Saqib Bhatti
Conservative Sitting MP
MP for Meriden and Solihull East · in Parliament since 12 December 2019
Opposition Shadow Minister (Education)
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 0207 219 3423
Email: saqib.bhatti@parliament.uk
Constituency office
631 Warwick Road, Solihull, B91 1AR
Tel: 0121 711 7029
Email: saqib.bhatti@parliament.uk
Website
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Parliamentary participation snapshot
Biography
Parliamentary service
| Constituency | From | To | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meriden and Solihull East | 4 July 2024 | Present | Elected 1 time |
| Meriden | 12 December 2019 | 30 May 2024 | Elected 1 time |
Party affiliations
| Party | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Conservative | 12 December 2019 | Present |
Previous ministerial & opposition roles
| Role | Type | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport) | Opposition | 6 November 2024 | 22 July 2025 |
| Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care) | Opposition | 19 July 2024 | 6 November 2024 |
| Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology) | Opposition | 19 July 2024 | 6 November 2024 |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology) | Government | 13 November 2023 | 5 July 2024 |
Voting participation
joint 158th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 71.4% · Conservative average 73.8%
Participation by year
| Year | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 236 | 160 | 67.8% |
| 2025 | 322 | 212 | 65.8% |
| 2024 | 200 | 167 | 83.5% |
| 2023 | 256 | 232 | 90.6% |
| 2022 | 251 | 218 | 86.9% |
| 2021 | 242 | 208 | 86.0% |
| 2020 | 190 | 181 | 95.3% |
| 2019 | 2 | 2 | 100.0% |
By Parliament
| Parliament | Eligible divisions | Voted | Participation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58th | 1,068 | 954 | 89.3% |
| 59th | 631 | 426 | 67.5% |
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
joint 210th of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 489 · Conservative average 669
Annual breakdown
| Year | Debate contributions | Debates participated | Written questions | Oral questions | EDMs | Bills sponsored | Petitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 78 | 34 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 129 | 76 | 129 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 80 | 40 | 81 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 61 | 30 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2022 | 46 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 51 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 64 | 44 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Committee memberships
Not currently a member of any committee.
joint 1st of 515 current MPs (488 tied) · all MPs average 99.6% · Conservative average 99.9%
Committee membership history
- Foreign Affairs Committee 2022–2023 · attendance 100.0%
6 bill committees served on
Hansard activity
joint 232nd of 650 current MPs (2 tied) · all MPs average 552 · Conservative average 899
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.
2019
- – Became MP for Meriden
- – Joined Conservative
2022
- – Joined Foreign Affairs Committee
2023
- – Appointed: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
2024
- – Became MP for Meriden and Solihull East
- – Left role: Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Health and Social Care)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Science, Innovation and Technology)
2025
- – Appointed (opposition): Shadow Minister (Education)
- – Left role: Shadow Minister (Culture, Media and Sport)
Constituency: Meriden and Solihull East
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.