Maldon Carnival
John Whittingdale crowned this year’s Maldon Carnival Queen and Princesses at a ceremony in the Promenade Park at the start of Carnival week. John had earlier been a member of the panel which chose the Queen and Princesses at the West Maldon Community Centre in May. John is pictured with Queen Sarah, Princess Jayne(right) and […]
Confidence in media
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): Does my right hon. Friend agree that what people really care about are the appalling revelations of what has been going on in the newsroom of the News of the World and in parts of the Metropolitan police, and that the public anger about that is expressly felt by thousands of hard-working and […]
Metropolitan Police
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): Does my right hon. Friend accept that some of the biggest questions during the whole of the phone-hacking saga relate to the failures on the part of the police to investigate as well as to what has been going on in newsrooms, particularly why the police appeared never to interview a […]
Purleigh Primary School
John Whittingdale opened the brand new Pre-School building at Purleigh Primary School. Until now, Half-Pint Pre-School have rented a demountable building from the school which has been on site since the early 1950s and has been moved three times. The condition of the demountable had deteriorated severely and, while the Pre-School staff did an amazing […]
Innovation in Essex
Supporting innovation in Essex, on Friday 15th July 2011, John Whittingdale, Member of Parliament for Maldon and Chairman of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, opened the launch of Global TCT’s new High Definition 3D model service. This unique on-site bureau facility, based […]
Phone Hacking
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): I welcome the Prime Minister’s statement, and thank him for consulting me, and my two fellow Select Committee Chairmen, about the terms of reference last night. Although there is no doubt that we need a stronger system of regulation of the press in this country, will the Prime Minister bear in […]
News Corporation
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): It is not often, I expect, that I shall sign a motion in the name of the Leader of the Opposition. On this particular occasion I thought it right to do so. I commend the Leader of the Opposition on his approach, which is that we must tackle these appalling matters […]
Public Lending Right
Mr Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what his policy is on the future administration of the Public Lending Right. [65210] Mr Jeremy Hunt: The Government recognise the importance of the Public Lending Right (PLR) to authors. We have made assurances that PLR payments will still be administered by a […]
Phone Hacking
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): I rise to speak in the debate with considerable sadness. I am a passionate believer in the freedom of the press, but like other freedoms, that freedom must be exercised within the rule of law. Many of us here were appalled when we discovered, in the course of the expenses scandal, […]
Motorcycle Show
John Whittingdale attended the Bikes and Barges Motorcycle Show on Hythe Quay Maldon which was held to raise money for local charity, SWANS. John was asked to choose the Best Bike in the Show and awarded the trophy to a home-engineered custom chopper built by Adrian Belcher. The event raised £1,500 for SWANS. The show […]