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
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part No vote 344–181
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part No vote 324–180
12 Jan 2026 Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12 No vote 167–350
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Rural communities Aye 105–332
7 Jan 2026 Opposition Day: Jury trials Aye 182–290
17 Dec 2025 National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading No 312–165
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading No 341–195
16 Dec 2025 Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) Aye 118–340
15 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 120N to Commons Amendment 120G and their Amendments 120P to 120S to Commons Amendment 120H No 311–96
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Conduct of the Chancellor of the Exchequer Aye 90–297
10 Dec 2025 Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal work No 320–98
10 Dec 2025 Opposition day: Seasonal work Aye 98–325
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Second Reading No 329–173
9 Dec 2025 Railways Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment Aye 170–332
9 Dec 2025 UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion No 100–100
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA62 but not to insist on Commons Amendment 62C and to propose Gov (a) in lieu of LA62 No 327–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion not to insist on Commons Amendment 72C but to disagree with LA72D to LA72H and to propose Gov (a) and (b) in lieu of LA72D to LA72H No 326–162
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B No 395–98
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to LA23 and LA106 to LA120, not to insist on Commons Amendment 120C, 120D and 120E but to propose Gov (a) to (f) in lieu of LA23 and LA106 to LA120 No 300–96
8 Dec 2025 Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 1B but to propose Government amendments (a) and (b) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1B No 327–96
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 Aye 154–303
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16 Aye 143–304
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 No vote 77–298
3 Dec 2025 Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 No vote 87–299
2 Dec 2025 Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty No 357–174

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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