Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale OBE MP

Member of Parliament for Maldon

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visits Action for Family Carers Centre

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visited the Action for Family Carers Centre at Brickhouse Farm Community Centre, Maldon, with Mayor of Maldon, Cllr Andrew Lay. Cllr Lay presented a cheque on behalf of the Mayor’s Charities Appeal. Sir John met Chair, Kath Vale, and members of staff and volunteers (pictured below) as well as […]

Sir John Whittingdale visits the RHS Garden at Hyde Hall

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visited the RHS Garden at Hyde Hall in Rettendon during the annual Flower Show. Sir John was shown around by Head of Site, Ian Le Gros (pictured below). The garden at Hyde Hall has expanded so that it now covers 365 acres and the annual Flower Show is hugely […]

Pylons

I have had a number of constituents contact me about the imposition Pylons in our area. I am a member of the OFFSET group of MPs who are campaigning against these plans. The Great Grid Upgrade is an enormous and necessary upgrade to our electricity grid to serve the UK’s growing energy needs – long […]

Pancreatic Cancer

I have had a number of constituents contact me about support for people affected by pancreatic cancer.  The UK ranks 15th out of 16 European countries for five-year pancreatic cancer survival, so it is clear that more must be done to reduce the survival gap between pancreatic cancer and other cancers. For pancreatic cancer in particular, […]

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, invites Lord Mendoza to visit heritage sites in Maldon

Sir John Whittingdale, Member of Parliament for Maldon, invited Lord Mendoza, Chair of Historic England, to visit two of the nationally important heritage sites in the Maldon District, both of which have received financial support from Historic England. Lord Mendoza was accompanied by Tony Calladine, East of England Director of Historic England.  Lord Mendoza visited […]

Draft Report of NHS Mid and South Essex Public Consultation

Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, is please to inform his constituents that a draft report has been produced in relation to NHS Mid and South Essex’s proposals to close St Peter’s Hospital and to relocate maternity and inpatient facilities to Braintree and Brentwood respectively.  The report was been conducted by Stand, an independent organisation that specialise […]

Abortion

I have had a number of constituents contact me about the issue of abortion.  Whilst I oppose abortion based on sex selection, I am not “anti abortion” as I believe that there are circumstances when it is right to assist a woman terminate and unwanted pregnancy.  However, it is not something which I believe should be […]