Biography
Helen Whately has engaged primarily through debate speeches on economic and welfare policy, with 21 contributions focused on employment, benefits reform, and fiscal responsibility rather than the health and social care topics listed. Her recent parliamentary activity centres on criticising government welfare spending, unemployment figures, and proposed benefit reforms, with limited engagement evident on the six health-related topics attributed to her record.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…ring back the two-child benefit cap, stop handouts to foreign nationals, stop sickness benefits for anxiety and ADHD, bring back face-to-face assessments, ban “sickfluencers”, reform fit notes and restore the household benefit cap to its original purpose of ensuring work always pays better than benefits.”
Record by topic
- Mental health123rd of 88027.0
- Learning disability & autism159th of 89924.0
- Heart disease & stroke75th of 3986.0
- Adult social care & reform99th of 3766.0
- Palliative & end of life care329th of 5683.0
- Public health & prevention417th of 6883.0
What they’ve said
“First, may I thank the hon. Gentleman for opening this evening’s debate, and for setting out the latest Government amendments, in place of the Pensions Minister? These ping-pong sessions with the hon. Member for Swansea West (Torsten Bell) have become a regular in my diary, and I will miss him this evening.”
Pension Schemes Bill · 2026-04-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…consumer engagement in the size and performance of pension pots and a system that works better for people with terminal illness. Despite all the consensus, the Minister’s Bill is still far from the finish line.”
Pension Schemes Bill · 2026-04-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…He talked about the “scarring effects” of youth unemployment: worse mental health, worse outcomes and even lower life expectancy. He is right, so why are his Government making things so much worse? Let us be clear about what this new policy is.”
Youth Unemployment · 2026-03-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…We would stop giving benefits to foreign nationals, stop giving benefits for lower-level mental health problems and milder neurodiversity, stop the abuse of Motability, and bring back face-to-face assessments. We would get the benefits bill under control, and back people to work.”
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill · 2026-02-03 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…he pandemic and afterwards, the number of young people dropping out of work and on to benefits because of their mental health went up. We wanted to end the stigma around mental illness, but the consequences have been far-reaching.”
Youth Unemployment · 2026-01-28 · Read on Hansard ↗
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