Helen Whately

Voted AYE on: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading' (68-242, defeated)

Voted AYE on: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading' (68-242, defeated)

Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address

Helen Whately voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)' (104-316, defeated)

Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)

Helen Whately voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)' (104-317, defeated)

Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)

Helen Whately voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (l)' (78-408, defeated)

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (o)' (104-317, defeated)

Voted NO on: King's Speech Motion for an Address

Helen Whately voted NO on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address' (307-171, passed)

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (p)' (104-316, defeated)

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Voted AYE on: King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'King's Speech Motion for an Address: amendment (i)' (108-323, defeated)

Spoke in debate: Getting Britain Working Again

Parliamentary appearance by Helen Whately

Getting Britain Working Again

I hate to tell the hon. Gentleman, but Labour is in charge now. It has had nearly two years and nothing is changing. You do not have to take my word for it, Madam Deputy Speaker; here are the numbers. Over 8 million people are claiming universal credit, almost 4 million people are claiming sickness benefits and over 600,000 households are getting over £32,000 a year in benefits. That is more than the take-home pay of the average British worker. Ninety-one thousand households are getting over £50

Getting Britain Working Again

Oh dear; what a shame. There were no ideas for savings there at all. If the hon. Gentleman thinks that will get him a job under the next Labour leader, I am afraid that he will have to keep trying. Labour claims to be the party of working people, but the facts do not back that up. Labour always leaves office with unemployment higher than when it arrives, and it is on track to do that again. There are now over 300,000 more people unemployed than when this Government came to power. Their policies—

Getting Britain Working Again

The hon. Gentleman wants me to give way. Does he have a welfare savings plan? If so, let us hear it.

Getting Britain Working Again

I respect the Secretary of State. He has talked at some length about what is wrong with the welfare system, but the fact is that there is no welfare Bill in the King’s Speech. I reckon he is stuck between a rock and a hard place: he knows the benefits bill is out of control; he knows that the public are sick of seeing their taxes go on ever higher welfare handouts; he even knows how the savings could be made because I have told him [Laughter.] They are laughing, but they are the problem. The Sec

Spoke in debate: Pension Schemes Bill

Parliamentary appearance by Helen Whately

Voted NO on: Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V

Helen Whately voted NO on 'Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insist on Amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, and propose Amendments (a) to (j) in lieu of Amendments 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V' (335-158, passed)

Voted AYE on: Privilege

Helen Whately voted AYE on 'Privilege' (223-335, defeated)