Chair details 1922 Defence Committee report Today the House of Commons held a general debate on NATO and international security. During the debate, John Baron MP highlighted the recent report of the 1922 Defence Committee, which he chairs. John said, “The consensus achieved today in this debate is essential if we are...
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John Baron MP highlights 1922 report calling for higher defence spending
1922 Defence Committee releases report
Committee Chair John Baron MP looks forward to meeting Prime Minister Earlier this year John Baron MP was appointed chair of the Conservative 1922 Defence Committee. This, like its sister committees, exists to solicit policy ideas from backbenchers and feed them into the Government to be translated into action. In a ‘call for evidence’...
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John Baron MP lobbies Chancellor ahead of Spring Statement
MP: Cutting the cost of fuel and resourcing economic crime agencies are included in priorities Ahead of the Spring Statement, John Baron MP and 52 other Conservative backbench MPs have sent a letter to the Chancellor calling on him to reduce fuel costs, either through reducing duty or cutting VAT. The letter suggests the...
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John Baron MP intervenes in Ukraine debate
MP: British Council should not have to be closing operations During yesterday’s general debate on Ukraine, John Baron MP twice intervened on the Shadow Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon David Lammy MP. In the Chamber, John said, “…do those on the Labour Front Bench accept that, for too long, the west has basked in the...
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John Baron MP presses Government and Labour over defence spending in House of Commons
MP: We need a significant and sustained increase based on proper assessment, not % GDP In a debate yesterday evening in the House of Commons on Defence estimates, John Baron MP argued again for an increase in Defence spending and pressed the Labour Party to help move the dial regarding this debate. Having raised...
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John Baron MP presses Government over Polish jets and military involvement in Ukraine
MP: defensive support must be calibrated not to escalate war Today in the House of Commons, the Defence Secretary gave a Statement regarding UK support to Ukraine and highlighted further military support to help Ukrainian forces. John pressed the Government on the issue of Polish jets being donated to Ukraine. John asked: “In commending...
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John Baron MP cautions against no-fly zone in Ukraine
MP: Solutions must be sought to end conflict To suggestions that Britain, along with its NATO partners, establish a no-fly zone over Ukraine to help reduce civilian casualties, John said, “Notwithstanding the terrible acts of Russian aggression and our Article V undertakings to NATO, the Government must continue to resist the siren calls for...
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John Baron MP signs Book of Solidarity for Ukraine
MP expresses admiration for Ukrainian resistance Today in the Houses of Parliament MPs, Peers and Parliamentary staff were invited to sign a Book of Solidarity. This will be presented to Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian Parliament) in Kyiv. John wrote, “We are in full admiration of your steadfast resistance...
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John Baron MP questions Prime Minister in Ukraine Statement
Hard and Soft Power must be enhanced in the battle for democracy globally Yesterday in the Chamber, John asked, “The House is united in its condemnation, but I suggest to the Prime Minister that the lessons to be addressed from this affair started with Russia’s invasion of Georgia in 2008, and not in 2014....
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John Baron MP: Ukraine means new battle for democracy
MP again calls for stronger defence During yesterday’s Opposition Day debate in the House of Commons, MPs debated countering Russian aggression and tackling illicit finance. In the Chamber, John said, “We need to do everything we can to provide the Ukrainian Government with all the means required to defend themselves…NATO must also continue its...
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