Visit to Mayland Village FC
Sir John Whittingdale recently visited Mayland Village FC, a community football club with teams covering year groups from 6 up to a men’s team which plays in the Vauxhall Mid Essex Football League. The club organises training sessions and games on Saturdays and Sundays on Lawling Park, Katonia Avenue in Mayland, and supports charities including […]
Russian War Crimes
Today Sir John Whittingdale met with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan KC, who last week issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, as well as the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin, and Ukrainian Minister of Justice, Denys Maliuska. In his capacity as Special Rapporteur for War Crimes to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, John […]
Breast Cancer Reception
Sir John Whittingdale attended the reception on International Womens Day, on screenings for breast cancer by the charity Breast Cancer Now. He learned that a third of all breast cancers in England are found through the national screening programme, and it plays a key part in the early detection of breast cancer, with stage 1 […]
Maldon Oysters, Westminster Hall Debate on Shellfish Industry
Sir John Whittingdale made a speech in the Westminster Hall Debate on the Shellfish Industry, and raised the concerns of Maldon Oysters- a successful business in the constituency that he has visited previously. John mentioned to the Minister his concern about sewage discharge and declining water quality which poses a threat to these businesses, and […]
Shellfish Aquaculture
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Totnes (Anthony Mangnall) on obtaining this debate. I echo an awful lot of what he said. There is enormous potential for the expansion of shellfish production in the UK. I want to talk specifically about my constituency and echo some of the comments of the hon. Member […]
Russian Assets Seizure
Sir John Whittingdale made a speech in the Russian Assets Seizure Debate, to highlight what work is being done in the international community to ensure that when the reconstruction of Ukraine can begin, that it must be the Russian Government that pays. It is only right that the Russian State pays for the damage and […]
Russian Assets Seizure
Sir John Whittingdale I start by congratulating my right hon. Friend the Member for Chingford and Woodford Green (Sir Iain Duncan Smith), who raises very important issues. The truth is that we probably will not be able to implement what we are discussing until the Russian invasion is defeated, but it is absolutely right that […]
UK Soft Power
Sir John Whittingdale asked the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs about how the UK is investing in its soft power capabilities, through increasing funding for the BBC World Service, The British Council and the scholarship and fellowship programmes.
Integrated Review Refresh
John Whittingdale Does my right hon. Friend agree that soft power can often be as effective as hard power, if not more so, and that it is usually a lot cheaper? I therefore strongly welcome the additional funding for the BBC World Service, but will he go on to look at strengthening the support for […]
Telegraph Article- BBC Impartiality
Forget politics- Gary did not play by the BBC’s rules The row over Gary Lineker’s tweets is not about the right to free speech. Lineker is as entitled to his views as anyone else, even if some will have found his references to Nazi Germany deeply offensive. However, by accepting extremely well-paid employment from the […]