MP: Government should stop trying to get defence on the cheap Today in the House of Commons, the Speaker granted John Baron MP an Urgent Question to ask the Secretary of State for Defence about recruitment into the Army Reserve. The most recent UK Armed Forces Quarterly Personnel Report, released last week, confirms that...
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John Baron MP secures Parliamentary Urgent Question on Army Reserve recruitment
John Baron MP slams latest Army Reserve recruitment figures
MP says Government plans have created capability gaps and false economies Today the MoD released the latest UK Armed Forces Quarterly Personnel Report, which confirms that recruitment into the Army Reserve is actually going backwards. In the period from 1st April 2013 to 1st October 2014 the Army Reserve lost 70 soldiers, and in...
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John Baron MP votes against air strikes in Iraq
MP says key questions remain unanswered Today in the House of Commons, the Government laid out its case for air strikes against IS targets in Iraq. The vote was won by the Government 542-43. John voted against intervention. John said, “We always knew the result of the vote, but key questions remain unanswered which...
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John Baron MP: Questions remain over UK’s proposed air strikes in Iraq
MP says past errors suggest caution and better scrutiny Following news of the recall of Parliament tomorrow, and despite all three main Party leaders advocating military intervention in Iraq, John Baron MP cautions that key questions will still need answering before the UK should commit to air strikes. John said, “The urgency of the...
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John Baron MP warns against mission creep in Iraq and Syria
MP highlights pitfalls of US Syrian strategy Responding to news that the US and some regional allies have started to conduct air strikes against Islamic State (IS) in Syria, John Baron MP warns against possibility of mission creep and highlights the dangers of Western intervention. John said, “IS has to be driven out of...
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John Baron MP visits Eastgate Art Gallery WW1 Exhibition
John Baron MP congratulates artists and exhibitors Today John Baron MP visited the Eastgate Art Gallery’s World War One centenary exhibition which was opened this week to the public. John said: “This is a great exhibition with many poignant drawings, paintings, sculptures and memorabilia including period postcards. We are lucky to have so many...
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John Baron MP questions Prime Minister on Army Reforms
MP references report by Public Accounts Committee In the House of Commons today, the Prime Minister gave a Statement following last week’s NATO summit in Wales. The Government’s Army reforms will see 20,000 Regulars replaced by 30,000 Reservists. John asked, “At the NATO summit, the Prime Minister was absolutely right to emphasise strong defence....
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John Baron MP presses Prime Minister on defence spending
MP says talking loudly but carrying a small stick is quickly found wanting Today in the House of Commons, the Prime Minister gave a Statement on the recent EU Council, the situation in Ukraine, new anti-terrorist proposals and developments in the Middle East. John asked, “Talking loudly but carrying a small stick is usually...
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John Baron MP: New study highlights extent of nuclear test veterans’ health anguish
MP says photograph bolsters recognition campaign John Baron MP and the British Nuclear Test Veterans’ Association (BNTVA) are campaigning on behalf of those veterans who took part in our nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s in Australia and the South Pacific. As part of the campaign, the BNTVA has very recently conducted a...
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John Baron MP blasts latest Army Reserve recruitment figures
MP says recruitment failures are disastrous John Baron MP has opposed Government plans to replace 20,000 Regulars with 30,000 Reservists, fearing such plans will create unacceptable capability gaps and false economies. The MoD is having severe trouble recruiting Reservists and is throwing more money at the problem. This has so far included doubling the...
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