in Basildon and Billericay to set up their own business – helping to provide growth and jobs for families in our area. The figures show that Start-Up Loans have...
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MP says questions remain about efforts to combat Daesh The Secretary of State for Defence, Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, has suggested that MPs consider extending RAF air strikes to Syria. At the moment, following the Parliamentary vote on 26th September 2014, the RAF is only authorised to conduct anti-Daesh air strikes in Iraq....
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