British Kebab Awards
I was delighted to attend the British Kebab Awards dinner in Park Plaza Westminster and to present Sami Barli, owner of Sark Restaurant in Maldon, with the award for Best Regional Kebab Restaurant. Sark faced strong competition from across the South of England and it is a fantastic achievement to win this award. As a […]
Maldon District Council, Local Development Plan.
John Whittingdale MP attended a meeting this week with officers of Maldon District Council to discuss the current consultation on the Review of the District’s Local Development Plan. The Council is legally required to carry this out, particularly as the land currently available for development is now less than the legal minimum of 5 years […]
Support for Ukraine
John Whittingdale MP joined other Members of Parliament in signing the book of solidarity, to show his unwavering support for Ukraine, and to honour the inspiring bravery of the Ukrainian people in the face of unjust violence and aggression. The signed Book of Solidarity will be sent to Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, […]
Sanctions
Mr John Whittingdale(Maldon) (Con) Will my right hon. Friend confirm that the Russian people are being consistently lied to by Russian state media about both the scale of Russia’s military action and the resulting loss of life? Does she agree that that makes the role of the BBC World Service and other trusted media all […]
Russian Sanctions
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss, about the Government’s approach to the misinformation that is being spread by Russian State Media regarding their invasion of Ukraine.
Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is completely unprovoked, a flagrant breach of international law and the most serious threat to world peace since the second world war. Today we must all stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine and give as much assistance to them as we can, while also making sure that Russia pays […]
Ukraine
John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Has increased military action been detected in other Russian-controlled areas, such as Transnistria, as well as in Crimea and Kaliningrad? What assessment has my right hon. Friend made of the possible threat—if not now, then in the future—against other former Soviet states that are outside of NATO, such as Moldova? Ben […]
Threat to other former Soviet States
Mr Whittingdale stood in Parliament today to question Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace- on whether he has made any assessment of the possible threat to other Russian-controlled areas such as Transnistria, Crimea and Kaliningrad- as well as former Soviet States who are not in NATO, such as Moldova.
Russia Sanctions Legislation
John WhittingdaleThe Prime Minister has been quoted as saying that we are at the “most dangerous moment” in the next few days. I do not expect a detailed answer to my question but, to bring home the devastating consequences should military aggression occur and to bring home that we will not tolerate this increased military […]
UK Film and TV Production
John Whittingdale I join my hon. Friend in welcoming the excellent news from Amazon Prime. Can she confirm that the film and TV production restart scheme, which was possible only as a result of Brexit, has so far supported production worth nearly £2.5 billion and supported 80,000 jobs? Given this success, will she consider extending […]