Saqib Bhatti’s voting in Parliament

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

This is a random selection of Saqib Bhatti’s votes.

• Voted a mixture of for and against a reduction in spending on welfare benefits Show votes 3 votes for, 3 votes against, 4 absences, between 2021–2022.
• Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs Details 0 votes for, 0 votes against, 1 absence, in 2020.
• Consistently voted for increasing the rate of VAT Show votes 2 votes for, 0 votes against, in 2022.
• Voted a mixture of for and against paying higher benefits over longer periods for those unable to work due to illness or disability Show votes 1 vote for, 2 votes against, 3 absences, in 2022.
• Generally voted for an equal number of electors per parliamentary constituency Show votes 3 votes for, 1 vote against, in 2020.
• Generally voted against more EU integration Show votes 2 votes for, 9 votes against, 1 absence, between 2020–2022.

Last updated: 18 May 2022. Learn more about our voting records and what they mean.

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Recent appearances

• Prime Minister: Engagements 3 May 2023

  Thanks to this Conservative Government and £1.8 million from the brownfield land release fund, Conservative-led Solihull council is getting on with regenerating Kingshurst village centre, creating space for new businesses and new homes. When it comes to economic regeneration, none of the Opposition parties has a viable plan—not the Greens, not the Liberal Democrats and not the Labour...

• Chinese Police Stations in UK 19 Apr 2023

  My constituency has become home to many people from Hong Kong. Can the Minister reassure my constituents that we take our moral duty to protect political dissidents seriously and that they should be free from harassment on any inch of UK soil? By that, I do not just mean Chinese police stations, but also IRGC cut-outs.

• Prime Minister: Engagements 19 Apr 2023

  On Saturday, I joined my 17-year-old constituent Alfie Ford in walking to raise funds for the National Autistic Society. Alfie’s mission is to walk 15,000 steps every day in the month of April to raise awareness of autism and to show that every autistic person deserves the best chance in life. This Saturday, he is walking from Birmingham City football club to Edgbaston stadium and back...

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Conservative MP for Meriden

Entered the House of Commons on 13 December 2019 — General election

• Early Day Motions signed by this MP

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Education
• Department for Business
• Energy and Industrial Strategy
• Department for Science
• Innovation and Technology
• Home Office
• Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Independent Review
• Breast Cancer: Solihull
• Water: Safety
• Special Educational Needs: Employment
• Special Educational Needs: Dyspraxia

Currently held offices

• Member, Procurement Bill [HL] Committee (since 25 Jan 2023)
• Member, Online Safety (Re-committed Clauses and Schedules) Bill Committee (since 7 Dec 2022)
• Member, Foreign Affairs Committee (since 29 Nov 2022)
• Member, Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee (since 2 Nov 2022)
• Member, Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee (since 2 Mar 2022)

Other offices held in the past

• Member, Health and Care Bill Committee (20 Sep 2021 to 26 Sep 2021)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Caroline Spelman
• Iain Mills
• John Tomlinson
• Keith Speed
• Christopher Rowland
• Gordon Matthews
• Reginald Moss

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Online Safety Bill Committee (1 out of 20)
• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill Committee (7 out of 7)
• Procurement Bill Committee (6 out of 9)
• Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform Bill) Committee (1 out of 1)
• Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Bill Committee (1 out of 5)
• Health and Care Bill Committee (4 out of 22)
• Environment Bill Committee (21 out of 22)
• British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)