Dr Zubir Ahmed MP
Labour
Glasgow South West
M
Dr Zubir Ahmed is the Labour MP for Glasgow South West, and has been an MP continually since 4 July 2024.
Pay & earnings · 2026
MP base salary
£57,371
/ £93,904 annual
223 days served — year-to-date
· annual rate £93,904
Declared outside earnings
£45,955
3 registered interests published in 2026
Donations and other support (including loans) for activities as an MP
£30,000
Employment and earnings - Ad hoc payments
£13,890
Employment and earnings - Ongoing paid employment
£2,065
Total (salary + chair + declared)
£103,326
Base salary: House of Commons Library SN02644 / IPSA. Earnings from Register of Interests (API), published during 2026.
Ministerial activity
Records on file
94
92 meetings ·
0 hospitality ·
0 gifts ·
2 overseas trips
· 2025-07-01 → 2026-03-31
Total overseas travel cost
£20,903
Recent meetings · latest 20 of 92
| Date | Met with | Purpose | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-26 | Lilly International | To discuss medicines pricing | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-25 | The Guardian | Media lunch | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-25 | King's College London | To discuss robotic-assisted surgery | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-23 | UK Clinical Research Delivery Oversight Board | To discuss strategic priorities for clinical research | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-19 | Sanofi, Johnson & Johnson, Merck Sharp & Dohme, GlaxoSmithKline, CSL Seqirus, Association of British Pharmaceutical Industries, BioIndustry Association | Roundtable to discuss Pathogen Access and Benefit-Sharing | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-19 | Association of British Healthtech Industries, British In Vitro Diagnostic Association, British Healthcare Trades Association, techUK, Startup Coalition | Roundtable to discuss medtech | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-19 | Tonia Antoniazzi MP, APPG for Medical Cannabis Under Prescription, Tendo Consulting | To discuss medicinal cannabis for drug-resistant epilepsy | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-17 | David Nott Foundation | To discuss global humanitarian work | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-17 | European Medicines Group | To discuss the Life Sciences Sector Plan | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-10 | OpenSAFELY | To discuss patient data | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-10 | Mind | To discuss mental health | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-06 | Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry | To discuss the US-UK Pharmaceutical Agreement | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-05 | US-UK Pharmaceuticals Agreement Oversight Committee | Meeting of the Oversight Committee | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-05 | Lord Scriven, University of Oxford, George Julian | To discuss Learning from lives and deaths of people with learning disability and autistic people | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-03-04 | AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Bristol Myers Squibb, Sanofi, Lilly, UCB | To discuss medicines pricing | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-02-26 | Tony Blair Institute | To discuss vaccine sovereignty | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-02-24 | Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult | To discuss cell and gene therapies | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-02-12 | Linsey Farnsworth MP, Alfreton Park School | To discuss the provision of healthcare in Special Educational Needs (SEN) schools | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-02-12 | Institute of Global Health Innovation, Imperial College London | To discuss the Accelerated Access Collaborative | department-of-health-and-social-care |
| 2026-02-12 | European Medicines Group | To discuss collaboration with the research industry | department-of-health-and-social-care |
Recent overseas travel
| Dates | Destination | Purpose | Total cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-12 → 2026-01-15 |
San Francisco
Flight (arranged at short notice)
|
Representing UK Government at the 44th JP Morgan Healthcare Conference | £10,796 |
| 2025-11-03 → 2025-11-08 |
Polokwane, South Africa
Scheduled Flight
|
To attend the G20 Health Ministers Meeting | £10,107 |
Source: gov.uk ministerial transparency returns. Coverage:
HM Treasury and DSIT. Published quarterly under the Ministerial
Code; refreshed monthly on the 7th.
Constituencies represented
2024-07-04 → present
Glasgow South West
current
Party history
2024-07-04 → present
Labour
current
Government posts
2025-09-06 → 2026-05-12
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
Opposition posts
None recorded.
Committee memberships
2024-12-18 → 2025-01-30
Tobacco and Vapes Bill
Chair additional salary only applies to specified select committees under Standing Order 122B. Regular members receive no additional pay.
Contact
Parliamentary office
zubir.ahmed.mp@parliament.uk
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Constituency office
0141 266 0233
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Constituency office
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this MP. (Officer matching is by name —
if the parliamentary register lists them under a slightly different
form, the join may miss; check
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Voting record (2026)
72 / 109
37 missed (34%) of 109 divisions
Salary value of missed votes
£19,475
34% of £57,371 paid this year
Projected at annual salary
£31,876
34% of £93,904 annual — if the same absentee rate held over a full year
Implied cost per vote cast
£797
Salary ÷ Aye/No votes cast
vs median MP (2026)
+6.4 pp
Median MP missed 28% of divisions · within ±2 pp = Neutral
Commons votes · 2026
109 divisions
57 Aye(52.3%)
15 No(13.8%)
37 didn't vote(33.9%)
2026-04-22
Didn't vote
Crime and Policing Bill: Government motion in relation to LA439
253–143
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: Govt Motion to insist on Amdt 38J and disagree with Amdts 38V to 38X
260–161
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Pensions Schemes Bill: Govt motion relating to Lords Reason 88D
272–149
Pass
2026-04-22
Aye
Draft Energy Prices Act 2022 (Extension of Time Limit) Regulations 2026
380–7
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 98
287–150
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 41
284–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 37
291–144
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 36
288–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 26
287–149
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 13
297–147
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 4
298–152
Pass
2026-04-21
Aye
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Government motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 2
293–155
Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating Lords Reasons 359B and 439B
292–158
Pass
2026-04-20
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: Motion relating to Lords Amendments 2D and 2E
293–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106
248–139
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102
259–136
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B
254–144
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38
256–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 78
277–150
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 77
271–95
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43
273–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 35
275–159
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 26
269–162
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 15
276–155
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pensions Scheme Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
269–103
Pass
2026-04-15
Aye
Pension Schemes Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
278–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to agree with all remaining Lords Amendments
247–21
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 359
277–158
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 357
278–73
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 342
281–70
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 334
356–90
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 333
301–157
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 311
300–101
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 11
291–174
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
299–169
Pass
2026-04-14
Aye
Crime and Policing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
307–176
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
290–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
292–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4
300–149
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
286–163
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
295–162
Pass
2026-03-25
Didn't vote
Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
291–158
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
278–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
281–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3
280–164
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2
279–167
Pass
2026-03-23
Didn't vote
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
280–161
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
277–99
Pass
2026-03-18
Didn't vote
Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026
368–107
Pass
2026-03-10
No
Courts and Tribunals Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
203–311
Fail
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 106
304–177
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 102
315–163
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 44
315–109
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41
316–171
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38
307–173
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37
321–106
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 17
306–182
Pass
2026-03-09
Aye
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 16
309–181
Pass
2026-02-23
Aye
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading
361–84
Pass
2026-02-23
No
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
73–256
Fail
2026-02-23
No
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3
77–280
Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2
156–273
Fail
2026-02-23
Didn't vote
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1
161–272
Fail
2026-02-11
Aye
Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2026-27
279–90
Pass
2026-02-11
Didn't vote
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
362–107
Pass
2026-02-04
Aye
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026
392–116
Pass
2026-02-03
Didn't vote
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
458–104
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2025
373–106
Pass
2026-01-21
Aye
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading
316–194
Pass
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5
195–317
Fail
2026-01-21
No
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5
191–326
Fail
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6
347–184
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5
347–185
Pass
2026-01-20
Aye
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1
344–182
Pass
2026-01-14
Didn't vote
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025
301–110
Pass
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
15
of 15 tabled
15 answered(100.0%)
9
departments
2026-07-13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Pigs: Animal Housing
Answered
2026-07-13
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Artificial Intelligence
Answered
2026-07-13
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Poultry: Animal Welfare
Answered
2026-06-25
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
Carbon Budgets: Scotland
Answered
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Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
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)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.