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Division 176 · 7 February 2023

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 10

Government Bill Education

At a glance

This division passed on 7 February 2023 by a margin of 122, with 283 Ayes and 161 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 266 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 131 votes. The 190 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 Education. This division took place during a debate on Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill. This division is linked to the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 (Government Bill).

283

Ayes

161

Noes

Passed

Result

428

Voted

Passed by 122 Ayes 283 / Noes 161

Bill context

Bill Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Gavin Williamson
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

The motion

Proposed by The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education

I beg to move, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 10.

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted Aye 266 0 336
Lab Labour Voted No 0 131 176
LD Liberal Democrat Voted No 0 14 14
Ind Independent No party whip 2 6 19
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 5 0 7
SNP Scottish National Party Voted No 0 2 44
APNI Alliance Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted No 0 1 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 6
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 3
RUK Reform UK 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

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