Helen Whately’s voting in Parliament

Helen Whately is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

However, Helen Whately sometimes differs from their party colleagues, such as:

• Helen Whately consistently voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Helen Whately consistently voted for requiring pub companies to offer pub landlords rent-only leases, while most Conservative MPs generally voted against. Show votes

We have lots more plain English analysis of Helen Whately’s voting record on issues like health, welfare, taxation and more. Visit Helen Whately’s full vote analysis page for more.

Helen Whately

Last updated: 19 Apr 2017

Recent appearances

• Grenfell Tower Fire/Fire Safety 26 Jun 2017

  I welcome the rapid pace of testing of the cladding. It is shocking to hear that so many tower blocks are unsafe. We have heard about the situation in Camden, where tower blocks are being evacuated. Does my right hon. Friend expect other councils to manage evacuations of tower blocks?

• Notices of Questions (28 June): Kent & Canterbury Hospital 22 Jun 2017

  My hon. Friend mentions that there is monitoring of the provision of care for the services that have been moved to William Harvey and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother hospitals. May I ask him to take a personal interest in that monitoring? I have heard reports from staff who are really worried about how care is being provided following the transfer of the services. They are very concerned...

• Notices of Questions (28 June): Kent & Canterbury Hospital 22 Jun 2017

  It needs to come from the top that, when a bid is put forward that makes the case for significant investment, capital will be forthcoming. That message is currently not coming through and it is deterring people from making that case. It needs to shift.

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Profile

Conservative MP for Faversham and Mid Kent

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

• Wikipedia page
• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Social Media

• @helen_whately

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Department of Health
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Northern Ireland Office
• Cabinet Office
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Social Services
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs: Staff
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport: Staff
• Attorney General: Staff
• Ministry of Defence: Staff

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Health Committee (8 Jul 2015 to 3 May 2017)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hugh Robertson
• Andrew Rowe

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)

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• Has spoken in 48 debates in the last year — above average amongst MPs. See all Helen Whately’s speeches
• Has received answers to 23 written questions in the last year — above average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• People have made 2 annotations on this MP’s speeches — average amongst MPs.
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 16–17 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 56 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Helen Whately’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 89 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)