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Shockat Adam · Independent · sitting since 04 Jul 2024 · every division, speech and committee appearance.
Since election
659days
from 04 Jul 2024
Divisions
312
of 504 possible
Attendance
62%
192 absent / paired
Whip alignment
93%
vs party majority
Speeches
176
150 debates
Written Qs
132
127 answered
Committees
0
memberships
Expenses
£231k paid
FY 2024–2025 · 110 claims
Interests
9
5 categories
A · Overview
Issue volume
Top issues by total divisions voted — engagement only, not direction.
| Issue | Volume | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Taxation | 58 | |
| Economy | 48 | |
| Employment | 32 | |
| Crime & Policing | 28 | |
| Education | 27 | |
| Welfare and Benefits | 25 | |
| Housing | 19 | |
| Constitution and Democracy | 18 |
Speech topics
Words spoken, by topic. Source: Hansard.
| Topic | Debates | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 42 | 15,143 |
| Defence | 48 | 9,986 |
| Culture Community | 29 | 8,956 |
| Social Care | 41 | 8,627 |
| Economy Jobs | 42 | 8,602 |
| Education | 21 | 5,635 |
| Local Government | 22 | 4,612 |
| Crime | 24 | 4,302 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3Vote on New Clause 3, which would have required the government to report on UK Export Finance's impact on GDP and support for small and medi… | Free vote | Aye |
| 21 Jan 2026 | National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading Final vote on a bill that introduces a £2,000 cap on pension contributions made through salary sacrifice arrangements (optional remuneration… | Free vote | Aye |
| 13 Jan 2026 | Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26A vote on New Clause 26 proposed during the Committee stage of the Finance (No. 2) Bill, a government budget legislation measure. Without de… | Free vote | No |
C · Speeches
| Date | Contribution | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Government Procurement StrategyI appreciate much of the statement that the Minister has made regarding procurement. I will deflect his attention to textile procurement, especially as the Ministry of Defence has … Economy JobsTechnologyDefence | 85 |
| 21 Apr 2026 | West Bank: Illegal SettlementsWhile atrocities are being committed against Palestinians in the west bank every single day, including the killing of hundreds and hundreds of children, it is disgusting to learn t… DefenceCulture Community | 122 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | NHS Federated Data PlatformLet me be clear: as a practising optometrist, there is nothing more wonderful than touching a button and a patient’s data going to the right people, and I am sure that the Minister… HealthTechnologyEconomy Jobs | 504 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Word Cup: Support for Fans7. Whether she has had recent discussions with FIFA on support for fans attending the world cup. ImmigrationCulture Community | 17 |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Word Cup: Support for FansI am sure that we are all looking forward to the world cup this summer, and that we all want the home nations to do well. When England finally brings it home, I am sure that we wil… ImmigrationCulture Community | 162 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Topical QuestionsOver the weekend, it was my pleasure to attend the Beat the Odds event in my constituency, which amalgamated 36 grassroots mental health organisations that support people from all … HealthLocal Government | 77 |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Knife CrimeI welcome the Minister’s statement, and I send my deepest sympathy to the families of everyone who has been affected, especially the family of Khaleed Oladipo, a 20-year-old young … Crime | 126 |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Local Youth ServicesThere is a direct link between youth services and housing in communities. In fact, it has been shown that once we invest in our youth services, there is reduced homelessness and fe… Culture CommunityLocal GovernmentSocial Care | 87 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | Foreign Financial Influence and Interference: UK PoliticsI welcome the recommendations of the Rycroft report, particularly the cap on donations from overseas voters, but we all know that our domestic politics is still prey to big money i… Fiscal PolicyDefenceTechnology | 109 |
| 25 Mar 2026 | NHS Continuing HealthcareThe hon. Member is making a powerful speech. Does he agree that, during these very difficult times, families want to give their loved ones who are not well all their attention, but… Social CareHealth | 66 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Middle EastI think, and hope, that everybody in this Chamber, including the official Opposition, now agrees that Donald Trump had absolutely no plan when he agreed, along with Israel, to this… DefenceCost Of LivingOther | 112 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Meningitis OutbreakI thank the Secretary of State for his statement. I, too, would like to express my condolences to the families and loved ones of the two young people who have passed away, and send… Health | 116 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Productivity and Economic Growth: East MidlandsIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I thank the hon. Member for Rushcliffe (James Naish) for securing this debate. As my colleagues have mentioned, the east mid… Economy JobsTransportLocal Government | 349 |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Youth UnemploymentLike the rest of the nation, my constituency of Leicester South struggles with youth unemployment, and many young people are not in education or training. The statement is welcome … Economy JobsEducationCost Of Living | 74 |
| 11 Mar 2026 | Protest PolicingWill the Home Secretary care to explain a contradiction? She has taken to ban a peaceful march that has been happening for over 40 years, citing serious public disorder, while the … CrimeImmigrationDefence | 94 |
D · Written questions
Top departments
| Department | Questions | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of Health and Social Care | 53 | 40.2% |
| Department for Education | 17 | 12.9% |
| Home Office | 12 | 9.1% |
| Ministry of Defence | 9 | 6.8% |
| Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 9 | 6.8% |
| Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government | 8 | 6.1% |
| Department for Transport | 7 | 5.3% |
| Ministry of Justice | 6 | 4.5% |
Most recent
| Date | Department | Question | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Apr 2026 | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she is taking in response to the attack by Israeli settlers on Al-Mughayyir Boys School in the occupied West Bank on 21st April 2026. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if her Department will take steps to ensure that Aliyah Day in May 2026 does not host the Israeli group Shivat Zion. | Pending |
| 17 Apr 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the answers of 3 and 7 July 2025 to questions 62380 and 62381, what figures his Department used as the 31 March 2024 baselines to measure progress on reducing the number… | Pending |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department collects data on document handling errors or lost filings in County Court civil cases. | Answered |
| 13 Apr 2026 | Ministry of Justice | To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether his Department holds data on the outstanding caseload in the County Court in England and Wales. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Treasury | To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, if the Government reduce VAT on public electric vehicle charging to match the domestic rate. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what funding is available to support local authorities in providing EV charging for residents without off-street parking. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what is the Government doing to ensure residents without off-street parking can access domestic-rate electric vehicle charging. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, will the Government provide guidance to local authorities on permitting cross-pavement EV charging for residents. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department for Transport | To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how the Government plans to ensure cross-pavement EV charging solutions remain sustainable and avoid unnecessary costs in the event that properties change ownership. | Answered |
| 26 Mar 2026 | Department of Health and Social Care | To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has made recent assessment concerning NHS contracts awarded to Palantir. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of recommendations in the Windrush Lessons Learned Review on its Earned Settlement proposals. | Answered |
| 12 Feb 2026 | Home Office | To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment has her Department made of the potential impact of the earned settlement model on Black migrant women who face (a) labour market exclusion due to abuse, (b) caring respo… | Answered |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will set out the assurances his Department received from Capita on being able to meet their obligations under the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme prior to the contrac… | Pending |
| 10 Feb 2026 | Cabinet Office | To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what contract penalty clauses relating to delivery failures were included in the Civil Service Pension Scheme administration contract. | Pending |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing | 14 | 177,180 | 76.7% |
| Office Costs | 60 | 24,044 | 10.4% |
| Accommodation | 27 | 23,090 | 10.0% |
| MP Travel | 0 | 4,565 | 2.0% |
| Staff Travel | 0 | 983 | 0.4% |
| Dependant Travel | 0 | 1,012 | 0.4% |
Top itemised cost types
| Cost type | Category | Claims | Paid (£) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bought-in services | Staffing | 14 | 28,535 |
| Rent | Accommodation | 5 | 15,752 |
| Rent | Office Costs | 7 | 14,676 |
| Hotel - London | Accommodation | 20 | 6,576 |
| Bought-in services | Office Costs | 2 | 4,300 |
| Software & applications | Office Costs | 2 | 2,040 |
| Stationery & printing | Office Costs | 31 | 846 |
| Council tax | Accommodation | 2 | 761 |
| Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Office Costs | 3 | 577 |
| Utilities | Office Costs | 3 | 556 |
| Postage & couriers | Office Costs | 2 | 490 |
| Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Office Costs | 3 | 244 |
Most recent
| Date | Category | Description | Paid (£) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Electricity | 77 | Paid |
| 11 Apr 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 69 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 2,490 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,500 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -1,906 | Paid |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Rent | 2024-25 [***] rent pro-rata | -3,924 | Paid |
| 28 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,500 | Paid |
| 21 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Landline & internet package | 43 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,532 | Paid |
| 18 Mar 2025 | Accommodation Council tax | LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMB [200011725-5327] | 380 | Paid |
| 17 Mar 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 1,500 | Paid |
| 06 Mar 2025 | Office Costs Maintenance, Redecorations & Repairs | Repair to gas pipe | 200 | Paid |
| 28 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 2,470 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Rent | Rent | 4,250 | Paid |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Cleaning services | SQ [***] [200011725-1420] | 154 | Paid |
| 19 Feb 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Professional & consultancy | 1,500 | Paid |
| 18 Feb 2025 | Accommodation Rent | Rent | 3,532 | Paid |
| 14 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Landline phone & internet - rental & usage | Internet | 43 | Paid |
| 04 Feb 2025 | Office Costs Utilities | Gas | 410 | Paid |
| 31 Jan 2025 | Staffing Bought-in services | Comms & Media | 2,475 | 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.
1. Employment and earnings3 entries
16 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: Director
Payer: Alpha Eye Clinic LTD (Ophthalmology services), S11 The Atkins Building lower Bond Street Hinckley LE10 1QU
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: Director
From: 4 July 2022.
Payer: Shu Investments Ltd (Investment Company), S11 The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinkley LE10 1QU
Additional information: Any payments will be listed below.
(Registered 31 July 2024)
16 Aug 2024
Role, work or services: Director
Payer: Sask Optics Ltd (Chain of Optometry Practices), T03 The Atkins Building, Lower Bond Street, Hinckley, Leicestershire LE10 1QU
Additional information: I no longer receive a salary, but continue to dedicate one hour a week to overseeing the business
(Registered 31 July 2024)
3. Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources1 entry
06 Jan 2026
Name of donor: Your Party
Address of donor: The Atrium 89-93 Fonthill Road London, N4 3 JH
Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: Two night's accommodation associated with being a guest speaker at Your Party conference Liverpool, value £324.80
Date received: 30 November 2025
Date accepted: 30 November 2025
Donor status: registered party
(Registered 29 December 2025)
4. Visits outside the UK2 entries
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 (£5019), accommodation (estimate £677) and food (estimate £147), value £5,843
Destination of visit: Qatar (Doha)
Dates of visit: 5 December 2025 to 8 December 2025
Purpose of visit: Participation in Doha Forum
(Registered 29 December 2025)
03 Jun 2025
Name of donor: International Centre of Justice for Palestinians
Address of donor: Scottish Provident House, 1st Floor, 76-80 College Road, Harrow HA1 1BQ
Estimate of the probable value (or amount of any donation): Flights (£465.76), accommodation meals and transfers (£1624.88), value £2,090.64
Destination of visit: Israel (Occupied Palestinian Territories)
Dates of visit: 13 April 2025 to 18 April 2025
Purpose of visit: Delegation to the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Israel to meet with Palestinian communities and Palestinian and Israeli politicians, journalists and civil society organisations.
(Registered 15 May 2025)
6. Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year1 entry
16 Aug 2024
Type of land/property: Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties: 1
Location: London
Rental income: Yes
(Registered 31 July 2024)
8. Miscellaneous2 entries
08 Oct 2025
Unpaid Director of Your Party UK Ltd, a private company limited by guarantee without share capital which was incorporated on 31 July 2025
Date interest arose: 31 July 2025
(Registered 15 September 2025)
16 Aug 2024
Trustee of Shu Discretionary Trust. This is an unpaid role.
(Registered 30 July 2024)
H · Ward results
Most recent winning councillor in each ward — 8 wards, 20 councillor seats.
| Ward | Councillor | Party | Votes | Election |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castle | Liz Sahu | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,419 | 04 May 2023 |
| Castle | Mick Gregg | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,453 | 04 May 2023 |
| Castle | Patrick Kitterick | Green Party of England and Wales | 1,564 | 04 May 2023 |
| Evington | Deepak Bajaj | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,794 | 04 May 2023 |
| Evington | Jenny Joannou | Conservative and Unionist Party | 1,657 | 04 May 2023 |
| Evington | Zuffar Haq | Liberal Democrats | 1,841 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eyres Monsell | Elaine Pantling | Labour Party | 791 | 04 May 2023 |
| Eyres Monsell | Karen Pickering | Labour Party | 644 | 04 May 2023 |
| Knighton | Geoff Whittle | Labour Party | 2,067 | 04 May 2023 |
| Knighton | Lynn Moore | Labour Party | 2,071 | 04 May 2023 |
| Knighton | Melissa March | Labour Party | 2,203 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron | Elly Cutkelvin | Labour Party | 774 | 04 May 2023 |
| Saffron | Ted Cassidy | Labour Party | 783 | 04 May 2023 |
| Spinney Hills | Misbah Batool | Labour Party | 2,513 | 04 May 2023 |
| Spinney Hills | Mustafa Malik | Labour Party | 2,455 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stoneygate | Manjula Sood | Labour Party | 2,107 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stoneygate | Raffiq Mohammed | Labour Party | 2,898 | 04 May 2023 |
| Stoneygate | Yasmin Ahmed Surti | Labour Party | 2,777 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wycliffe | Hanif Aqbany | Labour Party | 3,690 | 04 May 2023 |
| Wycliffe | Mohammed Dawood | Labour Party | 3,681 | 04 May 2023 |
I · Demographics
| Indicator | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Population (2021 Census) | 112,502 | Electorate 70,867 (2024) |
| Median age | 29 | years |
| Degree-educated | 30.8% | level 4 or above |
| Ethnicity (White) | 38.3% | 2021 Census ethnic group |
| Owner-occupied | 42.7% | households |
| Private-rented | 34.5% | households |
| Social-rented | 22.6% | households |
| Employment rate | 48.0% | 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.