Helen Whately is the Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent, and has been an MP continually since 7 May 2015. She currently undertakes the role of Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions.
Overall, across health & social care this Parliament
Alive and kicking!
Ranks 310th of 1273 MPs and peers who have spoken on health or care this Parliament — top 24%. 21 contributions since 2024-07-29.
What they’ve raised
Helen Whately has engaged primarily through debate speeches across topics including welfare reform, youth unemployment, and pension schemes, with recent contributions focused on criticising Government welfare policy and benefits spending. Her contributions emphasise themes of work incentives and welfare system reform, including opposition to certain benefit entitlements and advocacy for stricter eligibility criteria. While her registered topics include learning disability, autism, mental health, and adult social care, the recent extracts provided do not contain substantive engagement on these health and social care areas.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
Record by topic
- Mental health122nd of 86727.0
- Learning disability & autism154th of 89824.0
- Heart disease & stroke69th of 3866.0
- Adult social care & reform92nd of 3616.0
- Palliative & end of life care318th of 5523.0
- Public health & prevention414th of 6833.0
What they’ve said
“…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.”
Getting Britain Working Again · 2026-05-14 · Read on Hansard ↗
“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 ↗