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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Question to the Prime Minister
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution Will my right hon. Friend join me in welcoming the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, Mr Andriy Parubiy, to Westminster—although I suspect that he is utterly mystified by the events that took place 10 minutes ago? Will she take this opportunity to reaffirm the support of […]
Media mergers
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution May I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement and congratulate him and his predecessor on their handling of this matter? He will be aware that it is 16 months since the regulatory process got under way. Does he agree that it would be infinitely preferable if […]
Nuclear Power
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution Does my right hon. Friend agree it is important to maintain not just diversity of supply but diversity of suppliers within the nuclear industry? Will he therefore welcome the progress made in the construction of unit 3 of the Fangchenggang power station in China, which is […]
Double taxation
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution I apologise to colleagues for delaying our proceedings, but I promise not to do so for too long. As the Minister pointed out, I am honoured to be chair of the all-party parliamentary groups on Belarus and on Ukraine, so I wanted to say a brief […]
Question to the Prime Minister
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution Q8. As my right hon. Friend is aware, at the end of last year my constituent, Natalie Lewis-Hoyle, the daughter of Councillor Miriam Lewis and our right hon. Friend the Member for Chorley (Sir Lindsay Hoyle), took her own life, having been in a coercive relationship and […]
Gaming Machines
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con) Share this contribution I welcome the Government’s decision to cut the maximum permissible stake for B2 machines, but on what empirical research did the Minister base her decision to go so much further than the recommendation of the Gambling Commission that £30 or below would offer the necessary protection? […]