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Division 34 · 11 July 2022

Humble Address: Liability of Trade Unions in Proceedings in Tort (Increase of Limits on Damages) Order 2022

At a glance

This division was rejected on 11 July 2022 by a margin of 89, with 201 Ayes and 290 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 150 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 280 votes. The 146 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. This division took place during a debate on Employment Agencies and Trade Unions.

201

Ayes

290

Noes

Rejected

Result

473

Voted

Rejected by 89 Ayes 201 / Noes 290

The motion

Proposed by The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

I beg to move, That the draft Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which were laid before this House on 27 June, be approved.

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 280 337
Lab Labour Voted Aye 150 0 177
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 32 0 45
Ind Independent No party whip 4 0 12
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 3 0 3
Alba Alba Party Voted Aye 2 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 1 0 2
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 14
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 9
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 7
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
APNI Alliance 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 No
Adam Afriyie No
Adam Holloway No
Afzal Khan Aye
Alan Brown Aye
Alberto Costa No
Alex Burghart No
Alex Chalk No
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alexander Stafford No
Alison McGovern Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Alun Cairns No
Alyn Smith Aye
Amanda Solloway No
Amy Callaghan Aye
Andrea Leadsom No
Andrew Bowie No
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Griffith No
Andrew Jones No
Andrew Lewer No
Andrew Percy No
Andrew Selous No
Andrew Stephenson No
Andy Carter No
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Angela Richardson No
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Anna Firth No
Anna McMorrin Aye
Anne Marie Morris No
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Anthony Browne No
Anthony Mangnall No
Antony Higginbotham No
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Bradley No
Ben Everitt No
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bob Blackman No
Bob Seely No
Bob Stewart No
Brendan Clarke-Smith No
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Ansell No
Caroline Lucas Aye
Caroline Nokes No
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine McKinnell Aye
Catherine West Aye
Charlotte Nichols Aye
Cherilyn Mackrory No
Chloe Smith No
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Clarkson No
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Evans Aye
Chris Green No
Chris Philp No
Chris Skidmore No
Chris Stephens Aye
Christian Matheson Aye
Christian Wakeford Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Claire Coutinho No
Claudia Webbe Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Colum Eastwood Aye
Conor McGinn Aye
Craig Tracey No
Craig Whittaker No Teller
Craig Williams No
Crispin Blunt No
Dame Amanda Milling No
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Karen Bradley No
Dame Maria Miller No
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Dame Tracey Crouch No
Damian Collins No
Damian Green No
Damian Hinds No
Damien Moore No
Dan Carden Aye
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Kawczynski No
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Kruger No
Darren Henry No
Dave Doogan Aye
David Duguid No
David Johnston No
David Linden Aye
David Morris No
David Mundell No
David Rutley No
David T C Davies No
Dean Russell No
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Dehenna Davison No
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Thomas No
Derek Twigg Aye
Douglas Chapman Aye
Dr Ben Spencer No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr James Davies No
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Luke Evans No
Dr Neil Hudson No
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Duncan Baker No
Eddie Hughes No
Edward Argar No
Edward Timpson No
Ellie Reeves Aye
Elliot Colburn No
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Hardy Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Esther McVey No
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fay Jones No
Felicity Buchan No
Fiona Bruce No
Fleur Anderson Aye
Florence Eshalomi Aye
Gareth Bacon No
Gareth Davies No
Gareth Johnson No
Gary Sambrook No
Gavin Newlands Aye
George Eustice No
George Freeman No
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye Teller
Giles Watling No
Gill Furniss Aye
Gillian Keegan No
Graham Stringer Aye
Graham Stuart No
Grahame Morris Aye
Grant Shapps No
Greg Clark No
Greg Hands No
Greg Smith No
Guy Opperman No
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Whately No
Henry Smith No
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Holly Mumby-Croft No
Huw Merriman No
Hywel Williams Aye
Iain Stewart No
Ian Blackford Aye
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Levy No
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
Jack Brereton No
Jacob Young No
James Cartlidge No
James Daly No
James Gray No
James Grundy No
James Heappey No
James Morris No
James Murray Aye
James Sunderland No
James Wild No
Jane Hunt No
Jane Stevenson No
Janet Daby Aye
Jason McCartney No
Jeff Smith Aye
Jerome Mayhew No
Jesse Norman No
Jessica Morden Aye
Jill Mortimer No
Jim McMahon Aye
Jo Gideon No
Jo Stevens Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Glen No
John Healey Aye
John Howell No
John Lamont No
John McDonnell Aye
John McNally Aye
John Penrose No
John Stevenson No
Johnny Mercer No
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Jonathan Gullis No
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Joy Morrissey No
Judith Cummins Aye
Julia Lopez No
Julian Sturdy No
Julie Marson No
Justin Madders Aye
Justin Tomlinson No
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl McCartney No
Karl Turner Aye
Kate Green Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Kniveton No
Kate Osamor Aye
Katherine Fletcher No
Kelly Tolhurst No
Kenny MacAskill Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Foster No
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kim Johnson Aye
Kim Leadbeater Aye
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Kit Malthouse No
Laura Farris No
Laura Trott No
Lee Anderson No
Lee Rowley No
Leo Docherty No
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Frazer No
Luke Hall No
Maggie Throup No
Marco Longhi No
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Caulfield No
Maria Eagle Aye
Marion Fellows Aye
Mark Eastwood No
Mark Fletcher No
Mark Garnier No
Mark Logan No
Mark Menzies No
Mark Pawsey No
Marsha De Cordova Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Martyn Day Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Mary Kelly Foy Aye
Mary Robinson No
Matt Hancock No
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Vickers No
Matt Warman No
Matt Western Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Michael Fabricant No
Michael Tomlinson No
Michelle Donelan No
Mick Whitley Aye
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mike Freer No
Mike Kane Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Miriam Cates No
Miss Sarah Dines No
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Jones No
Mr Gagan Mohindra No
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger No
Mr John Baron No
Mr Jonathan Djanogly No
Mr Jonathan Lord No
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Laurence Robertson No
Mr Louie French No
Mr Marcus Fysh No
Mr Marcus Jones No
Mr Mark Francois No
Mr Nicholas Brown Aye
Mr Peter Bone No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr Richard Bacon No
Mr Richard Holden No
Mr Robin Walker No
Mr Steve Baker No
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood No
Mr Toby Perkins Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mrs Flick Drummond No
Mrs Heather Wheeler No
Mrs Kemi Badenoch No
Mrs Natalie Elphicke No
Mrs Pauline Latham No
Mrs Sheryll Murray No
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Anum Qaisar Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Nadhim Zahawi No
Nadia Whittome Aye
Navendu Mishra Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neale Hanvey Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Neil O'Brien No
Nick Fletcher No
Nick Gibb No
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Nickie Aiken No
Nicola Richards No
Nigel Adams No
Nigel Huddleston No
Nigel Mills No
Olivia Blake Aye
Owen Thompson Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Patricia Gibson Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Bristow No
Paul Holmes No
Paul Howell No
Paul Maynard No
Paul Scully No
Paula Barker Aye
Paulette Hamilton Aye
Penny Mordaunt No
Peter Aldous No
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Gibson No
Peter Kyle Aye
Philip Dunne No
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Priti Patel No
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Hopkins Aye
Rachel Reeves Aye
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Rebecca Pow No
Rehman Chishti No
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Fuller No
Richard Graham No
Rishi Sunak No
Rob Butler No
Robbie Moore No
Robert Courts No
Robert Largan No
Robin Millar No
Ronnie Cowan Aye
Rosie Cooper Aye
Rosie Duffield Aye
Royston Smith No
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Edwards No
Ruth Jones Aye
Sally-Ann Hart No
Sam Tarry Aye
Saqib Bhatti No
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Owen Aye Teller
Scott Benton No
Scott Mann No
Selaine Saxby No
Shaun Bailey No
Simon Baynes No
Simon Fell No
Simon Jupp No
Simon Lightwood Aye
Siobhan Baillie No
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Andrew Mitchell No
Sir Bill Wiggin No
Sir Charles Walker No
Sir Christopher Chope No
Sir Conor Burns No
Sir David Evennett No Teller
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown No
Sir Greg Knight No
Sir Iain Duncan Smith No
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg No
Sir Jake Berry No
Sir James Cleverly No
Sir James Duddridge No
Sir Jeremy Hunt No
Sir Jeremy Quin No
Sir John Whittingdale No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Michael Ellis No
Sir Mike Penning No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Oliver Heald No
Sir Paul Beresford No
Sir Peter Bottomley No
Sir Philip Davies No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Neill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Sir Sajid Javid No
Sir Simon Clarke No
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Sir William Cash No
Stephanie Peacock Aye
Stephen Flynn Aye
Stephen Hammond No
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen McPartland No
Stephen Metcalfe No
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Double No
Steven Bonnar Aye
Stuart Anderson No
Stuart Andrew No
Suzanne Webb No
Tahir Ali Aye
Theresa Villiers No
Tim Loughton No
Tom Hunt No
Tom Pursglove No
Tom Randall No
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye
Trudy Harrison No
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Wayne David Aye
Wendy Morton No
Will Quince No
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
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