Sir John Whittingdale holds meetings with the newly appointed Chief Executive of NHS Mid and South Essex ICB
Sir John Whittingdale MP has had two meetings in the past week with Tom Abell, newly appointed Chief Executive of Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board, to discuss the consultation on proposed changes to services provided at St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon. The first meeting on 6th September was at St Peter’s with representatives of the […]
Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MDC Culture Funding
John Whittingdale To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department plans to provide Maldon District Council for culture projects. Alex Norris Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) This government was elected on a manifesto that stressed a partnership approach with local authorities and an intention to stabilise the funding system, […]
Sir John Whittingdale MP tables Early Day Motion opposing the implementation of Labour’s cut to the Winter Fuel Allowance
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, along with 57 other Conservative signatories (as seen below), has tabled an Early Day Motion (EDM) calling for the annulment of Labour’s forthcoming policy to abolish the Winter Fuel Payment to our nation’s pensioners, due to come into law ahead of the coming winter. Sir John wishes to reiterate […]
Foreign Office Questions: Ukraine
John Whittingdale Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) Last week’s attack on Ukraine by Russian missiles and drones was the biggest since the Russian invasion started. Can the Minister make it crystal clear that Ukraine’s right to self-defence must include the ability to target the origin of those missiles and drones, including Russian aircraft in Russian airspace and […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, attends Maldon District summit meeting
Sir John Whittingdale took part in a summit meeting of interested authorities to discuss the future of the Maldon District. The meeting took place in Maldon Town Hall and was attended by leaders and members of Essex County Council, Maldon District Council, Mid and South Essex NHS and Maldon Town Council. Discussion focussed on future […]
Sir John Whittingdale visits the Big Summer Party at Heybridge Primary School
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, recently visited the Big Summer Party at Heybridge Primary School organised for local children under the Conservative Government’s Holiday Activities and Food Programme. The programme is run by Andrew and Holly Fry of Little Sportsters Coaching which is based in Maldon: https://www.lsccoaching.com The Holiday Activities and Food Programme was […]
July Update
General Election 2024 This is my first newsletter since the General Election. I was delighted to be re-elected to serve a further term as Member of Parliament for Maldon and would like to thank all my constituents who gave me their support. It is a huge privilege to be elected to Parliament and I will […]
Winter Fuel Payment
I have had a number of constituents contact me about the Chancellor’s recent decision to remove Winter Fuel Payments from older people. I am appalled that one of tne of the first acts of this Government has been to scrap the Winter Fuel Payment for millions of pensioners. Unless in receipt of pension credit or […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visits Action for Family Carers Centre
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visited the Action for Family Carers Centre at Brickhouse Farm Community Centre, Maldon, with Mayor of Maldon, Cllr Andrew Lay. Cllr Lay presented a cheque on behalf of the Mayor’s Charities Appeal. Sir John met Chair, Kath Vale, and members of staff and volunteers (pictured below) as well as […]
Maldon District Council announce the replacement of the Pontoon at the Town Steps in Burnham on Crouch
Maldon District Council have recently announced, thanks to funding from the previous Conservative Government, that work will begin on the replacement pontoon at the Town Steps in Burnham-on-Crouch on 5th August. The pontoon will be replaced after the original structure was damaged in Storm Eunice. Installation will take up to two weeks and it will be […]