At a glanceMohammad Yasin is a Labour MP for Bedford, and has represented the seat for 9 years, 1 month. They have cast 456 votes in Commons divisions (79% attendance), tabled 429 written questions and registered 2 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Mohammad Yasin did not vote in 119. A rebellion is a vote against the way most of their own party voted; free votes, where no party line applies, are left out.
Party-loyalty figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Biography
Current roles
- Bedford Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
- Labour Party since 8 Jun 2017
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
100.0% · 409 of 409 shared votes
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Valerie Vaz
Labour
100.0% · 320 of 320 shared votes
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Naz Shah
Labour
100.0% · 309 of 309 shared votes
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Yasmin Qureshi
Labour
100.0% · 299 of 299 shared votes
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Derek Twigg
Labour
100.0% · 287 of 287 shared votes
Votes least like
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Rupert Lowe
Restore Britain
0.7% · 1 of 141 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
0.8% · 2 of 247 shared votes
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David Davis
Conservative
0.9% · 2 of 227 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 292 shared votes
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Chris Philp
Conservative
1.0% · 3 of 290 shared votes
Alignment figures are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Saudi Arabia between 08 October 2025 and 18 October 2025 (registered 13 Nov 2025)
Gifts and benefits from sources outside the UK1
- Azad Government of the State of Jammu & Kashmir - £352.94 (registered 22 Jun 2026)
Written questions
Department for Work and Pensions: Autism
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Department takes to involve autistic people and other experts by experience in the design, drafting and review of written communications, guidance and other documents relating to benefits
Answer · 20 Jul 2026
DWP works with a range of internal and external experts when developing learning and support relating to disabled customers, including autistic people. Working in partnership with Coventry University, Neurobox and DWP psychologists, the Department has dev...
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to use secondary legislation under the Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025 to mandate independent third-party certification of e-bike and e-scooter batteries before they can be
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Battery safety is covered by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 which require all consumer products sold in the UK to be safe. Batteries are also subject to traceability requirements. Through our recent product safety framework consultations, we ...
Lithium-ion Batteries: Fires
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government what progress has been made in updating the national Incident Recording System to capture data on lithium-ion battery fires, including whether the battery involved was an e-bike o
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
There is currently no set date for Fire and Rescue Services to record whether fires involve lithium-ion batteries or electric vehicles. However, development work is ongoing to enable the collection of these data points, with the intention that this capabi...
Electric Bicycles: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that products subject to an OPSS withdrawal notice, such as the UPP U004 e-bike battery, cannot remain listed for sale on online marketplaces months after
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Under UK law, businesses are responsible for only placing safe products on the market, and must act to protect consumers where a product poses a risk. In 2024, the Office for Product Safety and Standards OPSS issued Withdrawal Notices, including eight to ...
Electric Bicycles and Electric Scooters: Batteries
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to introduce mandatory registration of e-bike and e-scooter batteries at the point of sale, to improve traceability in the event of a recall, fire or safety incident.
Answer · 14 Jul 2026
Battery safety is covered by the General Product Safety Regulations 2005 which require all consumer products sold in the UK to be safe. Batteries are also subject to traceability requirements. Through our recent product safety framework consultations, we ...
Growth Guarantee Scheme
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to monitor how accredited lenders are applying the Growth Guarantee Scheme, including the use of personal guarantees, the interest rates being charged, and the crite
Answer · 6 Jul 2026
Accredited lenders must operate within Growth Guarantee Scheme (GGS) rules and the British Business Bank (BBB) monitors lenders to ensure compliance with those requirements.Decisions on individual lending applications, including the assessment of whether ...
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many children born between 1 April and 31 August 2025 became eligible for funded childcare only from September 2026 despite reaching the qualifying age of nine months several months earlier.
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Education.
Childcare: Fees and Charges
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has undertaken an equality or impact assessment of the effect of termly childcare funding eligibility dates on parents returning to work from maternity leave; and if she will publish the
Awaiting an answer from the Department for Education.
Early day motions
| 25 Apr 2025 | Bedfordshire Rheumatology team | 4 sig. |
| 25 Feb 2025 | Kings Oak Primary School Eco-Council | 3 sig. |
| 12 Dec 2024 | Public toilets | 11 sig. |
| 19 Feb 2024 | Bleed kits | 3 sig. |
| 22 Jan 2024 | Bedford MS Therapy Centre | 3 sig. |
| 8 Jan 2024 | Speed enforcement revenue | 3 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
22 Jun 2026 East Midlands Railway Collision
I express my deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Shaun Burton. As a train driver, he carried enormous responsibility and we should remember his dedication and service. I also wish a full recovery to those who are i…
9 Jun 2026 Middle East
Earlier this month, an Israeli soldier shot dead a seven-month-old baby, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, and wounded his parents in the occupied west bank. UNICEF reports that, far from being an accident, violence against Palestinian children has re…
14 Apr 2026 Knife Crime
Bedfordshire police welcomes the Government’s plan to refer all child knife possession cases to youth justice services, building on its work with the NHS, schools, charities and community groups to discourage under-16s from carrying knives…
13 Apr 2026 Middle East
I commend the Prime Minister on his efforts to keep the UK out of Donald Trump’s latest dangerous attempt to end a blockade by creating another. I also commend Pakistan’s attempt to broker peace and the UK Government’s work with over 30 co…
24 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
For as long as the UK depends on oil and gas, global conflicts will continue to drive price hikes for my constituents in Bedford and Kempston, who face soaring bills when the price cap ends in June. Does the Secretary of State agree that l…
23 Mar 2026 Middle East
One of the clearest lessons of the Chilcot inquiry was that the UK must be prepared to say no to the US when British interests, legal standards and global stability are at risk. Will the Government hold firm and not be drawn further into t…
11 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
The latest report from Endometriosis UK shows that the average diagnosis time in the United Kingdom has risen to eight years and 10 months. Constituents of mine in Bedford and Kempston, including a staff member with a rare form of the cond…
11 Mar 2026 Topical Questions
T1. If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
9 Mar 2026 Middle East: Defence
US and Israeli strikes on Iran have pushed the region into deeper instability. More than 1,000 civilians, including children, have been killed, Britons remain stranded, and the shock to fuel prices is already being felt at home. The Govern…
2 Mar 2026 Student Loan System
Student loan problems long predate plan 2 loans. I welcome the Government’s commitment to making the system fairer after previous Governments ruined the university funding model. It is wrong that generational inequality is baked into the s…
2 Mar 2026 Student Loan System
21. What steps her Department is taking to improve the student loans system.
23 Feb 2026 Schools White Paper: Every Child Achieving and Thriving
Parents, teachers and children recognise the need for SEND reform and stronger inclusion, but can the Secretary of State confirm that inclusion will not mean conformity, that children who do not meet the EHCP threshold will still receive f…
23 Feb 2026 Leasehold Reform
With service charge inflation rising by 50% and leaseholders, freeholders and tenants even facing 80% increases, this is a growing scandal. Too many of my constituents are trapped under charges they cannot afford, paying for defects caused…
23 Feb 2026 Leasehold Reform
1. What steps his Department is taking to reform the leasehold sector.
2 Feb 2026 Armed Forces Housing
I welcome the new publicly owned Defence Housing Service, which is already improving conditions for service families by bringing 4,688 of the 5,088 military homes in the eastern region back into public ownership for upgrade and renewal. Do…
2 Feb 2026 Armed Forces Housing
9. What steps he is taking to improve armed forces housing.
26 Jan 2026 Police Reform White Paper
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I welcome the Government’s reform agenda in support of our mission for safer streets. In Bedfordshire, Operations Boson and Costello—tackling guns, gangs and organised drugs crime—have driven major arrests …
21 Jan 2026 Water White Paper
I welcome the Government’s action to reform water regulation after years of neglect during which my constituents have endured leaks, outages and sewage pollution for far too long. Can the Secretary of State confirm that the new independent…
20 Jan 2026 Mobile Phones and Social Media: Use by Children
As a signatory to a letter calling for an Australia-style model that places responsibilities on tech firms to block under-16s from social media, I welcome the Government’s consultation. Families in Bedford and Kempston are very clear that …
5 Jan 2026 Care Companies: Exploitation of Migrant Workers
My constituent, a migrant care worker, was asked to pay £3,600 to her employer, a private care company, for a sponsorship application that never happened. The company is now keeping the money, with no legal reason, and refusing to engage w…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Education Committee 13 Mar 2023 – 30 May 2024
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 2 Mar 2020 – 30 May 2024
- Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee 20 May 2019 – 6 Nov 2019
Previous seats
- Bedford · Elected 2 times 8 Jun 2017 – 30 May 2024
Expenses
Contact & offices
0207 219 1513
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Constituency office
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Mohammad Yasin, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Mohammad Yasin?
Mohammad Yasin is a Member of Parliament representing Bedford in the House of Commons. See Mohammad Yasin's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Mohammad Yasin represent?
Mohammad Yasin sits as Labour. See Mohammad Yasin's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Mohammad Yasin represent?
Mohammad Yasin is the Member of Parliament for Bedford. See Mohammad Yasin's official Parliament profile.
How long has Mohammad Yasin been an MP?
Mohammad Yasin has served in the House of Commons for 9 years, 1 month. See Mohammad Yasin's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Mohammad Yasin?
Mohammad Yasin has 2 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Mohammad Yasin's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.