Division 110 · 5 December 2022

Online Safety Bill: Programme (No. 4) Motion

Government Bill Digital / Online Safety

At a glance

This division passed on 5 December 2022 by a margin of 98, with 314 Ayes and 216 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 296 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 160 votes. The 109 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin — enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. This division took place during a debate on Online Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 4). This division is linked to the Online Safety Act 2023 (Government Bill).

314

Ayes

216

Noes

Passed

Result

508

Voted

Passed by 98 Ayes 314 / Noes 216

Bill context

Bill Online Safety Act 2023
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Michelle Donelan
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

The motion

Proposed by The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

I beg to move, That the following provisions shall apply to the Online Safety Bill for the purpose of varying and supplementing the Order of 19 April 2022 in the last session of Parliament (Online Safety Bill: Programme) as varied by the Orders of 12 July 2022 (Online Safety Bill: Programme (No.2))…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 296 0 340
Lab Labour Voted No 0 160 179
SNP Scottish National Party Voted No 0 33 44
Ind Independent No party whip 0 7 14
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 5 0 8
PC Plaid Cymru Voted No 0 3 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted No 0 2 2
Alba Alba Party Voted No 0 1 2
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 14
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 2
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 2
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 Aye
Adam Afriyie Aye
Afzal Khan No
Alan Brown No
Alan Mak Aye
Alex Burghart Aye
Alex Chalk Aye
Alex Cunningham No
Alex Davies-Jones No
Alex Norris No
Alex Sobel No
Alexander Stafford Aye
Alicia Kearns Aye
Alison McGovern No
Alison Thewliss No
Allan Dorans No
Alyn Smith No
Amanda Solloway Aye
Amy Callaghan No
Andrea Leadsom Aye
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Griffith Aye
Andrew Gwynne No
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Lewer Aye
Andrew Selous Aye
Andrew Stephenson Aye
Andy Carter Aye
Andy McDonald No
Andy Slaughter No
Angela Rayner No
Angela Richardson Aye
Anna Firth Aye
Anna McMorrin No
Anne Marie Morris Aye
Anne-Marie Trevelyan Aye
Anneliese Dodds No
Anthony Browne Aye
Anthony Mangnall Aye
Antony Higginbotham Aye
Bambos Charalambous No
Barry Gardiner No
Bell Ribeiro-Addy No
Ben Bradley Aye
Ben Everitt Aye
Ben Lake No
Beth Winter No
Bim Afolami Aye
Bob Blackman Aye
Bob Seely Aye
Bob Stewart Aye
Brendan Clarke-Smith Aye
Brendan O'Hara No
Bridget Phillipson No
Carla Lockhart Aye
Carol Monaghan No
Caroline Ansell Aye
Caroline Lucas No
Carolyn Harris No
Cat Smith No
Catherine McKinnell No
Catherine West No
Charlotte Nichols No
Chloe Smith Aye
Chris Bryant No
Chris Clarkson Aye
Chris Elmore No
Chris Evans No
Chris Green Aye
Chris Heaton-Harris Aye
Chris Loder Aye
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Stephens No
Christian Wakeford No
Claire Coutinho Aye
Claire Hanna No
Claudia Webbe No
Clive Efford No
Clive Lewis No
Colleen Fletcher No
Colum Eastwood No
Craig Tracey Aye
Craig Whittaker Aye
Craig Williams Aye
Crispin Blunt Aye
Dame Amanda Milling Aye
Dame Caroline Dinenage Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price Aye
Dame Karen Bradley Aye
Dame Maria Miller Aye
Dame Meg Hillier No
Dame Nia Griffith No
Dame Tracey Crouch Aye
Damian Collins Aye
Damian Green Aye
Damian Hinds Aye
Damien Moore Aye
Dan Carden No
Dan Jarvis No
Daniel Kawczynski Aye
Daniel Zeichner No
Danny Kruger Aye
Darren Henry Aye
Darren Jones No
David Davis Aye
David Duguid Aye
David Johnston Aye
David Linden No
David Mundell Aye
David Rutley Aye
David Simmonds Aye
David T C Davies Aye
Dean Russell Aye
Dehenna Davison Aye
Deidre Brock No
Derek Thomas Aye
Derek Twigg No
Douglas Ross Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr Dan Poulter Aye
Dr James Davies Aye
Dr Kieran Mullan Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron No
Dr Luke Evans Aye
Dr Matthew Offord Aye
Dr Neil Hudson Aye
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan No
Dr Rupa Huq No
Drew Hendry No
Duncan Baker Aye
Ed Miliband No
Eddie Hughes Aye
Edward Argar Aye
Edward Timpson Aye
Ellie Reeves No
Elliot Colburn Aye
Emily Thornberry No
Emma Hardy No
Emma Lewell No
Fay Jones Aye Teller
Felicity Buchan Aye
Feryal Clark No
Fiona Bruce Aye
Fleur Anderson No
Florence Eshalomi No
Gareth Bacon Aye
Gareth Davies Aye
Gareth Johnson Aye
Gareth Thomas No
Gary Sambrook Aye
Gavin Newlands No
Gavin Robinson Aye
George Eustice Aye
George Freeman Aye
Geraint Davies No
Gerald Jones No
Giles Watling Aye
Gillian Keegan Aye
Gordon Henderson Aye
Graham Stuart Aye
Grahame Morris No
Grant Shapps Aye
Greg Hands Aye
Greg Smith Aye
Guy Opperman Aye
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Hayes No
Helen Whately Aye
Henry Smith Aye
Hilary Benn No
Holly Lynch No
Holly Mumby-Croft Aye
Huw Merriman Aye
Hywel Williams No
Ian Byrne No
Ian Lavery No
Ian Levy Aye
Ian Mearns No
Imran Hussain No
Jack Brereton Aye
Jacob Young Aye
James Cartlidge Aye
James Daly Aye
James Gray Aye
James Grundy Aye
James Morris Aye
James Murray No
James Sunderland Aye
James Wild Aye
Jane Hunt Aye
Jane Stevenson Aye
Janet Daby No
Jason McCartney Aye
Jeff Smith No
Jeremy Corbyn No
Jerome Mayhew Aye
Jess Phillips No
Jesse Norman Aye
Jessica Morden No
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Churchill Aye
Jo Gideon Aye
Jo Stevens No
Joanna Cherry No
John Glen Aye
John Healey No
John Howell Aye
John Lamont Aye
John McDonnell No
John McNally No
John Nicolson No
John Penrose Aye
John Stevenson Aye
Johnny Mercer Aye
Jon Trickett No
Jonathan Ashworth No
Jonathan Edwards No
Jonathan Reynolds No
Joy Morrissey Aye
Judith Cummins No
Julia Lopez Aye
Julian Sturdy Aye
Julie Marson Aye
Justin Madders No
Justin Tomlinson Aye
Karin Smyth No
Karl McCartney Aye
Karl Turner No
Kate Hollern No
Kate Kniveton Aye
Kate Osamor No
Katherine Fletcher Aye
Kelly Tolhurst Aye
Kerry McCarthy No
Kevin Foster Aye
Kevin Hollinrake Aye
Kim Leadbeater No
Kirsten Oswald No
Kit Malthouse Aye
Laura Farris Aye
Laura Trott Aye
Lee Rowley Aye
Leo Docherty Aye
Lia Nici Aye
Liam Byrne No
Lilian Greenwood No
Lisa Nandy No
Liz Kendall No
Liz Saville Roberts No
Liz Twist No
Lloyd Russell-Moyle No
Louise Haigh No
Lucy Allan Aye
Lucy Frazer Aye
Lucy Powell No
Luke Hall Aye
Luke Pollard No
Maggie Throup Aye
Marco Longhi Aye
Margaret Ferrier No
Margaret Greenwood No
Maria Caulfield Aye
Maria Eagle No
Marion Fellows No
Mark Eastwood Aye
Mark Fletcher Aye
Mark Garnier Aye
Mark Logan Aye
Mark Menzies Aye
Mark Pawsey Aye
Marsha De Cordova No
Martin Docherty-Hughes No
Martin Vickers Aye
Mary Glindon No Teller
Mary Kelly Foy No
Mary Robinson Aye
Matt Rodda No
Matt Vickers Aye
Matt Warman Aye
Matt Western No
Matthew Pennycook No
Mhairi Black No
Michael Fabricant Aye
Michael Tomlinson Aye
Michelle Donelan Aye
Mick Whitley No
Mike Amesbury No
Mike Freer Aye
Mike Kane No
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Miriam Cates Aye
Miss Sarah Dines Aye
Mohammad Yasin No
Mr Barry Sheerman No
Mr Ben Bradshaw No
Mr Ben Wallace Aye
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr David Jones Aye
Mr David Lammy No
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger Aye
Mr Jonathan Djanogly Aye
Mr Jonathan Lord Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood No
Mr Laurence Robertson Aye
Mr Louie French Aye
Mr Marcus Fysh Aye
Mr Marcus Jones Aye
Mr Mark Francois Aye
Mr Nicholas Brown No
Mr Peter Bone Aye
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Ranil Jayawardena Aye
Mr Richard Bacon Aye
Mr Richard Holden Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Steve Baker Aye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi No
Mr Toby Perkins No
Mr Virendra Sharma No
Mr William Wragg Aye
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye
Mrs Heather Wheeler Aye
Mrs Kemi Badenoch Aye
Mrs Natalie Elphicke Aye
Mrs Pauline Latham Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson No
Mrs Sheryll Murray Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare No
Ms Anum Qaisar No
Ms Diane Abbott No
Ms Marie Rimmer No
Ms Nusrat Ghani Aye
Ms Stella Creasy No
Nadhim Zahawi Aye
Nadia Whittome No
Navendu Mishra No Teller
Naz Shah No
Neale Hanvey No
Neil Coyle No
Neil O'Brien Aye
Nick Fletcher Aye
Nick Gibb Aye
Nick Smith No
Nick Thomas-Symonds No
Nickie Aiken Aye
Nicola Richards Aye
Nigel Adams Aye
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Nigel Mills Aye
Olivia Blake No
Owen Thompson No
Pat McFadden No
Patricia Gibson No
Paul Blomfield No
Paul Bristow Aye
Paul Holmes Aye
Paul Maynard Aye
Paul Scully Aye
Paulette Hamilton No
Penny Mordaunt Aye
Pete Wishart No
Peter Aldous Aye
Peter Dowd No
Peter Gibson Aye
Peter Grant No
Peter Kyle No
Philip Dunne Aye
Preet Kaur Gill No
Rachael Maskell No
Rachel Hopkins No
Rachel Reeves No
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey No
Rebecca Pow Aye
Rehman Chishti Aye
Richard Burgon No
Richard Graham Aye
Richard Thomson No
Rob Butler Aye
Robbie Moore Aye
Robert Courts Aye
Robert Jenrick Aye
Robert Largan Aye
Robin Millar Aye
Ronnie Cowan No
Rosie Duffield No
Royston Smith Aye
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Edwards Aye
Ruth Jones No
Sally-Ann Hart Aye
Sam Tarry No
Samantha Dixon No
Sammy Wilson Aye
Saqib Bhatti Aye
Sara Britcliffe Aye
Sarah Atherton Aye
Sarah Champion No
Sarah Jones No
Sarah Owen No
Scott Benton Aye
Scott Mann Aye
Seema Malhotra No
Selaine Saxby Aye
Shailesh Vara Aye
Shaun Bailey Aye
Simon Baynes Aye
Simon Fell Aye
Simon Hoare Aye
Simon Jupp Aye
Simon Lightwood No
Siobhan Baillie Aye
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Bill Wiggin Aye
Sir Brandon Lewis Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Christopher Chope Aye
Sir David Evennett Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gary Streeter Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir Geoffrey Cox Aye
Sir George Howarth No
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir James Duddridge Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Quin Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Julian Smith Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Spencer Aye
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Mike Penning Aye
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Oliver Heald Aye
Sir Peter Bottomley Aye
Sir Philip Davies Aye
Sir Robert Buckland Aye
Sir Robert Goodwill Aye
Sir Robert Neill Aye
Sir Robert Syms Aye
Sir Sajid Javid Aye
Sir Simon Clarke Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sir William Cash Aye
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Crabb Aye
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Flynn No
Stephen Hammond Aye
Stephen Kinnock No
Stephen Metcalfe Aye
Stephen Morgan No
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Brine Aye
Steve Double Aye Teller
Steve Reed No
Steven Bonnar No
Stewart Hosie No
Stewart Malcolm McDonald No
Stuart Anderson Aye
Stuart Andrew Aye
Stuart C McDonald No
Suella Braverman Aye
Suzanne Webb Aye
Tahir Ali No
Taiwo Owatemi No
Theo Clarke Aye
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Tom Hunt Aye
Tom Pursglove Aye
Tom Randall Aye
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tommy Sheppard No
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Trudy Harrison Aye
Tulip Siddiq No
Valerie Vaz No
Vicky Ford Aye
Vicky Foxcroft No
Victoria Atkins Aye
Virginia Crosbie Aye
Wayne David No
Wendy Morton Aye
Wes Streeting No
Will Quince Aye
Yasmin Qureshi No
Yvette Cooper No
Yvonne Fovargue No
Zarah Sultana No
Adam Holloway
Alberto Costa
Alun Cairns
Andrew Bridgen
Andrew Percy
Andrew Rosindell
Angela Crawley
Angus Brendan MacNeil
Anne McLaughlin
Apsana Begum
Bill Esterson
Boris Johnson
Caroline Nokes
Cherilyn Mackrory
Chris Hazzard
Chris Law
Chris Skidmore
Christina Rees
Christine Jardine
Christopher Pincher
Conor McGinn
Daisy Cooper
Dame Andrea Jenkyns
Dame Angela Eagle
Dame Siobhain McDonagh
Dave Doogan
David Morris
David Warburton
Dawn Butler
Debbie Abrahams
Dominic Raab
Douglas Chapman
Dr Jamie Wallis
Dr Philippa Whitford
Ed Davey
Elizabeth Truss
Esther McVey
Fabian Hamilton
Gill Furniss
Graham Stringer
Greg Clark
Hannah Bardell
Helen Morgan
Iain Stewart
Ian Blackford
Ian Murray
Ian Paisley
Jack Lopresti
James Heappey
Jamie Stone
Jill Mortimer
Jim McMahon
John Finucane
Jon Cruddas
Jonathan Gullis
Julian Knight
Kate Osborne
Kenny MacAskill
Kim Johnson
Kirsty Blackman
Kwasi Kwarteng
Layla Moran
Lee Anderson
Mark Jenkinson
Mark Pritchard
Martyn Day
Matt Hancock
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Mr Gregory Campbell
Mr John Baron
Mr Nigel Evans
Mr Rob Roberts
Mr Tobias Ellwood
Ms Karen Buck
Ms Nadine Dorries
Munira Wilson
Órfhlaith Begley
Patrick Grady
Paul Girvan
Paul Howell
Paul Maskey
Paula Barker
Priti Patel
Richard Drax
Richard Foord
Richard Fuller
Rishi Sunak
Robert Halfon
Rushanara Ali
Sarah Green
Sarah Olney
Shabana Mahmood
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Conor Burns
Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Jake Berry
Sir James Cleverly
Sir Keir Starmer
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Sir Paul Beresford
Sir Roger Gale
Stephen Farry
Stephen McPartland
Tim Farron
Tony Lloyd
Wendy Chamberlain
Wera Hobhouse
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