MP says Basildon Council has done a great job On Friday, John Baron MP joined the Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, and Councillor Tony Ball at the Basildon Centre for the launch of the local Conservative campaign for the forthcoming Borough Council elections. Also in attendance...
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John Baron MP joins the Rt. Hon. Eric Pickles MP at Basildon Conservative Election launch
John Baron MP visits Banana Moon day nursery
MP meets the team and views facilities John Baron MP has visited Banana Moon day nursery, London Road, Billericay. Banana Moon is a new nursery offering care from 7.30am to 6.30pm for children aged 0-5 years old. The nursery opened at the beginning of the year. John said: “I was very impressed with the...
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John Baron MP explains to the Prime Minister why nuclear test veterans are a special case
MP presses David Cameron on recognition campaign As part of the recognition campaign for the British nuclear test veterans, John Baron MP had a private meeting with the Prime Minister this afternoon to discuss the aims of the campaign. After previously hitting a brick wall with the MoD, John requested the meeting with the...
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John Baron MP, Vicky Ford MEP, Geoffrey Van Orden MEP and Cllr Tony Hedley visit Barleylands Farm
MP and MEPs meet small business owners and discuss farming issues On Friday John Baron MP, Vicky Ford MEP, Geoffrey Van Orden MEP and Cllr Tony Hedley visited Barleylands Farm to discuss farming issues with Mr Peter Philpott, and business issues with local SMEs. John said: “It was good to meet with MEPs to...
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John Baron MP visits St Peter’s Catholic Primary School re: Lollipop Man and School Meals
MP and County Councillor Tony Hedley says options are being explored Today John Baron MP and County Councillor Tony Hedley visited St Peter’s Catholic School in Billericay to discuss the school’s concerns about the possible withdrawal of their lollipop man and the cost of possibly having to fund hot school meals. Also in attendance...
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John Baron MP promised meeting with Prime Minister over Nuclear Test Veterans
MP supporting recognition campaign John Baron MP has been assisting the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) in their campaign of recognition for the veterans’ unique service in the 1950s and 1960s. Having initially approached the MoD and hitting a brick wall, John has been promised a meeting with the Prime Minister (following his...
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John Baron MP raises ‘On the Run’ letters with Northern Ireland Secretary
MP calls for balance to address wrongs of the past Today in the House of Commons, John pressed the Northern Ireland Secretary, Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, on the ‘letters of comfort’ issued to so-called ‘on the runs’. These letters were issued to a number of republican-supporting individuals, informing them that the Police would...
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John Baron MP welcomes cut in National Insurance bill for local businesses
MP says Basildon and Billericay businesses could get a tax cut of up to £2,000 Next month businesses throughout the country will see a cut in their National Insurance bill of up to £2,000 due to the Employment Allowance. Small business will feel the most benefit, as 90% will go to businesses which employ...
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John Baron MP presses Prime Minister on cancer at PMQs
MP seeks assurances over one-year survival rates Today during Prime Minister’s Questions, John Baron MP asked about the one-year cancer survival rate figures. These figures, broken down for each individual Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG), measure the effectiveness of local cancer services, and in particular how good each CCG is at diagnosing cancer early. Late...
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John Baron MP welcomes fall in local unemployment
MP hails good news for Basildon and Billericay This week the Office for National Statistics released the latest national and local unemployment figures. Unemployment overall has fallen by 63,000 in the three months to January 2014, with 1.3 million more people in work than in May 2010. In Basildon and Billericay, the number of...
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