Pensions
I have had a number of constituents contact me about pensions. The Conservatives introduced the Triple Lock in 2010 so the State Pension always rises by the highest of either earnings, prices or 2.5 per cent. As a result, pensioners got a £900 increase in the State Pension in April this year –an increase of […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, attends Dementia Action Week event in Parliament
Sir John Whittingdale MP encourages people in Maldon with lived experience of dementia to take part in a first-of-its-kind national consultation. The Geller Commission is an independent network of leaders from across the dementia sector including Alzheimer’s Society, Dementia UK, UKDRI, World Dementia Council and more. Together they will produce a report, alongside their academic […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visits South Korea as the Government’s Trade Envoy
From 7th to 9th May, Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, visited the Republic of Korea in my capacity as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy. I had a very busy programme arranged by the British Embassy to strengthen links and promote trade between our two countries building on the State Visit of President Yoon to the […]
April Update
St Peter’s Hospital Update My constituents will be interested to know that the consultation being carried out by the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care Board into the proposal to relocate the health services from St Peter’s Hospital, Maldon, has now closed. An analysis of the outcome will be published in a few weeks. I […]
Sir John Whittingdale met GPs and staff at the Longfield Medical Centre to discuss primary care provision in Maldon
Sir John Whittingdale met GPs and staff at the Longfield Medical Centre to discuss primary care provision in Maldon and the difficulties patients have experienced in obtaining appointments. Also at the meeting were Dr Brian Balmer and Dr James Booth of the Essex Local Medical Committee and Dan Doherty of Director NHS Alliance for Mid […]
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 […]