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 voted against investigations into the Iraq war, while most Conservative MPs generally voted for. Show votes
• Helen Whately 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 has hardly ever rebelled against their party in the current parliament. Find out more.

Last updated: 11 Feb 2019

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Westminster Hall 27 Feb 2019

  Rights and protections for residents of leisure park homes – Helen Whately. Westminster Hall debate; 4:30 pm

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Vaccination: Cost Effectiveness 19 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of the recommendations made by the Committee on cost effectiveness methodology for immunisation programmes and procurement, published in February 2018.

• Written Answers — Department of Health and Social Care: Vaccination: Cost Effectiveness 19 Feb 2019

  To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when the Government plans to publish a response to the consultation the Cost effectiveness methodology for vaccination programmes, published on 26 February 2018.

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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
• https://facebook.com/hwhately

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

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

• Department of Health
• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Transport
• Department for Environment
• Food and Rural Affairs
• Department for Communities and Local Government
• Mental Illness: Surveys
• Social Services
• Meningitis: Health Education
• M20: Accidents
• Department for Culture
• Media and Sport: Staff

Currently held offices

• Vice-Chair, Conservative Party (since 27 Jul 2018)

Other offices held in the past

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

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Hugh Robertson
• Andrew Rowe

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Voyeurism (Offences) (No. 2) Bill Committee (3 out of 3)
• Mental Capacity (Amendment) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (5 out of 7)
• Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Finance (No.3) Bill Committee (2 out of 2)
• Children and Social Work Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Welfare Reform and Work Bill Committee (11 out of 11)

Numerology

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• Has spoken in 83 debates in the last year — well above average amongst MPs. See all Helen Whately’s speeches
• Has received answers to 13 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
• Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a high number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2015, according to constituents.
• Has voted in 93.45% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well above average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
• This MP’s speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
• 73 people are tracking this MP — email me updates on Helen Whately’s activity
• Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 149 times in debates — below average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)