At a glanceDr Neil Shastri-Hurst is a Conservative MP for Solihull West and Shirley, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 449 votes in Commons divisions (78% attendance), tabled 344 written questions and registered 20 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst did not vote in 126. 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
- Select Committee on the Armed Forces Bill Committee since 9 Feb 2026
- Committee on Standards Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Committee of Privileges Committee since 28 Oct 2024
- Justice Committee Committee since 21 Oct 2024
- Conservative Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Solihull West and Shirley Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Voting alignment
Votes most like
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Kit Malthouse
Conservative
100.0% · 405 of 405 shared votes
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Sir Oliver Dowden
Conservative
100.0% · 348 of 348 shared votes
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Victoria Atkins
Conservative
100.0% · 316 of 316 shared votes
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George Freeman
Conservative
100.0% · 284 of 284 shared votes
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Laura Trott
Conservative
100.0% · 264 of 264 shared votes
Votes least like
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Ms Julie Minns
Labour
0.5% · 2 of 391 shared votes
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Valerie Vaz
Labour
0.9% · 3 of 332 shared votes
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Angela Rayner
Labour
0.9% · 2 of 219 shared votes
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Alex Baker
Labour
1.1% · 4 of 365 shared votes
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Yasmin Qureshi
Labour
1.1% · 3 of 281 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.
Employment and earnings1
- Legal services rendered as a barrister - Confidential in accordance with footnote 9 of paragraph 8(b) of the Code of Conduct and Guide to the Rules (registered 3 Sep 2025)
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments11
- Payment received on 30 June 2026 - £300.00 (registered 30 Jun 2026)
- Payment received on 08 June 2026 - £2,750.00 (registered 8 Jun 2026)
- Payment received on 12 May 2026 - £1,200.00 (registered 12 May 2026)
- Payment received on 05 May 2026 - £8,181.25 (registered 5 May 2026)
- Payment received on 30 April 2026 - £1,666.67 (registered 30 Apr 2026)
- Payment received on 10 April 2026 - £250.00 (registered 10 Apr 2026)
- Payment received on 08 January 2026 - £700.00 (registered 8 Jan 2026)
- Payment received on 14 October 2025 - £630.00 (registered 14 Oct 2025)
- Payment received on 10 October 2025 - £8,220.00 (registered 10 Oct 2025)
- Payment received on 30 September 2025 - £3,750.00 (registered 30 Sep 2025)
- Payment received on 11 September 2025 - £150.00 (registered 11 Sep 2025)
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP3
- Stuart Leach Associates Limited - £1,000.00 (registered 11 Jun 2026)
- Stuart Leach Associates Limited - £4,000.00 (registered 10 Apr 2026)
- UB Healthcare Ltd - £2,000.00 (registered 3 Apr 2026)
Gifts, benefits and hospitality from UK sources4
- Persimmon PLC - £1,464.00 (registered 27 May 2026)
- THE NORTON MOTORCYCLE CO. LIMITED - £40.00 (registered 7 Feb 2026)
- THE NORTON MOTORCYCLE CO. LIMITED - £899.00 (registered 6 Feb 2026)
- Lord Banner KC - £445.10 (registered 2 Oct 2025)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Ukraine between 20 February 2026 and 25 February 2026 (registered 9 Mar 2026)
Written questions
Off-payroll Working
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment she has made of the economic impact of the off-payroll working rules (IR35) on the (a) information technology, (b) engineering, (c) the construction, (d) financial services, (e) defence and aerospace
Answer · 13 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon. Member to the written answer given to the Hon. Member for Fylde on 24 June 2026: Written questions and answers - Written questions, answers and statements - UK Parliament.
Unemployment: Young People
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has made of trends in the level of youth unemployment.
Answer · 29 Jun 2026
Youth Unemployment has been rising for four years. Level of NEETS is up 250k from 2021 – 2024.In no year since the crash have Youth Employment rates reached pre-crash levels. That's why we have introduced the Youth Guarantee and why I commissioned Alan Mi...
Continuing Care
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps NHS England is taking to fulfil its oversight responsibilities for NHS Continuing Healthcare as set out in paragraph 23 of the National Framework.
Answer · 18 Jun 2026
NHS England operates an assurance regime to promote accurate assessment, equal access, standardisation, and consistency within NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC). This involves regional assurance meetings every two months, with a focus on reducing unwarrante...
Shoplifting
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of shoplifting.
Answer · 8 Jun 2026
The level of shop theft remains unacceptable. But our action to restore neighbourhood policing is making a difference – including delivering more than 3,100 additional police officers and PCSOs into neighbourhood roles since March 2025.There are signs the...
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what assessment he has made of the impact of administrative delays within the Civil Service Pension Scheme on scheme members; and what steps he is taking to improve (a) processing times for pension applications,
Answer · 8 Jun 2026
The Cabinet Office awarded the contract to administer the Civil Service Pension Scheme to Capita in November 2023 under the previous government.The issues and delays facing a number of civil servants and pension scheme members in receiving their pension q...
Steroid Drugs: Sales
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had with the Home Office on enforcement against the illegal online sale of anabolic steroids.
Answer · 30 Jun 2026
The Department collects data, through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), on the number of people in structured substance misuse treatment, including those reporting a problem with anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhan...
Steroid Drugs: Patients
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department maintains data on the number of hospital admissions linked to anabolic steroid use and related complications.
Answer · 30 Jun 2026
The Department collects data, through the National Drug Treatment Monitoring System (NDTMS), on the number of people in structured substance misuse treatment, including those reporting a problem with anabolic steroids and other image and performance enhan...
Steroid Drugs: Social Media
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether his Department has held discussions with social media companies on content promoting anabolic steroid use and extreme body image ideals to young men.
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
The Department has not held discussions with social media companies on content promoting anabolic steroid use and extreme body image ideals to young men.However, in November 2025, the Department launched England’s first ever Men’s Health Strategy which se...
Speeches in the chamber
14 Jul 2026 Business of the House
I am normally a temperate man, but this is a farcical situation. I have huge respect for the Leader of the House, but I suspect that he has come here with gritted teeth, because the reality is that our constituents want to hear from the ne…
9 Jul 2026 Business of the House
Solihull’s Men Walking and Talking group is a huge success. It can lay claim to being if not the most successful one in the country, then certainly among them, and it improves both physical and mental wellbeing. Will the Leader of the Hous…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
The hon. Gentleman is right; there is collective support for doing more on this issue. That starts with getting the research right. Without the research, we do not know how to plan for the treatments of the future. I will move on to the ot…
9 Jul 2026 Lobular Breast Cancer: Moon Shot Project
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Mrs Hobhouse. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Horsham (John Milne) for securing today’s debate, and to the Members from across the House who have given their voice to this campa…
8 Jul 2026 Rearmament and Warfighting Readiness
I refer Members to my entries in the Register of Members’ Financial Interests, in particular my participation in a parliamentary delegation to Ukraine in February with the UK friends of the armed forces.[Official Report, 14 July 2026; Vol.…
6 Jul 2026 Rochdale Grooming Gang: Offender Deportation
I have a great deal of respect for the Minister, and he has adopted the tone of the House, which is united on tackling this issue; but there is clearly a lacuna in the law as it stands. It will take time, however fast the Government work, …
30 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
In response to the DIP, the noble Lord Hutton, a former Labour Defence Secretary, said that “the centres of resistance across Whitehall to extra defence spending have been allowed to prosper and they haven’t been overcome.” He went o…
29 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
There are now over 1 million young people not in education, employment or training, which is the highest number in more than a decade. When the history books are written on this period of Government, does the Secretary of State agree that …
25 Jun 2026 Neuropsychiatric Conditions: PANS and PANDAS
It is a privilege to respond to the debate on behalf of His Majesty’s loyal Opposition. I pay tribute to the hon. Member for North East Fife (Wendy Chamberlain) for securing the debate and for setting out the landscape facing those with PA…
25 Jun 2026 Sudan
This brutal conflict has resulted in more than 14 million people being displaced. Around 5 million of those have been displaced over the border, but 9 million are displaced in Sudan itself. Will the Minister set out what practical steps th…
25 Jun 2026 Topical Questions
T2. Indeed—I am back by popular demand.Will the Minister set out what steps the Cabinet Office is taking to ensure that public appointments are made on merit alone and not based on political patronage or ideological principles?
25 Jun 2026 National Resilience Planning
Space has a crucial role to play in our national resilience. Responsibility for it cuts across Government Departments. With that in mind, and given the Cabinet Office’s role in cross-Government co-ordination, can the Minister confirm when …
25 Jun 2026 National Resilience Planning
9. What steps his Department is taking to improve cross-Government co-ordination on national resilience planning.
22 Jun 2026 Armed Forces Bill
I place on record that, as a veteran myself, it was a huge privilege to serve on the Select Committee that considered this important legislation. I will concentrate my remarks on new clauses 4, 9 and 11. At first glance, they may appear to…
17 Jun 2026 Steel Tariffs
The Minister is right to point to the uncertainty that businesses are facing, and my constituents and local businesses repeat that message to me regularly. The Minister has indicated that there may be a chance that some of the tariffs or …
15 Jun 2026 Defence Investment Plan
Last week, the former Defence Secretary said that the Prime Minister was unable and the Chancellor unwilling to fund the resources needed to tackle the threats facing our nation. Does the Minister agree with that assessment, and if not, wh…
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
The hon. Lady is absolutely right that when someone is facing a devastating crisis, but has to travel excessive distances to get the treatment they deserve, there is something wrong with the system. If we are serious about accelerating …
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. There are countless charities that have done a huge amount of work, and what they are doing is making a tangible difference to people’s lives. Sadly, brain tumours remain one of the most challengi…
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
I am very grateful to my hon. Friend for sharing Holly’s story, which sadly, is far too frequent. I remember from my time in clinical practice that those subtle signs were sadly sometimes missed. We need to do much more to ensure that our …
15 Jun 2026 Brain Cancer
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship this evening, Mrs Barker. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Colne Valley (Paul Davies) for opening this important debate, and to other right hon. and hon. Members for their contributions…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
Full parliamentary career
Committee memberships
- Mental Health Bill [HL] 9 Jun 2025 – 24 Jun 2025
- Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 15 Jan 2025 – 25 Mar 2025
Elections contested
- North Shropshire 16 Dec 2021
Expenses
Contact & offices
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst?
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst is a Member of Parliament representing Solihull West and Shirley in the House of Commons. See Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst represent?
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst sits as Conservative. See Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst represent?
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst is the Member of Parliament for Solihull West and Shirley. See Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst's official Parliament profile.
How long has Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst been an MP?
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst?
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst has 20 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.