Online Safety Bill Second Reading
John Whittingdale MP stood in the House of Commons yesterday to speak in the Online Safety Bill Second Reading. This Bill is a groundbreaking piece of legislation, and the UK is one the first countries to attempt to bring in controls over content online. John Whittingdale’s close work with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media […]
Energy Security Strategy- Bradwell B
John Whittingdale stood in Parliament yesterday to ask Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Kwasi Kwarteng about the Bradwell B nuclear site in the Maldon constituency, and the Government’s commitment to building eight new nuclear power plants.
War Crimes in Ukraine
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask Secretary of State for Justice, Dominic Raab about the alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
War Crimes in Ukraine
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace about his views on the alleged war crimes committed by Russia in Ukraine.
Russian Sanctions
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Liz Truss, about the Government’s approach to the misinformation that is being spread by Russian State Media regarding their invasion of Ukraine.
Threat to other former Soviet States
Mr Whittingdale stood in Parliament today to question Secretary of State for Defence, Ben Wallace- on whether he has made any assessment of the possible threat to other Russian-controlled areas such as Transnistria, Crimea and Kaliningrad- as well as former Soviet States who are not in NATO, such as Moldova.
Russian Sanctions
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament to ask Minister of State for Europe, James Cleverly, what sanctions the Government will consider taking against Russia.
UK Film and TV Production
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask The Minister for Media, Data and Digital Infrastructure, Julia Lopez- whether the Government would consider extending the film and TV production restart scheme beyond April. The Film and TV production restart scheme has so far supported production worth nearly £2.5 billion and supported 80,000 jobs- and […]
Russian Sanctions
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament today to ask Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Elizabeth Truss, what the UK Government was doing to address the absence of free media in Russia. Mr Whittingdale’s key area of interest has always been media freedom- which is why he is concerned by the lack […]
BBC funding debate
John Whittingdale stood in Parliament today, in the BBC funding debate to question the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Nadine Dorries, about the future funding model of the BBC. This follows the statement made by the Government, announcing that the TV license fee is being frozen for the next two years, […]