Yasmin Qureshi

Labour MP for Bolton South East

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Your MP (Yasmin Qureshi) represents you, and all of the people who live in Bolton South East, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Labour MP for Bolton South East

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

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Yasmin Qureshi campaigned to remain in the European Union Source: BBC

  • Ministry of Justice
  • Foreign
  • Commonwealth and Development Office
  • Department of Health and Social Care
  • Department for International Development
  • Department for Education
  • Burma
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Overseas Aid
  • Pregnancy Tests
  • China: Uighurs

Other offices held in the past

  • Member, Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill Committee ( 7 Dec 2022 to 14 Dec 2022)
  • Member, Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill Committee (30 Nov 2022 to 7 Dec 2022)
  • Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (28 Oct 2022 to 15 Nov 2023)
  • Shadow Minister (International Development) ( 2 Sep 2020 to 4 Dec 2021)
  • Shadow Minister (International Development) (10 Apr 2020 to 2 Sep 2020)
  • Shadow Minister (Justice) ( 9 Oct 2016 to 10 Apr 2020)
  • Member, Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee ( 5 Jan 2016 to 31 Oct 2016)
  • Member, Foreign Affairs Committee ( 8 Jul 2015 to 31 Oct 2016)
  • Member, High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) Committee (29 Apr 2014 to 7 Jul 2015)
  • Member, Home Affairs Committee ( 4 Nov 2013 to 30 Mar 2015)
  • Member, Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) (14 Jul 2011 to 12 Mar 2012)
  • Member, Political and Constitutional Reform Committee (12 Jul 2011 to 12 Dec 2011)
  • Member, Justice Committee (12 Jul 2010 to 30 Mar 2015)

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Last updated: 18 Mar 2024.

3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources
Name of donor: England and Wales Cricket Board
Address of donor: Lord's Cricket Ground, London NW8 8QZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two tickets for the Ashes, value £186
Date received: 20 July 2023
Date accepted: 20 July 2023
Donor status: company, registration 03251364
(Registered 04 August 2023)
Name of donor: England and Wales Cricket Board
Address of donor: Lord's Cricket Ground, London NW8 8QZ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Three tickets for the Ashes, value £345
Date received: 29 July 2023
Date accepted: 29 July 2023
Donor status: company, registration 03251364
(Registered 04 August 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
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights £7,257.96, accommodation £3,142.55, travel, food, hospitality and miscellaneous costs £600; total value £11,000.51
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: National Assembly of Pakistan
Address of donor: Parliament House, Islamabad, Pakistan
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£958.95), hotel and subsistence (£291.85), total value £1,250.80
Destination of visit: Pakistan
Dates of visit: 5-15 May 2023
Purpose of visit: Invited as Chair of the APPG on Pakistan to mark the jubilee anniversary of the constitution and to learn and participate in parliamentary seminars.
(Registered 05 June 2023; updated 11 July 2023)
Name of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Address of donor: Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha, Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights, accommodation and food, value £5,800
Destination of visit: Doha, Qatar
Dates of visit: 25-30 November 2023
Purpose of visit: Participate at the World Innovation Summit for Education 2023 focusing on the future of education in light of emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and meet senior Qatari foreign policy and education officials.
(Registered 19 December 2023)
8. Miscellaneous
From 27 January 2020, a Member of Bolton Town Board. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 08 June 2020)
On 7 September 2022, I was appointed as a member of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 26 September 2022)
9. Family members employed and paid from parliamentary expenses
I employ my husband, Nadeem Ashraf, as Constituency Caseworker and Administrative Officer. (Registered 15 March 2016)

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