Naseem Shah
MP for Bradford West
Lab
Questions Asked by This MP
Parliamentary questions and government responses.
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This Monday will mark 10 years since the brutal rape and murder of my constituent Samia Shahid in a so-called honour killing. May I thank the Prime Minister for all his leadership on the agenda to end violence against women and girls? Will he reaffirm the UK's commitment to ending this abhorrent killing in the name of so-called honour, not just in England but across the world?
Context
Samia Shahid, a constituent of the MP, was murdered in an 'honour' killing ten years ago. The Prime Minister's leadership on ending violence against women is being acknowledged.
Keir Starmer
I pay heartfelt tribute to my hon. Friend for everything that she has done to campaign on and draw attention to this issue, and I thank her for continuing to do so.
Assessment
No specific commitment or action mentioned
Session: PMQs 2026-07-15
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The Prime Minister is no doubt aware of the collapse of SSB Law, and many constituents, including hundreds in my constituency, have been affected and have bills of up to hundreds of thousands. One constituent had to sell his wedding gifts, and his father had a heart attack with the stress. People are having to raid their pension pots; they are getting bills, and bailiffs are knocking on the door. Will the Prime Minister meet me and my constituents' representatives on the collapse of SSB Law, and make sure that the Government respond to this injustice that has happened to people across the country?
Context
Many people are facing significant financial losses following the collapse of a legal firm, with some having to sell their wedding gifts or raid pension pots.
Rishi Sunak
I am sorry to hear about the situation impacting the hon. Lady's constituents. I will be more than happy to make sure that the right Minister looks into it and that we get back to her as soon as possible.
Assessment
The Prime Minister did not commit to a specific meeting but promised to look into the issue through relevant ministers.
Session: PMQs
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I know how it feels to be homeless, squatting from one place to another with your entire belongings in one single black bin liner. Hard-working families, including in Bradford West, are at risk of homelessness because of the Tory mortgage bombshell and the failure to legislate to protect renters. Apart from totally losing grip of the whole situation, what is the Prime Minister doing to stop half a million people becoming homeless?
Context
MP cited personal experience of homelessness and recent mortgage challenges affecting constituents. Noted criticism of government's failure to legislate against rent increases.
Rishi Sunak
Actually, rough sleeping levels were about a third lower in 2022 compared with the peak in 2017. Since our landmark Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 came into force, more than 600,000 households have successfully had their homelessness prevented or relieved, and we are investing £2 billion over the next three years to continue to tackle homelessness and rough sleeping.
Assessment
Specific ask about preventing half a million people from becoming homeless not directly addressed
Session: PMQs
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I am sure the Prime Minister will share my delight that Bradford has been shortlisted to be the UK city of culture 2025 and will want to offer his support for our bid—it would bring immense benefits and kudos to Britain's youngest city. With over 120 languages spoken across the city, with its unique cultural heritage and diversity and, let us not forget, the amazing food, and as the birthplace of David Hockney and the Brontës, Bradford has it all—apart from Government support. One practical way in which the Prime Minister could help is by reversing the Transport Secretary's snub to Bradford in the integrated rail plan. So will the Prime Minister look again at this issue and commit to delivering a real northern powerhouse rail, including a stop in Bradford city?
Context
Bradford is shortlisted for the UK City of Culture 2025, but there are concerns about Transport Secretary's decision regarding Bradford in the integrated rail plan.
Boris Johnson
I congratulate Bradford on being shortlisted in the way that that wonderful city has been, but I think the hon. Lady is wrong about what the integrated rail plan said, because already it commits to cutting the journey times from Leeds to Bradford from 20 minutes to 12 minutes, if I remember correctly. And we continue to look at ways of making sure that high-speed rail goes direct to Bradford.
Assessment
Did not explicitly commit to reversing the snub or delivering a stop in Bradford city
Claims Existing Commitments
Session: PMQs
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Bradford is the UK's youngest city and has the 10th largest city economy, with a GDP of £11.6 billion, and is bidding to be the city of culture. Now, it comes out that no detailed analysis of the long-term economic benefits of investing in Bradford and the north through the integrated rail plan was carried out. This Government's failure has robbed Bradford of £30 billion-worth of growth over the next 10 years. When will the Prime Minister match action to rhetoric on levelling up and give Bradford the investment that it deserves?
Context
Bradford is the UK's youngest city with a GDP of £11.6 billion, bidding to be the city of culture. The government failed to carry out detailed analysis on long-term economic benefits of investing in Bradford through the integrated rail plan, resulting in missed growth potential.
Boris Johnson
I am afraid that the hon. Lady is wrong in what she says, because we are investing massively in Yorkshire—investing in 640 more police in Yorkshire and investing in education in Yorkshire—but she has misunderstood what we said at the time of the £96 billion integrated rail plan. What we are saying is that we will look at ways in which we can ensure that we protract the eastern leg of High Speed Rail from north of Birmingham to Bradford. What we are not doing is coming up with a scheme before we have decided exactly what to do and how to fund it, but we are not ruling it out.
Assessment
Specific actions for levelling up in Bradford were not outlined
Massively Investing In Yorkshire
Not Ruling Out
Session: PMQs
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Following reports of the Israeli military's map designating south Lebanese territory as a buffer zone, with Israel refusing to confirm whether displaced Lebanese families can return, what specific representations have been made by the UK Government to ensure this does not lead to de facto annexation? Does the Foreign Secretary agree that such occupation violates international law and undermines US-Iran talks?
Context
Reports indicate that the Israeli military has published a map designating south Lebanese territory as a buffer zone, raising concerns about displaced families and potential annexation.
Yvette Cooper
Lebanese people need to be able to return to their homes; this is a humanitarian disaster. The issue has been raised directly with the Israeli Government in international forums, and it is crucial that ceasefire talks progress and Lebanese people can return home.
Session: Gulf Conflict
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As modern warfare evolves, with ballistic and hypersonic missiles capable of overwhelming traditional air defence systems, will the Foreign Secretary set out specific steps taken by the Foreign Office in coordination with the Ministry of Defence to prepare for these threats?
Context
Modern warfare involves ballistic and hypersonic missiles that can overwhelm traditional air defence systems, weaponising energy supplies, food security, and critical goods.
Yvette Cooper
My hon. Friend is right to highlight changing technology, geopolitics, and security threats. We are increasing both the defence budget and the Foreign Office's work around a range of hybrid threats, including cyber, and we will need to continue to do so.
Session: Topical Questions
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If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities regarding UK Security Vetting's recommendation against granting vetting to Peter Mandelson and the decision by the Foreign Office to grant it.
Context
UK Security Vetting recommended against granting vetting of Peter Mandelson, and the Foreign Office granted the vetting instead.
Yvette Cooper
Yesterday, the Prime Minister updated the House that UK Security Vetting recommended against granting vetting of Peter Mandelson and that the Foreign Office granted it instead. The permanent under-secretary is no longer in post, and I have commissioned a review of all information provided.
Session: Topical Questions
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Last week, I raised the challenges that pharmacies in my constituency of South West Hertfordshire and across the country are facing due to rising costs and a lack of funding support. How can I arrange a meeting with him to discuss these concerns further?
Context
Pharmacies are facing challenges due to rising costs and a lack of funding. The questioner has written multiple times to the Minister for Care about these issues.
Ashley Dalton
The Minister responsible runs a regular ministerial surgery and would be more than happy to meet the hon. Member.
Session: Preventing Ill Health
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In Bradford West, more than one in five children begins primary school overweight or obese. By the time they leave primary school, that figure rises to one in three children. Will the Minister set out how this Government's world-leading new ban on junk food advertising will help parents to give every child the best and healthiest start in life?
Context
In Bradford West, childhood obesity rates are alarmingly high. Over one in five children start primary school overweight or obese, with this figure rising to over one in three by the time they leave primary school.
Ashley Dalton
I thank my hon. Friend for outlining the very real crisis of childhood obesity. It is a problem that robs children of the best possible start in life and sets them up for a whole lifetime of health problems. This Government have come down hard and delivered our commitment to restrict advertisements for junk food on TV and online. That action will remove around 7.2 billion calories from children's diets every single year.
Session: Preventing Ill Health
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As the Minister will know, the ICJ has ruled that member states such as the UK are obliged to distinguish in their dealings between green-line Israel and occupied territory. In line with that ruling, as well as obligations under United Nations Security Council resolution 2334, what steps are the Government taking to address the issue of products entering the UK from illegal settlements?
Context
The ICJ has ruled that member states must distinguish their dealings between green-line Israel and occupied territories.
Hamish Falconer
I will write to my hon. Friend about the complex issue of trade with Israel and how we make that distinction, if that is okay.
Session: Topical Questions
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An Israel ground invasion in Rafah is probable within days, leading to 1.5 million displaced Palestinians with no safe place to shelter. Children in Gaza have been starved at the fastest rate that the world has ever seen, and Members across the House, including myself, have come here time and again asking for something to be done in terms of delivering aid and pushing for a ceasefire. Time and again, the Minister says that we are trying, trying, trying, but clearly trying is not working. What will the Government do to move the dial and stop children dying?
Context
The MP is concerned about the potential for an Israeli ground invasion in Rafah and its impact on displaced Palestinians.
Andrew Mitchell
The hon. Member will have seen the 6 April maritime announcement and she will know that Britain is ramping up the delivery of aid by land, sea and air. She will, I hope, be aware that we have a naval ship standing by with £9.7 million of aid and logistics equipment.
Session: Gaza Humanitarian Situation
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What steps he is taking to help improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza. I am concerned about the lack of food and medical supplies reaching those in need.
Context
The MP is concerned about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, including food and medical aid shortages.
Andrew Mitchell
We have trebled our aid commitment in the past year and we are doing all we can to get more aid to Gaza by land, air and sea.
Session: Gaza Humanitarian Situation
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According to the Government, fraud is now the most common crime in the UK, costing almost £7 billion a year, with one in 15 people falling victim. The number of victims has skyrocketed amid the cost of living crisis, and victims are left without hope. Police forces up and down the country are crying out for resources to tackle the ever growing and advancing ways in which criminals exploit people to commit fraud. If the Government care and are serious about fraud and its victims, why do Ministers persistently exclude fraud from crime statistics?
Context
According to government reports, fraud is now the most common crime in the UK, costing almost £7 billion annually. The number of victims has increased significantly during the cost of living crisis.
Thomas Tugendhat
That is a slightly strange question, because fraud is in the Crime Survey of England and Wales, so I simply do not understand which surveys the hon. Lady is looking at. She may be thinking of the crime surveys before 2010, which are hard to compare because Labour did not count fraud—but we do.
Session: Fraud
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In Q3 2022 over 4,500 potential victims of modern slavery were referred to the NRM—a record since its introduction—and 43% of them were children. Just last month, people learned that more than 200 children seeking asylum went missing from Home Office hotels. The Government ignored warnings about the Nationality and Borders Act making things worse. We have seen a failure to appoint a new anti-slavery commissioner and just one conviction for child trafficking last year. Does this show they are on top of this issue?
Context
Over 4,500 potential victims of modern slavery were referred to the national referral mechanism in Q3 2022. Over 200 children seeking asylum have gone missing from Home Office hotels.
Sarah Dines
There is a big history with trafficking and dangerous gangs must be looked at. However, it is this government who have confidence to do something about it. There are issues other Members of House were reluctant to look at; important that ethnicity of each alleged criminal is noted.
Session: Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
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Last week's police grants saw core Government funding for the police fall by £62 million. Can the Home Secretary explain these cuts or is this just a case of her Government's abject failure?
Context
The MP criticizes recent police grants, pointing to a £62 million fall in core Government funding for the police during an economic crisis.
Suella Braverman
This Government propose £17.2 billion in total police funding for 2023-24, an increase of up to £287 million compared with 2022-23. Assuming full take-up of the precept flexibility, overall police funding available to PCCs will increase by up to £523 million next year.
Session: Police Efficiency and Resourcing
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Will the Minister match Labour's commitment to hire thousands more PCSOs as part of a fully funded neighbourhood policing programme?
Context
The MP is raising concerns about cuts in the number of PCSOs.
Chris Philp
The total funding going into policing this year is £16.9 billion, with a £1.1 billion increase on last year. When those 20,000 extra officers are hired next April, we will have a record number of uniformed officers serving.
Session: Neighbourhood Crimes Effectiveness of Police Community Support Officers
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Can the Minister explain why, after 12 years in Government, the Conservatives have failed so badly?
Context
The MP is concerned about the lack of legislative support for communities suffering from antisocial behaviour. He mentions increases in various types of crime.
Stephen McPartland
I am astonished. The reality is that antisocial behaviour in the year to March 2022 is down 37%. [Interruption.] My hon. Friends may also be intrigued to hear that, nationally, burglary is down 24%, neighbourhood crime by 33%, and vehicle offences by 28%. That has been made possible by the commitment the Government have made to increasing police numbers by more than 20,000. Perhaps the answer is that Conservative police and crime commissioners deliver for their communities.
Session: Antisocial Behaviour
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The hon. Member for Keighley (Robbie Moore) is right to ask the Government what they are doing to tackle antisocial behaviour. In his constituency total recorded crime went up by 59% from 2011-12 to 2020-21, which highlights the Conservative Government's track record, a damning one at that. No wonder crime is up. Action on antisocial behaviour is down since his Government took out 7,000 neighbourhood police officers—a cut of 30%—so the 1,000 the Minister just mentioned does not quite cut it. Will the Minister tell the House why the Government do not believe in neighbourhood policing, as they have clearly given up on it with the cuts they have made?
Context
The Conservative Government's track record on antisocial behaviour and crime reduction is being questioned.
Rachel Maclean
The hon. Lady is completely wrong in the contention she puts forward to the House. This Government introduced the beating crime plan, which puts tackling antisocial behaviour at its heart. We are increasing funding to the police and bringing more officers on to the streets to tackle this issue.
Session: Antisocial Behaviour
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In 2021, fraud and computer misuse increased by 47%. In 2020, an estimated 99.99% of total cyber-crime went unpunished. During covid alone, £37 billion is likely to have been lost to fraud. When working families face rising energy costs and a cost of living crisis, and pay more taxes and for services, can the Minister tell me why under this Tory Government gangs of criminals are getting a free run at the public purse?
Context
Fraud and computer misuse increased by 47% in 2021. In 2020, an estimated 99.99% of total cyber-crime went unpunished. During the covid era, £37 billion likely lost to fraud, equaling one third of the NHS annual budget.
Damian Hinds
Gangs do not get a free run, and we will invest more than ever before to tackle fraud. During covid, crime trends changed with an increase in distanced crimes like cybercrime. We are committed through spending review and the new economic crime levy for £400 million over this period.
Session: Fraud
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I remind the Home Secretary of the legal maxim, “Justice delayed is justice denied.” This Government promised to try to right some of the wrongs with the Windrush compensation scheme in a time-limited manner. In November, the Home Affairs Committee found that only 20% of claimants had applied and only 5% had received any compensation. Twenty-three people have died before receiving their compensation.
Context
Only 5% of claimants had received any compensation, with 23 people dying before receiving their compensation.
Kevin Foster
Moving this operation out of the Home Office would merely further delay the provision of compensation. We are recruiting more caseworkers and speeding up the process.
Session: Windrush Compensation Scheme
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Can the Secretary of State tell us who both independent advisers are, publish their terms of reference as well as the work they have carried out? Does this show negligence towards tackling Islamophobia across the UK?
Context
The Conservative Government announced two independent advisers on Islamophobia in July 2019 but has not published their work or terms of reference.
Robert Jenrick
Professor Swaran Singh conducted an independent review of the Conservative party. The Government accepted all recommendations in full, but did not directly address the specific ask about publishing terms or names.
Session: Topical Questions
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Has the Department conducted an impact assessment of how many cafés, pharmacies and corner shops will be lost from our high streets due to proposed planning changes?
Context
The government is proposing changes to permitted development rights, allowing conversions of various commercial spaces into homes without planning permission.
Robert Jenrick
Consultations have been conducted and thousands of responses received. Measures include protections for nurseries and conservation areas, but the government's approach is considered proportionate to address major transformation in high streets post-COVID. Billions of pounds are being invested through towns and high streets funds.
Session: Covid-19 Hospitality Venues and High Streets
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Cumbria County Council has been hemmed in by the planning system over the application for the west Cumbria coalmine, which it will likely be forced to pass to avoid the threat of legal costs. This is despite the environmental damage and the small number of unsustainable jobs that the mine will create. Leaving aside fixing the flaws in a system that allows for the opening of a polluting coalmine in the year that the UK hosts COP26, will the Secretary of State now do the right thing on this issue of national—if not global—importance, block this application and work with his colleagues in the Cabinet to provide the long-term, secure and green jobs that west Cumbrians deserve instead?
Context
The MP is concerned about a planning application for a new coal mine in west Cumbria, which he believes poses environmental risks and will not provide significant job creation benefits. He asks if the Secretary of State will intervene to block this application.
Christopher Pincher
The hon. Lady and the House know full well that our green credentials are second to none. The hon. Lady also knows that I will not and cannot comment on an individual planning application. What I can say is that there is a high bar to be passed for a local decision to be assessed by the Secretary of State. We believe—the law believes—that it is always best to leave local communities to make decisions for themselves, and that is what we have done in this case.
Session: Planning Reform
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In November, the Secretary of State took an extraordinary decision not to challenge the opening of a new deep coal mine in Cumbria. This application is of national and global importance. Will he now commit to blocking this disastrous application? If not, how can anyone take the Government seriously on climate change?
Context
The Government has decided not to challenge the opening of a new deep coal mine in Cumbria despite concerns about climate change ahead of COP26.
Robert Jenrick (Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government)
A decision not to call in an application is not a decision on merits. It is left to local democratically elected councillors in Cumbria. The national planning policy framework balances presumption against new coal with economic benefits.
Session: Topical Questions
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This morning, it was reported that women not speaking English or needing specialist services were turned away by multiple refuges despite available spaces. If the funding for these refuges is as severely under-resourced as estimated by charities like Refuge and Women's Aid, how will legislative changes help those desperate to flee abuse?
Context
Women experiencing domestic abuse are being turned away from up to five separate refuges due to a lack of specialist services, raising concerns about under-resourced funding.
Kelly Tolhurst
A home should be a place of safety, and turning away victims is unacceptable. The Government announced an £10 million emergency fund helping to reopen 350 beds and create more than 1,500. The situation will continue to be monitored as we move through the post-covid period.
Session: Domestic Abuse
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With high unemployment, child poverty rates, and under local restrictions for almost three months, does the Chancellor feel that Bradford West can afford any more job losses and needs targeted support?
Context
Report by WPI Strategy ranked Bradford West third for need to be levelled up and has the highest rise in child poverty rate. Unemployment is also high.
Rishi Sunak
In Bradford and elsewhere, we do not want to see job losses but many people have already lost their jobs. The comprehensive plan for jobs aims to protect, support, and create jobs in every part of the UK through schemes like kickstart.
Session: Job Support Scheme
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What proportion of jobs his Department estimates will be supported through the Government's Job Support Scheme.
Context
N/A - Directly asks about the Job Support Scheme without additional context.
Rishi Sunak
Over the course of the coronavirus job retention scheme, more than 9 million jobs were protected through the furlough scheme. The job support scheme that replaces it will come into force on 1 November. Of course, it is impossible to predict today how many people will benefit. That will depend on the exact path of the virus and the restrictions in place.
Session: Job Support Scheme
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Will she tell me explicitly what the Government and her Department are doing directly to tackle structural racism in the workplace?
Context
The Baroness McGregor-Smith review suggested that eradicating BAME disparities could boost the economy by £24 billion.
Kemi Badenoch (Minister for Women and Equalities)
Following Baroness McGregor-Smith's industry-led review, we ran a consultation on ethnicity pay reporting and received more than 300 detailed responses which we are currently analysing. This is one of the things that the commission will look into: it will look at a broad range of issues and some of the findings will help to address the issues raised.
Session: Racial Injustices Race Disparity Unit
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What discussions have you had with Cabinet colleagues on steps that the Race Disparity Unit is taking to help tackle racial injustices in society?
Context
The Government's commitment to addressing racial disparities through the Race Disparity Unit.
Kemi Badenoch (Minister for Women and Equalities)
The Government are committed to tackling racial disparities and levelling up the country, which is why the Race Disparity Unit continues to work across Departments and their agencies to identify and address adverse variances in outcomes across education, healthcare, criminal justice and the economy. It is also why the Prime Minister announced the new Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, the terms of reference and membership of which were announced last week.
Session: Racial Injustices Race Disparity Unit
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What are the Government's plans to ensure that councils covering high-density BAME population areas receive necessary support for recovery from social and economic effects of the pandemic?
Context
Inquires about government plans to support areas severely impacted by the virus with large black and minority ethnic populations.
Simon Clarke
The Government are working closely with councils, including Bradford, to understand pressures on BAME communities. We continue to work closely with affected areas and adjust our response accordingly as we gather more information.
Session: Local Authority Funding Covid-19
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What discussions has the Secretary of State had with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care on the merits of Bradford University establishing a medical school? The last Conservative Government did not engage any university in Yorkshire when planning medical schools. Given the current focus on 'levelling up', might the Minister consider supporting Bradford's bid to train medics, considering post-Brexit Britain will face skills shortages?
Context
Inquires about the government's discussions with Health and Social Care on Bradford University's potential to establish a medical school.
Michelle Donelan (Minister of State for Universities)
The Secretary of State did not specifically discuss this with Health and Social Care, but grant funding is provided to eligible higher education providers. The university submitted a bid in 2017 which was unsuccessful despite the Government's support through creating five new medical schools adding 1,500 places. Engagement did occur though, and the Minister offers to visit the university.
Session: Bradford University Medical School
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Other Parliamentary Activity
Debates led and petitions presented.
Artificial Intelligence And Extremism Threats To Social Cohesion
30 April 2024
Main Concerns
["Naseem Shah is concerned about the rise of extremism and unregulated technological advances in artificial intelligence, which threaten social cohesion and democratic stability. He cites the Khan review's findings that eighty-five per cent of the public acknowledge the presence of freedom-restricting harassment and sixty percent perceive it as worsening over time. Additionally, he highlights issues such as self-censorship due to abuse and intimidation, leading to a suppression of free speech."]
Specific Asks
['Shah calls on the Government to recognise their role in breaking down social cohesion and to act as part of a solution rather than contributing to the problem. He demands that they lead by example and condemn divisive rhetoric from top figures.']
Human Rights in Myanmar
19 April 2023
Responding: Andrew Mitchell
Main Concerns
['Since the military coup two years ago, over 2 million people have been displaced and more than 21,000 arrested with around 17,000 still in detention. Thousands of civilians and members of resistance forces have been killed, and there have been widespread reports of torture and abuse. The Rohingya Muslim population faces ongoing persecution; an estimated 600,000 remain in the Rakhine state subject to daily abuses. Since 2017, over 730,000 Rohingya Muslims fled to Bangladesh due to military crimes against humanity and acts of genocide, living in makeshift settlements under harsh conditions.']
Specific Asks
["The Government should look into increasing aid for the Rohingya refugees and engage with international partners to apply a full arms embargo on Myanmar. We also call for suspending exports of aviation fuel to Myanmar's authorities and urging British shipping companies and insurance firms to cease involvement in the trade. The UK must work with regional partners to shut off supplies of aviation fuel and military equipment to the regime."]
Israel and Palestine
08 September 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Backbench Business
09 July 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Mohamed argues that successive British Governments have acknowledged the illegality and harmful effects of Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories but have failed to take decisive ...
Middle East: Economic Response
21 May 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Debate on the Address
13 May 2026
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
Middle East
02 March 2026
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
29 November 2024
Bill Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Bill would give terminally ill adults the choice to end their life under stringent criteria, which include two medical professionals and a High Court judge's approval. Kim highlights the need for ...
Israel-Gaza Conflict: Arrest Warrants
25 November 2024
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Budget Resolutions
30 October 2024
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The Prime Minister's actions reveal broken promises with a budget that increases borrowing, taxes, and welfare spending. The government has fiddled figures and increased national insurance, capital ga...
Gaza and Lebanon
15 October 2024
Ministerial Statement
Contributed to this debate
Criminal Law
25 July 2024
General Debate
Contributed to this debate
The prisons are in crisis due to overcapacity, with the male prison estate running at around 99% for 18 months. To avert disaster, the draft order will adjust automatic release points from 50% to 40%,...
Attendance
68.1%
64 of 94 votes
Aye Votes
21
22.3% of votes
No Votes
43
45.7% of votes
Abstentions
30
31.9% of votes
11 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 270
Noes: 286
Failed
11 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Closure motion
Ayes: 293
Noes: 218
Passed
10 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Social Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
Ayes: 77
Noes: 292
Failed
09 Sep 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Ame...
Ayes: 371
Noes: 100
Passed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 142
Ayes: 108
Noes: 357
Failed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
Ayes: 162
Noes: 297
Failed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Ayes: 106
Noes: 302
Failed
08 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140
Ayes: 79
Noes: 300
Failed
07 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
Ayes: 77
Noes: 317
Failed
07 Sep 2026
VOTED NO
Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
Ayes: 170
Noes: 316
Failed
04 Sep 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Motion to sit in private
Ayes: 1
Noes: 79
Failed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Employment Tribunals Extension of Jurisdiction (England and Wales) (Amendment...
Ayes: 318
Noes: 107
Passed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
Ayes: 177
Noes: 308
Failed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 4
Ayes: 173
Noes: 282
Failed
01 Jul 2026
VOTED NO
Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 80
Noes: 281
Failed
01 Jul 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and...
Ayes: 322
Noes: 107
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Carbon Budget Order 2026
Ayes: 332
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026
Ayes: 330
Noes: 93
Passed
24 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Climate Change Act 2008 (International Aviation and International Shipp...
Ayes: 329
Noes: 94
Passed
24 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Customs (Tariff and Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 4) Regulations 2026
Ayes: 323
Noes: 160
Passed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness
Ayes: 108
Noes: 307
Failed
23 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Opposition Day: Puberty blockers
Ayes: 112
Noes: 283
Failed
23 Jun 2026
VOTED AYE
Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amen...
Ayes: 294
Noes: 110
Passed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11
Ayes: 171
Noes: 322
Failed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 22
Ayes: 74
Noes: 323
Failed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
Ayes: 104
Noes: 391
Failed
22 Jun 2026
VOTED NO
Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: New Clause 4
Ayes: 164
Noes: 311
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill: Allocation of Time motion
Ayes: 233
Noes: 94
Passed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
Ayes: 85
Noes: 317
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 144
Noes: 244
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 13
Ayes: 135
Noes: 258
Failed
17 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
National Security (State Threats) Bill Committee: Amendment 8
Ayes: 143
Noes: 249
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 77
Noes: 255
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Clean Air Zones Central Services (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulatio...
Ayes: 262
Noes: 86
Passed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 162
Noes: 246
Failed
16 Jun 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remainin...
Ayes: 151
Noes: 258
Failed
24 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
Ayes: 69
Noes: 279
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
Ayes: 156
Noes: 273
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
Ayes: 361
Noes: 84
Passed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 73
Noes: 256
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
Ayes: 77
Noes: 280
Failed
23 Feb 2026
VOTED NO
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
Ayes: 161
Noes: 272
Failed
11 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Marit...
Ayes: 362
Noes: 107
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2...
Ayes: 279
Noes: 90
Passed
11 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
Ayes: 277
Noes: 143
Passed
04 Feb 2026
DID NOT VOTE
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
Ayes: 392
Noes: 116
Passed
03 Feb 2026
VOTED AYE
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Ayes: 458
Noes: 104
Passed
28 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
Ayes: 91
Noes: 287
Failed
28 Jan 2026
VOTED NO
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
Ayes: 103
Noes: 284
Failed
28 Jan 2026
VOTED AYE
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
Ayes: 294
Noes: 108
Passed
5
PMQs Asked
27
Ministerial Questions Asked
79
House of Commons Debates Involved
2
Westminster Hall Debates Led
0
Statements / Bills
0
Petitions Presented
94
Voting Record
Activity Compared to Peers
How does this MP's parliamentary activity compare to the national average across 1370 MPs?
Prime Minister's Questions
+37% above average
This MP:
5
Average:
3.7
Ministerial Questions
+101% above average
This MP:
27
Average:
13.4
Westminster Hall Debates Led
-20% below average
This MP:
2
Average:
2.5
Commons Chamber Debates
+1526% above average
This MP:
79
Average:
4.9
Statements / Bills Proposed
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
9.5
Petitions Presented
-100% below average
This MP:
0
Average:
2.5
Voting Attendance Rate (%)
-1% below average
This MP:
68.1
Average:
68.8
Important Context
- - Ministers answer questions rather than asking them, so have different activity patterns
- - Activity quantity doesn't measure quality or effectiveness of representation
- - Some MPs focus more on constituency work than parliamentary questions
- - Newly elected MPs will have less parliamentary history
About This Page
This page tracks Naseem Shah's parliamentary activity including questions asked, debates (Commons Chamber + Westminster Hall), statements/bills, and petitions presented.