Afzal Khan
Labour - Manchester Rusholme
8,235 (28.4%) majority - 2024 General ElectionFirst elected: 8th June 2017
2 APPG memberships (as of 20 Nov 2024)
British Muslims, Greater Manchester74 Former APPG memberships
Action on Conflict and Global Britain, Adult Social Care, Afghanistan, Arab World, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Battlefields and Commonwealth War Graves, Bereavement Support, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic Business Owners, Britain-Pakistan Trade and Tourism, British Sikhs, Children in Police Custody, Climate Change, Compassionate Politics, Council of Sri Lankan Muslim Organisations UK, Curry Industry, Cycling and Walking, Dalits, Egypt, Environment, Ethical and Islamic Finance, Faith and Society, Food Banks, Fuel Poverty and Energy Efficiency, Future of Employability, Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity, Hajj and Umrah, Hate Crime, Hazaras, Human Rights, Immigration Detention, Indonesia, International Freedom of Religion or Belief, International Relations, International Students, Iraq, Islamic and Ethical Finance, Islamic Finance, ITV, Kabaddi, Kashmir, Lawyers and Judges at Risk Globally, Lebanon, Libya, Magnitsky Sanctions, Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases, Maldives, Mental Health, Microplastics, Morocco, Muslim Women, Net Zero, Nigeria, Ocean, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Parks and Green Spaces, Poverty, Race and Community, Race Equality in Education, Religion in the Media, Saudi Arabia, Sleep, Taiwan, Terrorism, Third World Solidarity, Turkey, Unconscious Bias, United Arab Emirates, United Nations Women, Uyghurs, Yemen, Youth AffairsDivision Voting information
Debates during the 2024 Parliament
Speeches made during Parliamentary debates are recorded in Hansard. For ease of browsing we have grouped debates into individual, departmental and legislative categories.
Sparring Partners
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
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Department Debates
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Legislation Debates
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Manchester Rusholme Petitions
e-Petitions are administered by Parliament and allow members of the public to express support for a particular issue.
If an e-petition reaches 10,000 signatures the Government will issue a written response.
If an e-petition reaches 100,000 signatures the petition becomes eligible for a Parliamentary debate (usually Monday 4.30pm in Westminster Hall).
of 80,122 signatures (0.10%)
of 59,430 signatures (0.12%)
of 111,468 signatures (0.05%)
Latest EDMs signed by Afzal Khan
International Court of Justice Ruling on Gaza and the UK’s duties under the Genocide Convention
Tabled by: Zarah Sultana (Independent - Coventry South)That this House notes the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on 26 January 2024, which found that it is plausible that Israel’s ongoing attacks on the Palestinian people in Gaza are in breach of the Genocide Convention; further notes that the ICJ issued provisional measures, including ordering …
(Most recent: 14 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 29
Scottish National Party: 27
Independent: 11
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Green Party: 1
Alba Party: 1
Alliance: 1
Journalists in Gaza
Tabled by: Grahame Morris (Labour - Easington)That this House is profoundly shocked and saddened by the deaths of over 85 journalists and other media workers in Gaza since the Hamas attacks of October 7, with many more critically injured, missing or in detention without trial; believes that journalists in Gaza are the only ones standing between …
(Most recent: 13 May 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 24
Scottish National Party: 19
Independent: 8
Plaid Cymru: 3
Social Democratic & Labour Party: 2
Alliance: 1
Alba Party: 1
Green Party: 1
Commons initiatives
These initiatives were driven by Afzal Khan, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
MPs who are act as Ministers or Shadow Ministers are generally restricted from performing Commons initiatives other than Urgent Questions.
Afzal Khan has not been granted any Urgent Questions
Afzal Khan has not been granted any Adjournment Debates
1 Bill introduced by Afzal Khan
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. To amend the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 to make provision about the number and size of parliamentary constituencies in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.
Wednesday 16th October 2019
Afzal Khan has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
Latest 10 Written Questions
(View all written questions)In July 2024, my right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education announced a short pause to the defunding of qualifications to enable a review of post-16 qualification reforms at Level 3 and below. This was followed by a Written Ministerial Statement by my noble Friend, the Minister for Skills on 25 July. This statement can be accessed here: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-statements/detail/2024-07-25/hlws20.
Additional details about the principles of the review were published in an FE Week article on 30 September 2024, which can be accessed here: https://feweek.co.uk/how-well-go-about-reforming-the-level-3-landscape.
The department is working to review the defunding due to take place in 2025 and will publish the outcomes of this review before the end of the year.
The department has not announced any defunding for 2026.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
The government does not set or recommend pay in further education (FE), including in sixth form colleges. The pay and conditions of FE staff remains the responsibility of individual colleges and providers who are free to implement pay arrangements in line with their local needs.
The department recognises the vital role that teachers in sixth form colleges, as well as other FE colleges, play in developing the skills needed to drive the government’s missions to improve opportunity and economic growth. That is why the department is investing around £600 million across the 2024/25 and 2025/26 financial years. This includes extending retention payments of up to £6,000 after tax to eligible early career FE teachers in key subject areas, including in sixth form colleges. The department also continues to support recruitment and retention with teacher training bursaries worth up to £30,000 tax-free in certain key subject areas, and with support for industry professionals to enter the teaching workforce through the Taking Teaching Further programme.
My right hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Exchequer has announced a Budget on 30 October to be followed by a multi-year spending review in the spring of next year. Decisions about future post-16 funding and capital programmes will be subject to the outcomes of these fiscal events.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Education)
2 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Questions
(View all Afzal Khan's Defra questions)The Secretary of State has asked his department to convene a taskforce of experts from across the Government, industry, academia and relevant non-governmental organisations. The Taskforce will help to develop a Circular Economy Strategy for England and a series of roadmaps detailing the interventions that the Government will make on a sector-by-sector basis. The Taskforce will consider the evidence for action right across the economy, and as such the Taskforce will evaluate what interventions, including financial incentives, may need to be made in the textiles sector as it helps to develop the Circular Economy Strategy.
Financial incentives are primarily a matter for the Treasury, and Treasury Ministers will be part of a Small Ministerial Group on the Circular Economy, which is also being convened, along with Ministers from Defra, the Department for Business and Trade, Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Department for Transport and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. This group will govern, join up and drive work to promote a Circular Economy across the Government. supporting the Government’s Missions to kickstart economic growth and make Britain a clean energy superpower.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The Secretary of State has not held discussions on plastic waste with his counterparts in France, Germany, and Sweden. However, officials have had discussions with their counterparts in other countries to learn lessons on tackling waste, including plastic waste. For instance, officials have had discussions with the German Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) administrator to assist in developing the DRS in the UK.
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
The National Health Service has committed to reaching net zero by 2045 for the emissions it influences through the goods and services it buys from its partners and suppliers. This includes a greater focus on procuring and using sustainable and reusable medical garments where this is safe and effective, such as reusable sterile gowns.
NHS England is working with NHS organisations to share best practice and evidence-based approaches, understand operational challenges, for example requirements for laundry infrastructure, and support the inclusion of lots to procure reusable medical textile services within relevant procurement frameworks. NHS England supported the Royal Surgical Colleges to develop and promote the Green Theatre Checklist to encourage sustainable theatre approaches, including medical garments. The checklist is available at the following link:
NHS England is also supporting innovation through the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) Healthcare programme, which has funded a project to support reuse of surgical textiles, more information about which can be found at the following link:
https://sbrihealthcare.co.uk/impact-case-studies/case-studies/revolution-zero
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Foreign Secretary has no current engagement plans with Abdikadir Ahmed Aw-Ali. The UK Ambassador to Somalia engages regularly with a wide range of contacts in Somalia, including those from the SSC-Khatumo area.
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The UK has not made a specific assessment of the role of the SSC-Khatumo area in supporting stability, development and growth in Somalia. We engage closely with all parties in Somalia and are a core security and development partner to the country.
Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)
The Government is committed to the continued strength of the UK Islamic Finance sector, both as an important part of the UK’s overall financial ecosystem and as an instrument of financial inclusion.
The alternative finance tax rules aim to provide a level playing field for tax purposes across alternative and conventional financing arrangements.
On 16 January 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation proposing changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules that apply to alternative finance arrangements. The proposed changes seek to amend those rules so that where property is used as collateral for the purposes of raising finance, the CGT outcome is the same whether alternative finance or conventional finance is used. The consultation also asked whether there are any implications for capital allowances. The consultation closed on 9 April 2024 and the Government is considering responses. Next steps will be set out in due course.
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The Government is committed to the continued strength of the UK Islamic Finance sector, both as an important part of the UK’s overall financial ecosystem and as an instrument of financial inclusion.
The alternative finance tax rules aim to provide a level playing field for tax purposes across alternative and conventional financing arrangements.
On 16 January 2024, HM Treasury published a consultation proposing changes to the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) rules that apply to alternative finance arrangements. The proposed changes seek to amend those rules so that where property is used as collateral for the purposes of raising finance, the CGT outcome is the same whether alternative finance or conventional finance is used. The consultation also asked whether there are any implications for capital allowances. The consultation closed on 9 April 2024 and the Government is considering responses. Next steps will be set out in due course.
Exchequer Secretary (HM Treasury)
The number of prisoners serving indeterminate sentences of Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) in HMP Buckley, HMP Hindley, HMP Forest Bank and HMP Manchester, as at 30 June 2024, are set out in the table below.
Prison | Number of IPP Prisoners |
Buckley Hall | 49 |
Forest Bank | 27 |
Hindley | 18 |
Manchester | 24 |
Please note:
(1) Figures for the IPP population include both unreleased and recalled IPP prisoners.
(2) The figures in this table have been drawn from administrative IT systems which, as with any large-scale recording system, are subject to possible errors with data entry and processing.
This Government believes it is right that these sentences were abolished and is determined to make further progress towards a safe and sustainable release for those serving the IPP sentence, but not in a way that impacts public protection.
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury