Ukraine
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): The Government are right to make clear their deep concern about the legitimacy of the trial and conviction of Mrs Tymoshenko, but does my right hon. Friend agree that it is in the interests of both our countries that we continue to press Ukraine, and that we negotiate for it to […]
Land Registry
Mr Whittingdale: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills how many applications for adverse possession of plots of land were made to the Land Registry in each of the last 10 years; and how many such applications were successful. [70891] Mr Davey: Applications for registration as the owner of land on the basis […]
Tickled Pink for Breast Cancer
John Whittingdale popped into Asda in South Woodham Ferrers to support the store’s efforts to raise money for the “Tickled Pink” campaign in aid of Breats Cancer Care and Breast Cancer Campaign. Now in its 15th year, the campaign has raised over £25 million. Last year, the South Woodham Ferrers store came […]
The Limes
John Whittingdale opened the newly refurbished “The Limes” guest house on Market Hill, Maldon. The Limes is a Grade II listed building in the conservation area dating back to the 17th century which has been refurbished to a high quality by owner, James Mann. It is a four star Guest House has 14 bedrooms and […]
Business Support service for Maldon
MALDON BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICE LAUNCH BACKED BY ESSEX FSB Essex FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) has welcomed the launch of a new business support service which will give free advice and guidance to businesses across the Maldon District. Chairwoman of Mid and North West Essex FSB, Glenys Chatterley, said: “The Maldon Business Support Service was […]
Maldon Carnival
John Whittingdale crowned this year’s Maldon Carnival Queen and Princesses at a ceremony in the Promenade Park at the start of Carnival week. John had earlier been a member of the panel which chose the Queen and Princesses at the West Maldon Community Centre in May. John is pictured with Queen Sarah, Princess Jayne(right) and […]
Confidence in media
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): Does my right hon. Friend agree that what people really care about are the appalling revelations of what has been going on in the newsroom of the News of the World and in parts of the Metropolitan police, and that the public anger about that is expressly felt by thousands of hard-working and […]
Metropolitan Police
Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con): Does my right hon. Friend accept that some of the biggest questions during the whole of the phone-hacking saga relate to the failures on the part of the police to investigate as well as to what has been going on in newsrooms, particularly why the police appeared never to interview a […]
Purleigh Primary School
John Whittingdale opened the brand new Pre-School building at Purleigh Primary School. Until now, Half-Pint Pre-School have rented a demountable building from the school which has been on site since the early 1950s and has been moved three times. The condition of the demountable had deteriorated severely and, while the Pre-School staff did an amazing […]
Innovation in Essex
Supporting innovation in Essex, on Friday 15th July 2011, John Whittingdale, Member of Parliament for Maldon and Chairman of the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, opened the launch of Global TCT’s new High Definition 3D model service. This unique on-site bureau facility, based […]