Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome
John Whittingdale welcomed TV Historian, Dan Snow, to Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome before Dan spoke at a fund-raising dinner at Hylands House in aid of the Charitable Trust that runs the Aerodrome, of which John is Patron. John is pictured with Dan Snow, Chairman of the Trust Peter Martin, and Chief Executive, Ian Flint
Assisted Dying (Right to die)
A number of constituents have been in touch with me regarding assisted dying and I would like to clarify where both the Government and I stand on this issue. I fully accept that suicide, assisting or encouraging suicide, assisted dying and euthanasia are all subjects on which it is entirely possible for people to hold […]
Pension arrangments for Magnox workers
Further to a large amount of correspondence from constituents on the subject of pension arrangements for Magnox workers, I thought you might be interested to see the Hansard Report of the statement by the Secretary of State in the House of Commons chamber yesterday on the early termination of the Magnox contracts.https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2017-03-27/debates/512EE4E4-4588-4C84-841E-D5400C292E47/MagnoxEarlyContractTerminations I was pleased […]
Magnox: Early Contract Terminations – in the House of Commons
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Will my right hon. Friend join me in paying tribute to the workforce at Bradwell-on-Sea in my constituency? They are doing a magnificent job in decommissioning the power station there. Will he confirm that nothing in his statement will prevent that work from continuing? Will he also listen to their […]
Stronger protections for ancient woodland and veteran trees
A number of constituents have contacted me about Britain’s woodlands. I agree with you that our woods and forests are an invaluable national asset and I am proud of the Government’s record of action to preserve and extend British woodland. Over 11 million trees were planted in the last Parliament and the Government has pledged […]
John’s account of leading the Hungarian delegation of the British Group IPU to Budapest (27th February to 2nd March)
I was delighted to lead an outward delegation of the British Group IPU to Budapest from 27 February to 2nd March. As well as myself, the delegation comprised Wayne David MP (Labour, Shadow Defence Spokesman), Helen Jones MP (Labour, Chair of the Petitions Committee) and Mark Menzies MP (Conservative). We were ably assisted by Emily […]
The Brexit process
I have received various correspondence from constituents wanting to know more about the Brexit process. With this in mind, I have decided to enclose the following links which I hope explains more about our negotiations to leave the European Union: – How does the Article 50 process work? – How will we develop a trade relationship […]
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Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, 16th March
John Whittingdale, Conservative, Maldon On the establishment of inquiries, my hon. Friend will be aware that the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport is considering whether to reconvene the Leveson inquiry, which has already sat for 15 months, at a cost of more than £5 million, to examine events approaching 10 years ago. […]
Sky/21ST Century Fox: Merger
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Although it is clearly sensible to ask the regulator to examine this bid, does my right hon. Friend recognise that this transaction represents a £11.7 billion investment by an international company in a British broadcaster and is, as such, a fantastic vote of confidence in the UK’s remaining an international centre […]