Intellectual Property
John Whittingdale My right hon. Friend will be aware that yesterday was British IP Day, and that the creative industries for which she is responsible rely on intellectual property protection. Is she aware of the deep concern across the creative industries about proposals to dilute copyright for artificial intelligence, and will she raise the matter […]
Intellectual property and artificial intelligence
John Whittingdale MP asks Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries, about the Government’s approach to intellectual property and artificial intelligence.
Functioning of Government
John Whittingdale Without wishing to pre-empt the Prime Minister’s statement, does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that he can be proud of a large number of achievements of his Government? May I invite my right hon. and learned Friend to pre-empt the Opposition by making it clear that Margaret Thatcher, David Cameron, Tony […]
World Press Freedom Day
I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) on securing the debate, on the second attempt, after Prorogation got in the way last time. As he said, we had this debate last year, when a great number of concerns were expressed. Since then, the freedom and safety of journalists have […]
World Press Freedom Day
John Whittingdale(Maldon) (Con) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Folkestone and Hythe (Damian Collins) on securing the debate, on the second attempt, after Prorogation got in the way last time. As he said, we had this debate last year, when a great number of concerns were expressed. Since then, the freedom and safety […]
Visit to Chelmsford Jobcentre
John Whittingdale MP was pleased to be able to visit the Chelmsford Jobcentre at the Gemini Centre, to meet Dave Cope, the Service Leader for Essex, and staff. He was delighted to hear about the success of the Way To Work programme which aims to help half a million job ready claimants in the UK, […]
Cost of Living Assistance
I know many of my constituents are concerned by the affect that rising living costs are having on them and their families. It is right that this Government is taking significant action to help alleviate these financial pressures off as many households as possible. I am encouraged by the Chancellor’s recent statement that laid out the new […]
Visiting SAHP in Maldon
John Whittingdale MP visited Solar Assisted Pumps in Maldon to meet staff and learn more about their products. SAHP was founded by Russell Borg and Joseph Fox who showed John round the factory which is in the industrial estate in Galliford Road in the building formerly owned by Calorex. Taking heat pump technology, SAHP has developed next […]
National Grid’s East Anglia GREEN proposals
John Whittingdale and other MPs from East Anglia, met with Greg Hands MP the Minister for Energy, to raise concerns about National Grid’s East Anglia GREEN proposals. Under this scheme, a new line of 400kV pylons will be built across Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex including through Margaretting in the Maldon constituency. John share the concerns […]
World Press Freedom Day
