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 […]
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 […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, alongside the Home Secretary highlight the excellent work of Essex Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Roger Hirst
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. James Cleverly The Secretary of State for the Home Department We have increased the volume of asylum cases processed. We successfully met a ministerial commitment to close over 50 asylum-seeker hotels by January 2024, and we had closed over 100 by the end […]
Nagorno-Karabakh: Armenian Refugees
Julie Elliott Labour, Sunderland Central Order. I remind hon. Members to bob even if they have put in to speak, so that I am clear on who wants to speak. John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Thank you, Ms Elliott. I begin by congratulating Carol Monaghan on obtaining the debate. She was a valuable member of the delegation from the British […]
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 […]
Topical Questions: Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Is my right hon. Friend aware that the inflexibility, bureaucracy and cost of the seasonal poultry workers scheme make it prohibitive for businesses such as Kelly Turkeys in my constituency to hire labour for just a few weeks in the run-up to Christmas? Will he urge the Home Office to include it within the existing seasonal […]
Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: South Korea
John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon What recent progress she 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) We have excellent relations with South Korea, as my right hon. Friend will know as the Prime Minister’s trade envoy there. Bilateral trade totalled £16 billion […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, speaks in Parliament following the death of Alexei Navalny
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, makes a statement in Parliament following the death of Alexei Navalny, asking for the government’s assurance that they will give no recognition or credibility to the forthcoming “presidential election” in Russia on 15-17th March. John Whittingdale Conservative, Maldon Does my hon. Friend agree that the murder of Alexei Navalny, following the […]