Marie Curie
Sir John attended a Westminster event for the Great Daffodil Appeal, where he met Ambassador Alison Steadman and a clinical nurse manager from Marie Curie. He praised the charity’s vital work supporting people with terminal illness and families through bereavement.
Foreign Office Budget Cuts
Sir John argued against cuts to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office budget, stressing the need to protect soft power institutions like the BBC World Service and British Council while supporting defence funding.
Global Plastics Treaty
A number of constituents have contacted me about plastic pollution. While the previous administration set ambitious targets to eliminate avoidable plastic waste by the end of the 25 Year Environment Plan, much more urgency is needed. Although there were commitments to make all plastic packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025, the reality on the ground […]
Arthritis
I have had a number of constituents contacting me about arthritis. I fully appreciate and support the need to improve early diagnosis of people with arthritis, as well as treatment and care in England. Too often people are losing quality of life at an early age, and living in pain due to this condition. The Getting […]
New Year Update
Many local residents will have heard about the proposed closure of St Peters Hospital. I am not prepared to stand by and allow essential local health services for my constituents just disappear. I helped campaign against the closure of the St Peter’s maternity unit many years ago and have been pressing for a new community […]
November Update
Autumn was a busy period, kicked off by Conservative Party Conference. I also made a visit to Japan earlier this month to attend the Internet Governance Forum. I attended the 18 th annual meeting of the Internet Governance Forum, which was hosted by Japan in Kyoto. I was proud to represent the UK, as Minister […]
Essex Business Breakfast
10th November 2023 Sir John Whittingdale spoke at a breakfast meeting for local businessmen organised by Backing Essex Business at the Blue Boar Hotel, Maldon. The meeting was attended by about 30 representatives of local businesses and Sir John was joined by Leader of Maldon District Council, Cllr Richard Siddall to speak about the opportunities […]
Visit to Ormiston Rivers Academy
John Whittingdale visited Ormiston Rivers Academy in Burnham-on-Crouch, to meet Principal, Jo Williams, and to tour the school. John said “I was delighted to drop into a number of the lessons and to see the students learning about a wide range of subjects. In particular, I was impressed by those undertaking the Jack Petchey Achievement Award […]
Visit to David Wilson Homes, Corinthian Place in Burnham-on-Crouch.
John Whittingdale recently visited Corinthian place, a new housing development in Burnham-on-Crouch. Corinthian Place has been well-received by homebuyers since it launched in April 2019, and the new development has quickly become a popular location for house hunters in the area. Mr Whittingdale is very pleased that more high quality homes are being built in the […]
Transport and road issues in Maldon.
On Friday 14th January, John Whittingdale was delighted to welcome Cllr Lee Scott, the Essex County Council Cabinet Member for Highways, to look at a number of traffic related issues in Maldon and South Woodham Ferrers. Taylor Construction Plant Ltd The visit began at TCP in Quayside Industrial Park in Maldon where Cllr Scott was shown the company’s innovative […]