Elizabeth Emblem
John Whittingdale Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend eligibility for the Elizabeth Emblem award to all emergency service workers who are severely injured and medically retired from the service. Nick Thomas-Symonds The Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Government recognises the invaluable contribution of emergency service workers to […]
Health and Social Care Reform
Lindsay Hoyle Speaker of the House of Commons, Chair, House of Commons Commission I call the shadow Minister. John Whittingdale Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) I congratulate the Minister and his Front-Bench colleagues on their appointments. I welcome the suggestion that the Government are considering the possibility of a royal commission on social care and intend to address the issue […]
NATO and European Political Community Meetings
John Whittingdale Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) I welcome the Prime Minister’s reiteration that the UK remains the strongest supporter of Ukraine against Russian aggression, but what support can we also give to another former Soviet state, Armenia, both in resolving its conflict with Azerbaijan, and in pursuing its ambition to move closer to NATO and […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, swears oath of allegiance as Parliament returns
Sir John Whittingdale was honoured to swear his oath of allegiance for the ninth time to the monarch as Parliament returns following the General Election. Although saddened that the Conservatives have not been returned to power, Sir John will do his utmost over the coming Parliamentary Term to hold the new Labour Government to account […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon asks the Prime Minister to help save St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon
Many of Sir John’s constituents have followed the campaign on the future of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon intently, and may be interested to watch his question to the Prime Minister from earlier today. In his contribution he emphasised the risk of relocating services away from Maldon and asked the Prime Minister to tell the […]
South Korea: FTA Negotiations
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon What recent progress her Department has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with South Korea. Greg Hands Party Chair, Conservative Party, Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) I thank my right hon. Friend for the valuable work he is doing as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy to the Republic of Korea. I […]
Clause 19 – Power to impose conduct requirements, Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – in the House of Commons
Chris Bryant Shadow Minister (Creative Industries and Digital) First, I pay tribute to my much-loved neighbour, my hon. Friend Alex Davies-Jones, who led for Labour during the last round of proceedings on the Bill, and to my hon. Friend Seema Malhotra, who led for us when the Bill was introduced. Might I say a few words about the Minister? […]
Telegraph Media Group Ltd: Acquisition
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon My right hon. and learned Friend will be aware that at the end of this week we have World Press Freedom Day, so her statement is particularly welcome. I congratulate her on the scrupulous way in which she has undertaken her responsibilities. She will be aware that the Enterprise Act was written before […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, attends Parliament Drop-in event to pledge his support for The Big Plastic Count
Sir John Whittingdale attended the Parliamentary drop-in event showcasing the results of The Big Plastic Count. The ‘Youth Empowerment Day’ event took place from 14:15 until 15:30 in Rooms R and S in Portcullis House and was hosted by Selaine Saxby MP and Lilian Greenwood MP. Sir John was delighted to drop in and speak […]
Iran-Israel Update
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon It has been two weeks since the journalist working for Iran International was attacked on the streets of our own capital. The journalists and families of those working for BBC Persia Service live under constant threat. The organisation responsible for those acts is the IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps), working for the Iranian regime, so will my […]