Rehman Chishti

Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham

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Rehman Chishti’s voting in Parliament

Rehman Chishti is a Conservative MP, and on the vast majority of issues votes the same way as other Conservative MPs.

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Recent appearances

  • SEND Provision 14 Mar 2024

    I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for all he does on the Education Committee. In my constituency surgeries, I, like many Members of Parliament, see parents in real pain. They want the best for their child, and they are waiting for one to two years to get a plan so that their healthcare and education needs can be met. My hon. Friend asked about the allocation of the £105 million in...
  • SEND Provision 14 Mar 2024

    I thank my hon. Friend for giving way and for all he does on the Education Committee. In my constituency surgeries, I, like many Members of Parliament, see parents in real pain. They want the best for their child, and they are waiting for one to two years to get a plan so that their healthcare and education needs can be met. My hon. Friend asked about the allocation of the £105 million in...
  • Extremism Definition and Community Engagement 14 Mar 2024

    Of course, the first duty of any state is to protect its citizens and maintain national security. Many of us have different experiences of dealing with extremism. I served on the Home Affairs Committee for three years, dealing with extremism and radicalisation in that regard. As someone who comes from a Muslim faith, I get 1,000 pieces of hatred from the far right and the same from Islamist...

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Conservative MP for Gillingham and Rainham

Entered the House of Commons on 6 May 2010 — General election

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Topics of interest

Rehman Chishti campaigned to leave the European Union Source: BBC

  • Defence
  • Justice
  • Health
  • Home Department
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Unmanned Air Vehicles
  • Organs: Donors
  • Mental Health Services
  • Afghanistan
  • Military Aircraft

Currently held offices

  • Member, Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art (since 6 Dec 2023)

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (30 Nov 2022 to 6 Dec 2022)
  • Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) ( 8 Jul 2022 to 7 Sep 2022)
  • Vice-Chair, Conservative Party ( 8 Jan 2018 to 15 Nov 2018)
  • Member, Home Affairs Committee (16 Oct 2017 to 6 Nov 2019)
  • Member, Backbench Business Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 23 Oct 2017)
  • Member, Petitions Committee (11 Sep 2017 to 5 Mar 2018)
  • Member, Justice Committee ( 5 Nov 2012 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Human Rights (Joint Committee) (28 Mar 2011 to 7 Apr 2014)
  • Member, Draft Defamation Bill (Joint Committee) (24 Mar 2011 to 12 Oct 2011)

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

Register of Members’ Interests

Last updated: 4 Mar 2024.

1. Employment and earnings
From 25 September 2023, UK Visiting Parliamentary Fellow at the University of Oklahoma School of Arts & Sciences, Ellison Hall, 633 Elm Ave, Norman, OK 73019, USA. (Registered 03 November 2023; updated 13 November 2023)
16 October 2023, received £8,206.42 for giving three key lectures and engaging with students between 25 September and 6 October 2023. The payer also provided accommodation (23 September to 7 October 2023), hospitality and meals with an approx. value of £4,070.39. Hours: approx. 60 hrs. (Registered 03 November 2023)
4. Visits outside the UK
Name of donor: Majlis Ash-Shura (Parliament)
Address of donor: AL-Yamamh Palace, Majlis Ash-Shura, 8006, Al-Hada, Unit: 3, Riyadh 12911 - 4021, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, total value £11,000
Destination of visit: Mecca, Madinah and Riyadh
Dates of visit: 12-16 February 2023
Purpose of visit: APPG for Hajj and Umrah visit to meet with the Ministry of Hajj and Umrah to discuss challenges specific to British Muslims, and the UK Mission in Riyadh, Ambassador and UK Consul General covering Mecca and Madinah.
(Registered 14 March 2023)
Name of donor: Muslim World League
Address of donor: PO Box, 537, Mecca 21955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, total value £12,280
Destination of visit: New York City, USA
Dates of visit: 13-18 June 2023
Purpose of visit: Invited to speak at an event at the UN, at a Conference hosted by the Muslim World League with faith leaders, Representatives from the UN, Academia, USA Government, NGOS, Civil Society.
(Registered 10 July 2023)
Name of donor: Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait
Address of donor: PO Box 3 Safat, Kuwait City, 13001, Kuwait
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel and meals, total value £6,800
Destination of visit: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Dates of visit: 10-14 October 2023
Purpose of visit: As Chair of the APPG for Kuwait, to meet with Parliamentarians, Ministers, Diplomats and other key stakeholders from business and industry, civil society and faith leaders; give a lecture at the Saud Al-Nasser Al-Sabah Diplomatic Institute; and meet met with the UK Ambassador and UK Mission to Kuwait team.
(Registered 31 October 2023)
Name of donor: Muslim World League
Address of donor: PO Box, 537, Mecca 21955, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation, internal travel, and meals, total approx. value £6,338
Destination of visit: Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca
Dates of visit: 7-11 November 2023
Purpose of visit: Invited to visit the Muslim World League to give a Lecture on International Religious Freedom, to have a meeting with their Secretary General, and meet their secretariat.
(Registered 05 December 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
Non-practising barrister.
From 10 November 2022, member of the Faculty Industrial Advisory Board at the University of Greenwich Faculty of Engineering and Science (Medway). This is an unpaid role. (Registered 01 December 2022)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
Until 29 September 2023, I employed my sister, Nusrat Ahmed, as Office Manager. (Updated 25 October 2023)

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