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Division 179 · 28 February 2023

Opposition Day: Expanding the NHS workforce

Opposition NHS / Health

At a glance

This division passed on 28 February 2023 by a margin of 224, with 224 Ayes and 0 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 150 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 2 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 401 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This division took place during a debate on NHS Workforce Expansion.

224

Ayes

0

Noes

Passed

Result

218

Voted

Passed by 224 Ayes 224 / Noes 0

The motion

That this House condemns the Government’s failure to train enough staff to tackle the worst workforce crisis in the history of the National Health Service with a current shortage of 9,000 hospital doctors and 47,000 nurses; notes reports that the draft NHS England workforce plan calls for a doubling…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 2 rebels 150 2 178
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 34 0 44
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 12 0 14
Ind Independent No party whip 8 0 23
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 6 0 7
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 2 0 3
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 2 0 2
APNI Alliance Voted Aye 1 0 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Con Conservative No clear majority 0 0 328
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 6
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
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
Afzal Khan Aye
Alex Cunningham Aye
Alex Davies-Jones Aye
Alex Sobel Aye
Alison McGovern Aye
Alison Thewliss Aye
Allan Dorans Aye
Alyn Smith Aye
Amy Callaghan Aye
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andrew Western Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Angela Rayner Aye
Anna McMorrin Aye
Anne McLaughlin Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Apsana Begum Aye
Ashley Dalton Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Barry Gardiner Aye
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Lake Aye
Beth Winter Aye
Bill Esterson Aye
Bridget Phillipson Aye
Carla Lockhart Aye
Carol Monaghan Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine McKinnell Aye
Charlotte Nichols Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris Law Aye
Chris Stephens Aye
Christian Wakeford Aye
Christina Rees Aye
Christine Jardine Aye
Claire Hanna Aye
Claudia Webbe Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Colleen Fletcher Aye
Colum Eastwood Aye
Conor McGinn Aye
Daisy Cooper Aye
Dame Angela Eagle Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Dan Carden Aye
Dan Jarvis Aye
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Dave Doogan Aye
Deidre Brock Aye
Derek Twigg Aye
Dr Lisa Cameron Aye
Dr Philippa Whitford Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Drew Hendry Aye
Ed Davey Aye
Ed Miliband Aye
Ellie Reeves Aye
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Hardy Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fleur Anderson Aye
Florence Eshalomi Aye
Gareth Thomas Aye
Gavin Newlands Aye
Gavin Robinson Aye
Geraint Davies Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gill Furniss Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Hannah Bardell Aye
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Morgan Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Holly Lynch Aye
Hywel Williams Aye
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Mearns Aye
Ian Murray Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
James Murray Aye
Jamie Stone Aye
Janet Daby Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jess Phillips Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Stevens Aye
Joanna Cherry Aye
John McDonnell Aye
John McNally Aye
John Nicolson Aye
Jon Cruddas Aye
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Ashworth Aye
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Judith Cummins Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Karl Turner Aye
Kate Hollern Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Kate Osborne Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kim Johnson Aye
Kim Leadbeater Aye
Kirsten Oswald Aye
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Layla Moran Aye
Liam Byrne Aye
Lilian Greenwood No Teller
Lisa Nandy Aye
Liz Kendall Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Lloyd Russell-Moyle Aye
Louise Haigh Aye
Lucy Powell Aye
Margaret Ferrier Aye
Margaret Greenwood Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Marion Fellows Aye
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Mary Glindon Aye Teller
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Western Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Mhairi Black Aye
Mick Whitley Aye
Mike Amesbury Aye
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman Aye
Mr Ben Bradshaw Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood Aye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Virendra Sharma Aye
Mrs Sharon Hodgson Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Karen Buck Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Munira Wilson Aye
Nadia Whittome Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Thomas-Symonds Aye
Olivia Blake Aye
Owen Thompson Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Patricia Gibson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Paul Blomfield Aye
Paul Girvan Aye
Paula Barker Aye
Pete Wishart Aye
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Grant Aye
Peter Kyle Aye
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Rachel Reeves Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Richard Foord Aye
Rosie Duffield Aye
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Jones Aye
Sam Tarry Aye
Samantha Dixon Aye
Sammy Wilson Aye
Sarah Champion Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Simon Lightwood Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir George Howarth Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick Aye
Sir Mark Tami No Teller
Stephanie Peacock Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Farry Aye
Stephen Flynn Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Reed Aye
Steven Bonnar Aye
Stewart Hosie Aye
Stewart Malcolm McDonald Aye
Stuart C McDonald Aye
Tahir Ali Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tommy Sheppard Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi Aye Teller
Tony Lloyd Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Wayne David Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting Aye
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Yvette Cooper Aye
Yvonne Fovargue Aye
Zarah Sultana Aye
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Norris —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alun Cairns —
Amanda Solloway —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Jones —
Andrew Lewer —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andy Carter —
Andy McDonald —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Richardson —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna Firth —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anthony Browne —
Anthony Mangnall —
Antony Higginbotham —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Everitt —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
Boris Johnson —
Brendan Clarke-Smith —
Brendan O'Hara —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Nokes —
Catherine West —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Skidmore —
Christopher Pincher —
Claire Coutinho —
Clive Efford —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
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Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
David Davis —
David Duguid —
David Johnston —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simmonds —
David T C Davies —
David Warburton —
Dawn Butler —
Dean Russell —
Debbie Abrahams —
Dehenna Davison —
Derek Thomas —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Ben Spencer —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr James Davies —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Duncan Baker —
Eddie Hughes —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Elliot Colburn —
Esther McVey —
Fay Jones —
Felicity Buchan —
Feryal Clark —
Fiona Bruce —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Davies —
Gareth Johnson —
Gary Sambrook —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Giles Watling —
Gillian Keegan —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Greg Smith —
Guy Opperman —
Helen Grant —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Iain Stewart —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Levy —
Ian Paisley —
Jack Brereton —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Cartlidge —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jane Hunt —
Jane Stevenson —
Jason McCartney —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jesse Norman —
Jill Mortimer —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jonathan Gullis —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Marson —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karl McCartney —
Kate Kniveton —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Lia Nici —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Luke Hall —
Luke Pollard —
Maggie Throup —
Marco Longhi —
Maria Caulfield —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Miss Sarah Dines —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr David Jones —
Mr Gagan Mohindra —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Laurence Robertson —
Mr Louie French —
Mr Marcus Fysh —
Mr Marcus Jones —
Mr Mark Francois —
Mr Nicholas Brown —
Mr Nigel Evans —
Mr Peter Bone —
Mr Philip Hollobone —
Mr Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Anum Qaisar —
Ms Nadine Dorries —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Navendu Mishra —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Fletcher —
Nick Gibb —
Nickie Aiken —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Adams —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paulette Hamilton —
Penny Mordaunt —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Gibson —
Philip Dunne —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robbie Moore —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Robin Millar —
Ronnie Cowan —
Royston Smith —
Ruth Edwards —
Sally-Ann Hart —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Green —
Scott Benton —
Scott Mann —
Seema Malhotra —
Selaine Saxby —
Shailesh Vara —
Shaun Bailey —
Simon Baynes —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bernard Jenkin —
Sir Bill Wiggin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
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 Greg Knight —
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 Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir John Hayes —
Sir John Whittingdale —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Liam Fox —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
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Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
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Sir Robert Neill —
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Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir William Cash —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Stuart Anderson —
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Suzanne Webb —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theo Clarke —
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Tim Loughton —
Tom Hunt —
Tom Pursglove —
Tom Randall —
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