Helen Whately

Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent

Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)

(since February 2020)

helen.whately.mp@parliament.uk / helen_whately

Helen Whately is not a member of any APPGs

Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (0) - Legislation tabled (2) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (29)

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Sparring Partners

Theresa May (Conservative) (35 debate interactions) View debates with Theresa May Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) (17 debate interactions) View debates with Jeremy Hunt Sajid Javid (Conservative) (16 debate interactions) View debates with Sajid Javid View All MP Sparring Partners

Department Debates

Department of Health and Social Care (202 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (48 debate contributions) View Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport debates
HM Treasury (34 debate contributions) View HM Treasury debates
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Legislation Debates

Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 - Government Bill (3,741 words contributed) View Mental Capacity (Amendment) Act 2019 - Government Bill debates
Finance Act 2018 - Government Bill (3,017 words contributed) View Finance Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018 - Government Bill (2,851 words contributed) View Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Faversham and Mid Kent Petitions

Highest Faversham and Mid Kent signature proportion

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	394 of 93,738 (0.42%)	Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas
Open	189 of 58,421 (0.32%)	Protect the UK's dwindling hedgehog population before it's too late. Gov Responded - 19 Oct 2020
Open	335 of 125,677 (0.27%)	Take action to stop illegal immigration and rapidly remove illegal immigrants Gov Responded - 8 Oct 2020
Open	67 of 27,675 (0.24%)	Rebuild the economy out of lockdown with a Green New Deal Gov Responded - 21 Jul 2020
Open	122 of 51,307 (0.24%)	Reverse the change to Small Brewers Relief. Gov Responded - 27 Aug 2020

Most Faversham and Mid Kent signatures

Status	Signatures	Title
Open	1,337 of 1,103,214 (0.12%)	End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open	642 of 414,461 (0.16%)	Reclose schools and colleges due to increase in COVID-19 cases
Open	574 of 615,150 (0.09%)	Prevent gyms closing due to a spike in Covid 19 cases Gov Responded - 28 Oct 2020
Open	429 of 278,285 (0.15%)	Limit the Sale and Use of Fireworks to Organisers of Licensed Displays Only Gov Responded - 13 Aug 2020
Open	394 of 93,738 (0.42%)	Implement a two week school lockdown before 24 December to save Christmas

Current Signatures	Title	Petition Deadline
178,820 Petition Closed	Increase pay for NHS healthcare workers and recognise their work Gov Responded - 4 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Helen Whately's petition debate contributions	5 Sep 2020 closed 2 months, 3 weeks ago
I would like the government to review and increase the pay for healthcare workers to recognise the work that they do.
44,982 Petition Closed	We would like the government to consider social care as equally important to NHS Gov Responded - 20 Apr 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Helen Whately's petition debate contributions	24 Sep 2020 closed 2 months ago
We would like the government to support and regard social care: financially, publicly and systematically on an equal par as NHS. We would like parliament to debate how to support social care during COVID-19 and beyond so that it automatically has the same access to operational and financial support.
16,347 Petition Closed	Reduce or scrap the immigration health surcharge for overseas NHS Staff. Gov Responded - 29 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Helen Whately's petition debate contributions	18 Sep 2020 closed 2 months, 1 week ago
To revoke the Immigration Health Surcharge increases for overseas NHS staff. The latest budget shows an increase of £220 a year for an overseas worker to live and work in the UK, at a time when the NHS, and UK economy, relies heavily on them.
72,624 Petition Closed	Give non-British citizens who are NHS workers automatic citizenship Gov Responded - 6 May 2020 Debated on - 25 Jun 2020 View Helen Whately's petition debate contributions	7 Oct 2020 closed 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Give NHS workers who are EU and other Nationals automatic UK citizenship if they stay and risk their own lives looking after the British people during the COVID crisis.

Most recent EDMs signed by Helen Whately

Helen Whately has not signed any Early Day Motions

Commons initiatives

Helen Whately has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Helen Whately has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

2 Bills introduced by Helen Whately

Title	Bill Type	Last Event	Last Updated
Flexible Working Bill 2017-19 Presented by Helen Whately (Conservative)	Private Members' Bill Ten Minute Bill	1st reading: House of Commons 16 July, 2019	17 Jul 2019, 11:04 a.m.
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.
Civil Aviation (Accessibility) Bill 2017-19 Presented by Helen Whately (Conservative)	Private Members' Bill Ten Minute Bill	1st reading: House of Commons 24 July, 2018	26 Nov 2018, 12:13 p.m.
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.

Helen Whately has not supported any legislation in the current parliamentary sitting

29 Written Questions

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Department of Health and Social Care

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Alcoholic Drinks and Drugs: Rehabilitation General Practitioners: Faversham and Mid Kent General Practitioners: Faversham and Mid Kent Vaccination: Cost Effectiveness Vaccination: Cost Effectiveness Suicide Nutrition: Fruit and Vegetables Mental Health Services: Children and Young People Eating Disorders Mental Illness: Surveys