At a glanceIqbal Mohamed is a Independent MP for Dewsbury and Batley, and has represented the seat for 2 years. They have cast 343 votes in Commons divisions (60% attendance), tabled 351 written questions and registered 5 financial interests.
Attendance is votes cast as a share of the 575 Commons divisions since the 2024 election; Iqbal Mohamed did not vote in 228.
Biography
Current roles
- Independent Party since 4 Jul 2024
- Dewsbury and Batley Representation · Elected 1 time since 4 Jul 2024
Voting record
Register of financial interests
From the official Register; shown as registered.
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP1
- International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) - £40,000.00 (registered 28 Jan 2026)
Visits outside the UK1
- International visit to Qatar between 05 December 2025 and 09 December 2025 (registered 27 Dec 2025)
Shareholdings1
- Shares in Adnaan Iqbal Mohamed Consulting Ltd. (registered 30 Jul 2024)
Miscellaneous2
- Unpaid Director of Your Party UK Ltd, a private company limited by guarantee. (registered 10 Sep 2025)
- Voluntary Committee Member of Mohaddis-e-Azam Mission Dewsbury UK, a registered charity. This is an unpaid role. (registered 30 Jul 2024)
Written questions
Members: Correspondence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, when he will respond to the letter of the Hon. Member for Dewsbury and Batley, sent 7th of May.
Awaiting an answer from the Department of Health and Social Care.
Palestine: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will take diplomatic steps to ensure accountability mechanisms in response to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry findings on violations against Palestinian child
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 July in response to Question 13226.
Palestine: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to make a public statement in response to the United Nations Commission of Inquiry report on the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 July in response to Question 13226.
Palestine: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel's report entitled Th
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 July in response to Question 13226.
Palestine: Children
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the findings of the UN’s Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel's report entitled Th
Answer · 9 Jul 2026
I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 6 July in response to Question 13226.
LIBOR
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of establishing an (a) inquiry and (b) review into (i) the handling of LIBOR manipulation and (ii) the roles of (A) banks, (B) regulators and (C) enfor
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
The Government commissioned the independent Wheatley Review in July 2012 to identify and recommend changes to the regulatory framework in light of the LIBOR scandal. The Government accepted the Review’s recommendations and implemented associated reforms t...
LIBOR
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what discussions her Department has had with regulators regarding LIBOR-related settlements with banks during the period in which criminal investigations were ongoing.
Answer · 1 Jul 2026
The Government commissioned the independent Wheatley Review in July 2012 to identify and recommend changes to the regulatory framework in light of the LIBOR scandal. The Government accepted the Review’s recommendations and implemented associated reforms t...
Corporate Governance
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to strengthen protections for individuals who cooperate with investigations into corporate misconduct.
Answer · 3 Jul 2026
Individuals who cooperate with investigations are protected from retaliation by their employer where their reporting qualifies as a “protected disclosure” (or whistleblowing) under the Employment Rights Act 1996 (ERA).The government intends to consult on ...
Early day motions
| 16 Jul 2026 | Killing of Mohamed Fawaz al-Wahidi | 1 sig. |
| 8 Jul 2026 | Sony's market practices | 3 sig. |
| 2 Jul 2026 | Anniversary of the July 5 2009 Urumqi violence and the current situation of Uyghur People | 13 sig. |
| 2 Jul 2026 | UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory | 26 sig. |
| 1 Jun 2026 | Protecting Gaza's territory and its people | 1 sig. |
| 13 May 2026 | 78 years of the Palestinian Nakba | 48 sig. |
Speeches in the chamber
15 Jul 2026 National Energy System Operator: Blackout Risk
I welcome the Minister’s response so far, amid the shocking allegations that staff covered up the greater risks of power blackouts during the recent heatwave, but it is not just heatwaves and climate change that are increasing demand for e…
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
Will the hon. Member give way?
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that this issue is not just about products coming from settlements to the UK, but companies in the UK trading in goods and services in the settlements? Airbnb, Booking.com and Expedia are all selling tourism s…
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
I thank my hon. Friend for his intervention. As a barrister, he knows, as do many across the House who are not in that profession, that it is incumbent—an obligation—on the UK Government to take any and all practical steps to prevent and s…
9 Jul 2026 Israeli Settlements: Trade Ban
I thank my Yorkshire colleague the hon. Member for Sheffield Central (Abtisam Mohamed) for securing this debate, and for introducing it with the passion and power she did. Every single pound that goes from Britain to Israel is in one wa…
9 Jul 2026 Timms Review: Interim Report
I apologise for crossing between you, Madam Deputy Speaker, and the right hon. Member for Islington North (Jeremy Corbyn) earlier. I thank the Minister for Social Security for his statement, for the interim update, which, as he said, is…
8 Jul 2026 NHS Corridor Care
I congratulate the hon. Member for Tooting (Dr Allin-Khan) on securing this debate. Some very important points have been made. I am going to skip through some of those important points to reinforce the message, and bring forward issues rai…
8 Jul 2026 NHS Corridor Care
I thank the hon. Member for securing this debate and for allowing me to intervene. The Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS trust published data about patients in corridors for the first time only in May, and in that month it recorded 121 patients p…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
Will the hon. Member explain how this will work, then? Human beings at work pay national insurance, income tax and pension contributions, and then they can support their families. AI agents and AI-powered robots do not pay any of that—ther…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
Will the hon. Lady give way?
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
Responsible AI, done right, could be the saviour of humanity. Irresponsible AI, done wrong, could lead to the destruction of humanity. There is, to my knowledge, no effective, self-regulated industry anywhere in the world that puts consume…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
The right hon. Gentleman says no one knows, but throughout history, when we have approached technologies or situations that we have never experienced before, we have done scenario planning and risk assessments, and we have prepared as best…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
Does the right hon. Gentleman agree that one of the primary obligations of any Government is to keep their citizens and the people living in their country safe from all avoidable harms? AI is a major potential cause of harm, and it is avoi…
8 Jul 2026 Societal Impact of AI: Government Policy
The hon. Gentleman is making a powerful point about big foreign tech companies. Does he believe that our dependency on six tech companies in all aspects of our lives poses a national security threat and needs to be assessed as such?
1 Jul 2026 Israel: E1 Zone Expansion
All settlers are criminals— not just those who are violent—because they occupy land that does not belong to them. Since the late ’90s, successive Governments have called the E1 a red line because it would permanently divide the west bank …
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
Will the hon. Gentleman to comment on the fact that the NHS pays 10 times the manufacturing costs for over 80% of the licensed medicines that we buy? How is that underpaying?
30 Jun 2026 Department of Health and Social Care
An estimated 229,000 excess deaths by 2036—that is the eye-watering figure that BMJ analysis identifies as the upshot of diverting NHS funding to pay more for pharmaceuticals in response to Trump’s threats. Estimates day debates exist t…
30 Jun 2026 Culture, Media And Sport
I commend the investment that the Minister has already announced. In Dewsbury, our leisure centre and swimming pool were closed in September 2023, and have stood there, with no repairs or survey. Will she meet me to discuss what the Govern…
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
Does the Minister agree that people who are trying to divide us will sometimes pit one community against another, and where one community is being rightly and legitimately supported, they will try to weaponise that in another community and…
30 Jun 2026 Antisemitism: University Campuses
It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Sir John. The right to freedom of religion is a fundamental human right and must be protected. I congratulate my neighbour and West Yorkshire colleague, the hon. Member for Leeds South West a…
Source: contributions on parliament.uk.
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01924 668118
Parliamentary office
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
Units 47 & 50, Annexe 3, Batley Business Park, Technology Drive, Batley, WF17 6ER
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Frequently asked questions
Common questions about Iqbal Mohamed, answered from official Parliament data.
Who is Iqbal Mohamed?
Iqbal Mohamed is a Member of Parliament representing Dewsbury and Batley in the House of Commons. See Iqbal Mohamed's official Parliament profile.
Which party does Iqbal Mohamed represent?
Iqbal Mohamed sits as Independent. See Iqbal Mohamed's official Parliament profile.
Which constituency does Iqbal Mohamed represent?
Iqbal Mohamed is the Member of Parliament for Dewsbury and Batley. See Iqbal Mohamed's official Parliament profile.
How long has Iqbal Mohamed been an MP?
Iqbal Mohamed has served in the House of Commons for 2 years. See Iqbal Mohamed's official Parliament profile.
What registered interests are listed for Iqbal Mohamed?
Iqbal Mohamed has 5 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests. See Iqbal Mohamed's official Parliament profile.
Source: this MP's official Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.