Portrait of Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst

Conservative Sitting MP

MP for Solihull West and Shirley · in Parliament since 4 July 2024

Opposition Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)

Parliamentary office

House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA

Email: neil.shastrihurst.mp@parliament.uk

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Parliamentary participation snapshot

Voting participation
78.8%
497 of 631 divisions
Committee attendance
100.0%
22 meetings attended
Debate contributions
341
in the 7 year window
Written questions
383
in the 7 year window
Committee memberships
4
current

Biography

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst is the Conservative MP for Solihull West and Shirley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care).

Parliamentary service

ConstituencyFromToNotes
Solihull West and Shirley4 July 2024PresentElected 1 time

Party affiliations

PartyFromTo
Conservative4 July 2024Present

Election history

ElectionConstituencyDateResult
North Shropshire

Voting participation

Participation rate
78.8%
Eligible divisions
631
Divisions voted
497

209th of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%

Participation by year

Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst voting participation by yearPercentage of eligible Commons divisions voted in, per calendar year0%25%50%75%100%2024202520262024: 78.1%78.1%2025: 76.7%76.7%2026: 81.8%81.8%
YearEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
2026236193 81.8%
2025322247 76.7%
20247357 78.1%

By Parliament

ParliamentEligible divisionsVotedParticipation
59th631497 78.8%

Participation counts aye, no or teller votes in Commons divisions held while the MP sat. Absence has many legitimate causes (pairing, illness, parental leave, ministerial or Speaker duties).

Parliamentary activity

Debate contributions
341
Written questions
383
Oral questions
24
Early day motions
1
Bills sponsored
2
Petitions presented
0
Committee meetings attended
22

222nd of 650 current MPs · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669

Written questions per year
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst: Written questions per yearNumber of Written questions recorded per calendar year0631251882502024: 454520242025: 23223220252026: 1061062026
Oral questions per year
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst: Oral questions per yearNumber of Oral questions recorded per calendar year051015202024: 7720242025: 5520252026: 12122026
Early day motions per year
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst: Early day motions per yearNumber of Early day motions recorded per calendar year0.00.30.50.81.02024: 0020242025: 0020252026: 112026

Annual breakdown

YearDebate contributionsDebates participatedWritten questionsOral questionsEDMsBills sponsoredPetitions
2026 114 61 106 12 1 2 0
2025 183 82 232 5 0 0 0
2024 44 29 45 7 0 0 0

Committee memberships

Current committees

CommitteeRoleSinceMeetings attendedAttendance
Committee of Privileges Member 28 October 2024 – no published attendance
Committee on Standards Member 28 October 2024 2 of 2 100.0%
Justice Committee Member 21 October 2024 5 of 5 100.0%
Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Member 9 February 2026 15 of 15 100.0%

joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%

2 bill committees served on

Hansard activity

Contributions
341
spoken contributions
Debates participated in
172
distinct debates

joint 318th of 650 current MPs (4 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899

Contributions per year
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst: debate contributions per yearSpoken contributions recorded in Hansard per calendar year0501001502002024: 444420242025: 18318320252026: 1141142026
Debates participated in per year
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst: debates participated in per yearDistinct debates the MP contributed to, per calendar year02550751002024: 292920242025: 828220252026: 61612026

Counts come from the Hansard record for the Commons and Westminster Hall within the dataset window. Individual contributions and topic analysis are not yet part of the dataset; search Hansard for the full record.

Parliamentary timeline

Generated from seat, party, role and committee records.

  1. 2024

    • – Became MP for Solihull West and Shirley
    • – Joined Conservative
    • – Joined Justice Committee
    • – Joined Committee of Privileges
    • – Joined Committee on Standards
  2. 2026

    • – Joined Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill
    • – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Health and Social Care)

Constituency: Solihull West and Shirley

Solihull West and Shirley constituency boundary
Area
39.7 km²
Latest election
2024 General Election (4 July 2024)
Result
Con Hold · majority 4,620
Electorate
71,816 · turnout 65.3%
Postcode areas
B14, B26, B27, B28, B90, B91, B92, B94

Statistics cover 7 November 2019 to 7 November 2026. Source: UK Parliament Members, Committees, Commons Votes, Hansard, Questions and Bills APIs, via the UK Politics Decoded dataset. View this MP’s raw JSON.