About your Member of Parliament

Your MP (Shockat Adam) represents you, and all of the people who live in Leicester South, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Independent MP for Leicester South

Entered the House of Commons on 5 July 2024 — General election

Social Media

• @shockatadam.bsky.social
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Topics of interest

• Department of Health and Social Care
• Department for Work and Pensions
• Foreign
• Commonwealth and Development Office
• Ministry of Housing
• Communities and Local Government
• Department for Education
• Children: Maintenance
• Israel: UNRWA
• NHS Learning Support Fund: Pharmacy
• Healthy Start Scheme
• USA: Nuclear Weapons

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Jon Ashworth
• Peter Soulsby
• Parmjit Gill
• Jim Marshall
• Derek Spencer
• Jim Marshall
• Thomas Boardman
• Herbert Bowden
• Charles Waterhouse
• Ronald Allen
• William Reynolds
• Thomas Blane

Recent appearances

• Upcoming Business – Commons: Main Chamber 20 Jun 2025

  Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading – Shockat Adam. Private Members' Bills

• Business of the House 24 Apr 2025

  If the Leader of the House will indulge me, I would like to quote somebody who I suspect has read more books than I have: Albert Einstein. He said, “The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” Libraries are more than just a place of knowledge—they are the lifeblood of local communities, bringing people of all backgrounds together. However, in...

• Business of the House 24 Apr 2025

  If the Leader of the House will indulge me, I would like to quote somebody who I suspect has read more books than I have: Albert Einstein. He said, “The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.” Libraries are more than just a place of knowledge—they are the lifeblood of local communities, bringing people of all backgrounds together. However, in...

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