Helen Whately

Helen Whately

Conservative — Faversham and Mid Kent

Speaking in the House of Commons on 11 November 2026

Debate

Welfare

Contribution

I am responding to an intervention, if the hon. Lady will give me a moment. There is a really important point to be made. Following this debate, I will no doubt receive a lot of criticism about some of the things I say from people who are neurodiverse. However, many people who have an ADHD diagnosis who are in work will respond by talking about the strengths that they believe their ADHD gives them. In fact, if he does not mind my mentioning it, my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight East (Joe Robertson), who is sitting beside me, has recently received an ADHD diagnosis and has had the courage to talk about what that means for him. We should talk about what people can do, not what they cannot.

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