Visit to Ambulance Service
John Whittingdale MP visited the Ambulance Operations Centre in Chelmsford to meet Tom Abell, Chief Executive of the East of England Ambulance Service Trust and to talk to staff. John discussed the pressures on the Service which were caused by Covid and was briefed on the measures being taken to improve performance and to reduce response times, particularly in more […]
Visit to Home-Start Essex in Maldon.
John Whittingdale MP was delighted to visit a session held by the Maldon Family Group of Home-Start Essex. He joined Vice Chair of Trustees, Bryan Burrough, in meeting members of staff and local mothers. He also saw the Community Wardrobe organised by Essex Children and Family Wellbeing Service which operates as clothes bank providing children’s […]
HM Passport Office Update
I have had many constituents contact me about the increased waiting times for their passport applications to be processed. I understand their concerns regarding these delays, and their worries that their passports will not arrive in time for trips abroad this spring and summer. I wanted to provide an update on what the Government is […]
Planting a tree for HM the Queen’s Jubilee
John Whittingdale MP was delighted to join in with others in planting an Oak tree at St Mary’s Church in Burnham on Crouch to mark Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee today. The trees planted in our constituency will form part of the Queen’s Green Canopy across the whole of the UK ??? John was […]
Meeting with Chief Crown Prosecutor
John Whittingdale MP was very pleased to have a meeting with Chief Crown Prosecutor for East of England, Frank Ferguson, at the CPS Headquarters in Chelmsford today. John had the opportunity to discuss with Mr Ferguson the work of the CPS in Essex and the efforts to tackle delays in casework caused by the Covid […]
Topical Questions (DEFRA)
John Whittingdale(Maldon) (Con) Further to the question from my hon. Friend the Member for Southend West (Anna Firth), will my hon. Friend consider giving special designation to shellfish waters, such as those in the Blackwater estuary where Maldon oysters are grown, to protect them from contamination from untreated sewage discharges? Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for […]
Meeting with East England Ambulance Service
Today, John Whittingdale joined fellow Essex Members of Parliament in a meeting with Tom Abell, the Chief Executive Officer of East England Ambulance Service. John was able to raise his concerns with about ambulance response times in the Maldon constituency- particularly in the Dengie. He was encouraged to hear that the Ambulance Service is employing […]
Topical Questions
Mr John Whittingdale(Maldon) (Con) The Minister will be aware that next Tuesday is World Press Freedom Day, yet free media are under greater pressure than ever before, particularly in Russia where independent journalism has been ruthlessly suppressed. Does she agree that the need for independent news providers such as the BBC World Service is greater […]
Celebrating 30 years as a Member of Parliament.
John Whittingdale was delighted to attend a dinner this week hosted by the Speaker, to celebrate 30 years of being a Member of Parliament. He was joined by 13 MPs from across Parliament who are also celebrating 30 years of dedicated service to their constituencies. John Whittingdale said “On the 9th April 1992 I was […]
Online Safety Bill Second Reading
John Whittingdale MP stood in the House of Commons yesterday to speak in the Online Safety Bill Second Reading. This Bill is a groundbreaking piece of legislation, and the UK is one the first countries to attempt to bring in controls over content online. John Whittingdale’s close work with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media […]