How has the Winter Fuel Payment cut impacted you? Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 Winter has finally arrived over the last few days, with frosts coming thick and fast and the coldest January night in 15 years. I know that for many pensioners struggling to heat their homes this winter, this is the last thing they need. It lays bare the Chancellor's decision to cut Winter Fuel Payments for millions of pensioners and I’m starting to hear more about how difficult this is proving... Local News
The phones in my office are down 31st May 2018 Parliament has flooded and the phoneline in my office is down. Voicemail is also not working. If you have an urgent problem please email me on helen.whately.mp... Articles
What to do when your house is flooded 30th May 2018 After a dry couple of weeks, the forecast of rain seemed a good thing for gardens and fields. As the children and I watched the road outside our house turn into... Articles
The future of food, farming and the Environment 22nd May 2018 Leaving the European Union is an opportunity to reform agricultural policy to better reflect the needs of British farmers. As Chair of the APPG for Fruit and... Articles
New plans to beat Operation Stack and Keep Kent moving 18th May 2018 Operation Stack causes chaos and misery for people in Kent so I’m pleased that Highways England are getting a grip. It was announced today that new plans for... Articles
University: The best years of your life? 25th April 2018 University is presented to young people as “the best years of your life”, and many students have a great time, as well as success in their studies - but for... Articles
Preparing for Brexit at the border 25th April 2018 With 5,000 lorries arriving in Kent every day from mainland Europe, and another 5,000 leaving, delays at the border will quickly lead to queues forming on both... Articles
Air strikes will undermine Assad's ability to kill his own people with chemical weapons 23rd April 2018 The images are haunting - children and families lying dead in basements, gassed while sheltering from barrel bombs. The chemical attack in Douma in Syria, which... Articles
Have your say on the future of our health service 18th April 2018 I'm hosting a public meeting, along with Concern for Health in East Kent [CHEK], to give local people the chance to have a say on changes to health services. It... Articles
