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Information between 9th June 2026 - 19th June 2026

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Division Votes
9 Jun 2026 - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 157 Noes - 287
9 Jun 2026 - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 94 Noes - 297
9 Jun 2026 - Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 80 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 90 Noes - 290
9 Jun 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 79 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 356 Noes - 86
10 Jun 2026 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 89 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 155 Noes - 279
10 Jun 2026 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 87 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 278 Noes - 149
10 Jun 2026 - Railways Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 88 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 266
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 76 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 144 Noes - 244
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 75 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 135 Noes - 258
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 77 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 143 Noes - 249
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 85 Noes - 317
17 Jun 2026 - National Security (State Threats) Bill (Allocation of Time) - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 81 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 233 Noes - 94
15 Jun 2026 - Royal Albert Hall Bill [Lords]: Revival - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 21 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 24 Noes - 37
16 Jun 2026 - Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 80 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 151 Noes - 258
16 Jun 2026 - Business without Debate - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 78 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 262 Noes - 86
16 Jun 2026 - Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 82 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 162 Noes - 246


Speeches
John Whittingdale speeches from: Steel Tariffs
John Whittingdale contributed 1 speech (66 words)
Wednesday 17th June 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade


Written Answers
Soft Power
Asked by: John Whittingdale (Conservative - Maldon)
Tuesday 16th June 2026

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking to promote UK soft power.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

Soft power is fundamental to the UK's impact and reputation around the world. It builds relationships, promotes our values, and helps support our growth, prosperity and security.

The Government is determined to make maximum use of all our soft power assets towards these ends, and in particular, our continued support for the British Council and BBC World Service will enable them to maintain their outstanding work across the globe over the current spending review period.



Bills
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill 2026-27
Presented by John Whittingdale (Conservative - Maldon)
Private Members' Bill - Ballot Bill

A Bill to make provision about the use of litigation to suppress freedom of speech.

Commons - 20%



MP Financial Interests
15th June 2026
John Whittingdale (Conservative - Maldon)
4. Visits outside the UK
International visit to China between 24 May 2026 and 29 May 2026
Source


Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 13th May
John Whittingdale signed this EDM on Tuesday 9th June 2026

Energy Conservation

54 signatures (Most recent: 23 Jun 2026)
Tabled by: Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products and Energy Information (Household Tumble Dryers) Regulations 2026 (SI, 2026, No. 318), dated 19 March 2026, a copy of which was laid before this House on 19 March, in the last Session of Parliament, …



John Whittingdale mentioned

Live Transcript

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17 Jun 2026, 1:24 p.m. - House of Commons
" Sir John Whittingdale, after hearing the answer, may wish to get into the private member's bill queue. So John Whittingdale. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can the Minister state what assessment he has made of the grades of steel that are simply not "
Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP (Maldon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
17 Jun 2026, 1:31 p.m. - House of Commons
"Presentation of Bill. Sir John Whittingdale. "
Presentation of Bill: Presentation of ballot bills - View Video - View Transcript
15 Jun 2026, 6:54 p.m. - House of Commons
"seriously, and we will make sure that we always guard against it. >> Sir John Whittingdale. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. "
Dan Jarvis MP, The Secretary of State for Defence (Barnsley North, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Jun 2026, 7:16 p.m. - House of Commons
"revival now. >> Sir John Whittingdale. "
Motion: Business of the House (today) - View Video - View Transcript
15 Jun 2026, 7:27 p.m. - House of Commons
"received their portion of the contribution that they make. >> John Whittingdale one would have to say that that we're talking "
Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP (Maldon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Steel Tariffs
95 speeches (10,441 words)
Wednesday 17th June 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department for Business and Trade
Mentions:
1: Nusrat Ghani (Con - Sussex Weald) I call Sir John Whittingdale, who, after hearing the answer, may wish to get into the private Members - Link to Speech
2: Chris McDonald (Lab - Stockton North) Against Public Participation (No. 2) BillPresentation and First Reading (Standing Order No. 57)Sir John Whittingdale - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Oral Evidence - Security Service (MI5), The Rt Hon. Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, Protection Approaches, and Chatham House

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Richard Foord; Alan Gemmell; Uma Kumaran; Abtisam Mohamed; and Sir John Whittingdale

Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Written Evidence - Sir David Clementi
BBC0005 - BBC Royal Charter Review

BBC Royal Charter Review - Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: John Whittingdale, as Secretary of State, then carried out a year long review about the role of PSBs

Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Written Evidence - David Elstein
BBC0006 - BBC Royal Charter Review

BBC Royal Charter Review - Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: Broadcasting Policy Group, and was lead author of its report “Beyond The Charter”, commissioned by John Whittingdale

Wednesday 3rd June 2026
Written Evidence - Media Reform Coalition
BBC0013 - BBC Royal Charter Review

BBC Royal Charter Review - Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Found: Independent, ‘If Britain’s creative industries are to stay world beaters, Culture Secretary John Whittingdale




John Whittingdale - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Tuesday 16th June 2026 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Tuesday 30th June 2026 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Monday 29th June 2026 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Jerusalem Holy Places
At 1:15pm: Oral evidence
Theophilos III - Patriarch at Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem
Hosam Elias Naoum - Archbishop at Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Gilad Kariv - Member at Knesset
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Tuesday 7th July 2026 1:30 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Follow-up to Israel-Palestine conflict inquiry
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Hamish Falconer MP - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Dr Rob Dixon - Director for Middle East and North Africa Directorate at Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Oral Evidence - Security Service (MI5), The Rt Hon. Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale, Protection Approaches, and Chatham House

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 10th June 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, relating to UK–Poland Security and Defence Partnership Treaty, dated 28 May 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 17th June 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for AI and Online Safety following up on the oral evidence session on 14 April 2026, dated 10 June 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Minister for the Cabinet Office relating to citizens' rights under the Withdrawal Agreement, dated 01 June and 20 May 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 9th June 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Minister for Biosecurity, Borders and Animals, relating to a future UK-EU Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Agreement, dated 28 May 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 16th June 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories relating to Chagos, dated 12 June and 27 May 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 30th June 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Multilateral, Human Rights, Latin America and the Caribbean, relating to the British Council, dated 30 and 16 June 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 30th June 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Minister for Trade relating to the general trade licences under the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations, dated 26 June and 10 June 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Monday 29th June 2026
Oral Evidence - Greek Orthodox Church of Jerusalem, and Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem

Foreign Affairs Committee