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Debate between John Whittingdale and Lindsay Hoyle

Tuesday 14th April 2026 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I think we have got the message; don’t worry.

[Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con)]

T7.   My constituents in Maldon have, for more than 30 years, been promised a new health hub in the town to replace St Peter’s hospital, a building that is over 150 years old. In the first round of new neighbourhood health centres, the integrated care board put forward the case for Maldon, but it was unsuccessful. May I press the Government to include Maldon in the second round? Will the Secretary of State meet me and my right hon. Friend the Member for Witham (Priti Patel) to discuss this matter?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Whittingdale and Lindsay Hoyle

Thursday 27th November 2025 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

What did you pay for your Oasis tickets, Jim?

[Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con)]

10. What discussions she has had with the BBC on renewal of the charter.

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Whittingdale and Lindsay Hoyle

Tuesday 15th October 2024 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call the shadow Minister.

[Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con)]

The Labour manifesto spoke of the need for a consensus on social care, and the Secretary of State has said that he wants to reach out across the political divide—although the message does not seem quite to have reached the Minister yet. During Health and Social Care questions in July, the Minister said that there would be announcements in the near future, but since then we have heard nothing. We are ready to talk; when will the Government be ready?

Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between John Whittingdale and Lindsay Hoyle

Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Commons Chamber

[Mr Speaker]

I call the shadow Minister.

[Sir John Whittingdale (Maldon) (Con)]

I congratulate the Minister and his Front-Bench colleagues on their appointments. I welcome the suggestion that the Government are considering the possibility of a royal commission on social care and intend to address the issue on a cross-party basis, but that will take time. Can the Minister therefore confirm that, as was suggested during the election campaign, the Government will take forward the Dilnot reforms, and in particular that they will introduce a cap on social care costs, as was planned by the previous Government?