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Division Votes
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 84 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 92 Noes - 303
26 Mar 2025 - Tobacco and Vapes Bill - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 85 Conservative Aye votes vs 0 Conservative No votes
Tally: Ayes - 159 Noes - 307
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 311 Noes - 192
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 312 Noes - 190
25 Mar 2025 - Great British Energy Bill - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 198
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 319 Noes - 166
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 179
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 103 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 320 Noes - 180
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 102 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 180
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 314 Noes - 196
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 102 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 322 Noes - 117
25 Mar 2025 - Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill (changed to Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers) Bill) - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 104 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 316 Noes - 183
25 Mar 2025 - National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill - View Vote Context
Helen Whately voted No - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 101 Conservative No votes vs 0 Conservative Aye votes
Tally: Ayes - 313 Noes - 194


Written Answers
Death Certificates
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Thursday 27th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the (a) average and (b) longest recorded wait time is for the issuance of death certificates since September 2024.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Early data indicates the median time taken to register a death appears to have risen by one day, from seven days to eight days. This figure is for all deaths, as it includes those certified by a doctor and those investigated by a coroner. The average time taken to register has increased further over the Christmas weeks, but this was expected given increases are observed during this period every year, and the average is expected to decrease again as more data becomes available for January and February 2025. The Department does not hold data on what was the longest period between a death and its registration since September 2024.

The median time taken to register a death varies depending on the type of certification. Deaths certified by a doctor, that comprise approximately 80% of deaths registered each week, have typically had a median time to registration of seven days, though there can be variation at a local level. It’s important to note that the medical examiner system was active on a non-statutory basis before the introduction of the statutory system on 9 September 2024, and this makes direct ‘before’ and ‘after’ comparisons challenging to draw conclusions from.

The core purposes of the death certification reforms are to introduce scrutiny of the cause of death, to detect and deter malpractice, to improve reporting, and crucially to put the bereaved at the centre of the process by offering a conversation with the medical examiner about the cause of death. The expectation on doctors and medical examiners is clear, that they should complete certification as quickly and efficiently as possible, and the Government is working with all stakeholders to make sure this is the case.

Death Certificates
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Thursday 27th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that the new death certification process does not cause further distress for grieving families.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Early data indicates the median time taken to register a death appears to have risen by one day, from seven days to eight days. This figure is for all deaths, as it includes those certified by a doctor and those investigated by a coroner. The average time taken to register has increased further over the Christmas weeks, but this was expected given increases are observed during this period every year, and the average is expected to decrease again as more data becomes available for January and February 2025. The Department does not hold data on what was the longest period between a death and its registration since September 2024.

The median time taken to register a death varies depending on the type of certification. Deaths certified by a doctor, that comprise approximately 80% of deaths registered each week, have typically had a median time to registration of seven days, though there can be variation at a local level. It’s important to note that the medical examiner system was active on a non-statutory basis before the introduction of the statutory system on 9 September 2024, and this makes direct ‘before’ and ‘after’ comparisons challenging to draw conclusions from.

The core purposes of the death certification reforms are to introduce scrutiny of the cause of death, to detect and deter malpractice, to improve reporting, and crucially to put the bereaved at the centre of the process by offering a conversation with the medical examiner about the cause of death. The expectation on doctors and medical examiners is clear, that they should complete certification as quickly and efficiently as possible, and the Government is working with all stakeholders to make sure this is the case.

Death Certificates: South East
Asked by: Helen Whately (Conservative - Faversham and Mid Kent)
Thursday 27th March 2025

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to reduce backlogs in the death certification process in the South East.

Answered by Ashley Dalton - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

The Government is monitoring the impact of the death certification reforms, which came into legal effect on 9 September 2024. Early data indicates the median time taken to register a death appears to have risen by one day, from seven days to eight days. This figure is for all deaths, as it includes those certified by a doctor and those investigated by a coroner. The average time taken to register has increased further over the Christmas weeks, but this was expected given increases are observed during this period every year, and the average is expected to decrease again as more data becomes available for January and February 2025. The Department does not hold data on what was the longest period between a death and its registration since September 2024.

The median time taken to register a death varies depending on the type of certification. Deaths certified by a doctor, that comprise approximately 80% of deaths registered each week, have typically had a median time to registration of seven days, though there can be variation at a local level. It’s important to note that the medical examiner system was active on a non-statutory basis before the introduction of the statutory system on 9 September 2024, and this makes direct ‘before’ and ‘after’ comparisons challenging to draw conclusions from.

The core purposes of the death certification reforms are to introduce scrutiny of the cause of death, to detect and deter malpractice, to improve reporting, and crucially to put the bereaved at the centre of the process by offering a conversation with the medical examiner about the cause of death. The expectation on doctors and medical examiners is clear, that they should complete certification as quickly and efficiently as possible, and the Government is working with all stakeholders to make sure this is the case.




Helen Whately mentioned

Parliamentary Debates
PIP Changes: Impact on Carer’s Allowance
70 speeches (6,649 words)
Thursday 27th March 2025 - Commons Chamber
Department for Work and Pensions
Mentions:
1: Stephen Timms (Lab - East Ham) Friend the Member for Faversham and Mid Kent (Helen Whately) demanded further cuts, so the outrage he - Link to Speech