Whately held her seat in the general election in June 2017, with 30,390 (61.1%) votes and an increased majority of 17,413 (35%).[32] Following the election she became the PPS to the Secretary of State for Education and Minister for Women and Equalities, Justine Greening.[33] She also became the chair of the APPG for Health, and Personalised Medicine and continued to be chair of the APPG for Mental Health, and Fruit and Vegetable Farmers.[34][35][36]