Helen Whately

Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent

@helen_whately https://facebook.com/hwhately

About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Helen Whately) represents you, and all of the people who live in Faversham and Mid Kent, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

MPs split their time between Parliament and their constituency. In Parliament, they debate and vote on new laws, review existing laws, and question the Government. In the constituency, their focus is on supporting local people and championing local issues. They have a small staff team who help with casework, maintain their diaries, and monitor their inbox.

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Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent

Entered the House of Commons on 8 May 2015 — General election

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Topics of interest

Helen Whately campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Department of Health
  • Department for Transport
  • Department for Business
  • Energy and Industrial Strategy
  • Cabinet Office
  • Mental Illness: Surveys
  • Social Services
  • M20: Accidents
  • Meningitis: Health Education
  • Trespass

Currently held offices

  • Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (since 26 Oct 2022)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Health and Social Care Committee (25 Oct 2022 to 8 Nov 2022)
  • Member, Finance (No.2) Bill Committee ( 8 Dec 2021 to 11 Jan 2022)
  • Member, Public Accounts Committee (30 Nov 2021 to 17 Oct 2022)
  • The Exchequer Secretary (16 Sep 2021 to 7 Jul 2022)
  • Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care) (13 Feb 2020 to 16 Sep 2021)
  • The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (10 Sep 2019 to 13 Feb 2020)
  • Deputy Chair, Conservative Party (17 Apr 2019 to 10 Sep 2019)
  • Member, Draft Domestic Abuse Bill (Joint) Committee (27 Feb 2019 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (27 Jul 2018 to 17 Apr 2019)
  • Member, Health and Social Care Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Recent appearances

  • Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Hospitals: Dorset 28 Mar 2024

    The Government is investing an additional £600 million for 2023/24 and £1 billion for 2024/25, through the Discharge Fund, to support the National Health Service and local authorities in ensuring timely and effective discharge from hospital. As part of their allocations for 2023/24, NHS Dorset Integrated Care Board received £5.7 million, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council received...
  • Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: NHS Walk-in Centres 28 Mar 2024

    The commissioning of establishing local services in the National Health Service is a matter for integrated care boards. The Government has no plans at this time to roll out hubs nationally. Based upon current schemes which are either operational or under development in England, and assuming a facility floorplan of 3,000 square metres, the construction of a single walk-in hub service would...
  • Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Health Services: Finance 28 Mar 2024

    A public information leaflet is on the GOV.UK website in multiple languages, explaining the full process for appealing to NHS England or to the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, as well as the eligibility decisions for NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). This leaflet is available at the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nhs-continuing-he...

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: Policy Exchange
Address of donor: 1 Old Queen Street, London SW1H 9JA
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Taxi home from Conservative Party Conference due to an injury at that time, value £346.50
Date received: 4 October 2023
Date accepted: 4 October 2023
Donor status: other (charity, registration 1096300)
(Registered 26 October 2023)

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