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Written Question
Families
Thursday 11th December 2025

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

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many families there were in each region in England and Wales with (a) one child, (b) two children, (c) three children, (d) four children, (e) five children, (f) six to eight children, (g) eight to 10 children and (h) more than 10 children in each year since 2019.

Answered by Josh Simons - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)

The information requested falls under the remit of the UK Statistics Authority.

A response to the Hon lady’s Parliamentary Question of the 2nd of December is attached.

Written Question
Motability: Freedom of Information
Monday 27th October 2025

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

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will extend the Freedom of Information Act to the Motability scheme.

Answered by Chris Ward - Parliamentary Secretary (Cabinet Office)

The Government has no plans to extend the Freedom of Information Act to the Motability Scheme. The Motability Scheme is delivered by Motability Operations which is an independent commercial company under contract to the Mobility Foundation, a registered charity.

Written Question
Public Sector: Fraud
Friday 11th April 2025

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

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how many times the Public Sector Fraud Authority has applied to the county court for a recovery order for the assets of people found to have committed fraud in each of the last five years.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

The Public Sector Fraud Authority (PSFA) works with government departments and public bodies to understand and reduce the impact of fraud and error against the public sector. The PSFA is expected to surpass its 2024-25 target of recovering and preventing £250m of fraud - ensuring public money is out of the hands of fraudsters.

Since the Authority’s launch in 2022, the PSFA has started the pilot of the new Enforcement Unit for government, which began fraud investigations in May 2024.The Enforcement Unit is actively investigating cases of fraud, and will seek to use relevant civil powers to recover funds stolen by fraudsters. To date, the PSFA has not applied to any county court for a recovery order regarding the assets of people found to have committed fraud.

This government is taking tough action to reduce public sector fraud. In January, we introduced the Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill, giving us more tools to combat fraud, allowing government to investigate fraud, recover public money and sending fraudsters a clear message: you won’t get away with stealing public money.

Written Question
Ministers: Codes of Practice
Wednesday 30th October 2024

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

Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of amending the Ministerial Code to specifically include (a) commercially sensitive statements and (b) personal boycotts.

Answered by Georgia Gould - Minister of State (Education)

I refer the Honourable Member to PQ 9328 of 22 October 2024.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 26 Oct 2022
Oral Answers to Questions

"Q13. I welcome my right hon. Friend’s determination to be straight with people about the challenges that we face as a country. Last week, the Care Quality Commission’s report “The state of health care and adult social care in England” showed that our health system is in gridlock. I hear …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 22 Sep 2022
Health and Social Care Update

"I welcome my right hon. Friend’s statement, particularly her focus on access to GPs and on tackling ambulance waits, and her recognition of the importance of social care, including with the £500 million discharge fund. Will she also assure me that she will be taking forward our reforms to social …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Fri 09 Sep 2022
Tributes to Her Late Majesty The Queen

"On behalf of my Faversham and Mid Kent constituents, I echo the moving words that we have just heard from King Charles III: to Her late Majesty the Queen, I say, “Thank you. May you rest in peace”—a rest truly earned through a lifetime of service.

Most of us across …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"Regulation of fertility treatment services is UK-wide, but policy is devolved. In England, decisions about local fertility services are determined by clinical commissioning groups, taking account of National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, which include provision for same-sex female couples...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 24 Mar 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"On the question about the delivery of sperm to residential addresses, that can be done across the UK, but the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority advises against it because the origin of the sample and whether it is undamaged cannot be guaranteed. Undergoing treatment at a licensed UK clinic provides …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 13 Jan 2021
Oral Answers to Questions

"I thank the hon. Lady for raising this important issue and congratulate her on all the work that she does for autistic people. We are working across Government and particularly with the Department for Education to develop a new impactful all-age autism strategy. This will set out specific actions to …..."
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