MP votes for proposals to prevent trade union officials receiving public money Today in the House of Commons, John Baron MP voted in support of a 10 Minute Rule Bill put forward by Jesse Norman MP. The Bill drew attention to the fact that there are some 2,800 union representatives whose salaries are not...
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MP says sanctions and threats of military intervention are counter-productive Last night, in a short debate on Britain’s additional financial sanctions on Iran, John Baron MP stressed the importance of diplomacy in our dealings with the country. He suggested sanctions were not only of marginal effect, but could be counter-productive, and urged the Government...
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MP wants a relationship based on trade and not politics Early this morning in Brussels the Prime Minister vetoed the proposed EU-wide treaty change. The treaty would have required European governments to submit their budgets to the European Commission for scrutiny, which would gain the power to revise them if it deemed it necessary....
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MP argues against increase in fuel duty Today John Baron MP, along with 100 other MPs, sponsored a debate in the House of Commons calling for a halt in the rise of fuel duty. According to present Government plans, fuel duty will increase by 3p a litre in January, with further increases planned for...
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MP says exporting key to recovery John Baron MP will be signing Early Day Motion 2168 on behalf of the Essex Chambers of Commerce once Parliament reconvenes next week, urging Government support for exporting businesses. The EDM calls for ready access to products and services intended to help exporters in the current economic climate,...
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MP highlights number taken out of tax altogether New figures show that the Government has cut income tax for 2,060,000 people across the East of England, resulting in 76,000 of the lowest paid being taken out of tax altogether. The increase in the income tax personal allowance of £1,000, announced at the June...
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MP says Government heeds campaign over fuel duty John Baron MP today welcomed the Government’s Budget with its plan to reform the economy to support jobs and growth, and to take steps to help families with the cost of living – including an immediate cut in fuel duty. John had campaigned for such a...
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MP highlights problem of companies leaving the UK Yesterday in Treasury Questions in the House of Commons, John Baron MP questioned the Chancellor as to progress regarding the Governments review of the UK tax treatment of ‘controlled foreign companies’. A number of British companies have moved offshore because of this issue, losing the...
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MP highlights Labour’s excesses during Chancellor’s Autumn Forecast Statement Today in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Autumn Forecast. John Baron MP urged the Chancellor to remind the nation of Labour’s role in this recession and why spending had to be cut. John said: “The Chancellor should never...
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Yesterday afternoon in the House of Commons the Government was proposing an enabling Bill which would allow compensation to be paid to Equitable Life policyholders. The Bill was passed without objection because, whatever the size of compensation, without the Bill no compensation could be paid. However, there was one contentious vote around the issue...
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