Data Flow to and from EU
Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge) (Lab) What steps the Government is taking to ensure the free flow of data to and from the EU. Mr John Whittingdale Under UK law, personal data can currently flow freely from the UK to the EU. The trade agreement also ensures the continued temporary free flow of personal data from […]
Statement on Dengie School Allocations
I am very pleased that Essex County Council has reached agreement with Ormiston Rivers Academy and William de Ferrers Academy that they will expand their intakes so that there are places available this year for all children in the Dengie Peninsula who have applied. Confirmation of places will be given on 17th March. This will […]
Essex School Allocation Update
I have been contacted by a number of parents living in the Dengie Peninsula who have been told that their children have been allocated places at Secondary Schools outside the District, including as far as Brightlingsea. I fully understand their concern and agree that it is wholly unrealistic to expect children to travel such distances […]
Budget 2021 Reaction
The Budget today is fantastic news for all those people and businesses who were worried how they would get through the next few months until they are able to get fully back to work. Many local firms in Maldon have been in contact with me over the last few weeks asking for an extension […]
Covid19 – Cultural and Entertainment Sectors
Covid-19: Cultural and Entertainment Sectors
The Minister for Media and Data (Mr John Whittingdale) It is a pleasure to respond to this important debate on behalf of the Government. As the Minister for Digital and Culture, my hon. Friend the Member for Gosport (Caroline Dinenage) said at the beginning, this has been a hugely challenging year for the entertainment and […]
Fur imports
Fur farming has been banned in England and Wales since 2000 and since 2002 in Scotland and Northern Ireland. As well as this, there are already restrictions on some skin and fur products which may never be legally imported into the UK. These include fur and products from cats and dogs, and seal skins and […]
Vaccination Appointments for Over 70s
If you are 70 or over and have yet to be contacted by the NHS to book your vaccine appointment, the Government has announced that you can now contact the NHS directly to book your appointment. On 8 February, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, announced that all eligible […]
Vaccine Update
It is very welcome news that the number of Covid cases in Maldon continues to fall with 67 testing positive in the last 7 days, bringing the rate per 100,000 down to 147.9. With the R rate in the East of England now 0.7 to 0.9, this number should go on falling as long as we […]
First COVID-19 Large Vaccination Centre in Essex Opens in Constituency
As the national effort to provide Covid vaccinations continues to expand, John was very pleased to learn that new vaccination sites have recently opened in the constituency. On 18 January, the first COVID-19 NHS large vaccination centre in Essex opened at The Lodge in Runwell, Wickford. In South Woodham Ferrers, the Crouch Vale Medical Centre […]