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Shockat Adam MP

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

Pay & earnings · 2026

MP base salary £35,246 / £93,904 annual
137 days served — year-to-date · annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings £0
0 registered interests published in 2026
Total (salary + chair + declared) £35,246
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.

Constituencies represented

2024-07-04present
Leicester South current

Party history

2024-07-04present
Independent current

Government posts

None recorded.

Opposition posts

None recorded.

Committee memberships

None recorded.
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.

Contact

Parliamentary office
shockat.adam.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0116 507 8089 · 8 De Montfort Street, Leicester, LE1 7GA
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APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s)

Group Role(s) Funders Officers in group Next deadline
All-Party Parliamentary Group for Special Educational Needs and Disabilities
Subject Group
Vice Chair NAHT 4 2026-02-16
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Emotional Support for Parent Carers of Seriously Ill and Disabled Children
Subject Group
Officer 4 2027-05-27
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Eye Health and Visual Impairment
Subject Group
Officer PLMR Healthcomms 4 2027-01-11
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Obstructive Sleep Apnoea
Subject Group
Vice Chair 4 2027-03-13
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Race and Community
Subject Group
Officer The Runnymede Trust 4 2027-03-13
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the /appgs Top secretariat funders panel — click any funder there to open its full relationship graph. Officer matching is name-based against the parliament.uk register text and may miss titled / hyphenated variants.
Voting record (2026)
62 / 109
47 missed (43%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£15,198
43% of £35,246 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£40,491
43% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£568
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+15.6 pp Bad
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral

Commons votes · 2026

109 divisions 30 Aye(27.5%) 32 No(29.4%) 47 didn't vote(43.1%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253143 Pass
2026-04-22
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260161 Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272149 Pass
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
3807 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287150 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284149 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291144 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288147 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287149 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297147 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298152 Pass
2026-04-21
Didn't vote
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293155 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292158 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 342B
29461 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Reason 11B
294156 Pass
2026-04-20
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293159 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248139 Pass
2026-04-15
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259136 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254144 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277150 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
27195 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273159 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275159 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269162 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276155 Pass
2026-04-15
No
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269103 Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278158 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
24721 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277158 Pass
2026-04-14
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
27873 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
28170 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
35690 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301157 Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300101 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291174 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299169 Pass
2026-04-14
No
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307176 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290163 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292162 Pass
2026-03-25
Aye
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300149 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286163 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295162 Pass
2026-03-25
No
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291158 Pass
2026-03-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day Motion: Defence
98306 Fail
2026-03-24
No
Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas
108297 Fail
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278164 Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280164 Pass
2026-03-23
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279167 Pass
2026-03-23
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280161 Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Opposition day motion: student loans
88266 Fail
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Opposition day motion: fuel duty
103259 Fail
2026-03-18
No
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
27799 Pass
2026-03-18
Aye
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368107 Pass
2026-03-11
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading
292161 Pass
2026-03-11
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6
175292 Fail
2026-03-11
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5
172283 Fail
2026-03-11
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11
174292 Fail
2026-03-10
Didn't vote
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Second Reading
304203 Pass
2026-03-10
Didn't vote
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203311 Fail
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304177 Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315163 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315109 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316171 Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307173 Pass
2026-03-09
Didn't vote
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321106 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306182 Pass
2026-03-09
No
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309181 Pass
2026-03-02
No
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment
105410 Fail
2026-02-24
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms
69279 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
36184 Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73256 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77280 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156273 Fail
2026-02-23
Aye
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161272 Fail
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
27990 Pass
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Local Government Finance Report (England) 2026-27
277143 Pass
2026-02-11
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362107 Pass
2026-02-04
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392116 Pass
2026-02-03
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458104 Pass
2026-01-28
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Youth unemployment
91287 Fail
2026-01-28
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: British Indian Ocean Territory
103284 Fail
2026-01-28
Aye
Draft Medical Devices (Fees Amendment) Regulations 2026
294108 Pass
2026-01-27
Didn't vote
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1
88310 Fail
2026-01-27
Didn't vote
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2
61311 Fail
2026-01-27
Didn't vote
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9
91378 Fail
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373106 Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316194 Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195317 Fail
2026-01-21
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191326 Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347184 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347185 Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344182 Pass
2026-01-20
No
Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7
319127 Pass
2026-01-14
No
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301110 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 26
172334 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 9
181335 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 86 stand part
344173 Pass
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25
187351 Fail
2026-01-13
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24
184331 Fail
2026-01-13
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part
348167 Pass
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7
188341 Fail
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3
185344 Fail
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part
344181 Pass
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No.2) Bill Committee: Clause 10 stand part
324180 Pass
2026-01-12
Didn't vote
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 12
167350 Fail
2026-01-07
Didn't vote
Opposition Day: Rural communities
105332 Fail
2026-01-07
Aye
Opposition Day: Jury trials
182290 Fail
Source: Commons Votes API. Tellers count toward their lobby's total. "Didn't vote" covers MPs recorded as not voting (typically excluding tellers and the Speaker).

Written parliamentary questions · 2026

Showing 82 of 82 tabled 68 answered(82.9%) 11 departments
2026-06-17
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Safety
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Internet: Safety
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Social Media: Radicalism
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Named day
2026-06-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Genetically Modified Organisms
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare
Pending
2026-06-17
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Animal Welfare: Convictions
Pending
2026-06-04
Department for Transport
British Transport Police: East Midlands
Answered
2026-06-04
Department for Transport
Transport: Safety
Answered
2026-06-04
Department for Transport
Railways: Safety
Answered
2026-06-04
Department for Transport
Railway Stations: Security
Answered
2026-06-04
Department for Transport
British Transport Police: Emergency Calls
Answered
2026-06-04
Department for Transport
British Transport Police: Leicester
Answered
2026-06-04
Department for Transport
Leicester Station: Safety
Answered
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Central Africa: Ebola
Answered
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola
Answered
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola
Answered
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola
Answered
2026-05-29
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Ebola
Answered
2026-05-21
Department for Education
Teachers: Career Development
Answered
2026-05-19
Department of Health and Social Care
Bipolar Disorder: Medical Treatments
Pending
2026-05-18
Department of Health and Social Care
Sodium Valproate
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Answered
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Answered
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Pending
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Pending
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Answered
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Answered
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
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2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
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2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Answered
2026-05-13
Department of Health and Social Care
Answered
2026-04-22
Treasury
First Time Buyers: Taxation
Answered
2026-04-22
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Bank: Schools
Answered
2026-04-17
Home Office
Shivat Zion
Answered
2026-04-17
Department of Health and Social Care
Psychiatric Hospitals: Autism and Learning Disability
Answered
2026-04-13
Ministry of Justice
County Courts: Standards
Answered
2026-04-13
Ministry of Justice
County Courts
Answered
2026-03-26
Treasury
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Answered
2026-03-26
Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Answered
2026-03-26
Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Answered
2026-03-26
Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Answered
2026-03-26
Department for Transport
Electric Vehicles: Charging Points
Answered
2026-03-26
Department of Health and Social Care
NHS: Palantir
Answered
2026-02-12
Home Office
Immigration
Answered
2026-02-12
Home Office
Immigration: Women
Answered
2026-02-10
Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
Answered
2026-02-10
Cabinet Office
Civil Servants: Workplace Pensions
Answered
2026-02-10
Home Office
Police: Biometrics
Answered
2026-02-10
Home Office
Home Office: Palantir
Answered
2026-02-10
Home Office
Home Office: Contracts
Answered
2026-02-10
Ministry of Defence
Defence: Procurement
Answered
2026-02-10
Ministry of Defence
Palantir: Contracts
Answered
2026-02-10
Home Office
Police: Biometrics
Answered
2026-02-10
Home Office
Biometrics
Answered
2026-02-10
Home Office
Home Office: Palantir
Answered
2026-01-28
Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy: Business Rates
Answered
2026-01-28
Department of Health and Social Care
Pharmacy
Answered
2026-01-26
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Palestine: Self-determination of States
Answered
2026-01-14
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
West Bank: Israeli Settlements
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026

1 bills 1 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Glaucoma Care (England) Bill Lead 2nd reading 2026-01-20
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are MPs who backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading date.

Historic bills (all-time)

2 bills 2 as lead sponsor 0 as supporter
Bill Info Role Status Introduced
Glaucoma Care (England) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2026-01-20
Palestine Statehood (Recognition) (No. 2) Bill Sponsored 2nd reading 2024-10-21
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at introduction. Sorted newest first.
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