MP writes to Chancellor over PIP proposals Today John Baron MP has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, to urge the Government to reconsider its proposals to change the way the daily living component of the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is calculated. These changes may affect up to...
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John Baron MP urges Government to reconsider disability benefit changes
John Baron MP welcomes apprenticeship figures
MP: more young people in Basildon and Billericay are getting the right work skills John Baron MP has welcomed new figures showing 3,930 new apprenticeships have been started by people in the Basildon and Billericay constituency since 2010. This means more young people earning and learning, getting the skills they need to get on...
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John Baron MP welcomes further fall in unemployment in Basildon and Billericay
MP says still further to go John Baron MP has welcomed new figures showing that unemployment has fallen yet again, with 359 fewer people in Basildon and Billericay relying on Jobseeker’s allowance than in June 2014. This means more people in work, with the security of a regular pay packet and a brighter future...
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John Baron MP welcomes Budget measures to help working people
MP says Budget may reduce income tax for over 43,000 in Basildon and Billericay John Baron MP welcomes the measures in yesterday’s Budget, and in particular its focus on continuing to reduce the deficit, lowering taxes and increasing workers’ productivity and pay, the latter through the new ‘Living Wage’. With economic forecasts showing that...
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John Baron MP: initiatives to help local businesses create jobs and growth are working
MP welcomes Start-Up Loan figures John Baron MP, has welcomed new figures showing the Government’s Start-Up Loans and New Enterprise Allowance schemes are supporting people in Basildon and Billericay to set up their own business – helping to provide growth and jobs for families in our area. The figures show that Start-Up Loans have...
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John Baron MP questions Chancellor on EU renegotiation
MP says sovereignty safeguards required Yesterday in the House of Commons, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rt Hon George Osborne MP, gave a statement about the Greek financial crisis. In the House of Commons, John asked, “Given that Eurozone growth rates are well below global growth rates, and that unemployment rates are much higher...
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John Baron MP welcomes 30 hours per week free childcare
MP says doubling free childcare will make real difference John Baron MP has today welcomed the Conservative Government’s plans to double free childcare for hardworking families – which will benefit up to 70,000 parents in East of England. The offer of 30 hours of free childcare per week during term time is worth around...
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John Baron MP welcomes further fall in unemployment in Basildon and Billericay
MP says still further to go John Baron MP has welcomed new figures showing that unemployment has fallen yet again, with 520 fewer people in Basildon and Billericay relying on Jobseeker’s allowance than in April 2014. This means more people in work, with the security of a regular pay packet and a brighter future...
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John Baron MP meets apprentices during visit to Gloucester Gate
MP congratulates Barratt Homes on both development and helping apprentices John Baron MP gained hands on experience during a site visit to Gloucester Gate as part of National Apprenticeship Week. John was invited to the Barratt Homes development on Broadmayne and was shown around one of the properties currently being built. He chatted to...
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John Baron MP welcomes local start up success ‘KC Events’ to Parliament
MP hears of Kelly Brown’s success John Baron MP recently welcomed local Basildon entrepreneur, Kelly Brown, to his parliamentary office to find out about her start up success ‘KC Events’. Kelly founded her corporate event consultancy and management business, KC Events, with the help of a loan from the Government-backed Start Up Loans Company....
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