Speeches by Mohamed.

“I thank the hon. Member for South Dorset (Lloyd Hatton) for securing this important debate. The lack of transparency in the funding of our political parties is well documented, although I suspect not so well known among members of the public, who tend to associate the corrupting influence of money in politics with othe…”

“I completely agree with the hon. Member. The action that the Electoral Commission should be permitted to take should not just be limited to bigger, greater fines for donors. There should be consequences for those accepting donations and potentially being influenced. My constituents and the people of this country see an…”

“As other speakers have said, International Women’s Day was born out of struggles waged by past generations of women whose efforts and sacrifices will by and large not be recorded in the history books, but whose actions have enabled other women to walk an easier path through life than they perhaps did. Unfortunately, th…”

“On that point, can the Minister confirm whether adherence to human rights and international law will be included as conditions within any trade agreements with India?”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Allin-Khan. I thank the hon. Member for Hyndburn (Sarah Smith) for securing this important debate. I have many Kashmiris in my constituency of Dewsbury and Batley, and one of the pledges I made to them during my election campaign was that I promised to stand up for pea…”

“Nonsense!”

“My constituents are horrified at reports that the UK Government are not only complicit in Israeli atrocities, but have actively and directly participated in the war crimes and ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Israel. Will the Minister explain to this House what the UK’s participation and role have been in the Israeli ge…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. I congratulate the Father of the House, the right hon. Member for Gainsborough (Sir Edward Leigh), on bringing this important debate. I will cut down my speech to the bare bones and focus on the rights of the Palestinians as attributed to them by the Government …”

“I rise to gently follow up on a critical request for urgent help that I made in November. In September 2023, Kirklees council temporarily closed Dewsbury sports centre for safety reasons due to reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. The centre remained closed until 5 November 2024 when the council unilaterally decided…”

“My apologies, Mr Speaker. What steps is the Secretary of State taking to investigate and address the unacceptable and biased anti-Palestinian and pro-Israel reporting by the BBC since 7 October, so that it can be trusted by those in this House and by the licence fee payers who fund its existence?”

“I am grateful to the Secretary of State for her answer to the urgent question. We all agree that the genuine inaccuracies and misrepresentations in this documentary, and in all reporting, must be addressed, and that steps must be taken to prevent them from reoccurring. We also all agree that there is no place for antis…”

“If I may clarify—sorry for not being clear earlier—I was not comparing parties to groups; it is just an MP is an MP is an MP. I was talking about individual MPs, whatever party they belonged to or did not belong to. As I say, when the electorate go to the voting booth they are not voting for a party because that party …”

“Yes.”

“I learned about proxy voting in preparing for this session—I did not know before then—and I have not had to avail myself of it until now. With my children all grown up, I probably do not expect to be availing of it, God forbid, unless I am ill. But I am happy to know that I could avail of it if I needed to. There are p…”

“I don’t think so. I am good.”

“Thank you very much, Chair. My name is Iqbal Mohamed, the absolutely proud independent Member of Parliament for Dewsbury and Batley in West Yorkshire.”

“For somebody who has never run for office and only ever visited Parliament once in my life, it was a very new experience. I did find the current training programme was positive and helpful. Going through some of the training with all the new MPs was really positive. I love meeting people, so to mix with the new MPs acr…”

“Yes, it was spread over—there were about four separate sessions across two days in that first week. If I may add one specific point to Shockat’s points, it is a simple thing. You come in and your constituents are waiting for you to deliver your maiden speech. On the rules around the maiden speech and what you can do be…”

“I concur with what Shockat said. I am in there quite a lot when I think I need to speak and represent my constituents. I have not felt ignored or not called. Yesterday, because the time was very tight and there were lots of people bobbing, I did not get a chance. However, while I do not take that as anything about me, …”

“I have not applied. I have not learnt the process yet. I mentioned earlier about the inductions to the key elements of an MP’s role and the processes that we can participate in to apply for debates and speaking opportunities or to raise issues. I will learn it and when I am ready, I will submit. One of our colleagues g…”