Official portrait of Saqib Bhatti

Saqib Bhatti

Conservative MP for Meriden and Solihull East, since 12 December 2019

Shadow Minister (Education)

Saqib Bhatti is the Conservative MP for Meriden and Solihull East, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Education).

Scorecard

67.3% Attendance Below the median of MPs who vote
387 Votes cast out of 575 divisions
188 No vote recorded absent, abstaining, paired or unable to attend
0 Against their own party divisions where they voted the other way to most Conservative MPs
8 Interests declared 2 at £5,000 or more
279 Debates spoken in 368 written questions tabled

Ranked 411 of 638 MPs for attendance. The median of MPs who vote is 72.3%. Ministers and front-benchers vote less often than backbenchers for reasons of office rather than absenteeism, and Parliament does not publish reasons for any absence — the ranking is a starting point for a question, not an answer to one.

Voting record

575 divisions since they took their seat, newest first.

DateQuestionTheir voteResult
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 32 No vote 268–78
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3 No vote 255–128
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Government amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 2 No vote 264–125
13 Nov 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 No vote 254–135
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Energy: original words stand part Aye 97–336
12 Nov 2025 Opposition Day: Taxes Aye 101–316
5 Nov 2025 Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 No vote 268–80
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government amendment (a) in lieu of LA62 No 311–152
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 72B No 312–151
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 48B No 310–150
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion relating to Lords Reason 120B No 308–153
5 Nov 2025 Employment Rights Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1B No 310–155
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Welfare spending Aye 92–403
4 Nov 2025 Opposition day: Supporting high streets Aye 106–321
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill: Third Reading No 321–103
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 20 Aye 182–311
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye 173–323
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 No vote 82–314
29 Oct 2025 Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye 170–328
29 Oct 2025 European Convention on Human Rights (withdrawal): Ten Minute Rule Motion Aye 96–154
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: China spying case Aye 174–327
28 Oct 2025 Opposition Day: Stamp Duty Land Tax Aye 103–329
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 Aye 153–332
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye 166–322
27 Oct 2025 Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7 Aye 165–323

Declared financial interests

Quoted in full from the Register of Members' Financial Interests. Entries where the largest figure is £5,000 or more are marked. A declaration is not a wrongdoing — the register exists precisely so that these things are visible.

2. (a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation

£20,000

Name of donor: P Investments Limited
Address of donor: Meriden Hall, Main Road, Meriden, Coventry, West Midlands CV7 7PT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £20,000
Donor status: company, registration 04881705
(Registered 1 December 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

£5,000

Name of donor: Dukehill Services Limited
Address of donor: 4 Birchley Estate, Birchfield Lane, Oldbury B69 1DT
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: £5,000
Donor status: company, registration 06317947
(Registered 1 September 2025)

On the register since 2 Sep 2025

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Name of donor: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
Address of donor: Abbey Road, Whitley, Coventry CV3 4LF
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Ticket to attend the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Annual Dinner as a guest of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), value £355
Date received: 25 November 2025
Date accepted: 25 November 2025
Donor status: company, registration 01672070
(Registered 1 December 2025)

On the register since 2 Dec 2025

Name of donor: The Warwickshire County Cricket Club Ltd
Address of donor: Edgbaston Stadium, Birmingham B5 7QU
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets to attend the opening day of the England v India Test Match as guest of the Warwickshire County Cricket Club. Ticket price includes parking, balcony seating and hospitality, value £2,400
Date received: 2 July 2025
Date accepted: 2 July 2025
Donor status: company, registration IP27221R
(Registered 2 July 2025)

On the register since 15 Jul 2025

6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Walsall
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 10 January 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

Type of land/property: Residential property (House)
Number of properties: 1
Location: Walsall
Ownership details: 25% share
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 10 January 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation: Younis Bhatti & Co. Ltd
Nature of business: Chartered accountants
(Registered 10 January 2020)

On the register since 18 Apr 2024

10. Family members engaged in lobbying the public sector on behalf of a third party or client

Name: Aminah Bhatti
Relationship: Spouse
Role: Consultant
Name of employer: Flint Global (which advises international businesses and investors on policy, politics, regulation, and competition issues in UK and European markets)
(Registered 31 October 2024)

On the register since 13 Nov 2024

The same register on parliament.uk →

Debates

279 debates contributed to in total. The ten most recent:

Money declared to them

1 donation accepted personally since 4 Jul 2024, worth £4,954 in total — from the Electoral Commission's register, which is a separate register from the one above. Money given to their party is not counted here; this is money declared to them.

AcceptedRecipientDonorTypeValue
6 Apr 2025 Saqib Bhatti sitting MP Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) Other Visit £4,954

Where the public money goes — contracts and donations →


Sources: Commons Votes API, Members API and the Register of Members' Financial Interests, all published by Parliament under the Open Parliament Licence; donations from the Electoral Commission's register. This member's register and debate record were last refreshed 3 Aug 2026. How every figure is worked out →

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