Dewsbury & Batley / data
Iqbal Mohamed · Independent · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
310
of 504 possible
Attendance
62%
194 absent / paired
Whip alignment
91%
vs party majority
Speeches
280
139 debates
Written Qs
240
211 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£110k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 107 claims
Interests
5
4 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Economy | 58 | |
| Taxation | 53 | |
| Employment | 39 | |
| Crime & Policing | 31 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 27 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 24 | |
| Education | 19 | |
| Energy | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Social Care | 46 | 19,553 |
| Economy Jobs | 37 | 15,126 |
| Health | 33 | 11,832 |
| Culture Community | 31 | 11,040 |
| Defence | 32 | 9,455 |
| Crime | 30 | 9,032 |
| Local Government | 21 | 7,110 |
| Other | 21 | 6,406 |
B · Notable divisions
Free votes, rebellions and high-salience whipped votes — the moments that distinguish this MP from the party machine. The full division-by-division record will follow once the per-MP archive is wired.
| Date | Division | Whip | MP voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2026 | Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2Vote on a Conservative-backed amendment (Amendment 2) to the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill that would reintroduce merit-based selec… | Free vote | Aye |
| 10 Dec 2025 | Opposition day: Seasonal workAn opposition party brought a motion on seasonal work to a Commons vote, likely calling on the government to address issues facing seasonal … | Free vote | No |
| 09 Dec 2025 | Railways Bill: Second ReadingMPs voted on whether to pass the Railways Bill at its Second Reading, which would bring private train operating companies into public owners… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyI also welcome the Minister’s response to the urgent question and the proposal to go British first in our procurement strategy, with over £400 billion spent per year. The Minister … Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 133 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dame Siobhain. In a briefing for investors, Palantir chief executive officer Alex Karp said: “we are super proud of the role we play… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 382 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformWill the hon. Member give way? HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 6 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformHealth inequality in the NHS for people of ethnic minorities is a challenge that we need to address. The New Orleans police department and the Los Angeles police department both te… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 76 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformWill the Minister give way? HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 5 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformWill the Minister give way? HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillEarlier I asked the Minister whether tech giants and providers of social media have access to the consultation, and she will be writing to me with those details. Does the hon. Lady… EducationTechnologyHealth | 71 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister give way? EducationTechnologyHealth | 5 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe hon. Member is making an informed speech. Would he agree that the priority for any Government, and any legislator, is to protect citizens from harm? This amendment would protec… EducationTechnologyHealth | 69 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWill the Minister confirm that the consultation is targeted at young people, parents and consumers of social media, and that the Government will not take input from social media co… EducationTechnologyHealth | 30 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillWould the right hon. Gentleman agree that banning mobile phones in schools will not harm children, and that not banning them does harm children? EducationTechnologyHealth | 24 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Pension Schemes BillThe hon. Gentleman is making an eloquent and serious speech. Does he agree that, in addition to fossil fuels, local government pension schemes are exposed to industries and assets … Fiscal PolicyEconomy JobsSocial Care | 75 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI do agree with the hon. Member. I sympathise with the Government—there are huge pressures in all policy areas, particularly children’s services, education and healthcare, and now … EducationTechnologyHealth | 325 |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is a pleasure to speak in this debate. I rise to call on the Government to support Lords amendments 38 and 106, which would raise the age of access to harmful social media platf… EducationTechnologyHealth | 602 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | “For Women Scotland” Court Ruling: First AnniversaryI thank the hon. Member for her expertise in this area. Recognising biological sex is in the interests of trans people as well. We are not just different on the outside; we are dif… Social CareHealthCulture Community | 459 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | 51 | 21.3% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 47 | 19.6% |
| Department of Health and Social Care | 30 | 12.5% |
| Department for Education | 23 | 9.6% |
| Department for Business and Trade | 19 | 7.9% |
| Department for Work and Pensions | 15 | 6.3% |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 14 | 5.8% |
| Department for Culture, Media and Sport | 9 | 3.8% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Apr 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that Gift Aid is not given to charities linked to illegal activity. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to ensure controlled UK miliary items are not exported without proper authorisation. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to monitor and prevent the movement of British citizens to illegal settlements in the West Bank. | Pending |
| 21 Apr 2026 | Department for Culture, Media and Sport | To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Charity Commission on the risk of charities offering to help British citizens move to illegal settlements in the West Bank. | Pending |
| 20 Apr 2026 | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology | To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Sovereign AI fund will invest in companies that train AI models on copyrighted work without a license. | Pending |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if his Department will publish the legal direction under Section 254 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 that disapplies patient opt-outs for the NHS Federated Data Platform. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to help ensure that the rights of older people are integrated into the humanitarian and recovery strategies to be discussed… | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims have been brought against the UK in each year since 2000. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department holds information on the number of Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims that have been initiated by UK-based investors against foreign governments in each of t… | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many Investor-State Dispute Settlement cases involving the UK (a) are ongoing, (b) have been settled and (c) have been concluded. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much compensation has been paid to claimants as a result of Investor-State Dispute Settlement rulings and settlements. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential implications for his Department’s policies of Colombia's announcement that it will withdraw from the Investor-State Dispute Settl… | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what the cost to the public purse has been of responding to Investor-State Dispute Settlement claims brought against the UK since 2000, including legal fees and arbitration costs. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Business and Trade | To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken a review of the continued inclusion of Investor-State Dispute Settlement provisions in UK trade and investment agreements. | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Department for Energy Security and Net Zero | To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, who will represent the UK at the First Conference on Transitioning away from Fossil Fuels in Colombia in April 2026; and what her Department's policy is on this transition. | Answered |
E · Committees
No committee memberships recorded for this MP.
F · Expenses
Every business-cost claim reimbursed by IPSA in the current financial year, grouped by category. “Aggregated” rows are IPSA’s own year-end totals for cost types like payroll and rent that aren’t itemised claim-by-claim.
Category breakdown
| Category | Claims | Paid (£) | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office Costs | 61 | 19,682 | 17.9% |
| Accommodation | 26 | 11,628 | 10.6% |
| Staffing | 3 | 73,582 | 66.9% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,199 | 3.8% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 560 | 0.5% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 412 | 0.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | Office Costs | 9 | 12,833 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 26 | 11,628 |
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 3 | 5,892 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 3 | 1,611 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 6 | 1,221 |
| Equipment - purchase | Office Costs | 10 | 958 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 6 | 641 |
| Business rates | Office Costs | 1 | 634 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 1 | 455 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 3 | 411 |
| Training - staff | Office Costs | 1 | 250 |
| Cleaning services | Office Costs | 2 | 192 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Apr 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Administrative services | 1,176 | Paid |
| 01 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,833 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Stationery & printing | AMAZON [***] [200011725-8657] | 88 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,833 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Constituency Office Cleaning 27/02/25 + 13/03/25 [200011633-146] | 96 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 89 | Paid |
| 13 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 76 | Paid |
| 09 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | HOTELCOM [***] [200011725-2235] | 251 | Paid |
| 04 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,833 | Paid |
| 27 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | EXPEDIA HOTELCOM [***] | 297 | Paid |
| 26 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Mobile telephone - contract & usage | Monthly Mobile SIM Only Line Rental [200011781-522] | 8 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | HOTELCOM [***] | 358 | Paid |
| 23 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 265 | Paid |
| 21 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 89 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 70 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | Constituency Office Cleaning 30/01/25 + 13/02/25 [200011633-145] | 96 | Paid |
| 13 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Equipment - purchase | Computer, laptop, PC, tablet & accessories | 42 | Paid |
| 10 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Hotel - London | EXPEDIA HOTELCOM [***] | 96 | Paid |
| 07 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 99 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 1,833 | Paid |
G · Register of interests
Every financial interest declared by the MP, grouped under the Register’s official categories. Retracted entries are hidden but counted above.
2. (b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)1 entry
03 Feb 2026
Name of donor: International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP)
Address of donor: Scottish Provident House, 1st Floor, 76-80 College Road, Harrow, England HA1 1BQ
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Full time research assistant provided to the five Independent Alliance MPs to support their work in parliament, value £40,000
Date received: 7 January 2026 to 31 December 2026
Date accepted: 7 January 2026
Donor status: company, registration 13054048
(Registered 28 January 2026)
4. Visits outside the UK1 entry
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Doha Forum
Address of donor: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Almirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (LHR to Doha), accommodation (4 nights) and food, value £6,300
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 9 December 2025
Purpose of visit: To attend the annual Doha Forum 2025, to participate at the Doha Forum 2025 on Diplomacy, Dialogue and Diversity, including meetings with fellow cross-party Parliamentarians, political representatives of other countries and Qatari Ministers to discuss Qatar’s role in seeking to resolve current regional conflicts.
(Registered 27 December 2025)
7. (i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Name of company or organisation: Adnaan Iqbal Mohamed Consulting Ltd.
Held jointly with or on behalf of: Spouse
(Registered 30 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
06 Jan 2026
Unpaid Director of Your Party UK Ltd, a private company limited by guarantee.
Date interest arose: 31 July 2025
Date interest ended: 20 November 2025
(Registered 10 September 2025; updated 19 December 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Voluntary Committee Member of Mohaddis-e-Azam Mission Dewsbury UK, a registered charity. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 30 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 5 wards, 5 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batley East | Aziz Daji | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 3,835 | 02 May 2024 |
| Batley West | Zahid Kahut | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 2,695 | 02 May 2024 |
| Dewsbury East | Eric Firth | Labour Party | 1,534 | 02 May 2024 |
| Dewsbury South | Hanifa Darwan | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 3,443 | 02 May 2024 |
| Dewsbury West | Tanisha Bramwell | Independent Berwick Hills Resident | 3,109 | 02 May 2024 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 106,500 | Electorate 71,685 (2024) |
| Median age | 35 | years |
| Degree-educated | 22.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 51.9% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 61.0% | households |
| Private-rented | 19.1% | households |
| Social-rented | 19.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 52.4% | 16-64 in work |
J · Public spending
HMT publishes headline spending identifiable by region in PESA. Constituency-level capital allocations (Levelling-Up Fund, Towns Fund, UKSPF, transport capital, BEIS R&D) are published as separate departmental datasets. We are evaluating the cleanest reconciliation for a per-constituency view.