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King's speech debate (second day) on getting Britain working again.

Lead member
Pat McFadden
Answering member
Helen Whately; Saqib Bhatti; Georgia Gould
Department
Department for Work and Pensions; Department for Education
Type
King's speech debates
Date
14 May 2026
Reference
786 cc169-238
House
House of Commons

Lords message considered. Commons insistence on its disagreement to Lords amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88. Insists on Commons amendments 88C, 88E to 88P, 88R, 88S and 88W, does not insist on 88A, 88T, 88U and 88V but proposes amendments (a)...

Lead member
Torsten Bell
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
28 April 2026
Reference
784 cc839-848
House
House of Commons

Lords message considered. Commons insistence on its disagreement to Lords amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88 and insistence on Commons amendments 88A, 88C and 88E to 88P, with Commons amendments (a) to (f) proposed. Agreed to on division (279 to 164).

Lead member
Andrew Western
Answering member
Mark Garnier; Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
27 April 2026
Reference
784 cc645-651
House
House of Commons

Lords message considered. Motion, that this House insists on its disagreement with the Lords in their amendments 15 to 24, 27, 30 to 34, 36, 38 to 42, 83 and 88, insists on its amendments 88A and 88C to the words restored to the Bill by that disagreement, does not...

Lead member
Torsten Bell
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
22 April 2026
Reference
784 cc357-370
House
House of Commons

Lords message considered. The Deputy Speaker announced that Lords amendments 68 to 76, 78, 80, 84 and 86 engaged financial privilege. Lords amendment 1 disagreed to on division (278 to 158). Lords amendment 5 disagreed to on division (269 to 103). Lords amendment 15 disagreed to on division (276 to...

Lead member
Torsten Bell
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
15 April 2026
Reference
783 cc853-907
House
House of Commons

Clause 1, discussed with clauses 2 and 3 stand part, and new clauses 1 to 4. Clauses 1 to 3 agreed to. New clause 3 negatived on amendment (73 votes to 286). Bill reported, without amendment. Third reading agreed to on division (361 votes to 84) and the Bill passed.

Lead member
Stephen Timms
Answering member
Helen Whately; Rebecca Smith
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Committee of the Whole House (HC); Debates on bills
Date
23 February 2026
Reference
781 cc118-154
House
House of Commons

Second reading. Agreed to on division (458 to 104). Programme motion on committal, proceedings in committee, consideration, third reading and other proceedings. Agreed to on question. Money resolution. King's recommendation signified. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Pat McFadden
Answering member
Stephen Timms; Helen Whately; Rebecca Smith
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
3 February 2026
Reference
780 cc153-1513
House
House of Commons

Report stage. Government new clause 30 debated with further amendments, Government amendments and new clauses. Government new clauses 30 to 35 agreed to. Government amendments 20 to 89 agreed to. New clause 3 negatived on division (87 to 299). New clause 26 negatived on division (77 to 298). Clause 40,...

Lead member
Torsten Bell
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
3 December 2025
Reference
776 cc1022-1132
House
House of Commons

Budget debate (second day). Motion that income tax is charged for the tax year 2026-27. Debate adjourned, to be resumed on 1 December.

Lead member
Mel Stride
Answering member
Pat McFadden; Helen Whately; Torsten Bell
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Budget debates
Date
27 November 2025
Reference
776 cc551-629
House
House of Commons

Second reading. Reasoned amendment in the name of Rachael Maskell negatived on division (149 votes to 328). The Minister intervened to say clause 5 will be removed in Committee. Second reading agreed to on division (335 votes to 260). Programme motion agreed to. Money resolution agreed to. King's recommendation signified....

Lead member
Liz Kendall
Answering member
Stephen Timms; Kemi Badenoch; Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
1 July 2025
Reference
770 cc159-252
House
House of Commons

Report stage. New clause 17, discussed with further amendments and new clauses and agreed to. New clauses 18-20 agreed to. New clause 1 negatived on division (73 to 255). New clause 10 negatived on division (101 to 258). New clause 21 negatived on division (95 to 257). Amendments made. Schedule...

Lead member
Liz Kendall; Andrew Western
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
29 April 2025
Reference
766 cc226-296
House
House of Commons

Second reading. Agreed to on division (343 to 87). Programme motion. Agreed to on question. Money resolution. King's recommendation signified. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Liz Kendall
Answering member
Helen Whately; Andrew Western; Rebecca Smith
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates on bills
Date
3 February 2025
Reference
761 cc583-638
House
House of Commons

Motions that pursuant to the Charter for Budget Responsibility: Autumn 2022 update, which was approved by this House on 6 February 2023 under section 1 of the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011, this House agrees that the forecast breach of the welfare cap in 2024–25 due to higher...

Lead member
Alison McGovern
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Debates
Date
29 January 2025
Reference
761 cc363-387
House
House of Commons

Motion that this House has considered Disability History Month. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Jen Craft
Answering member
Stephen Timms; Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Backbench debates
Date
12 December 2024
Reference
758 cc423-405WH
House
House of Commons

Urgent question on when the Government plans to respond to the Social Security Advisory Committee's letter, published on 17 October 2024, on the means-testing of winter fuel payments.

Lead member
Emma Reynolds
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Work and Pensions
Type
Urgent questions
Date
12 November 2024
Reference
756 cc1678-1690
House
House of Commons

Motion to consider. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Mike Kane
Answering member
Helen Whately
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Debates on delegated legislation; Delegated Legislation Committee proceedings
Committee
Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
Date
30 October 2024
House
House of Commons

Committee stage. Clause 1 amendment 18 considered with Clauses 2 to 4 and further amendments. Clause 1 amendment 18 withdrawn. Clause 1 agreed to. Clause 2 amendment 14 negatived on division (111 to 362). Amendment 17 negatived on division (113 to 372). Amendment 21 negatived on division (82 to 360)....

Lead member
Louise Haigh
Answering member
Simon Lightwood; Helen Whately; Kieran Mullan
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Committee of the Whole House (HC); Debates on bills
Date
3 September 2024
Reference
753 cc193-278
House
House of Commons

Second reading. Agreed to on division (351 to 84). Programme motion on committal, proceedings in a Committee of the Whole House, consideration and third reading. Agreed to on question. King's recommendation signified. Money resolution. Agreed to on question.

Lead member
Louise Haigh
Answering member
Simon Lightwood; Helen Whately; Kieran Mullan
Department
Department for Transport
Type
Debates on bills
Date
29 July 2024
Reference
752 cc1071-1147
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the proportion of funding from central Government for adult social care that has been spent on supporting people of working age with such needs in each of the last three years.

Asked by
Sarah Owen (Labour)
Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 May 2024
Reference
27514
House
House of Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he plans to take to help improve ambulance waiting times in (a) the North West and (b) Southport constituency.

Asked by
Damien Moore (Conservative)
Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Type
Written questions
Status
Answered
Date
24 May 2024
Reference
27149
House
House of Commons