World Press Freedom Day
Appointment as Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure
Sir John Whittingdale MP has been appointed Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure by the Prime Minister, a role similar to the one in held in 2020-2021. This role will see John return to Government as a Minister in both the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, while the […]
Meeting with Ukrainian Speaker and delegation
Today John chaired a meeting for MPs from all parties with Mr Ruslan Stefanchuk, the Speaker of the Ukrainian Parliament, the Verkhovna Rada, and a delegation of 7 Ukrainian MPs, which included the Leaders of the Governing Party and Opposition factions. He also met representatives of Save the Children Fund deployed in Ukraine to hear […]
Russian War Crimes
Today Sir John Whittingdale met with International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan KC, who last week issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin, as well as the Prosecutor General of Ukraine Andriy Kostin, and Ukrainian Minister of Justice, Denys Maliuska. In his capacity as Special Rapporteur for War Crimes to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly, John […]
Breast Cancer Reception
Sir John Whittingdale attended the reception on International Womens Day, on screenings for breast cancer by the charity Breast Cancer Now. He learned that a third of all breast cancers in England are found through the national screening programme, and it plays a key part in the early detection of breast cancer, with stage 1 […]
Russian Assets Seizure
Sir John Whittingdale made a speech in the Russian Assets Seizure Debate, to highlight what work is being done in the international community to ensure that when the reconstruction of Ukraine can begin, that it must be the Russian Government that pays. It is only right that the Russian State pays for the damage and […]
UK Soft Power
Sir John Whittingdale asked the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs about how the UK is investing in its soft power capabilities, through increasing funding for the BBC World Service, The British Council and the scholarship and fellowship programmes.
Telegraph Article- BBC Impartiality
Forget politics- Gary did not play by the BBC’s rules The row over Gary Lineker’s tweets is not about the right to free speech. Lineker is as entitled to his views as anyone else, even if some will have found his references to Nazi Germany deeply offensive. However, by accepting extremely well-paid employment from the […]
Energy Bills Support Alternative Fund
The Energy Bills Support Scheme Alternative Fund, for households that have not received the automatic discount, is now live. There are a large number of constituents in Maldon and the surrounding towns and villages who live in park homes and do not have residential electricity supplies, and have not qualified for the automatic monthly payments […]
Visit to South Korea
Sir John Whittingdale has returned from his second visit to South Korea as the Prime Ministers Trade Envoy to Korea, to support the UK-South Korea trade and investment relationship. He visited three cities to learn more about their world leading innovation in the industries of green energy, technology and defence. Energy Security and Net Zero John visited Shin-Kori Nuclear […]