Helen Whately
MP since 7 May 2015
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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.
1989
Votes Cast
£269,510
Expenses 2024-25
1,469
Majority
31.8%
Vote Share
Expenses (2024-25)
£269,510
Year-on-Year
Election Result(2024 General Election)
Turnout: 46,594 voters
Parliamentary Activity
Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)
465
Written Questions
0
Oral Questions
62
Debates Spoken In⚑
155
Speeches⚑
413
Divisions Voted
⚑Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.
Voting Record
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1989 votes — page 9 of 80
2 AYEOpposition Day
2 votes · 28 Oct 2025
Opposition Day
2 votes · 28 Oct 2025
4 AYEVictims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage
4 votes · 27 Oct 2025
4 AYE2 NOSentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
Sentencing Bill Committee
6 votes · 21 Oct 2025
2 AYE1 NODiego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill Committee
3 votes · 20 Oct 2025
2 AYEMental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
Mental Health Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 14 Oct 2025
2 AYEBus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 10 Sept 2025
Bus Services (No.2) Bill Report Stage
2 votes · 10 Sept 2025
Financial Interests(7)
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Sells
£10,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
£10,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Sells
£10,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Edward Sells
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £10,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 24 February 2026
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Richard Oldfield
£7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
£7,500
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Richard Oldfield
£7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Richard Oldfield
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £7,500 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 5 January 2026
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (Stanley) Fink
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Lord (Stanley) Fink
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Lord (Stanley) Fink
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist the work of the Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 14 January 2026
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Garton Woods
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
£5,000
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Edward Garton Woods
£5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Name of donor
- Edward Garton Woods
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- £5,000 financial support towards the cost of salary for a member of staff to assist my work as a Shadow Secretary of State.
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 21 January 2026
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Richard Chesson
Sponsorship of the Unsung Heroes Awards including promotional signage, hospitality for the prize giving ceremony and prizes for the winners (exact amount)
25 April 2025 to 15 May 2025
£2,450
(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)
Richard Chesson
Sponsorship of the Unsung Heroes Awards including promotional signage, hospitality for the prize giving ceremony and prizes for the winners (exact amount)
25 April 2025 to 15 May 2025
- Name of donor
- Richard Chesson
- Address of donor
- private
- Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind
- Sponsorship of the Unsung Heroes Awards including promotional signage, hospitality for the prize giving ceremony and prizes for the winners (exact amount), value £2,450
- Date received
- 25 April 2025 to 15 May 2025
- Date accepted
- 25 April 2025
- Donor status
- individual
Registered 22 May 2025
Activity Pulse
Questions asked and motions sponsored by Helen in Parliament
Work Capability Assessment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she has had discussions with the Office for Budget Responsibility on the timing of the implementation of changes to the Work Capability Ass
Employment: Mental Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the White Paper entitled Get Britain Working, published November 2024, whether the 384,000 additional Talking Therapies plac
WorkWell
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to her Department’s press releases entitled (a) Good work is good for health, published on 6 November 2024 and (b) New £64 million p
Employment: Devolution
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to ensure that funding for supported employment provision in integrated settlements for devolved authorities is spent in l
Employment Schemes: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what new funding has been provided for the Get Britain Working Fund.
Department for Work and Pensions: Software
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, with reference to the Get Britain Working White Paper, published on 26 November 2024, what differences there are between DWP ASK and the A-cubed to
Minimum Wage: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of removing minimum pay age bands for the National Minimum Wage on youth (a) inact
Employers' Contributions
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the increase in employers’ National Insurance contributions announced the Autumn Budget
Employment
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of the Autumn Budget 2024 on jobs.
Employment Rights Bill
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made on the potential impact of the Employment Rights Bill on levels of (a) employment, (b) unemployment and (c
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