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Division 16 · 20 June 2022

High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill: Second Reading

Hybrid Bill Transport

What this vote was about

This was the Second Reading of the High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill, a hybrid bill seeking the legal powers to build and run the western leg of HS2's Phase 2b, extending high-speed rail from Crewe into Manchester. A Second Reading vote approves a bill in principle and lets it move on to detailed scrutiny, including a process for people and businesses affected by the route to petition Parliament. MPs approved it overwhelmingly by 205 votes to 6. The result meant the Bill cleared its first Commons hurdle and proceeded to committee stage.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 203 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 7 votes. There were 7 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 406 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Minister of State, Department for Transport. This division took place during a debate on High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill. This division is linked to the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill (Hybrid Bill).

205

Ayes

6

Noes

Passed

Result

211

Voted

Passed by 199 Ayes 205 / Noes 6

Bill context

Bill High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill
Type Hybrid Bill
Primary sponsor Heidi Alexander
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 7 rebels 203 7 341
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 7
Lab Labour No clear majority 0 0 154
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 24
Ind Independent No party whip 0 0 18
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 13
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
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 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
Aaron Bell Aye
Adam Afriyie Aye
Alan Mak Aye
Alex Burghart Aye
Alex Chalk Aye
Alun Cairns Aye
Amanda Solloway Aye Teller
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Griffith Aye
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Lewer Aye
Andrew Percy Aye
Andrew Selous Aye
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Andy Carter Aye
Angela Richardson Aye
Anna Firth Aye
Anthony Browne Aye
Anthony Mangnall Aye
Antony Higginbotham Aye
Ben Everitt Aye
Bim Afolami Aye
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Brendan Clarke-Smith Aye
Caroline Ansell Aye
Cherilyn Mackrory Aye
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Clarkson Aye
Chris Green Aye
Chris Loder Aye
Chris Skidmore Aye
Christopher Pincher Aye
Claire Coutinho Aye
Craig Whittaker Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Amanda Milling Aye
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
Danny Kruger Aye
Darren Henry Aye
David Duguid Aye
David Johnston Aye
David Rutley Aye
David T C Davies Aye Teller
Dean Russell Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr James Davies Aye
Dr Jamie Wallis Aye
Dr Kieran Mullan Aye
Dr Luke Evans Aye
Dr Matthew Offord Aye
Dr Neil Hudson Aye
Eddie Hughes Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Elliot Colburn Aye
Esther McVey No
Fay Jones Aye
Felicity Buchan Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gary Sambrook Aye
George Freeman Aye
Giles Watling Aye
Gillian Keegan Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Greg Smith No
Helen Whately Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Iain Stewart Aye
Jack Brereton Aye
Jacob Young Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
James Daly Aye
James Gray Aye
James Morris Aye
Jane Hunt Aye
Jane Stevenson Aye
Jason McCartney Aye
Jerome Mayhew Aye
Jill Mortimer Aye
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Churchill Aye
John Lamont Aye
John Penrose Aye
John Stevenson Aye
Jonathan Gullis Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Julie Marson Aye
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Katherine Fletcher Aye
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake Aye
Laura Farris Aye
Laura Trott Aye
Lee Anderson Aye
Leo Docherty Aye
Lia Nici Aye
Lucy Allan Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Luke Hall Aye
Maggie Throup Aye
Marco Longhi Aye
Maria Caulfield Aye
Mark Fletcher Aye
Mark Jenkinson Aye
Mark Logan Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Mark Pritchard Aye
Martin Vickers Aye
Mary Robinson Aye
Matt Hancock Aye
Matt Vickers Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Miss Sarah Dines Aye
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Louie French Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh Aye
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Peter Bone No Teller
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Richard Holden Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood Aye
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Natalie Elphicke Aye
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Neil O'Brien Aye
Nick Fletcher Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nickie Aiken Aye
Nicola Richards Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Paul Bristow Aye
Paul Holmes Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Peter Aldous Aye
Philip Dunne Aye
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rehman Chishti Aye
Richard Fuller Aye
Richard Graham Aye
Robbie Moore Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Robert Largan Aye
Robin Millar Aye
Ruth Edwards Aye
Sally-Ann Hart Aye
Saqib Bhatti Aye
Sara Britcliffe Aye
Sarah Atherton Aye
Scott Benton Aye
Scott Mann Aye
Selaine Saxby Aye
Shailesh Vara Aye
Shaun Bailey Aye
Simon Baynes Aye
Simon Fell Aye
Sir Alec Shelbrooke Aye
Sir Andrew Mitchell Aye
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir James Cleverly Aye
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Paul Beresford Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Philip Davies No Teller
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Sir William Cash No
Steve Brine Aye
Steve Double Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Suzanne Webb Aye
Tom Hunt Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Randall Aye
Vicky Ford Aye
Victoria Atkins Aye
Virginia Crosbie Aye
Wendy Morton Aye
Will Quince Aye
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Brown —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Allan Dorans —
Alyn Smith —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
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Barry Gardiner —
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Beth Winter —
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Bob Seely —
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Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Nichols —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Philp —
Chris Stephens —
Christian Matheson —
Christian Wakeford —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Claire Hanna —
Claudia Webbe —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Colum Eastwood —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Williams —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
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 Dan Poulter —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Duncan Baker —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Fabian Hamilton —
Feryal Clark —
Fiona Bruce —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Davies —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Gill Furniss —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Morgan —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Lopresti —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Murray —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Janet Daby —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Gideon —
Jo Stevens —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Judith Cummins —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Justin Madders —
Karin Smyth —
Karl McCartney —
Karl Turner —
Kate Green —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Kate Osborne —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kim Johnson —
Kim Leadbeater —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Layla Moran —
Lee Rowley —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Pollard —
Margaret Ferrier —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Garnier —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Western —
Matthew Pennycook —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Miriam Cates —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Anum Qaisar —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nigel Adams —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paula Barker —
Paulette Hamilton —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Gibson —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Cooper —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth Jones —
Sam Tarry —
Sammy Wilson —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Green —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Seema Malhotra —
Shabana Mahmood —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
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Sir Geoffrey Cox —
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Stuart Anderson —
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Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
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Tonia Antoniazzi —
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Trudy Harrison —
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This division passed, with 205 Ayes and 6 Noes. Source

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211 MPs have an imported recorded vote for this division. Source

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