Helen Whately:

Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2025
Welfare Spending

"I beg to move,

That this House regrets the failure of the Government to get people off welfare and into work; believes that reforming the welfare system is a moral mission; and therefore calls on the Government to take urgent action to fix Britain’s welfare system by restricting welfare for …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2025
Welfare Spending

"Of course I know that, but if the hon. Lady had talked to as many people who receive PIP as I have, she would know that many people worry that if they go into training or work, they will then, when they are reassessed, lose their PIP. Even though in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2025
Welfare Spending

"The hon. Gentleman thinks he is so clever, but I am sorry to say this is a whole lot more serious than that. [Interruption.] I am glad Labour Members liked that. The fact is, if the hon. Gentleman looked a little further than his time in politics, back …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 04 Nov 2025
Welfare Spending

"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for that question. As he says, we have earmarked potential savings of £23 billion, and housing benefit is one area. There is the other set of savings that I have just gone through. I am very happy to go through some of our sums …..."
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Division Vote (Commons)
4 Nov 2025 - Supporting High Streets - View Vote Context
Helen Whately (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 96 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 106 Noes - 321

Division Vote (Commons)
4 Nov 2025 - Welfare Spending - View Vote Context
Helen Whately (Con) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 90 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 403

Written Question

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

Monday 3rd November 2025

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) London, (b) the West Midlands Combined Authority, (c) Greater Manchester Combined Authority and (d) the Liverpool City Region in each of the last five years.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

Figures have been provided in the table below.

Table 1: Volume of PIP claimants in an active Motability contract

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
London	29,800	33,400	36,700	44,400	56,800	61,600
West Midlands Combined Authority	22,700	24,600	26,100	30,700	37,000	38,400
Greater Manchester Combined Authority	20,800	22,400	23,700	27,900	33,900	35,600
Liverpool City Region	16,700	17,900	19,000	22,000	26,400	27,400

Notes:

- Values have been rounded to the nearest 100.

- The figures have been provided in calendar years, containing data from January 2020 to July 2025.

- Figures include claims made under Normal Rules and Special Rules for End of Life

- Values in the table show any PIP claimant with an active Motability Scheme contract on the PIP caseload within that calendar year.

Written Question

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

Monday 3rd November 2025

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in (a) Wales and (b) Northern Ireland in each of the last five years.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The Department is unable to provide data related to Northern Ireland, as Personal Independence Payment is administered by the Department for Communities in the Northern Ireland Executive. The figures for Wales are provided in the table below.

Table 1: Volume of PIP claimants with an active Motability contract

	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
Wales	33,500	35,700	37,300	42,400	48,900	50,400

Notes:

- Values have been rounded to the nearest 100.

- The figures have been provided in calendar years, containing data from January 2020 to July 2025.

- Figures include claims made under Normal Rules and Special Rules for End of Life

- Values in the table show any PIP claimant with an active Motability Scheme contract on the PIP caseload within that calendar year.

Written Question

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

Monday 3rd November 2025

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in each of the last five years by (a) primary disabling condition and (b) region.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The requested information on Motability is not part of our routine statistical releases.

Written Question

Personal Independence Payment: Motability

Monday 3rd November 2025

Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants had active contracts with the Motability Scheme in each of the last five years by region.

Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)

The requested information on Motability is not part of our routine statistical releases.