John Whittingdale is MP for Maldon

"The Budget measures will increase the cost of employing one employee by £2,500."

@JWhittingdale MP for Maldon raised the impact that increased employer NICs will have on hospitality and the need for a delay to implementation, to allow for closer consideration of these impacts.

Great to welcome Maldon MP @JWhittingdale to @EssexWildlife Abbotts Hall with colleagues from @Natures_Voice and @harwichhaven today. Productive chats about current and future projects as well as discussions about his constituents concerns when it comes to nature and wildlife.

Our team joined colleagues from Essex Conservatives today in Stock led by local Member of Parliament, Sir John Whittingdale. A very rewarding day engaging with local residents and a great response from everyone we spoke with. #Conservatives #Stock

The following MPs have been appointed to the Foreign Affairs Committee.

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@JWhittingdale echoed NFU President @ProagriLtd in his address, highlighting a critical concern: "This Budget not only threatens family farms, it also makes producing food more expensive."

Very special to host @FilmtheHouse_UK awards in the Cholmondeley Room @UKHouseofLords - the creatives in the room were everything
Thank you to @ALCS_UK @jbonham_carter @TimClementJone1 & @JWhittingdale
Lovely to meet and chat with @MsAlisonHume & @lfeatherstone… https://x.com/i/web/status/1851601362858934342

Along with 35 other Conservative MPs, I've written to the Chancellor, calling on her not to end VAT relief on Listed Places of Worship in March.
I know from my own constituency how vital it is in preserving many historic churches. (1/2)

Great exchange w/ HE Amb Atis Lots @LVembassyUK after recent 🇬🇧 interparliamentary visit to #Latvia 🇱🇻 by @jessicamordenmp @JWhittingdale @BaronessRos & @JohnSlinger to meet key ministers & counterparts in @Jekaba11 on bilateral issues & mutual efforts to support #Ukraine 🇺🇦

Pleased to join 16 fellow MPs in calling for transparency on new grid infrastructure. When the Government commissions NESO to set out a national strategic plan for the grid, this should set out fully costed options for all technologies – not just pylons.

Our thanks to last night's speakers who shared powerful testimonies about their experiences w/ #SLAPPs, as well as to @josephpowell & @JWhittingdale for giving their vocal support for anti-SLAPP legislation in the #UK.

For more on SLAPPs & legislation ⤵️
https://fpc.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/UK-Anti-SLAPP-Coalition-Booklet.pdf

A pleasure to chair a discussion @UKParliament with a Delegation led by Kim Min Ki from the Republic of Korea National Assembly. With @JWhittingdale @BrexitStewart & other Parliamentarians we focused on issues of common concern @APPGNK2024 @IPUparliament https://www.davidalton.net/2024/10/16/republic-of-korea-delegation-visits-uk-parliament/

"Nuclear is essential to the energy mix. We'll have a mainly renewable system, but #nuclear is an essential accompaniment."

👉@Ed_Miliband responds to @JWhittingdale on meeting net zero targets and cutting bills by advancing nuclear, including @hinkleypointc, @sizewellc and… https://x.com/i/web/status/1844720942435475646

A big highlight of #CPC24 was speaking at the Conservative Friends of Ukraine http://cfukraine.org.uk reception alongside @JWhittingdale & Ukrainian MP Lesia Zaburanna, to reaffirm our unwaivering support for their cause 🇬🇧 🇺🇦

With key support from HMA @PaulBrummell @UKinLatvia UK 🇬🇧 interparliamentary delegation led by @jessicamordenmp met @AizsardzibasMin & State Secretary @LatvianMFA 🇱🇻 @AndzejsVilumson to discuss major bilateral priorities incl. support for #Ukraine 🇺🇦 & visited Adazi @NATO base

Visiting UK 🇬🇧 delegation to #Latvia 🇱🇻 led by @jessicamordenmp met @Jekaba11 counterparts @A_Nenaseva Deputy Speaker & @ZKLukasevica Deputy Speaker, also Chair & Deputy Chair, UK Friendship Group discussing shared strong support for Ukraine 🇺🇦 & continuing UK-Latvia cooperation.

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Well done @JWhittingdale !

Thanks so much @pritipatel & @JWhittingdale by coming to the #LVEPShowcase in #Parliament today - great to be demonstrate how #LVEPS are boosting local visitor economies @VisitEssex #tourism @DCMS

In Session III, chaired by @AzayGuliyev, speakers @czorrinho (@EUparl), @sunnago (@coe), UK Del. Head @JWhittingdale & participants discussed the role of parliaments in regulating #AI. They highlighted the risks AI poses to societies and emphasized the need for global cooperation

🇬🇧Rt Hon Sir @JWhittingdale MP, PM's Trade Envoy to 🇰🇷, visited Seoul to meet with businesses across the full breadth of our trading relationship. Discussions explored new opportunities in defence, digital tech, life sciences, clean energy, consumer and the creative industries.

영국 총리가 임명한 '대한민국 전담' 무역 특사인 존 위팅데일 경이 한국을 방문하였습니다. 방산, 디지털 기술, 생명과학, 청정에너지, 소비자 및 창조 산업 등 무역 전반에 걸친 다양한 분야의 파트너 기관들과 만나 새로운 무역 투자 기회를 논의했습니다. 🇬🇧🤝🇰🇷 @JWhittingdale

Great to see so many MPs & industry support #EnglishTourismWeek24 this week inc. Tourism Minister @JuliaLopezMP @LukePollard @theresecoffey @JWhittingdale @timloughton @KeeleyMP @GTP_Deirdre @UKHospKate @BrigidSimmonds @tomjenkins_etoa, pictured with our CEO @patriciayatesVB.

On 19 February, the British Parliament hosted a hearing of testimonies from Ukrainian children who survived the war and witnessed war crimes in Ukraine. Veronika Sheldahaieva and Oleg Afanasiev shared about the horrors of life under Russian occupation.
The event was the first in… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1759964546637169110

We visited Jermuk today with the @UKParliament delegation to present the security situation on the ground after the incursion of Azerbaijani armed forces into Armenia’s sovereign territory in 2022 and to meet with the forcibly displaced people from Nagorno-Karabakh.

@JohnGallagherUK joined a UK parliamentary delegation to Armenia, emphasising our strengthened p/ship in discussions w/ PM @NikolPashinyan, Parliament Speaker @AlenSimonyan, Ministers of Economy & Defence & Chairman of #CEC, & visits to Tsitsernakaberd Memorial & Wigmore Clinic.

Visiting @UKParliament delegation in the main plenary session hall of the @armparliament after busy working session

Visiting UK 🇬🇧 cross-party parliamentary delegation accompanied by @JohnGallagherUK @UKinArmenia & @VaruzhanN #Armenia 🇦🇲 Ambassador to UK paid solemn tribute to the memory of the victims of genocide in visiting the Armenian Genocide Memorial complex on Tsitsernakaberd

It was my pleasure to host the delegation led by Sir John Whittingdale, MP from the UK Parliament's House of Commons. #Armenia-#UK relations are vibrant, and we're eager to expand cooperation and deepen our parliamentary connections. 🇦🇲🇬🇧 #Armenia #UK #Parliament @UKParliament… https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1757427362159796601

There's a lot of talk about barriers. But I want women to know that public service & being a mum of small kids are compatible privileges. If you want to stand for office, don't be dissuaded! Thank you @JWhittingdale for your superb stewardship of my portfolio during my mat leave.

We're thrilled to announce our latest patrons joining the growing list of advocates for the UK's grassroots music sector: @JamieWebster94, @HHawkOfficial, @songsbyhannah, @JeffAutomatic, @Reverend_Makers, @noahsloners, @chromabanduk, and @JWhittingdale

Out of 14 million words spoken in UK Parliament during 2023 (ranked by words spoken as recorded in Commons Hansard), @JWhittingdale was the top contributing Backbench MP.
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@JWhittingdale spoke over 114,000 words across 76 parliamentary debates and sessions throughout 2023.

The screenshot below (taken from the #ScrutinyCounts mobile app) shows the debates/sessions into which he contributed during December alone

This chart (taken from #ScrutinyCounts app) shows the top contributing @Conservative Backbench MPs in UK Parliament during 2023 (ranked by words spoken as recorded in Commons Hansard).

Well done to @JWhittingdale, @BobBlackman & @pritipatel for making into the Top 3

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