What the cost is of her Department’s marketing campaign with Gemma Collins.
Awaiting answer.
The Westminster lensMP · Conservative and Unionist Party · Sitting since 12 Dec 2019
Saqib Bhatti.
Conservative and Unionist Party MP for Meriden and Solihull East.
Commons votes
348/521
67% attendance · top 66% of MPs
Party alignment
60%
on whipped divisions
Speeches
214
across 120 debates · 64,135 words
Written Qs
261
254 answered · 7 pending
Dispatch
31 May 2026
31 May 2026
Aligned with their council.
Saqib Bhatti is the Conservative MP for Meriden and Solihull East, and has been an MP continually since 12 December 2019. He currently undertakes the role of Shadow Minister (Education).
By issue — what do they vote on most?
Top eight by total divisions voted, this parliament. Volume measures engagement, not direction — see Notable Votes for free-vote moments and rebellions.
Source · The Public Whip · Hansard
Notable votes — free votes & rebellions.
Moments where the whip was free, or where Bhatti broke ranks. Free votes are the truer signal of personal stance.
No rebellions or free votes recorded yet.
Words spoken, by topic.
Con avg / MP All-MP avgper topic, words per MP
Source · Hansard
Recent contributions.
21 May
Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
“Government cannot run businesses efficiently; the tariff and quota measures, particularly the 97% reduction on merchant bars, will inflate costs across HS2 and defence procurement …”
23 Apr
Young Adult Carers: Education and Training
“Acknowledges previous government efforts (school census amendments, pupil premium, bursaries, Young Carers in Schools programme); seeks clarity on current government's cross-govern…”
20 Apr
Apprenticeships
“Any apprenticeship growth is due to cancelled level 7 programmes; stripped of this, vacancies are at 2020 lows; government is failing young people amid record youth unemployment.”
20 Apr
Cost of Living: Students
“Government's weekend course funding policy change affected 20,000 students including nurses; demands confirmation that debt collection will stop and innocent students will not be p…”
None recorded
Bhatti holds no select-committee seat this session. New 2024-intake MPs typically wait one term before being appointed.
Top departments asked.
| Department | Qs | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Education | 81 | 31.0% |
| Treasury | 39 | 14.9% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 35 | 13.4% |
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 34 | 13.0% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 23 | 8.8% |
| Department for Transport | 11 | 4.2% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 11 | 4.2% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 6 | 2.3% |
Most recent.
If she will publish a breakdown of her Department’s marketing and advertising expenditure in (a) 2024-25 and (b) 2025-26.
Awaiting answer.
What notice her Department plans to provide to Music and Dance Scheme Schools of funding decisions for the next academic year.
Awaiting answer.
What consideration her Department has given to removing VAT charged on the MDS Settlement Grant for a) MDS Schools and b) parents.
Awaiting answer.
Register of interests.
P Investments Limited £20,000 |
Dukehill Services Limited £5,000 |
Jaguar Land Rover Limited 25 November 2025 |
The Warwickshire County Cricket Club Ltd 2 July 2025 |
Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP) Name of donor: Coalition for Global Prosperity (CGP)
Address of donor: 1 Horse Guards Avenue, London SW1A 2HU
Estimate of the probable val… |
Source · Members API · Last amended 2 Dec 2025
IPSA expenses.
| Category | £ | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 196,136 | 72.8% |
| Accommodation | 41,387 | 15.4% |
| Office Costs | 22,057 | 8.2% |
| Staff Travel | 4,725 | 1.8% |
| MP Travel | 4,609 | 1.7% |
| Total · 113 claims | 269,498 | 100% |
Source · IPSA · FY 24_25
Nothing tabled for Bhatti on the published Order Paper this week.
| Year | Constituency | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Meriden and Solihull East | 16,792 | 38.1% | Won |
| 2019 | Meriden | 34,358 | 63.4% | Won |
2024 — full result, Meriden and Solihull East.
| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saqib BhattiWON | Con | 16,792 | 38.1 |
Showing the MP’s own row only. Full result table: see Meriden and Solihull East →
Sources, methods & last update
Method The dispatch paragraphs are AI-generated from the public sources listed below. Every figure links to its source. If we’re wrong, please tell us — corrections within 48 hours.
DivisionsHansard
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
The Public Whip
Updated 31 May 2026
SpeechesHansard · 64,135 words
21 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
21 Jul 2024 → 21 May 2026
Written QsMembers API
261 tabled · 254 answered
261 tabled · 254 answered
CommitteesCommittees API
None recorded
None recorded
RegisterMembers API
10 entries
10 entries
ExpensesIPSA
£269,498 · FY 24_25
£269,498 · FY 24_25
Order paperUK Parliament
Refreshed daily
Refreshed daily
ElectionsElectoral Commission
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