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Parliamentary career
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No current committee memberships recordedin Parliament's current Biography record
1 representation · 2 party affiliations · 4 opposition posts · 5 committee membershipsprevious parliamentary career
Current
Representation
Bradford West
Elected 1 time · 4 July 2024 – Present
Constituency boundaries changed in 2024. Parliament records the current constituency separately from the constituency that existed before the 2024 General Election, even where the constituency name remained the same.
Parliamentary party affiliation
Labour
5 July 2016 – Present
Previous parliamentary career
Previous representations
Bradford West
Elected 3 times · 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024
Previous party affiliations
Independent
27 April 2016 – 5 July 2016
Labour
7 May 2015 – 27 April 2016
Previous opposition posts
Shadow Minister (Home Office)
Home Office · 4 December 2021 – 15 November 2023
Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · 19 September 2021 – 4 December 2021
Shadow Minister (Housing, Communities and Local Government)
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · 10 April 2020 – 19 September 2021
Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) (Women and Equalities)
Government Equalities Office · 10 July 2018 – 10 April 2020
Previous committee memberships
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
15 January 2025 – 25 March 2025
Local Government (Pay Accountability) Bill
15 May 2024 – 22 May 2024
Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) (No. 2) Bill
8 March 2023 – 15 March 2023
Home Affairs Committee
11 September 2017 – 23 July 2018
Home Affairs Committee
26 October 2015 – 3 May 2017
Career data last collected 5 September 2026. Current committee details come from Parliament's Committees service; previous committee history comes from the Parliament Biography record. View the official Parliament career page ↗
Registered interests
This section reflects the interests currently published for this MP in the latest House of Commons Register of Members' Financial Interests. Project Open Gov does not apply its own date filter or remove entries that Parliament still publishes.
Latest register7 September 2026
Published parent interests9
Categories represented3
Published GBP values4
Published monetary values
The overview combines the explicit GBP values currently published by Parliament into one bubble for each type of monetary interest. Select a category to break that bubble into every published component. Circle area is proportional to value. The basic annual MP salary is shown only as a reference for scale.
Basic MP salaryEmployment / earningsSupport for MP activities
Rectified
£98,599Basic MP salary
The overview shows every monetary category for which Parliament publishes an explicit GBP value. Category bubbles are sums of the individual published values within that category; they are provided for visual comparison and are not described as personal income. Selecting a category shows every component used in that bubble. Small components carry their value where space permits. Every component can be selected to show its full value and description, and to jump to the exact register entry below.
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£24,930 — Support for MP activities · Aziz Foundation - £24,930.00
£9,225 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 28 February 2026 - £9,225.00
£8,225 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 04 November 2025 - £8,225.00
£820 — Employment / earnings · Payment received on 24 March 2026 - £820.00
Interests by category
Open a category to see the underlying records and any related payments or sub-entries published by Parliament.
Employment and earnings1
Writing a book - A M Heath & Company Limited,
Registered 25 September 2024
Job Title
Writing a book
Start Date
2024-09-10
Is Until Further Notice
No
Payer Name
A M Heath & Company Limited,
Payer Is Private Individual
No
Is Paid As Director Of Payer
No
Payer Nature Of Business
Literary Agency
Payer Public Address
6 Warwick Court, London WC1R 5DJ
Related payments / entries
Payment received on 24 March 2026 - £820.00
Registered 30 March 2026 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2026-03-24
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Audio book recoding
Value
£820
Hours worked
14.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
Yes
Ultimate Payer Name
Orion Publishing Group LTD
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Ultimate Payer Address
Carmelite House, 50 Victoria Embankment, London EC4Y 0DZ
Ultimate Payer Nature Of Business
Publisher
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 28 February 2026 - £9,225.00
Registered 11 March 2026 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2026-02-28
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
payment from publishers
Value
£9,225
Hours worked
75.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Payment received on 04 November 2025 - £8,225.00
Registered 14 November 2025 · 1.1 Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
Payment Received
Yes
Received Date
2025-11-04
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Second advanced payment for writing my book
Value
£8,225
Hours worked
40.00
Is Ultimate Payer Different
No
Ultimate Payer Protected By Confidentiality
No
Is Payment Donated
No
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
Aziz Foundation - £24,930.00
Registered 10 March 2025
Donation Source
(a) Support linked to an MP but received by a local party organisation or indirectly via a central party organisation
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Funding for two interns in the office, from 1st March until end of December 2025
Value
£24,930
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Donor Name
Aziz Foundation
Donor Public Address
16 Babmaes Street, St. James's, London SW1Y 6HD
Donor Status
Other
Donor Other Details
Charity
Visits outside the UK7
International visit to Malaysia between 12 June 2026 and 19 June 2026
Registered 8 July 2026
Country
Malaysia
Purpose
Speaking to key figures within Malaysia on Islamic and Ethical Finance and how to benefit from economic growth in the UK by leveraging London's ethical finance sector.
Start Date
2026-06-12
End Date
2026-06-19
Appg
APPG on Islamic and Ethical Finance
Name
Concordia Forum
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
Unit 5.2, The Loom, Gowers Walk, London E1 8PY
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Internal flights (£292.93), accommodation (£480.82) and travel (£13.17)
Value
£786.91
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
International visit to United States between 23 May 2026 and 05 June 2026
Registered 29 June 2026
Country
United States
Destination
Indianna, California, Houston, Los Angeles, Washington D.C, New York
Purpose
US booked tour for my newly published book. I was accompanied by a member of Staff and two family members.
Start Date
2026-05-23
End Date
2026-06-05
Name
Muslim Public Affairs Council
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
1101 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20004
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
My flights (£2852.37), accommodation (£510.57), meals (£100) and travel (£114.58) my total £3577.51. Costs for the three people travelling with me, flights (£6917.45), accommodation (672.06), meals (£300) and travel (430.06) their total £8319.57
Value
£11,897.08
Is Sole Beneficiary
No
International visit to Turkey between 23 April 2026 and 28 April 2026
Registered 19 May 2026
Country
Turkey
Destination
istanbul
Purpose
To attend the Global Donors Forum conference, participate and speak in discussions on ethical leadership.
International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 14 December 2025
Registered 19 December 2025
Country
Qatar
Purpose
Attending the Doha Forum
Start Date
2025-12-05
End Date
2025-12-14
Name
Doha Forum/Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
Al Mirqab Tower, West Bay, Doha Qatar
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Flights (£8468.50), accommdation, hospitality and meals (£402)
Value
£8,870.50
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
International visit to Italy between 03 November 2025 and 09 November 2025
Registered 28 November 2025
Country
Italy
Purpose
To attend the annual Concordia forum retreat, including the youth programme,
Start Date
2025-11-03
End Date
2025-11-09
Name
The Concordia Forum
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
254 Chapman Road, Ste 208 8331, Newark, DE19702
Payment Type
In kind
Payment Description
Flights (£349.94), accommodation (£176.15), internal transport (£44.40) and Delegate package for Concordia Forum Annual Retreat 2025 (6-9 Nov at Verdura Resort, Sicily, worth standard delegate rate approx £1,893.29)
Value
£2,463.78
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
International visit to Pakistan between 03 August 2025 and 28 August 2025
Registered 19 September 2025
Country
Pakistan
Country
United States
Destination
Washington, New York, Michigan
Purpose
Speaking engagements, connecting with international stakeholders and developing insights into Muslim organisational working in the US.
Start Date
2025-08-03
End Date
2025-08-28
Name
Mercy Mission
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
203 Westgate, Bradford BD1 3AD
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Flights (£2,393.58) and accommodation (£580, reimbursed on 12 September 2025)
Value
£2,973.58
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
Name
Adam Management Holdings Limited
Is Private Individual
No
Public Address
1 Canada Square, London E14 5AA
Payment Type
Monetary
Payment Description
Flights (£2,848.23, received 17th October 2025)
Value
£2,848.23
Is Sole Beneficiary
Yes
How to read this section
The chart first groups explicit monetary values by type so different kinds of registered interest remain visually distinct. Select a category bubble to see every individual published value behind it. Project Open Gov does not combine all categories into one grand total or describe support, gifts or visit values as personal income. The salary reference is the basic annual MP salary of £98,599 from 1 April 2026 and is not itself a registered interest.
Project Open Gov voting coverage begins with the 2026–27 parliamentary session, which began on 13 May 2026. The earliest Commons division currently available is 19 May 2026, with records currently running to 9 September 2026. Earlier parliamentary sessions are not included; future sessions will be retained within this same record.
About “No recorded vote”. This means the official Commons division record does not show the MP as voting Aye or No, or acting as a teller. It does not by itself explain why there is no recorded vote.
Recent divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
View full voting record (71 divisions in coverage)
71 divisions shown
2026
September 2026 — 12 divisions
Draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
9 September 2026 · Division 72
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
Amendment 199 — security and intelligence disclosures
14 July 2026 · Division 57
Voted No
Bill stage voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the duty of candour could require certain security or intelligence information to be provided only with consent from the head of the relevant service or agency, subject to specified conditions.
MPs voted on whether public authorities or officials assisting an inquiry, investigation or inquest should have to demonstrate that relevant people can safely disclose information.
MPs voted on the Opposition’s reasoned amendment to decline the Immigration and Asylum Bill a Second Reading, arguing that the Bill did not go far enough on illegal immigration, deportations, asylum, settlement and human-rights constraints.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 52
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Supply of Machinery (Safety) (Amendment etc.) and the EU Machinery Regulation (Enforcement etc. in Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026.
Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
8 July 2026 · Division 51
Voted Aye
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026.
MPs voted on an Opposition Day motion about the early release of prisoners, including concerns about whether people convicted of serious sexual offences would be released.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 5 to require a Treasury review of the temporary goods vehicle VED (road freight tax) rates and reporting to Parliament.
New Clause 4 — Electricity Generator Levy rate review
1 July 2026 · Division 47
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4, which would require the Treasury to review the impact of increasing the Electricity Generator Levy rate to 55% and report to Parliament by 31 March 2028.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2 to the Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill, which would require a review of the approved mileage allowance rate paid to care workers who use a personal vehicle for work.
Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026
1 July 2026 · Division 44
No recorded vote
Statutory instrument voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on whether to approve the draft Employment Tribunal (Extension of Time Limits) (Miscellaneous Amendments and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2026.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — settlement fee waiver for service families
22 June 2026 · Division 33
Voted No
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to waive indefinite-leave-to-remain fees for spouses or children of serving or former armed forces members who had served for four or more years.
MPs voted on whether the Bill should include New Clause 3, which would require the Secretary of State to bring forward regulations to designate the IRGC as involved in foreign power threat activity within a month.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on a proposal (Amendment 13) to create new offences for conduct that is self-directed and prepared in relation to a designated body under the Bill.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to amend the Bill so that, after a body is designated, the Secretary of State must review whether further action should be taken against the body and connected persons and then report the outcome to Parliament.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Allocation of Time — timetable for further consideration
17 June 2026 · Division 28
No recorded vote
Procedural voteMotion agreed
MPs voted on an Allocation of Time motion for the National Security (State Threats) Bill, setting the timetable for its further consideration in the House.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 14 — register of foreign powers
16 June 2026 · Division 25
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether the Government should establish and maintain a register of foreign powers that the Secretary of State believes present a cyber-security risk to the UK, to inform the use of Part 4 powers.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages
New Clause 13 — Digital Sovereignty Strategy
16 June 2026 · Division 24
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13, which would require the Government to publish a “Digital Sovereignty Strategy” to assess and mitigate risks to security and resilience from foreign interference and reliance on foreign-supplied technologies and to build domestic capacity.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require Great British Railways to continue offering discounted rail fares for UK veterans, armed forces personnel and their families, and for young people aged 26 to 30 under Amendment 143.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to insert New Clause 1, which would require a “Passengers' Charter” to set standards and improvement plans for rail passenger experience.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 4 — compensation and financial assistance cap
9 June 2026 · Division 17
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 4 to the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill, which would cap total compensation and financial assistance payable under the Act unless authorised by a Commons resolution.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 12, which would cap the amount of financial assistance available under the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to make a statement to Parliament about the value of contingent liabilities before using the Bill's main powers to transfer (nationalise) steel undertakings.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 2, which would require the Secretary of State to set up a stakeholder advisory committee and consult it before key public-interest decisions under the Bill.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 13 — single living accommodation standards
2 June 2026 · Division 10
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to add New Clause 13 to the Armed Forces Bill, which would amend the Renters' Rights Act 2025 to set defence housing standards for single living accommodation.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
New Clause 6 — ECHR derogation for overseas operations
2 June 2026 · Division 9
No recorded vote
New Clause voteMotion negatived
MPs voted on whether to require the Secretary of State to consider whether to make an ECHR derogation for significant overseas operations under the Human Rights Act 1998.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on whether to include New Clause 5, which would waive fees for applications for indefinite leave to remain by spouses and dependants of serving or discharged armed forces personnel.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on a new clause that would require the Secretary of State to lay a Defence Investment Plan before both Houses of Parliament within one month of the Act being passed.
The official division record does not show a recorded vote for this MP. It does not state the reason.
MPs voted on an amendment to the Opposition's motion for an Address in response to the King's Speech, regretting the absence of a Defence Readiness Bill and related defence planning commitments.
MPs voted on an amendment to the King's Speech Address debate to express regret that the Gracious Speech did not include a Defence Readiness Bill and to call for specific defence policy actions.
MPs voted on an amendment to the motion for an Address to the King that would have expressed regret at the lack of a Defence Readiness Bill and other defence-related delays, and urged the Government to bring forward relevant measures and raise defence spending.
Individual voting states are verified against the official Commons Votes division data. Project Open Gov adds the explanatory text, vote type and link to the corresponding Project Open Gov vote page.
Spoken contributions
Recent debates and proceedings in which Parliament records this MP as contributing. Project Open Gov shows the official contribution summary by debate, rather than listing every individual speech or intervention.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Recent written questions tabled by this MP. Answers are kept behind an expander so the profile stays compact.
Coverage on this profile begins with the 2026–27 session (13 May 2026).
Asylum: Sponsorship
Tabled 1 July 2026 · Home Office · UIN 14874
Answered
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when she plans to operationalise a named Community Sponsorship scheme for refugee resettlement.
View answer · 9 July 2026
Answered by: Alex Norris
As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors this autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.Arrivals un...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, what assessment her Department made of the intended scale of a Names Community Sponsorship Scheme.
View answer · 9 July 2026
Answered by: Alex Norris
As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors this autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.Arrivals un...
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to her written statement of 2 March 2026 on Asylum changes, what assessment her Department has made of the timeline for establishing a Names Community Sponsorship Scheme.
View answer · 9 July 2026
Answered by: Alex Norris
As announced on 27 June, the refugee study and named sponsorship routes will open to applications from prospective lead sponsors this autumn, with arrivals expected from autumn 2027 onwards. The refugee work route is expected to open next year.Arrivals un...
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This profile shows supported Early Day Motions tabled from 13 May 2026 onwards.
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