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Division 131 · 3 December 2021

Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill: Second Reading: Closure

Private Members' Bill

What this vote was about

This vote was part of a Private Member's Bill promoted by SNP MP Pete Wishart that aimed to change how musicians and performers are paid when their recordings are streamed online, seeking fairer "equitable remuneration" from services like Spotify and Apple Music. Because time for such bills is very limited, a supporter moved a "closure" motion to end the debate and force an immediate vote on the Bill's Second Reading (its first Commons approval in principle). MPs rejected the closure by 28 votes to 59, meaning debate could not be brought to a close. In practice this "talked out" the Bill: without a closure it ran out of time and made no further progress, so the proposed changes to streaming royalties did not become law.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 18 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 60 votes. There were 5 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 529 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This division took place during a debate on Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, etc.) Bill. This division is linked to the Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill (Private Members' Bill (Ballot)).

28

Ayes

59

Noes

Rejected

Result

88

Voted

Rejected by 31 Ayes 28 / Noes 59

Bill context

Bill Copyright (Rights and Remuneration of Musicians, Etc.) Bill
Type Private Members' Bill (Ballot)
Primary sponsor Kevin Brennan
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 5 rebels 5 60 330
Lab Labour Voted Aye 18 0 157
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 4 0 43
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 24
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 23
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 12
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 7
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 3
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
APNI Alliance No clear majority 0 0 1
Green Green Party No clear majority 0 0 1

"Party position" is how the majority of each party's voting members voted in this division. Parliament does not publish official whipping instructions, so this is derived from the recorded votes. "Rebels" are members who voted against their party's majority; Independent and Speaker roles have no party whip.

Constituencies coloured by how the local MP voted.

Aye
No
Did not vote

Individual votes

MP Vote
Alex Burghart No
Alison McGovern Aye
Amanda Solloway No
Andy Carter No
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Crawley Aye
Angela Richardson No
Anthony Mangnall No
Bim Afolami No
Carol Monaghan Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Law Aye
Colum Eastwood Aye
Craig Whittaker No Teller
Dame Andrea Jenkyns No
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Damian Hinds No
Daniel Kawczynski No
Darren Henry No
David Rutley No
David T C Davies No
Dean Russell No
Dr Ben Spencer No
Esther McVey Aye
Felicity Buchan No
Gareth Davies No
Gareth Johnson No
Gary Sambrook No
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Freeman No
Geraint Davies Aye
Giles Watling Aye
Gill Furniss Aye Teller
Gillian Keegan No
Graham Stuart No
Helen Hayes Aye
Iain Stewart No
Ian Levy No
Jacob Young No
James Cartlidge No
Jane Hunt No
Jo Stevens Aye
Joy Morrissey No
Julia Lopez No
Julie Marson No
Justin Tomlinson No
Laura Farris No
Lilian Greenwood Aye Teller
Liz Kendall Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Marco Longhi No
Mark Fletcher No
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Wood No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No Teller
Mrs Kemi Badenoch No
Mrs Natalie Elphicke No
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Nick Fletcher No
Nickie Aiken No
Nigel Adams No
Peter Gibson No
Rebecca Harris No
Richard Burgon Aye
Rob Butler No
Ruth Edwards No
Scott Mann No
Seema Malhotra Aye
Simon Jupp No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Steve Double No
Theo Clarke No
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Randall No
Vicky Ford No
Virginia Crosbie No
Wes Streeting Aye
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Lewer —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy McDonald —
Angela Rayner —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Anthony Browne —
Antony Higginbotham —
Apsana Begum —
Bambos Charalambous —
Barry Gardiner —
Bell Ribeiro-Addy —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Everitt —
Ben Lake —
Beth Winter —
Bill Esterson —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan Clarke-Smith —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carla Lockhart —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Nichols —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Skidmore —
Chris Stephens —
Christian Matheson —
Christian Wakeford —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Coutinho —
Claire Hanna —
Claudia Webbe —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Johnston —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Simmonds —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Debbie Abrahams —
Dehenna Davison —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Duncan Baker —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Eddie Hughes —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Elliot Colburn —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fay Jones —
Feryal Clark —
Fiona Bruce —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
Gerald Jones —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stringer —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Greg Smith —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Ahmad Khan —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Dromey —
Jack Lopresti —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Murray —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Stevenson —
Janet Daby —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jill Mortimer —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Gullis —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Judith Cummins —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Justin Madders —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Kate Osborne —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kim Johnson —
Kim Leadbeater —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Trott —
Layla Moran —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Lia Nici —
Liam Byrne —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Luke Pollard —
Maggie Throup —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Matt Western —
Matthew Pennycook —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Miss Sarah Dines —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gagan Mohindra —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Louie French —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Peter Bone —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Anum Qaisar —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Neil O'Brien —
Neil Parish —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paula Barker —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Robbie Moore —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Robin Millar —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth Jones —
Sally-Ann Hart —
Sam Tarry —
Sammy Wilson —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Green —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Scott Benton —
Selaine Saxby —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Shaun Bailey —
Simon Baynes —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bill Wiggin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir Desmond Swayne —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Morgan —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Reed —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Suzanne Webb —
Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tim Loughton —
Tom Hunt —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Tony Lloyd —
Trudy Harrison —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Atkins —
Wayne David —
Wendy Chamberlain —
Wendy Morton —
Wera Hobhouse —
Will Quince —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
Zarah Sultana —
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