MP highlights funding for local hospitals The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, has announced that £600 million has been allocated to upgrade and refurbish hospitals across England. This will be used to tackle critical maintenance work, refurbish wards, install brand-new electrics, improve fire safety and upgrade...
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John Baron MP welcomes £600 million to upgrade hospitals
John Baron MP welcomes start of local vaccinations
MP encourages everyone to get vaccine when contacted The Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust (MSEFT) began its local vaccination programme against the coronavirus this morning. People aged 80 and over, as well as care home workers and NHS workers at higher risk, will be first to receive the jab. The Joint Committee...
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John Baron MP highlights testing and guidance for care home visits
MP: Human contact is also important for residents From today, new guidance and testing will allow care home residents, in all tiers, to see their families again over the Christmas period. Due to increases in testing capacity, over a million tests can be sent out to providers over the next month, allowing friends and...
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John Baron welcomes coronavirus vaccine approval
MP encourages everyone to get vaccinated This morning it was announced that Britain has become the first country in the world to approve a coronavirus vaccine. This is the Pfizer/BioNtech vaccine, which offers up to 95% protection against covid-19, and the UK has already ordered 40 million doses of this jab, enough to vaccinate...
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John Baron MP will support Government in Tier System vote
MP: An end to the ordeal is in sight This evening there will be a vote in the House of Commons on the new Tier System, which is set to replace the national restrictions when they expire tomorrow. The impact of the new system will be reviewed at the end of January, and tier...
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John Baron MP presses Chancellor on social care workers’ pay
MP welcomes National Living Wage increases Today in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP, gave a Statement on the Government’s Spending Review. John Baron MP questioned the Chancellor on the issue of social care workers’ pay and taxes on enterprise. In the Chamber, John asked, “I...
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John Baron MP highlights testing strategy for international arrivals
MP says scheme will give passengers confidence Today the Secretary of State for Transport, Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, has announced that from 15th December passengers arriving into England from countries not featured on the Government’s travel corridor list will have the option to take a test after five days of self-isolation, with a...
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John Baron MP welcomes additional £3 billion for NHS
MP looks forward to Spending Review In advance of the Spending Review on Wednesday, the Chancellor has announced that the NHS will receive an extra £3 billion to help address backlogs caused by the coronavirus pandemic by funding delayed scans, checks and operations. The Chancellor also announced that the Spending Review will concentrate on...
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John Baron MP encourages constituents to submit to Basildon Air Quality Project Consultation
MP says have your say Following meetings earlier this year between local MPs and Councillors with Minister Rebecca Pow at DEFRA to discuss air quality in Upper Mayne and East Mayne without having to resort to charging in a Clean Air Zone , Essex County Council and Basildon Council have launched a consultation on...
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John Baron MP welcomes rollout of 600,000 more rapid Covid-19 tests
MP says these will help bear down on asymptomatic cases The Government has announced that Essex will benefit from increased testing of priority and high-risk groups. Over half a million rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests will be sent out this week, in particular to help detect more asymptomatic cases. Tests will be issued to over...
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