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Helen Whately MP: speeches

4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026

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Speeches

  • 29 Jun 2026 · Topical Questions · Hansard source
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    I heard no commitment from the Secretary of State that the benefits bill was going to come down any time soon. Labour can change its leader, but it is still the same old welfare party. The right hon. Member for Makerfield (Andy Burnham) told us this morning that he is going to bring “Manchesterism” to the whole country. In Manchester, he is spending nearly three quarters of a million pounds on helping asylum seekers to claim benefits. British people are tired of seeing their hard-earned money being spent on handouts to foreigners. We cannot be a cash machine for the world. Does the Secretary of State think that this is a good use of taxpayers’ money?

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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained.

View as listCommunities and local government: 5Communities and local government5Culture, media and sport: 4Culture, media and sport4Defence and foreign affairs: 6Defence and foreign affairs6Democracy and constitution: 5Democracy and constitution5Economy and business: 47Economy and business47Education and skills: 14Education and skills14Environment and energy: 10Environment and energy10Health and care: 5Health and care5Housing and planning: 8Housing and planning8Immigration and borders: 1Immigration and borders1Social security and pensions: 42Social security and pensions42Unclassified: 6Unclassified6
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4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026. Existing keyword taxonomy applied to official debate titles and contributions; a contribution may appear in more than one topic and unclassified records are retained. Published records do not measure effort or effectiveness. Methodology.
Department or topicPublished records
Communities and local government5
Culture, media and sport4
Defence and foreign affairs6
Democracy and constitution5
Economy and business47
Education and skills14
Environment and energy10
Health and care5
Housing and planning8
Immigration and borders1
Social security and pensions42
Unclassified6

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