Shockat Adam

MP since 4 Jul 2024

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Shockat Adam is the Independent MP for Leicester South, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.

348

Votes Cast

£230,874

Expenses 2024-25

Expenses (2024-25)

£230,874

Staffing£177,180
Office£24,044
Accommodation£23,090
Travel£6,560

Election Result

Independent
14,739 votes35.2%
Labour
13,760 votes32.9%
Conservative
4,820 votes11.5%
Green Party
3,826 votes9.2%
Reform UK
2,470 votes5.9%
Liberal Democrat
1,425 votes3.4%
Communist Party of Britain
279 votes0.7%
Official Monster Raving Loony Party
189 votes0.5%

Parliamentary Activity

Counts in the current Parliament
(since 4 July 2024)

231

Written Questions

22

Oral Questions

254

Debates Spoken In

306

Speeches

348

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

Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 28 Jan 2025

3 AYE

Armed Forces Commissioner Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 21 Jan 2025

3 AYE1 NO

Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill Report Stage

4 votes · 15 Jan 2025

2 AYE1 NO

Renters' Rights Bill Report Stage

3 votes · 14 Jan 2025

3 AYE

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill Committee

3 votes · 17 Dec 2024

Financial Interests(9)

Visits outside the UK

Doha Forum

£5,019
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

Visits outside the UK

International Centre of Justice for Palestinians

£466
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

Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources

Your Party

Two night's accommodation associated with being a guest speaker at Your Party conference Liverpool

30 November 2025

£325
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

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Land and property portfolio with a value over £100,000 and where indicated, the portfolio provides a rental income of over £10,000 a year

Type of land/property
Residential property (Flat)
Number of properties
1
Location
London
Rental income
Yes

Registered 31 July 2024

Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous

Trustee of Shu Discretionary Trust. This is an unpaid role. (Registered 30 July 2024)

Registered 30 July 2024

Activity Pulse

Questions asked and motions sponsored by Shockat in Parliament

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure full traceability of precision-bred organisms across the food and farming supply chain.

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assessment her Department has made of the potential role of social media monetisation and advertising revenue in incentivisin

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration she has given to the potential merits of restricting or removing monetisation for accounts that repeatedly prom

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what powers under the Online Safety Act 2023 she has used to address the financial incentives that reward harmful online content,

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what discussions her Department has had with social media platforms on demonetising accounts that repeatedly breach platform stand

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology17 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of safety levels at Leicester railway station.

Department for Transport4 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent discussions she has had with the British Transport Police on response times to incidents in Leicester and surrounding areas.

Department for Transport4 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of trends in the levels of delays caused by current emergency call protocols requiring transport staff to contact the British

Department for Transport4 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of (a) Amulet and (b) other private security contractors in railway stations.

Department for Transport4 Jun 2026

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what oversight mechanism exists to ensure that (a) East Midlands Railway and (b) other rail operators respond adequately to repeated safety concerns raised

Department for Transport4 Jun 2026
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