Iqbal Mohamed

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Iqbal Mohamed is the Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

353

Votes Cast

£110,062

Expenses 2024-25

6,934

Majority

41.1%

Vote Share

Expenses (2024-25)

£110,062

Staffing£73,582
Office£19,682
Accommodation£11,628
Travel£5,171

Election Result(2024 General Election)

Turnout: 38,070 voters

Independent
15,641 votes41.1%
Labour
8,707 votes22.9%
Reform UK
6,152 votes16.2%
Conservative
4,182 votes11.0%
Green Party
2,048 votes5.4%
Liberal Democrat
1,340 votes3.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

395

Written Questions

16

Oral Questions

215

Debates Spoken In

402

Speeches

353

Divisions Voted

Debates and speeches are sourced from Hansard contributions. The Hansard backfill is still in progress — counts will grow over the next few days as historic days are ingested.

Voting Record

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3 AYE

Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 11 Mar 2026

1 AYE1 NO

Courts and Tribunals Bill

2 votes · 10 Mar 2026

6 NO

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill

6 votes · 9 Mar 2026

2 NO

Opposition Day

2 votes · 28 Jan 2026

1 AYE2 NO

Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill

3 votes · 27 Jan 2026

2 AYE

Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill

2 votes · 20 Jan 2026

Financial Interests(5)

(b) Any other support not included in Category 2(a)

International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP)

Full time research assistant provided to the five Independent Alliance MPs to support their work in parliament

7 January 2026 to 31 December 2026

£40,000
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

Visits outside the UK

Doha Forum

£6,300
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

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

(i) Shareholdings: over 15% of issued share capital

Name of company or organisation
Adnaan Iqbal Mohamed Consulting Ltd.
Held jointly with or on behalf of
Spouse

Registered 30 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Voluntary Committee Member of Mohaddis-e-Azam Mission Dewsbury UK, a registered charity. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 30 July 2024)

Registered 30 July 2024

Miscellaneous

guarantee

Date interest arose
31 July 2025
Date interest ended
20 November 2025

Registered 10 September 2025; updated 19 December 2025

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Iqbal in Parliament

Israel: Occupied Territories

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to implement the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel and t

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office30 Jan 2026

Overseas Trade: Israel

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion on Israel and the Occupied Palestinian

AnsweredDepartment for Business and Trade30 Jan 2026

Defence: Procurement

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Government awarding contracts for software and related services to (a) Palantir and (b) any other

AnsweredMinistry of Defence29 Jan 2026

Animal Feed: Methane

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to raise public awareness of the impact of methane-reducing feed additives used in livestock

AnsweredDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs29 Jan 2026

Grok

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Artificial Intelligence Security Institute completed a risk assessment of xAI’s Grok code before it was released to th

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology29 Jan 2026

Grok

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the Artificial Intelligence Security Institute assessed xAI’s Grok for harms prior to launch.

AnsweredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology29 Jan 2026

Gaza: Peace Negotiations

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will set out how her Department assesses peace initiatives relating to Gaza, including on the cessation of viole

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office26 Jan 2026

Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of current charging thresholds for domestic abuse-related common assault offences on t

AnsweredHome Office23 Jan 2026

Domestic Abuse: Prosecutions

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether charging thresholds for domestic abuse-related common assault support early intervention in cases of repeat offending; and whether she pl

AnsweredHome Office23 Jan 2026

Jagtar Singh Johal

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many hon. Members have written to (a) her and (b) her predecessors during the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal.

AnsweredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office23 Jan 2026
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