Yasmin Qureshi MP: votes, interests and costs
The Member of Parliament for Bolton South and Walkden is Yasmin Qureshi (Labour), MP there since 6 May 2010.
Offices and committees
The Members API lists no current government, opposition or committee post for Yasmin Qureshi; earlier posts are below.
Earlier ministerial and shadow posts
| Post | Department | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shadow Minister (Equalities Office) | Government Equalities Office | 28 October 2022 | 15 November 2023 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office | 2 September 2020 | 4 December 2021 |
| Shadow Minister (International Development) | Department for International Development | 10 April 2020 | 2 September 2020 |
| Shadow Minister (Justice) | Ministry of Justice | 9 October 2016 | 10 April 2020 |
Earlier committees
| Committee or post | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Courts and Tribunals Bill | 18 March 2026 | 28 April 2026 |
| Justice Committee | 30 April 2024 | 30 May 2024 |
| Child Support Collection (Domestic Abuse) Bill | 7 December 2022 | 14 December 2022 |
| Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Bill | 30 November 2022 | 7 December 2022 |
| Foreign Affairs Sub-Committee | 5 January 2016 | 31 October 2016 |
| Foreign Affairs Committee | 8 July 2015 | 31 October 2016 |
| High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill (Commons) | 29 April 2014 | 7 July 2015 |
| Home Affairs Committee | 4 November 2013 | 30 March 2015 |
| Privacy and Injunctions (Joint Committee) | 14 July 2011 | 12 March 2012 |
| Political and Constitutional Reform Committee | 12 July 2011 | 12 December 2011 |
| Justice Committee | 12 July 2010 | 30 March 2015 |
Source: Parliament Members API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 cad29dbd13be.
Register of interests
Yasmin Qureshi has 8 entries in the Register of Members' Financial Interests, the earliest registered on 15 March 2016 and the latest on 23 April 2026. By category: Miscellaneous (5), Visits outside the UK (2), Family members employed (1). Each entry is quoted as published, with its registration date; payments linked to an entry are listed under it.
A Governor of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-11-26
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Chair of the board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy. This is an unpaid role
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2024-11-18
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-09-07
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Chair of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a term of up to three years. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2025-11-20
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
International visit to Pakistan between 22 January 2026 and 27 January 2026
- Purpose of the visit: Presentation of the HUM Women Leaders Award.
- Date Member left the UK: 2026-01-22
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2026-01-27
International visit to Saudi Arabia between 11 October 2025 and 14 October 2025
- Purpose of the visit: Part of a delegation of MPs and Peers over four days, to meet several Saudi Ministers, royal family members and members of the Shura Council, in relation to trade, defence, tourism (Haj/Umrah), education and energy. A dinner was hosted by the Ambassodor at the British Embassy, to promote Saudi-British relations.
- Date Member left the UK: 2025-10-11
- Date Member returned to the UK: 2025-10-14
- Associated All Parliamentary Group (APPG), where relevant: APPG Saudi Arabia
A Governor of the Board of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy for a three-year term. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2022-09-07
- Date on which the interest ended: 2025-09-07
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Member of Bolton Town Board. This is an unpaid role.
- Date on which the interest arose, or became registrable: 2020-01-27
- The type of interest: Unpaid role
Nadeem Ashraf employed
- Job title or role: Senior Caseworker
- Pattern of working hours: Full time
- Name of the person employed: Nadeem Ashraf
- Who the family member is directly related to: Related to member directly
- Nature of relationship: Spouse
Source: Register of Members' Financial Interests API, read 28 October 2026. The register entry on UK Parliament.
Business costs (IPSA)
In 2024-25 Yasmin Qureshi's office spent £250,301 on staff, from a staffing budget of £250,820, according to IPSA. The figure for 2023-24 was £235,901. IPSA lists office spending of £30,696 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 | £250,301.18 | £235,901.23 | £221,500.31 |
| Office costs: spent | £30,696.32 | £25,784.41 | £23,621.40 |
| Accommodation: spent | £19,930.69 | £19,085.93 | £17,691.60 |
| Winding-up: spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | |
| Travel and subsistence (no cap): spent | £14,941.40 | £11,553.49 | £13,393.53 |
| Other costs (no cap): spent | £0.00 | £0.00 | £0.00 |
Budgets set for 2024-25: office costs £33,020, staffing £250,820, accommodation £19,940 (Standard non-London area budget; Standard budget for renting a property outside the London area).
IPSA's CSVs for 2024-25, 2023-24, 2022-23, read 15 October 2026; constituency as IPSA lists it: Bolton South and Walkden BC.
Staff roles listed by IPSA, 2024-25
Senior Parliamentary Assistant (permanent full time), Office Manager (permanent full time), Constituency Assistant (permanent part time), Senior Caseworker (permanent full time), Communications Officer ×2 (permanent full time), Caseworker (permanent part time) (IPSA CSV)
IPSA annual publications · All MPs' 2024-25 costs (table and CSV)
Votes in the Commons
Yasmin Qureshi is recorded voting in 381 divisions since 4 July 2024, according to the Commons Votes API. Of these, 42 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 Yasmin Qureshi voted No on "Opposition day motion: Support for British farmers".
Source: Commons Votes API, read 28 October 2026. Only divisions in which a vote is recorded for the MP are counted. The full list on UK Parliament.
Written questions
Since 4 July 2024, 148 written questions have been tabled by Yasmin Qureshi, the parliamentary record shows. The latest 10 were addressed to Department of Health and Social Care, Home Office, Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade and 1 other departments.
Endometriosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether she plans to introduce a national mechanism for tracking progress in endometriosis diagnosis and care as part of the Women's Health Strategy.
Endometriosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the affordability of long-term pain management and hormonal treatment for people with endometriosis, including prescription charge exemptions.
Endometriosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to ensure earlier specialist assessment and referral for adolescents with suspected endometriosis.
Endometriosis: Diagnosis
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the average time is between symptom onset and confirmed diagnosis of endometriosis in England, broken down by age group and ethnicity, in each of the last five years.
Endometriosis: Health Services
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps she is taking to monitor and report on the implementation of NICE guideline NG73 (endometriosis) by integrated care boards, and what plans she has to strengthen accountability for its im …
NHS: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what guidance is issued to police forces on the priority given to reports of violence and aggression against NHS staff, including in emergency departments.
Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of requiring datacentre operators to report on the purpose and end use of their computing capacity as a condition of planning ap …
National Grid: Data Centres
To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, how many datacentres are currently in the queue to connect to the National Grid, and what the average expected connection wait time is.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what data her Department holds on the number of recorded incidents of violence and aggression against NHS staff in emergency departments in England in each of the last five years.
Accident and Emergency Departments: Crimes of Violence
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance her Department provides to NHS trusts on support for staff who report incidents of violence or aggression, including access to occupational health, counselling and time off.
Source: Written Questions API, read 15 October 2026, SHA-256 8beaff3afaf4. Question wording as listed by the API, which gives the opening words of longer questions. All questions by Yasmin Qureshi.
2024 general election
At the 4 July 2024 general election Bolton South and Walkden returned Yasmin Qureshi with a majority of 6,743: 15,093 votes, 40.9% of those cast, against 8,350 for Julie Pattison. Result as published: Lab hold.
Commons Library results, read 14 October 2026 · Bolton South and Walkden figures
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