Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government: MDC Culture Funding
John Whittingdale To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, how much funding her Department plans to provide Maldon District Council for culture projects. Alex Norris Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Housing, Communities and Local Government) This government was elected on a manifesto that stressed a partnership approach with local authorities and an intention to stabilise the funding system, […]
Foreign Office Questions: Ukraine
John Whittingdale Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) Last week’s attack on Ukraine by Russian missiles and drones was the biggest since the Russian invasion started. Can the Minister make it crystal clear that Ukraine’s right to self-defence must include the ability to target the origin of those missiles and drones, including Russian aircraft in Russian airspace and […]
Sir John Whittingdale raises issue of new developments in Maldon and Heybridge, and Hammonds Farm
John Whittingdale Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) An additional 3,000 homes are currently being built in Maldon and Heybridge in my constituency, and Liberal Democrat-controlled Chelmsford city council wants to build another 3,000 at Hammonds Farm in my constituency, yet the local roads and health and education services are all under intolerable pressure, so what will the Secretary […]
Russian Sanctions Regime
John Whittingdale Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) I thank the Foreign Secretary for his early statement calling on the Russian Government to release the British citizen Vladimir Kara-Murza. Will he look at what further sanctions might be used to put pressure on the Russian Government to release him and other political prisoners, such as the American journalist Evan Gershkovich? Stephen Doughty Minister […]
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 […]