Further support for households and businesses
I welcome the new Prime Ministers announcement, committing to further support for households and businesses who are facing increasing living costs and energy bills. The Government recognises the scale of the situation and how concerning this is for many people and has put together a comprehensive package of support in time for this winter. Further […]
Visit to South Korea
Last month John Whittingdale MP visited South Korea, for my work as the Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy to South Korea. Whilst he was there, it was pleased to be able to meet with the Prime Minister, Han Duck Soo, Trade Minister, Ahn Duk-geun and Mayor of Ulsan, Doo Gyeom Kim, to talk about furthering the […]
HM Queen Elizabeth II
Blackwater Oysters
John Whittingdale MP stood in Parliament to ask Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what the Government is doing to protect water quality in areas where oysters are grown.
Visit to Servowatch Systems in Heybridge
Last Friday, John Whittingdale visited Servowatch Systems Ltd based in Heybridge Maldon. Servowatch are international suppliers of integrated marine automation solutions for navies, commercial vessels and large yachts. Originally based in Tollesbury, the company moved to Heybridge in 2012 and in December 2020, it was acquired by Rolls Royce and is now part of the RR Power […]
Echoes of History Event
John Whittingdale attended the Echoes of History event organised by the Essex Historic Military Vehicle Association which took place at the Living Memorial Gardens in Rettendon, Essex. John is Patron of the Essex HMVA and said: “It was great that the HMVA were able to hold their annual event once again after the Pandemic and […]
Conversion Therapy
I am fully supportive of the view that being gay, lesbian or bisexual is not an illness to be cured. Like many of my constituents who have contacted me, I am deeply concerned by the long-term impacts of this practice on people both mentally and physically, in particular, the link between conversion therapy and suicide. I am therefore […]
Housing and infrastructure in our constituency
I am very much aware of the concern of many of my constituents about the amount of new housing either under planned or already under construction in both Maldon and Chelmsford local authority areas. The new South Maldon Garden Suburb which will consist of 1,400 houses is growing by the day and the North Heybridge Suburb […]
Cost of fuel
I know that many of my constituents are concerned about the rising cost of fuel, as a result of increasing global oil prices and energy costs. The Government has frozen fuel duty for the twelve consecutive years since moving away from the pre-2010 escalator. In recognition of the unprecedented circumstances pushing up fuel prices, I welcomed the […]
Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
I have had constituents contact me to express their concerns over the Northern Ireland Protocol Bill, which is currently in the Second Reading stage in the House of Lords. The UK has engaged in 18 months of negotiations with the EU on these issues and the Government’s preference remains for a negotiated solution to fix […]