Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"We need to give credit where it is due, and the Government are absolutely right to try to grasp this nettle, but many of us are concerned about the haste with which it is being done. Does my right hon. Friend think it is a good idea to raise taxes …..."John Baron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 14 Sep 2021
Health and Social Care Levy Bill
"I join many Members who have already spoken in wholeheartedly supporting the Government in trying to grasp this nettle, which has been pushed into the long grass for too long by too many Governments of all persuasions. However, I think many of us are concerned about the haste with which …..."John Baron - View Speech
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Written Question
Monday 21st June 2021
Asked by:
John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had (a) with Cabinet colleagues and (b) his officials on compensation and support for people affected by the Equitable Life scandal.
Answered by John Glen
The Equitable Life Payment Scheme closed to claims in 2015 and there are no plans to reopen the Payment Scheme or review the £1.5 billion funding allocation previously made to it. Further guidance on the status of the Payment Scheme after closure is available at: www.gov.uk/guidance/equitable-life-payment-scheme#closure-of-the-scheme.
Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
" What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on plans to increase the national living wage. ..."John Baron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 09 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions
"In welcoming the Government’s generous economic support packages and the increase in the national living wage, may I just ask the Minister to consider further increasing it ahead of inflation in the years ahead to help achieve our one nation agenda and ensure that work pays? I suggest that, combined …..."John Baron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Jan 2021
Financial Services Bill
"I refer to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests. I also wish briefly to thank the Leader of the House for eventually listening to sense and allowing virtual participation in debates of this sort; it has been a positive development...."John Baron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Dec 2020
Future Relationship with the EU
"I know that my right hon. Friend agrees that it is good that the negotiations continue—we all want a good trade deal—but will she convey to the Prime Minister that if the EU refuses to recognise or accept British sovereignty, which was at the very heart of the 2016 vote, …..."John Baron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 25 Nov 2020
Spending Review 2020 and OBR Forecast
"I commend the Chancellor on many of these measures, including the support for the lower-paid. When it comes to funding, I encourage him not to stifle enterprise through increases in taxes, as these are often counter- productive. May I raise with him the case of social care workers? They provide …..."John Baron - View Speech
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 20 Oct 2020
Oral Answers to Questions
" The Government’s economic support packages have been some of the most generous anywhere, and they have been essential sticking plasters from which many of our constituents have benefited. However, given that covid may be with us for some time and that the economy is in transition, may I encourage the …
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Written Question
Monday 21st September 2020
Asked by:
John Baron (Conservative - Basildon and Billericay)
Question
to the HM Treasury:
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps his Department is taking with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to provide financial support to the British Council during the covid-19 pandemic.
Answered by Steve Barclay
HM Treasury has been working closely with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to support the British Council. This includes the provision of a further £26 million of funding in 2019/20, and a loan of £60 million this financial year.