Tahir Ali MP: votes, interests and costs
Tahir Ali represents Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley in the House of Commons for Labour and has done since 12 December 2019.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Tahir Ali; earlier posts are below.
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Committee | 28 March 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee (Commons) | 6 February 2023 | 30 May 2024 |
| Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill | 7 December 2022 | 14 December 2022 |
| Skills and Post-16 Education [HL] Bill | 24 November 2021 | 7 December 2021 |
| European Scrutiny Committee | 2 March 2020 | 30 May 2024 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 058ddf260a10.
Register of interests
The Register of Members' Financial Interests lists 4 entries for Tahir Ali: Miscellaneous (2), Visits outside the UK (1), Land and property (within or outside the UK) (1). The most recent was registered on 13 November 2025. Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
International visit to Saudi Arabia between 08 October 2025 and 18 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Delegation of MPs and Peers to meet several Saudi Ministers, royal family members and members of the Shura Council, in relation to: trade, defence, tourism (Hajj/Umrah), education and energy. A dinner was hosted at the British Embassy with the Ambassador to promote Saudi-British relations
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-08
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-18
Unpaid Director of Tahir Ali Campaigns Ltd. A company established for my re-election campaign.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-06-15
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Residential in Birmingham
- Location of the land or property: Birmingham
- A description of the property: house
- The number of properties this interest relates to: 1
- Country in which the land or property is located: United Kingdom
- The type of property: Residential
Engineer, Royal Mail. On unpaid leave since 13 December 2019.
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 26 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
IPSA, the body that sets and pays MPs' business costs, records staffing spending of £191,634 for Tahir Ali in 2024-25 against a budget of £250,820. The figure for 2023-24 was £188,730. IPSA lists office spending of £31,594 in the same year. IPSA publishes each budget, the amount spent and the amount left (the remaining amounts are in IPSA's files); no total across budgets is published, so none is given here.
| IPSA figure | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | 2022-23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staffing: spent | £191,633.65 | £188,730.31 | £166,061.92 |
| Office costs: spent | £31,593.66 | £31,172.92 | £28,369.76 |
| Accommodation: spent | £31,550.30 | £10,663.30 | £5,403.94 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £13,351.29 | £10,862.07 | £5,260.24 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £1,428.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £35,970 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property in the London area, with an uplift to cover the cost of one dependant).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (fixed term part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term full time), Personal Assistant (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent full time), Parliamentary Assistant (permanent part time), Parliamentary Assistant (fixed term part time), Caseworker (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Tahir Ali is recorded voting in 485 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 43 were votes on statutory instruments or procedural motions, which are not listed below. The 30 most recent on bills and motions are listed here. On 21 October 2026 Tahir Ali voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 26 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
The Written Questions API lists 13 written questions from Tahir Ali since 4 July 2024. The latest 10 were addressed to Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Cabinet Office, Department of Health and Social Care and 2 other departments.
Palestine
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of the United Kingdom’s historic policy in Palestine on current policy.
Public Appointments: Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any officials, aides and other Government appointees have been appointed (a) against the recommendations of security teams and (b) despite failing vetting.
Israel: Arms Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she plans to conduct an arms licensing compliance investigation into companies involved in two reported shipments of military components bound for Israel from the UK …
Public Appointments: Vetting
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether Government officials, diplomats, advisers or political appointees been appointed in instances where they have failed the security vetting process.
Lebanon: Armed Conflict
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps her Department is taking to protect civilians and civilian infrastructure in Beirut's southern suburbs; and what discussions she has had with the Secret …
Electric Scooters: Injuries
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to raise awareness of the risk of severe injury from using e-scooters; and what discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on reducing accidents involv …
Special Educational Needs: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when will her planned timetable and proposed transitional funding for changes to SEND be communicated to schools.
West Bank: International Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help uphold international law in the West Bank.
Gaza: Ceasefires
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps is the Government taking to help ensure that the ceasefire in Gaza is maintained.
Police: Political Impartiality
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking to help ensure that police forces in England remain independent from political agendas.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 4bc89ba0e526. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Tahir Ali.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley returned Tahir Ali with a majority of 5,656: 12,798 votes, 30.8% of those cast, against 7,142 for Shakeel Afsar. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley figures
Built 15 October 2026 from official records; register entries and votes are re-read on a rolling schedule. This page sets out what the record shows and gives no rating of the MP. Official UK Parliament page · All MPs · Something wrong? Tell us.