General Election 2024
Thank you to the people of Maldon for re-electing me as their MP. This has been, without doubt, the most difficult election campaign of my career. Despite what has obviously been a very tough night for the Conservative Party, I am hugely grateful that the people of Maldon have continued to place their trust in […]
Animal Welfare
I have had a number of constituents contact me about animal welfare. I share the high regard for animal welfare. I have supported many improvements in animal welfare including a ban on the use of conventional battery cages for laying hens; mandatory CCTV in slaughterhouses across England; a ban on the use of wild animals […]
May Update
General Election 2024 Following the Prime Minister’s somewhat unexpected decision to call a General Election for 4th July, this will be my final newsletter of this Parliament. It is a great privilege to represent the people of the Maldon constituency in Parliament and I am honoured to have been reselected to contest the coming election as […]
Sir John Whittingdale visits Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers
On Friday 24th May, Sir John visited Marsh Farm in South Woodham Ferrers to see the new Dinosaur Adventure attraction. He was shown round by manager, James Sinclair, who took over the running of the farm from Essex County Council in 2013 and has since invested in it so that it is now a major family […]
Say no to Hammonds Farm! Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, opposes the expansion of Hammonds Farm
On Saturday 25th May, I attended the public meeting in Danbury organised by the Parish Councils of Danbury, Sandon, Little Baddow and Boreham, to alert local residents to the proposal to build a new “East Chelmsford Garden Community” at Hammonds Farm. This will consist 3,000 new houses with a further 1,500 after 2041, 43,000 sq m […]
Sir John Whittingdale is Standing as the Conservative Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for Maldon
Following the Prime Minister’s somewhat unexpected decision to call a General Election for 4th July, this will be my final newsletter of this Parliament. It is a great privilege to represent the people of the Maldon constituency in Parliament and I am honoured to have been reselected to contest the coming election as the Conservative Party […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, meets with Knife Crime campaigner and Essex resident Julie Taylor, in Parliament, for Knife Crime Awareness Week
Along with a number of other Essex MPs, Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, recently met with Knife Crime campaigner Julie Taylor, in Parliament, at an event marking Knife Crime Awareness Week. Sir John is Pictured Below meeting with Julie in Parliament Julie tragically lost her grandson Liam to a knife attack in Writtle, Essex, […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, hosts delegation of former Ukrainian POWS and family members of Ukrainian soldiers formerly held in Russian captivity
Sir John Whittingdale in his capacity as Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Ukraine, recently hosted a delegation in Parliament of former Ukrainian POWS and family members of Ukrainian soldiers who have been held in Russian captivity. The meeting heard first-hand testimony from veterans whose treatment at the hands of their Russian […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon asks the Prime Minister to help save St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon
Many of Sir John’s constituents have followed the campaign on the future of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon intently, and may be interested to watch his question to the Prime Minister from earlier today. In his contribution he emphasised the risk of relocating services away from Maldon and asked the Prime Minister to tell the […]
Pensions
I have had a number of constituents contact me about pensions. The Conservatives introduced the Triple Lock in 2010 so the State Pension always rises by the highest of either earnings, prices or 2.5 per cent. As a result, pensioners got a £900 increase in the State Pension in April this year –an increase of […]