Helen Whately
Conservative Party
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Faversham and Mid Kent
MP Since
7 May 2015 (11 years, 2 months)
Role
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Status
active
Constituency: Faversham and Mid Kent
Helen Whately represents Faversham and Mid Kent in the House of Commons, sitting as a Conservative Party MP. They have served as the constituency's MP for 11 years, 2 months.
Pay & Expenses
£98,599
basic salary / year
This is the basic MP salary, set by IPSA and paid to all 650 MPs regardless of role. Additional salary for Cabinet, Shadow Cabinet, or committee roles is not yet shown here — those figures require careful verification against primary IPSA and Ministerial Salaries documents before publishing.
£268,717
total expenses claimed, 2024-25
Staffing
£225,228
Office
£15,829
Accommodation
£0
Travel & Other
£27,661
Source: IPSA official expenses data. Covers parliamentary business costs only — staffing, office running costs, accommodation, and travel — not personal spending.
Declared Donations (1)
£2,450
total declared, since 2024 general election
Source: Electoral Commission official register, donations since the 2024 general election (4 July 2024) only. Donations are legally required to be declared if above the statutory threshold — this is not a complete record of all support an MP may receive.
Richard Chesson
Individual · 25 Apr 2025
£2,450
Voting Record (most recent 15)
Source: official Commons Votes API, all divisions since the 2024 general election.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 3
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 162 Aye, 246 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 151 Aye, 258 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
16 Jun 2026 · Result: 262 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted No
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 148
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 155 Aye, 279 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill Remaining Stages: Amendment 143
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 167 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Railways Bill: Third Reading
10 Jun 2026 · Result: 278 Aye, 149 No (passed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 157 Aye, 287 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (Amendment) Order 2026
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 356 Aye, 86 No (passed)
Voted No
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 94 Aye, 297 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 20
9 Jun 2026 · Result: 90 Aye, 290 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 8
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 145 Aye, 251 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: Amendment 12
8 Jun 2026 · Result: 81 Aye, 266 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026
3 Jun 2026 · Result: 302 Aye, 155 No (passed)
Voted No
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 6
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 99 Aye, 371 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Armed Forces Bill Committee: New Clause 5
2 Jun 2026 · Result: 170 Aye, 301 No (failed)
Voted Aye
Recent Coverage (7)
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Helen Whately: No, Prime Minister – it’s not enough ‘not being Starmer’ because the problems are the same
Burnham can take the familiar Labour path of higher taxes, higher spending and ever higher levels of dependency on the state. Or he can conf…
ConservativeHome·20 Jul· View coverage →
Families encouraged to claim sickness benefits by Citizens Advice to help with their bills
Families and households are increasingly being steered towards claiming disability benefits when seeking help with household expenses.
A gov…
GB News·16 Jul· View coverage →
Clacton by-election branded a 'Nigel Farage stunt' as Tory defends decision not to stand a candidate
Nigel Farage's resignation as Clacton MP and the triggering of a by-election has been branded a "stunt" by a Tory frontbencher.
Speaking to …
GB News·9 Jul· View coverage →
Taxpayers forking out eye-watering £25MILLION-a-week to pay for benefits cheats’ claims
Benefits fraudsters who conceal their savings and assets are draining more than £25million from the public every week, according to Departm…
GB News·5 Jul· View coverage →
Andy Burnham has already failed his biggest test - and put the whole country in danger
Andy Burnham has no answer to the biggest crisis facing Britain, writes Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately
Express Politics·4 Jul· View coverage →
Polish migrants urged to cash in on ‘soft-touch’ Britain’s benefits system before returning home
Polish nationals migrants are being urged by their own Government to apply for benefits in Britain before moving back home.
Warsaw has publi…
GB News·27 Jun· View coverage →
Poland tells citizens to claim British benefits before leaving the UK
The Polish government is encouraging some of its citizens living in Britain to claim UK unemployment benefits before returning home.
Guidanc…
GB News·26 Jun· View coverage →