Say no to Hammonds Farm! Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, opposes the expansion of Hammonds Farm
On Saturday 25th May, I attended the public meeting in Danbury organised by the Parish Councils of Danbury, Sandon, Little Baddow and Boreham, to alert local residents to the proposal to build a new “East Chelmsford Garden Community” at Hammonds Farm. This will consist 3,000 new houses with a further 1,500 after 2041, 43,000 sq m […]
Sir John Whittingdale is Standing as the Conservative Party’s Parliamentary Candidate for Maldon
Following the Prime Minister’s somewhat unexpected decision to call a General Election for 4th July, this will be my final newsletter of this Parliament. It is a great privilege to represent the people of the Maldon constituency in Parliament and I am honoured to have been reselected to contest the coming election as the Conservative Party […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, meets with Knife Crime campaigner and Essex resident Julie Taylor, in Parliament, for Knife Crime Awareness Week
Along with a number of other Essex MPs, Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, recently met with Knife Crime campaigner Julie Taylor, in Parliament, at an event marking Knife Crime Awareness Week. Sir John is Pictured Below meeting with Julie in Parliament Julie tragically lost her grandson Liam to a knife attack in Writtle, Essex, […]
Sir John Whittingdale, MP for Maldon, hosts delegation of former Ukrainian POWS and family members of Ukrainian soldiers formerly held in Russian captivity
Sir John Whittingdale in his capacity as Vice Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Ukraine, recently hosted a delegation in Parliament of former Ukrainian POWS and family members of Ukrainian soldiers who have been held in Russian captivity. The meeting heard first-hand testimony from veterans whose treatment at the hands of their Russian […]
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 […]