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Philippa Whitford

Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Health and Social Care)

 (since June 2017)

Shadow SNP Spokesperson (Europe)

(since February 2020)
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Commons Debates - Petitions - EDMs (794) - Bills Introduced (3) - Commons Actions - Written Questions (314)

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Oral Question
Wednesday 10th March 2021
11:30
Scotland Office
Oral Question No. 23
What recent steps his Department has taken to strengthen Scotland's place in the Union.
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Speeches
Tuesday 2nd March 2021
Covid-19 Update

Although the number of cases of the Brazilian variant is thankfully small, it is a warning that being tested in …
Written Answers
Thursday 4th March 2021
Coronavirus: Protective Clothing
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions Public Health England has had with the …
Early Day Motions
Wednesday 2nd September 2020
Protecting and valuing whistleblowers
That this House recognises that the Public Interest Disclosure Act (1998) does not provide a sufficient degree of protection for …
Bills
Wednesday 5th February 2020
Public Interest Disclosure (Protection) Bill 2019-21
A Bill to provide protections for whistleblowers; to create offences relating to the treatment of whistleblowers and the handling of …
Tweets
Friday 5th March 2021
23:57
@HPIAndyCowper @MrJohnMBennett @leicesterliz @munirawilson Have certainly not heard anything from @MattHancock but, then again, he doesn’t listen to women doctors anyway - after all, what would we know @DrRosena?
MP Financial Interests
Monday 22nd June 2020
1. Employment and earnings
29 May 2020, received £1,815.68. Hours: 69.5 hrs. (Registered 22 June 2020)
EDM signed
Wednesday 24th February 2021
Immigration Rules and rough sleepers
That this House is appalled by the Government’s Immigration Rules which came into effect on 1 December 2020 that make …
Supported Legislation
Tuesday 24th March 2020
Wellbeing of Future Generations (No. 2) Bill 2019-21
A Bill to make provision for requiring public bodies to act in pursuit of the United Kingdom’s environmental, social, economic …

Debate information

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Sparring Partners
Matt Hancock (Conservative) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (103 debate interactions) View debates with Matt Hancock Jeremy Hunt (Conservative) (77 debate interactions) View debates with Jeremy Hunt Philip Dunne (Conservative) (70 debate interactions) View debates with Philip Dunne View All MP Sparring Partners
Department Debates
Department of Health and Social Care (605 debate contributions) View Department of Health and Social Care debates
Department for Work and Pensions (86 debate contributions) View Department for Work and Pensions debates
Cabinet Office (60 debate contributions) View Cabinet Office debates
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Legislation Debates
Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 - Government Bill (12,052 words contributed) View Medicines and Medical Devices Act 2021 - Government Bill debates
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 - Government Bill (9,315 words contributed) View Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Act 2017 - Government Bill debates
Space Industry Act 2018 - Government Bill (4,792 words contributed) View Space Industry Act 2018 - Government Bill debates
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Significant Central Ayrshire Petitions

Highest Central Ayrshire signature proportion
Status Signatures Title
Open 122 of 7,051 (1.73%) Consider urgent action to grant specialist vape retailers essential status
Open 1,870 of 108,873 (1.72%) Do not give consent for another Scottish Independence Referendum
Gov Responded - 12 Feb 2021
Open 72 of 18,506 (0.39%) Grant full exemptions from quarantine for seafarers and oil & gas workers
Gov Responded - 2 Mar 2021
Open 467 of 146,583 (0.32%) FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
Gov Responded - 10 Feb 2021
Open 133 of 48,662 (0.27%) Ensure Student Nurses are paid whilst on placement
Gov Responded - 24 Nov 2020
Most Central Ayrshire signatures
Status Signatures Title
Open 1,870 of 108,873 (1.72%) Do not give consent for another Scottish Independence Referendum
Gov Responded - 12 Feb 2021
Open 1,080 of 1,112,216 (0.10%) End child food poverty – no child should be going hungry
Gov Responded - 11 Nov 2020
Open 467 of 146,583 (0.32%) FIONA'S LAW - Women should be allowed a yearly Cervical screening
Gov Responded - 10 Feb 2021
Open 432 of 179,811 (0.24%) Keep gyms open during Tier 4 lockdown
Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Open 281 of 285,273 (0.10%) Seek Europe-wide Visa-free work permit for Touring professionals and Artists
Gov Responded - 14 Jan 2021
Current Signatures Final Signatures Title Petition Deadline
52,148
Petition Closed

Prevent avoidable deaths by making autism/learning disability training mandatory

 Gov Responded - 25 Jul 2018 Debated on - 22 Oct 2018 View Dr Philippa Whitford's petition debate contributions 		7 Dec 2018
closed 2 years, 2 months ago

My son Oliver was only 18 when he died in hospital on 11 Nov 2016. I believe his death could have been prevented if his doctors and nurses had received mandatory training. He had autism and a mild learning disability, and they weren't trained to understand how to make reasonable adjustments for him.
238,769
Petition Closed

Stop the privatisation of NHS services

 Gov Responded - 20 Feb 2018 Debated on - 23 Apr 2018 View Dr Philippa Whitford's petition debate contributions 		17 May 2018
closed 2 years, 9 months ago

We call for a ban on the outsourcing (privatisation) of NHS services, and stop the renewal of any outsourcing contracts already signed. Companies should not be profiteering from NHS contracts, when every pound of NHS budgets is desperately needed for more doctors and nurses, and to pay them more.

Most recent EDMs signed by Philippa Whitford

Date Tabled Title Signatures
23 Feb 2021
 Philippa Whitford signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th February 2021

Family Fund

 Tabled by: Marion Fellows (Scottish National Party - Motherwell and Wishaw)
That this House commends Family Fund for their work across the country over the last 48 years; recognises that they have provided over 90,000 grants to families with disabled or seriously ill children over the last year; notes that Family Fund’s aim is to work toward a vision that all … 		24 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 21
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Labour: 1
22 Feb 2021
 Philippa Whitford signed this EDM on Wednesday 24th February 2021

VAT on hair and beauty services

 Tabled by: Alison Thewliss (Scottish National Party - Glasgow Central)
That this House recognises the significant impact that the Coronavirus pandemic has had on the hairdressing, beauty and holistic service industry; notes that this sector is reported by the British Beauty Council to contribute £9.2bn annually to Britain’s economy, employing a workforce of 288,160 people as hair and beauty practitioners … 		39 signatures
(Most recent: 4 Mar 2021)
Signatures by party:
Scottish National Party: 31
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Labour: 2
Liberal Democrat: 1
Independent: 1
Alliance: 1
Green Party: 1
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Commons initiatives

Philippa Whitford has not been granted any Urgent Questions in the current sitting

Philippa Whitford has not been granted any Adjournment Debates in the current sitting

2 Bills introduced by Philippa Whitford

Public Interest Disclosure (Protection) Bill 2019-21
Introduced: 5th February 2020
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Private Members' Bill
Ballot Bill

A Bill to provide protections for whistleblowers; to create offences relating to the treatment of whistleblowers and the handling of whistleblowing cases; to establish an independent body to protect whistleblowers and whistleblowing, in accordance with the public interest; to make provision for that body to set, monitor and enforce standards for the management of whistleblowing cases, to provide disclosure and advice services, to direct whistleblowing investigations and to order redress of detriment suffered by whistleblowers; to repeal the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998; and for connected purposes.

Last Event - 2nd reading: House of Commons
Friday 25th September 2020
(Read Debate)
Next Event - 2nd reading: House of Commons
Date TBA
Order Paper number: 18
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Bill Text - No Explanatory Notes - Bill Debates - Official Page

Universal Credit (Application, Advice and Assistance) Bill 2017-19
Introduced: 27th November 2017
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Philippa Whitford (Scottish National Party - Central Ayrshire)
Private Members' Bill
Ten Minute Bill

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 reform the Universal Credit application process; to make provision about advice and assistance for claimants, and arrangements for payments; and for connected purposes.

Last Event - 1st reading: House of Commons
Monday 27th November 2017
(Read Debate)
Bill Text - No Explanatory Notes - Bill Debates - Official Page

5 Bills co-sponsored by Philippa Whitford

Wellbeing of Future Generations (No. 2) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
Sponsor - Caroline Lucas (GRN)

Trade Agreements (Exclusion of National Health Services) Bill 2019-21 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Grant (SNP)

Organ Donation (Deemed Consent) Act 2019 - Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Sponsor - Geoffrey Robinson (LAB)

Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Peter Bone (CON)

School Holidays (Meals and Activities) Bill 2017-19 - Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
Sponsor - Lord Field of Birkenhead ()

314 Written Questions

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Department of Health and Social Care
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Coronavirus: Protective Clothing Cancer: Health Services Coronavirus: Protective Clothing Cancer: Health Services Ozanimod Care Homes: Coronavirus Cancer: Health Services Multiple Sclerosis: Medical Treatments Multiple Sclerosis: Coronavirus Care Homes: Coronavirus Coronavirus: Vaccination Human Papillomavirus: Vaccination Coronavirus: Screening Occupational Health: Bereavement Counselling Coronavirus: Screening Doctors: Negligence Health Professions: Negligence Health Services: Negligence Social Services British Medical Journal: Correspondence Coronavirus: Screening Department of Health and Social Care: Written Questions Coronavirus: Ethnic Groups Social Services: Recruitment Cancer: Health Services Cancer: Health Services Influenza: Vaccination Coronavirus: Protective Clothing Cancer: Health Services Cancer: Health Services Cancer: Health Services Coronavirus: Protective Clothing Breast Cancer: Clinical Trials Health Services and Social Services: Coronavirus Coronavirus: Screening Coronavirus: Health Services Coronavirus: Health Services Joint Replacements: Waiting Lists Joint Replacements: Waiting Lists Disability: Older People NHS: Drugs Cannabis: Medical Treatments Doctors: Pensions NHS: Drugs NHS: Drugs Radioisotopes: Scotland NHS: Drugs NHS: Drugs Health Services: Reciprocal Arrangements Antimicrobials: Prices Antimicrobials: Prices Pneumococcal Diseases: Vaccination NHS: Drugs Drugs: Price Controls NHS: Drugs NHS: Drugs NHS: Drugs NHS: Drugs NHS: Finance Health Services: Foreign Nationals Department of Health and Social Care: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group Department of Health and Social Care: Cambridge Analytica and SCL Group NHS: Negligence Junior Doctors: Industrial Disputes Department of Health and Social Care: Procurement Department of Health and Social Care: Legal Costs Department of Health: Departmental Expenditure Limits NHS: Departmental Expenditure Limits Prescriptions: Fees and Charges Dental Services Health Services: British Nationals Abroad European Medicines Agency: Location Social Services: Disability Social Services: Disability Dental Services: Children Dental Services: Children Dental Services: Children Dental Services: Children Dental Services: Children Dental Services: Children Surrogate Motherhood: Lone Parents Surrogate Motherhood: Lone Parents NHS: Prizes Neuromuscular Disorders Muscular Dystrophy: Medical Equipment NHS: Staff Health Professions: Training Junior Doctors: Working Hours Respite Care Palliative Care: Children Health Services: Costs Health Services: Legal Opinion Health Services: Procurement NHS: Administration NHS England European Medicines Agency Blood: Contamination Agency Nurses Prescriptions: Fees and Charges
Department for Work and Pensions
 (View all 83 questions)
Personal Income: Scotland Personal Income: Scotland Personal Income Jobseeker's Allowance Universal Credit Habitual Residence Test: EEA Nationals Universal Credit: EEA Nationals Universal Credit: EEA Nationals Universal Credit: EEA Nationals Universal Credit: EEA Nationals Children: Maintenance Children: Maintenance Children: Maintenance Children: Maintenance Social Security Benefits: Disability Children: Maintenance Child Maintenance Service: Complaints Children: Maintenance Children: Maintenance Children: Maintenance Children: Maintenance Social Security Benefits: Disqualification Social Security Benefits: Disqualification Social Security Benefits: Disqualification Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment: Cancer Support for Mortgage Interest Support for Mortgage Interest Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness Personal Independence Payment: Mental Illness Support for Mortgage Interest Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit: Payments Universal Credit: Payments Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit: Payments Universal Credit Universal Credit: Payments Universal Credit: Payments Universal Credit: Payments Department for Work and Pensions: Incentives Department for Work and Pensions: Databases Pension Credit: Arrears Personal Independence Payment Pensions and Social Security Benefits: Automated Credit Transfer Pensions and Social Security Benefits: Automated Credit Transfer Post Office Card Account Post Office Card Account Pensions and Social Security Benefits: Automated Credit Transfer Universal Credit Personal Independence Payment Post Office Card Account Social Security Benefits: Bank Services State Retirement Pensions: Bank Services Post Office Card Account Post Office Card Account Post Office Card Account Post Office Card Account Post Office Card Account Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment Personal Independence Payment Jobcentres: Closures Jobcentres: Closures Universal Credit Universal Credit Universal Credit Jobcentres: Closures Universal Credit Hewlett-Packard: Pensions Inflation Children: Poverty Social Security Benefits: Disqualification Social Security Benefits: Appeals Food Banks Universal Credit Employment and Support Allowance
Home Office
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Immigrants: EEA Nationals Immigrants: EEA Nationals Migrant Workers: NHS Trusts Migrant Workers: NHS Trusts Visas: Greater London Visas: Skilled Workers Visas: Scotland Doctors: Migrant Workers Migrant Workers: Doctors Visas: Skilled Workers Visas: Skilled Workers Migrant Workers: Health Professions Visas: Skilled Workers Visas: Skilled Workers Visas: Skilled Workers Visas: Skilled Workers NHS: Migrant Workers Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals Immigration: EU Nationals British Nationality: EU Nationals Migrant Workers: EU Nationals Visas: Skilled Workers Health Services and Social Services: Migrant Workers Asylum: Children Immigration: Families
HM Treasury
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Manufacturing Industries: Coronavirus Social Services: Coronavirus Protective Clothing: VAT Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme All Party ExcludedUK Parliamentary Group Government Assistance: Coronavirus Government Assistance: Coronavirus Hospices: Scotland Pensions: Taxation Pensions: Taxation National Insurance National Insurance: Fraud Social Security Benefits: EU Nationals PAYE PAYE PAYE Post Office Card Account Inflation: Debts Children: Poverty Credit Reference Agencies
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
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Aircraft: Decommissioning Medicine: Research Occupational Health: Bereavement Counselling Bereavement Leave Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 Space Technology: Finance Spaceflight: Finance Galileo System Galileo System Galileo System European Space Agency Global Navigation Satellite Systems Space Technology Space Technology Space Technology