Energy Security Strategy- Bradwell B
John Whittingdale stood in Parliament yesterday to ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng about the Bradwell B nuclear site in the Maldon constituency, and the Government’s commitment to building eight new nuclear power plants.
Online Safety Bill
John Whittingdale(Maldon) (Con) This Bill is a groundbreaking piece of legislation, and we are one of the first countries to attempt to bring in controls over content online. I therefore share the view of the hon. Member for Manchester Central (Lucy Powell) that it is a great pity that its Second Reading was scheduled for […]
Energy Security Strategy
John Whittingdale(Maldon) (Con) II welcome my right hon. Friend’s commitment to a new generation of nuclear power stations. Can he confirm that the eight designated sites remain the Government’s preferred locations for those, including Bradwell in my constituency, and has he yet reached a view on whether a Chinese-designed reactor could be included? Secretary of […]
Easter Recess: Government Update
John Whittingdale(Maldon) (Con) Many of my constituents are angry about breaches that happened two years ago, and I welcome the Prime Minister’s recognition of that and his apology, but does he agree that we face the gravest crisis in our global security for a long time, and it is essential that we remain focused on […]
Paying for Covid tests
Testing and tracing have been important throughout the pandemic, helping people to protect themselves and other by taking tests before meeting friends, family and colleagues and reducing the workforce impacts of isolation by allowing close contacts of positive cases to test daily rather than self-isolate. This has, of course, come at significant cost to the […]
Channel 4 Privatisation
The Government is committed to the success and sustainability of the UK’s public broadcasting system, of which Channel 4 is an integral part. Channel 4 has been hugely successful over the years in delivering the aims set out at its creation in 1982, including supporting the independent production sector in the UK, delivering diverse and […]
April Update
Spring Budget I welcome the contents of this year’s Spring Statement – announced by the chancellor on 23rd March 2022. We have been facing an unavoidable increase in the cost of living in the UK. The Covid pandemic and other global factors have seen energy and fuel prices going up- and Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine […]
UK Parliament to host the OSCE PA Annual Session
It is excellent news that the UK will be hosting the Annual Session of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly this summer. As Leader of UK Delegation, John Whittingdale MP is looking forward to hosting Parliamentarians from the 57 member states of the PA, in Birmingham, in July. This July will be the first in-person Annual Session […]
Visit to Maldon Oysters
John Whittingdale visited Maldon Oysters to see their new premises and processing plant at Birchwood Farm, Cock Clarks. Maldon Oysters have become one of the biggest producers of Oysters in the UK and can be found on the menu of restaurants across the UK. John discussed with owner, Richard Emans, and Managing Director, Chris Hadfield, […]
Conservative Friends of Ukraine group
The new Conservative Friends of Ukraine group is a way for parliamentarians and allies to stand with those under Russian attack Published in The House Magazine, on the 21st March 2022. John Whittingdale MP. No-one who heard President Volodymyr Zelensky’s historic address to Parliament last week could fail to have been moved by his words. […]