Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, attended a Board Meeting of Visit Essex at Hatfield Place, Hatfield Peverel

Having been the Minister responsible for Tourism for 8 months last year and previously Secretary of State, Sir John is very much aware of the huge importance of Tourism to our economy, worth around £130 billion a year. Tourism businesses were hit especially hard by Covid but have since recovered strongly. In Essex, tourism is […]
MPs call for Levelling Up funds to support Maldon health services

Maldon MP Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP and Witham MP Dame Priti Patel MP have called on the Government to enable Maldon District Council to use the £5m of Levelling Up funds provided in the Spring Budget to support improved health facilities and services in Maldon town. With the NHS currently considering the future of […]
Local MP’s team up with Save Maldon Medical Services group

The two MPs representing the Maldon District, Dame Priti Patel MP and Sir John Whittingdale MP, have met representatives from the Save Maldon Medical Services group, the local campaign group opposing the proposals relating to St Peter’s Hospital. Both Priti and John have been working to retain local medical services in the Maldon District. They […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, attends Open Day Event to unveil new solar panels plaque at East Hanningfield Village Hall

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, was delighted to attend the Open Day event at East Hanningfield Village Hall to unveil a plaque to mark the completion of the installation works for the new solar panels on the roof of the Hall. The village has worked hard to raise funds for the panels which will […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visits new 4G mobile phone mast in Bradwell-on-Sea

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon visited Bradwell-on-Sea to see the newly installed mobile phone mast that has been installed by Cornerstone as part of the Government’s Shared Rural Network programme. The £1 billion SRN programme is jointly funded by the Government and by the four UK mobile network operators and -aims to achieve 95 […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, meets with Health Ministers to discuss the future of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, and Dame Priti Patel, MP for Witham, had a meeting with Andrew Stephenson MP, Minister for Health and Secondary Care, and Helen Whately MP, Minister for Social Care, at the Department of Health to discuss the Future of St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon. The meeting followed the debates in Parliament […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, welcomes the newly announced £233,000 of Government Funding for South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, welcomes the recent announcement from the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), that as part of Phase 2 of the Government’s fund to support public swimming pools, South Woodham Ferrers Leisure Centre in Sir John’s constituency will be receiving £233,000. The funding will be used to provide two […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, meets with members of the Maldon and Southminster NFU

Sir John Whittingdale attended a breakfast meeting with members of the Maldon and Southminster Branch of the National Farmers Union (NFU) at the Bell in Purleigh. Matters discussed at the meeting included the new Sustainable Farming Incentive scheme, the Essex Coast Recreation Disturbance Avoidance and Mitigation Strategy, sea defences, food security, and the possibility of […]
February and March Update

The Future of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon I know that many local residents will want an update on what I’m doing to oppose the proposed closure of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon and the NHS’ plans to relocate services elsewhere. The Public Meeting I am very much aware of the enormous and very understandable […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, speaks in the House of Commons on the closure of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, speaks in the House of Commons Chamber at an Adjournment Debate he obtained on behalf of his constituents, to discuss the future of St Peter’s Hospital in Maldon. Sir John emphatically put the case to the Minister of State for Social Care, Helen Whately MP, that it is essential […]