Withdrawal Negotiations
Mr Whittingdale Share Does my right hon. Friend agree that the financial settlement contained in the withdrawal agreement is one of our strongest bargaining cards? Will he therefore include in the Bill provisions to ensure that its full payment is conditional on our achieving a satisfactory outcome to negotiations? Dominic Raab Share […]
Nord Stream 2
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share I begin by warmly congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for The Wrekin (Mark Pritchard) on securing this debate, which covers a matter of considerable concern, both in this country and across Europe. I think we saw evidence of that yesterday, when the Prime Minister gave her statement […]
NATO summit
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share I welcome my right hon. Friend’s support for Ukraine and the recognition of the potential threat of Nord Stream 2. Will she confirm that there is absolutely no question of any NATO member country recognising the illegal annexation of the Crimean peninsula by the Russian Federation? The […]
Draft Investigatory Powers
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share I do not want to detain the Committee; I just have one question for the Minister and one area in which I seek reassurance. My question refers to the explanatory note, which says that one of the purposes of this instrument is to “reflect changes to strengthen protection […]
UK Visas and Immigration
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share Is my right hon. Friend aware of the chorus of complaints from countries such as Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia, where businessmen who want to come to do trade deals with us—indeed, in some cases Members of Parliament or Government Ministers from those countries—are facing lengthy delays in obtaining […]
Deaf Children’s campaign
John Whittingdale met Ella Pennycott from Burnham on Crouch who had come to Westminster to talk to MPs as part of the Stolen Futures Campaign of the National Deaf Children’s Society: http://www.ndcs.org.uk/ Ella, who is a Year 8 student at Southend High School for Girls, is a member of the Youth Advisory Board […]
Sustainable Fisheries
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement. Will he confirm that taking back control of our waters will allow us to design a fisheries policies that will be beneficial not just to the commercial fishing industry, but to recreational sea anglers, and will he bear their interests in […]
Visit to Belarus
I was delighted to lead the first delegation from the British Group IPU to Belarus from 27th May to 1st June. Also on our delegation were Wayne David MP (Labour), Daniel Kawczynski MP (Conservative), Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour), Mark Menzies MP (Conservative) and Steve Pound MP (Labour). None of us had been to Belarus before […]
Childhood Obesity
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution I welcome the Government’s multi-pronged approach, but will the Minister bear in mind the fact that, when it comes to calls for banning advertising before 9 o’clock, such a measure would do huge damage to the economics of the commercial broadcasters, just at a time when […]
Burnham on Crouch Rugby Club
John Whittingdale visited Burnham on Crouch Rugby Club to see the volunteers in action as part of the NatWest RugbyForce weekend. Natwest Rugby Force is a nationwide programme designed to make rugby clubs stronger by improving and renovating their facilities with the support of volunteers and the local community over a summer weekend. In its […]