Saqib celebrated British farmers who work through rain and shine. Back British Farming Day provides an opportunity for MPs to champion the work farmers and growers do for the nation. Consistently, the public rank farmers as one of the UK’s…
Saqib has spoken out against the government’s plan to cut winter fuel payments for pensioners in a speech made during a debate in the House of Commons. The government’s current plan would see nearly 10 million pensioners across the country…
Saqib is encouraging his constituents to check if they are eligible to apply for the Household Support Fund. This supplies vital funding to help people with energy bills and the cost of living by providing eligible households with fuel…
Saqib in his recent speech to parliament, criticised both the Minister and Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology for the government’s failure to recognise the growing potential of AI in the public and private sectors.…
Saqib met with representatives of the Post Office to discuss the ongoing lack of Post Office services in Meriden village. During the meeting, Saqib voiced the concern of residents at the loss of Post Office services and explained the…
Saqib has called on the government to U-turn on their decision to end winter fuel payments for nearly 10 million pensioners. The new Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, recently announced that only pensioners in receipt of pension credits or means…
Saqib has been appointed as a Shadow Minister of State in the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and a Shadow Minister in the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) in charge of primary care and dentistry. These…
Saqib has been elected as the Member of Parliament for Meriden and Solihull East after winning almost 17,000 votes at the recent General Election. He was previously the MP for Meriden, having been elected in 2019. The Meriden constituency…
Saqib Bhatti MP, Member of Parliament for Meriden, has written to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to ask for her support in restoring Accident and Emergency (A&E) services to the Solihull borough. The letter explained the…
Saqib is holding his next business forum with Solihull College & University Centre on 31st May. Over the years the business forum has become a thriving platform for local business owners to network with both Saqib and each other,…
Saqib joined forces with Andy Street, Mayor of the West Midlands, and Ian Courts, Leader of Solihull Council, to express their concerns about St John’s Precinct on Knowle High Street to developer Mercia Real Estate. There have been ongoing…
Saqib joined the Mayor of the West Midlands, Andy Street, at an ‘Ask Andy’ event at Knowle Village Hall. The event convened residents from across the Solihull borough who were able to ask the mayor questions about local issues. Andy was…
Saqib attended the Prime Minister’s Business Connect event in Coventry to host a roundtable on the adoption of AI in his capacity as Minister for Tech and the Digital Economy. The roundtable was attended by several local SMEs, regional…
The Chancellor unveiled the Spring Budget on 6th March, announcing changes to the high-income child benefit that will positively impact over half a million families. The benefit will be amended to consider household income instead of…
Saqib hosted his first Pensioners Fair for the residents of the Solihull borough on 16th February at Knowle Village Hall. The event brought together several companies, charities and service providers offering specific initiatives for…
Saqib has welcomed the launch of the Conservative Government’s Pharmacy First approach, helping people to receive care more quickly through better use of pharmacies. Having consistently campaigned for better healthcare services across the…
Saqib signed the Holocaust Educational Trust Book of Commitment. In doing so he pledged his commitment to Holocaust Memorial Day and honouring those who were murdered during the Holocaust as well as paying tribute to the extraordinary…
Saqib Bhatti MP, Member of Parliament for Meriden, sponsored an event in Parliament for the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and the charity Farm Africa. The event celebrated the partnership between the NFU and Farm Africa as they continue to…
Despite record policing numbers delivered by this Conservative government and record funding, the Labour Police and Crime Commissioner has failed to combat crime in our communities and in our borough. I am in no doubt that my constituents…
Saqib has welcomed the Police and Crime Commissioner consultation and fully supports the merger of the roles of Mayor of the West Midlands and the Police and Crime Commissioner. This consultation focuses on the transfer of the powers of…
Saqib brought business owners from across the West Midlands together at Copt Heath Gold Club for his January business forum breakfast. The event saw over 30 local business owners convene to discuss numerous topics pertaining to business in…
Saqib has teamed up with Solihull Roundtable and the Colebridge Trust to collect warm clothes for children experiencing hardship this winter. Saqib is calling on local residents to help with the clothes collection by donating children’s…
Saqib received almost 300 entries for his annual Christmas card competition which was open to all primary schools in the Meriden constituency. The competition saw children from local schools drawing pictures that represented the Christmas…
Saqib visited Tallinn, the capital city of Estonia to mark the first anniversary of the UK-Estonia Tech Partnership. This partnership allows the UK and Estonia, as like-minded, technologically advanced countries, to strengthen their…
Saqib Bhatti MP, Member of Parliament for Meriden, joined Visit Knowle and others in calling for action to be taken regarding the appearance of the centre of Knowle. Whilst visiting Eric Lyons, a small business in Knowle, Saqib signed a…
Saqib Bhatti MP, Member of Parliament for Meriden, is encouraging pensioners to sign up for pension credits before 10th December to take advantage of a potential extra £300 Cost of Living boost thanks to pension credit backdating rules.…
Saqib joined Bonanza Creative at Meriden CE Primary School for a carbon monoxide awareness session to educate the children on the dangers of carbon monoxide. Saqib also spoke to year 5 about his role as the MP for Meriden, explaining how…