Phone Tapping
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): As the Home Secretary indicated, the Culture, Media and Sport Committee spent a considerable time examining this matter in the previous Parliament. We reported our conclusions to the House and we stand by them. We certainly found it very difficult to believe that Clive Goodman was the only member of […]
Museums, Libraries and Archives Council
Mr Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the responsibilities of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council are; and how he intends such responsibilities to be discharged in the future. [12103] Mr Jeremy Hunt: The Museums, Libraries and Archives (MLA) Council has a range of responsibilities as the […]
Licensing Laws (Entertainment)
Mr Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport (1) if he will (a) publish the findings of and (b) respond to the previous administration’s consultation on an exemption to the Licensing Act 2003 for small venues with a capacity of 100 hosting live performances; [12173] (2) what recent discussions […]
UK Film Council
Mr Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport what the responsibilities of the UK Film Council are; and how he intends such responsibilities to be discharged in the future. [12102] Mr Jeremy Hunt: The UK Film Council works alongside various partners to support the British film industry, including funding, […]
Channel 5
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): Does the Secretary of State agree that the relatively low price for which Richard Desmond has acquired Channel 5 is a further indication of the continuing difficulties affecting all traditional television companies, and that it also shows that successful companies are likely to have to operate across several different media […]
On his bike….
The CPA UK’s 3rd International Parliamentary Conference on Climate Change “Global to Local: Climate ChangePost-Copenhagen” aims to support parliamentarians to influence the formulation and implementation of climate change policy at local, national and international levels. International parliamentarians attended an exciting series of plenary and parallel discussions led by parliamentarians and policy experts from around the […]
Royal Anglian Breifing
John Whittingdale attended a briefing by members of the Royal Anglian Regiment on recent operations including the First Battalion’s tour of Afghanistan. The “Vikings” were there for 6 months in 2009/10 and while much real progress was achieved, they lost 5 soldiers with many more injured. C Company of 1 Royal Anglian recruits from Essex […]
Defamation Law
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): It is a pleasure to follow my Select Committee colleague, the hon. Member for Newcastle-under-Lyme (Paul Farrelly), who played a very substantial role in the Committee’s inquiry, both because of his background as an investigative journalist and as a strong proponent of the reform of libel law. I am extremely […]
Dartford Crossing
2. Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): If he will take steps to reduce congestion at the Dartford crossing. [2711] The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport (Mike Penning): The Department and the Highways Agency are committed to improving the levels of service experienced by users of the Dartford crossing. The Highways Agency and I will […]
The Lodge Care Home
On Friday, 26th March, John Whittingdale visited The Lodge Care Home in Maldon to open the new extension. The Lodge now has 24 beds and principally caters for clients suffering from dementia. During his visit, john was taken on a tour of the home and met staff and residents, before joining them to listen […]