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Division 328 · 17 October 2023

Devolution (Employment) (Scotland): Ten Minute Rule Motion

What this vote was about

This was a Ten Minute Rule Motion, a procedure that lets a backbench MP ask permission to introduce a Bill and briefly make the case for it. SNP MP David Linden (Glasgow East) sought leave to bring in a Bill that would amend the Scotland Act 1998 to hand the Scottish Parliament power over employment law, which is currently reserved to Westminster. He argued Scotland could then set its own rules on issues such as workers' rights, fire-and-rehire and flexible working. Such motions rarely succeed without Government backing, and this one was opposed and rejected by 33 votes to 22, so no Bill was introduced.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Scottish National Party with 18 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 29 votes. There were 2 rebel votes, MPs voting against their party's majority. The 560 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by David Linden. This division took place during a debate on Devolution (Employment) (Scotland).

22

Ayes

33

Noes

Rejected

Result

57

Voted

Rejected by 11 Ayes 22 / Noes 33

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Con Conservative Voted No 0 29 328
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 1 rebel 18 1 43
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 1 rebel 2 1 3
Ind Independent No party whip 1 1 19
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party Voted Aye 2 0 2
Ind The Reclaim Party Voted No 0 1 1
Green Green Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Lab Labour No clear majority 0 0 158
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 25
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 15
DUP Democratic Unionist Party No clear majority 0 0 7
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 5
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Alba Alba Party 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
Alan Brown No Teller
Allan Dorans Aye
Amy Callaghan Aye
Andrew Bridgen No
Andrew Jones No
Angela Richardson No
Ben Lake Aye
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Caroline Lucas Aye
Chris Law Aye
Chris Stephens Aye
Claire Hanna Aye
Colum Eastwood Aye
David Duguid No
David Linden Aye
Dr Matthew Offord No
Elliot Colburn No
Gavin Newlands Aye Teller
Greg Clark No
Greg Smith No
Hannah Bardell Aye
Hywel Williams No Teller
Iain Stewart No
Jack Brereton No
Jill Mortimer No
Joanna Cherry Aye
John Nicolson Aye
John Penrose No
Jonathan Edwards Aye
Karl McCartney No
Kirsty Blackman Aye Teller
Lia Nici No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Marion Fellows Aye
Mark Pawsey No
Martin Docherty-Hughes Aye
Mr David Jones No
Mr Philip Hollobone No
Mr William Wragg No
Ms Anum Qaisar Aye
Nigel Mills No
Owen Thompson Aye
Patrick Grady Aye
Peter Aldous No
Royston Smith No
Sally-Ann Hart No
Scott Benton No
Sir Bernard Jenkin No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Liam Fox No
Sir Robert Buckland No
Sir Robert Goodwill No
Sir Robert Syms No
Stephen Flynn Aye
Steve Tuckwell No
Steven Bonnar Aye
Tim Loughton No
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Afzal Khan —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Davies-Jones —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Lewer —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Rosindell —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andrew Western —
Andy Carter —
Andy McDonald —
Andy Slaughter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Angus Brendan MacNeil —
Anna Firth —
Anna McMorrin —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Anthony Browne —
Anthony Mangnall —
Antony Higginbotham —
Apsana Begum —
Ashley Dalton —
Bambos Charalambous —
Barry Gardiner —
Bell Ribeiro-Addy —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Everitt —
Beth Winter —
Bill Esterson —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Blackman —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
Brendan Clarke-Smith —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Nokes —
Carolyn Harris —
Cat Smith —
Catherine McKinnell —
Catherine West —
Charlotte Nichols —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Bryant —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Green —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Skidmore —
Christian Wakeford —
Christina Rees —
Christine Jardine —
Claire Coutinho —
Claudia Webbe —
Clive Efford —
Clive Lewis —
Colleen Fletcher —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Angela Eagle —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Chi Onwurah —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Karen Bradley —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Moore —
Dan Carden —
Dan Jarvis —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
David Johnston —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simmonds —
David T C Davies —
Dawn Butler —
Dean Russell —
Debbie Abrahams —
Dehenna Davison —
Deidre Brock —
Derek Thomas —
Derek Twigg —
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 Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Neil Hudson —
Dr Philippa Whitford —
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan —
Dr Rupa Huq —
Drew Hendry —
Duncan Baker —
Ed Davey —
Ed Miliband —
Eddie Hughes —
Edward Argar —
Edward Timpson —
Elizabeth Truss —
Ellie Reeves —
Emily Thornberry —
Emma Hardy —
Emma Lewell —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fay Jones —
Felicity Buchan —
Feryal Clark —
Fiona Bruce —
Fleur Anderson —
Florence Eshalomi —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Davies —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gary Sambrook —
Gavin Robinson —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gerald Jones —
Giles Watling —
Gill Furniss —
Gillian Keegan —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grahame Morris —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Hands —
Guy Opperman —
Helen Grant —
Helen Hayes —
Helen Morgan —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Mearns —
Ian Murray —
Ian Paisley —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Cartlidge —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Grundy —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Murray —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Jane Stevenson —
Janet Daby —
Jason McCartney —
Jeff Smith —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jim McMahon —
Jim Shannon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
Jo Stevens —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Gullis —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Judith Cummins —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Marson —
Justin Madders —
Justin Tomlinson —
Karin Smyth —
Karl Turner —
Kate Hollern —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Kate Osborne —
Katherine Fletcher —
Keir Mather —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Foster —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kim Johnson —
Kim Leadbeater —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kit Malthouse —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Layla Moran —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Lisa Nandy —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Twist —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Luke Pollard —
Maggie Throup —
Marco Longhi —
Margaret Greenwood —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Glindon —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Mary Robinson —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Rodda —
Matt Vickers —
Matt Warman —
Matt Western —
Matthew Pennycook —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Shanks —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Amesbury —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Miriam Cates —
Miss Sarah Dines —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Barry Sheerman —
Mr Ben Bradshaw —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr Clive Betts —
Mr David Lammy —
Mr Gagan Mohindra —
Mr Gregory Campbell —
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger —
Mr John Baron —
Mr Jonathan Djanogly —
Mr Jonathan Lord —
Mr Khalid Mahmood —
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 Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Rob Roberts —
Mr Robin Walker —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Tobias Ellwood —
Mr Toby Perkins —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mrs Flick Drummond —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Diane Abbott —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Marie Rimmer —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Ms Stella Creasy —
Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Nadia Whittome —
Navendu Mishra —
Naz Shah —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Fletcher —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nickie Aiken —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Huddleston —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Bristow —
Paul Girvan —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paula Barker —
Paulette Hamilton —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Gibson —
Peter Grant —
Peter Kyle —
Philip Dunne —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachael Maskell —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rachel Reeves —
Rebecca Harris —
Rebecca Long Bailey —
Rebecca Pow —
Rehman Chishti —
Richard Burgon —
Richard Drax —
Richard Foord —
Richard Fuller —
Richard Graham —
Richard Thomson —
Rishi Sunak —
Rob Butler —
Robbie Moore —
Robert Courts —
Robert Halfon —
Robert Jenrick —
Robert Largan —
Robin Millar —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Duffield —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Cadbury —
Ruth Edwards —
Ruth Jones —
Sam Tarry —
Samantha Dixon —
Sammy Wilson —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Atherton —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Dyke —
Sarah Green —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Scott Mann —
Seema Malhotra —
Selaine Saxby —
Shabana Mahmood —
Shailesh Vara —
Shaun Bailey —
Simon Baynes —
Simon Fell —
Simon Hoare —
Simon Jupp —
Simon Lightwood —
Siobhan Baillie —
Sir Alan Campbell —
Sir Alec Shelbrooke —
Sir Andrew Mitchell —
Sir Bill Wiggin —
Sir Brandon Lewis —
Sir Charles Walker —
Sir Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir Edward Leigh —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
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 Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mark Tami —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Michael Ellis —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir Stephen Timms —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Doughty —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Metcalfe —
Stephen Morgan —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Brine —
Steve Double —
Steve Reed —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Suzanne Webb —
Tahir Ali —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theo Clarke —
Theresa Villiers —
Tim Farron —
Tom Hunt —
Tom Pursglove —
Tom Randall —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Tony Lloyd —
Trudy Harrison —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Ford —
Vicky Foxcroft —
Victoria Atkins —
Virginia Crosbie —
Wayne David —
Wendy Chamberlain —
Wendy Morton —
Wera Hobhouse —
Wes Streeting —
Will Quince —
Yasmin Qureshi —
Yvette Cooper —
Yvonne Fovargue —
Zarah Sultana —
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