Helen Whately
Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent
First elected: 7th May 2015
Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
(since July 2024)9 Former APPG memberships
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Female Genital Mutilation, Fruit and Vegetable Farmers, Health, Mental Health, Personalised Medicine, Sex Equality, Women in Parliament, Women, Peace and SecurityDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
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Helen Whately has not made any spoken contributions to legislative debateLatest EDMs signed by Helen Whately
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Helen Whately, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Helen Whately has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Helen Whately has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
2 Bills introduced by Helen Whately
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to require employers to offer flexible working in employment contracts and to advertise vacancies as suitable for flexible working unless certain conditions are met; and for connected purposes.
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. A Bill to make provision about the accessibility of air travel for people with disabilities; to establish requirements about parking at airports for people with disabilities; to require airports and airlines to report steps taken to improve accessibility; to require a named person to be responsible for air passengers with disabilities; to make provision about the design and adaptation of aircraft to meet the needs of passengers with disabilities; and for connected purposes.
2 Bills co-sponsored by Helen Whately
Pregnancy and Maternity (Redundancy Protection) Bill 2017-19
Sponsor - Maria Miller (Con)