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Helen Whately MP
Conservative · Faversham and Mid Kent
First elected 7 May 2015.
Official Parliament profile4 Jul 2025–3 Jul 2026
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1 Jul 2026 · vote
Voted Aye: Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Official record →30 Jun 2026 · speech
Nationally Significant Energy Infrastructure Projects
Official record →30 Jun 2026 · speech
Nationally Significant Energy Infrastructure Projects
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Posts held
- Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Government · 26 Oct 2022 – 5 Jul 2024
- Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
Government · 16 Sept 2021 – 7 Jul 2022
- Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
Government · 13 Feb 2020 – 16 Sept 2021
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- Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport)
Government · 10 Sept 2019 – 13 Feb 2020
- Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Opposition · 5 Nov 2024
- Shadow Secretary of State for Transport
Opposition · 8 Jul 2024 – 5 Nov 2024
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