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Information between 30th January 2026 - 19th February 2026

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Division Votes
3 Feb 2026 - Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 97 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 458 Noes - 104
4 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 98 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 392 Noes - 116
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 277 Noes - 143
11 Feb 2026 - Climate Change - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 92 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 362 Noes - 107
11 Feb 2026 - Local Government Finance - View Vote Context
John Whittingdale voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 279 Noes - 90


Speeches
John Whittingdale speeches from: Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence
John Whittingdale contributed 1 speech (136 words)
Monday 9th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
John Whittingdale speeches from: Standards in Public Life
John Whittingdale contributed 1 speech (84 words)
Monday 9th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
John Whittingdale speeches from: National Cancer Plan
John Whittingdale contributed 1 speech (72 words)
Thursday 5th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Department of Health and Social Care
John Whittingdale speeches from: Lord Mandelson
John Whittingdale contributed 8 speeches (2,060 words)
Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
John Whittingdale speeches from: Iran
John Whittingdale contributed 1 speech (70 words)
Tuesday 3rd February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
John Whittingdale speeches from: China and Japan
John Whittingdale contributed 1 speech (54 words)
Monday 2nd February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office


Early Day Motions Signed
Wednesday 11th February
John Whittingdale signed this EDM on Monday 23rd February 2026

British couple detained in Iran

67 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Tony Vaughan (Labour - Folkestone and Hythe)
That this House expresses deep concern regarding the ongoing detention of two British citizens, Craig and Lindsay Foreman, who have now been held in Iran for over a year without formal charges or sentencing; notes with dismay the escalating violence reported at Evin Prison and the significant risk this poses …
Wednesday 17th December
John Whittingdale signed this EDM on Monday 9th February 2026

Sinking of SS Tilawa

54 signatures (Most recent: 3 Mar 2026)
Tabled by: Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat - St Albans)
That this House remembers the 83rd anniversary of the sinking of the British passenger ship SS Tilawa on 23 November 1942 during World War Two; regrets that 280 passengers and crew perished, mostly Indian nationals; is grateful that 678 were rescued by HMS Birmingham and SS Carthage; notes that survivors …



John Whittingdale mentioned

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2 Feb 2026, 4:24 p.m. - House of Commons
"with other issues of trade countries. >> So John Whittingdale, the Prime "
Rt Hon Sir Keir Starmer MP, The Prime Minister (Holborn and St Pancras, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Feb 2026, 12:59 p.m. - House of Commons
"announced yesterday, are a demonstration of Britain's continued commitment to them. >> Sir John Whittingdale, thank you, "
Mr Hamish Falconer MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Lincoln, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
3 Feb 2026, 12:59 p.m. - House of Commons
">> Sir John Whittingdale, thank you, Mr. Speaker. Members of the Foreign Affairs Committee were told by the "
Mr Hamish Falconer MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Lincoln, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Feb 2026, 4:12 p.m. - House of Commons
"I'll. I'll do so. >> Marvellous. So John Whittingdale. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker. We've "
Dr Scott Arthur MP (Edinburgh South West, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Feb 2026, 4:18 p.m. - House of Commons
"happened? >> So John Whittingdale, I "
Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP (Maldon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
4 Feb 2026, 4:19 p.m. - House of Commons
">> John Whittingdale. Well, I mean, I think once we get the revelations of the documents as to precisely "
Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP (Maldon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Feb 2026, 4 p.m. - House of Commons
" Sir. John Whittingdale. >> In December. >> I asked the Prime Minister to make clear that his visit to Beijing could only go ahead if "
Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP (Maldon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript
9 Feb 2026, 4:56 p.m. - House of Commons
" So John Whittingdale. >> Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I tell the Chief Secretary in relation to his previous answer? The Foreign Affairs Committee repeatedly asked for Lord Mandelson "
Rt Hon Sir John Whittingdale MP (Maldon, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript


Parliamentary Debates
Lord Mandelson
523 speeches (54,989 words)
Wednesday 4th February 2026 - Commons Chamber
Cabinet Office
Mentions:
1: Alicia Kearns (Con - Rutland and Stamford) Friend the Member for Maldon (Sir John Whittingdale), that the Prime Minister wanted this appointment - Link to Speech



Select Committee Documents
Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Vitaliy Klitschko

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Phil Brickell; Richard Foord; Edward Morello; Sir John Whittingdale

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - The University of Oxford, and The University of Oxford

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Dan Carden; Richard Foord; Sir John Whittingdale

Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Chatham House

Foreign Affairs Committee

Found: Thornberry (Chair); Fleur Anderson; Alex Ballinger; Aphra Brandreth; Dan Carden; Richard Foord; Sir John Whittingdale




John Whittingdale - Select Committee Information

Calendar
Monday 9th February 2026 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: The situation in Ukraine
At 1:30pm: Oral evidence
Vitaliy Klitschko - Mayor of Kyiv
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Tuesday 24th February 2026 10 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Private Meeting
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Monday 9th March 2026 1 p.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy
At 2:00pm: Oral evidence
Ali Law - Director of Public Policy for Northern Europe at TikTok
David Agranovich - Director of Global Threat Disruption at Meta
Wifredo Fernández - Head of Americas, Global Government Affairs at X Corp.
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Tuesday 10th March 2026 9:30 a.m.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Oral evidence
Subject: Follow-up to Israel-Palestine conflict inquiry
At 10:30am: Oral evidence
Ms. Anne Herzberg - Legal Advisor at NGO Monitor
At 11:30am: Oral evidence
Eylon Levy - former spokesperson at Israeli Government
Amy Cohen - Director of International Relations & Advocacy at Ir Amim (City of Peoples)
Ghassan S. Abu-Sittah - Consultant Reconstructive & Aesthetic Plastic Surgeon and Rector at Glasgow University
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Select Committee Documents
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Chief Executive at the Electoral Commission, following up on the oral evidence session on 13 January, dated 28 January 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with Government Affairs Department at X, relating to the Disinformation Diplomacy inquiry, dated 14 and 28 January

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Director of Public Policy and Government Affairs at TikTok, relating to the disinformation diplomacy inquiry, dated 30 and 14 January 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - The University of Oxford, and The University of Oxford

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Oral Evidence - Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), and Chatham House

Foreign Affairs Committee
Tuesday 3rd February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence from the Director of UK Public Policy at Meta relating to disinformation, dated 16 January 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Monday 9th February 2026
Oral Evidence - Vitaliy Klitschko

Foreign Affairs Committee
Thursday 12th February 2026
Written Evidence - Electoral Commission
DIS0055 - Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy

Disinformation diplomacy: How malign actors are seeking to undermine democracy - Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with the Foreign Secretary following up on the oral evidence session on 16 December 2025, dated 12 February 2026 and 17 December 2025

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 25th February 2026
Correspondence - Correspondence with Ofcom relating to disinformation, dated 17 February and 03 February 2026

Foreign Affairs Committee
Wednesday 4th March 2026
Report - 3rd Report – From a Common Understanding to Common Ground: Building a UK-EU Strategic Partnership fit for the future

Foreign Affairs Committee