United Kingdom parliament

John Whittingdale

Member of Parliament · Conservative

Transcripts of what John Whittingdale said in Parliament, sitting by sitting. Only speeches whose speaker is confirmed are shown.

6 sittings with a confirmed speech

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Latest speeches

  1. House of Commons · House of Commons · 10 September 2026

    • Ministerial Statement: Ukraine, Russia threat and defence spending

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I first of all strongly welcome the Secretary of State's confirmation of our continuing support for Ukraine? But he has set out the sustained threat which is faced not just by Ukraine, but by…”
      Watch from 4:15:33

  2. Westminster Hall · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Government response on vehicle crime: serious organised crime and system reform

      “Thank you, Madam Chairman. And it's a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this afternoon. I'm grateful for this opportunity to debate the Media Green Paper, which is a hugely consequential document, which has profound implications for all of our…”
      Watch from 2:00:26

    • Media Green Paper: IPTV transition, DTT switch‑off and prominence proposals

      “And so I hope the Minister will still take account of the contributions of myself and other members here in considering the way forward. It is also regrettable, I think, that we only have an hour, and I will try…”
      Watch from 2:01:12

    • Minister on Media Green Paper: objectives, BBC charter and next steps

      “Thank you, Dr. Alan Khan. And can I thank all the honorable members who've come this afternoon to participate. I mean, I think the number present indicates that this is a subject which deserved more than an hour. And I…”
      Watch from 2:58:11

  3. House of Commons · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Urgent Question: Falkland Islands sovereignty

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. The UK's success in liberating the Falklands in 1982 was achieved when we had considerably greater naval resources, but also could not have been achieved without the support of the Reagan administration at that time.…”
      Watch from 1:27:32

  4. Foreign Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 8 September 2026

    • Opening, witness introductions and remit

      “Good morning. This is the a session of the Foreign Affairs Committee where we are looking at the forthcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in November. And I should start by first of all saying that I'm in the chair…”
      Watch from 0:03

    • Does the Commonwealth still matter and to whom?

      “Thank you. Dr. Ehsan, you talked about defense cooperation. I mean, can you have that when there are very different views amongst members of the Commonwealth about who the enemy might be, or on particular sort of conflicts and threats?”
      Watch from 5:28

    • Does the Commonwealth still matter and to whom?

      “Thank you. And Dr Carrington, can I just ask, and we've talked about whether or not we think the Commonwealth matters, but what do you think is the view of the rest of the Commonwealth? Do they regard it as…”
      Watch from 7:55
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  5. House of Commons · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

    • Closing of reorganisation statement: Commitment to rapid review

      “Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Can I say to the Secretary of State that my constituents in Maldon never asked for local government reorganisation? They do not support local government reorganisation, which they see as leading to decisions being taken…”
      Watch from 2:04:03

  6. Foreign Affairs Committee · House of Commons · 7 September 2026

    • Russia’s remaining influence, wheat dependence and ISIS threat

      “Thanks. Can I ask about Russia's position? Because Russia was obviously the primary backer of Bashar al-Assad and has the two bases in Syria. Now we understand that an agreement's been reached that the Syrians will take over to some…”
      Watch from 37:39

    • Russia’s remaining influence, wheat dependence and ISIS threat

      “And without the US support, do you think the Syrian regime is capable of resisting and preventing that?”
      Watch from 41:53

    • Local governance, drug economy and institutional legitimacy

      “Just just while we're on criminality and corruption and and the rest the biggest one of the biggest economic activities under Assad regime was drug production and distribution. To what extent is that still you know going on or has…”
      Watch from 1:13:36
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