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Division 78 · 21 February 2024

Motor vehicles (driving licences) (reform): Ten Minute Rule Motion

What this vote was about

This was a Ten Minute Rule Motion brought by Conservative MP Dr Thérèse Coffey seeking permission to introduce a Bill to reform driving licence rules. She wanted everyone who passes a standard car driving test to automatically gain the C1 and D1 categories, which allow driving of medium-sized goods vehicles and minibuses, rather than restricting those rights to people who passed their test before 1997. Her stated aim was to help community transport groups and rural services that struggle to recruit volunteer drivers because of the cost of extra tests. MPs voted against giving leave to introduce the Bill by 81 votes to 63, so it did not proceed and the proposed change did not go forward through this route.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 52 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 76 votes. The 480 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by Dr Thérèse Coffey. This division took place during a debate on Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Reform).

63

Ayes

81

Noes

Rejected

Result

138

Voted

Rejected by 18 Ayes 63 / Noes 81

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted No 0 76 170
Con Conservative Voted Aye 52 0 328
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 6 0 8
Ind Independent No party whip 2 2 19
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 43
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 16
LD Liberal Democrat No clear majority 0 0 15
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 4
RUK Reform UK No clear majority 0 0 3
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 3
YP Your Party 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
APNI Alliance No clear majority 0 0 1
Green Green Party 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
Afzal Khan No
Alex Davies-Jones No
Andrew Jones Aye
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andy McDonald No
Andy Slaughter No
Angela Richardson Aye
Angus Brendan MacNeil Aye
Anna McMorrin No
Ashley Dalton No
Barry Gardiner No
Bell Ribeiro-Addy No
Bob Blackman Aye
Brendan Clarke-Smith Aye
Carolyn Harris No
Cat Smith No
Catherine West No
Charlotte Nichols No
Chris Bryant No
Chris Green Aye
Christian Wakeford No Teller
Christina Rees No
Clive Efford No
Clive Lewis No
Dame Angela Eagle No
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Karen Bradley Aye
Damien Moore Aye
Dan Carden No
Dan Jarvis No
David Duguid Aye
Dawn Butler No
Derek Thomas Aye
Derek Twigg No
Dr James Davies Aye
Emma Hardy No
Emma Lewell No
Feryal Clark No
Fiona Bruce Aye
Florence Eshalomi No
Gary Sambrook Aye
Gavin Robinson Aye
Gen Kitchen No
Gerald Jones No
Giles Watling Aye
Gill Furniss No
Grahame Morris No
Greg Smith Aye
Helen Hayes No
Iain Stewart Aye
Ian Mearns No
Ian Paisley Aye
Jack Brereton Aye
James Grundy Aye
James Murray No
Janet Daby No
Jeff Smith No Teller
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Stevens No
Judith Cummins No
Justin Tomlinson Aye Teller
Karl McCartney Aye
Karl Turner No
Kate Hollern No
Keir Mather No
Kevin Foster Aye
Kim Johnson No
Kit Malthouse Aye
Lia Nici Aye
Lisa Nandy No
Liz Twist No
Margaret Greenwood No
Mary Glindon No
Mary Robinson Aye
Matt Rodda No
Matt Warman Aye
Matt Western No
Michael Shanks No
Mike Amesbury No
Miriam Cates Aye
Miss Sarah Dines Aye
Mr Barry Sheerman No
Mr Ben Bradshaw No
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Khalid Mahmood No
Mr Philip Hollobone Aye
Mr Rob Roberts Aye
Mr Robin Walker Aye
Mr Tobias Ellwood Aye
Mr Toby Perkins No
Mrs Flick Drummond Aye Teller
Ms Diane Abbott No
Ms Marie Rimmer No
Ms Stella Creasy No
Nadia Whittome No
Naz Shah No
Nickie Aiken Aye
Paul Bristow Aye
Paul Girvan Aye
Peter Kyle No
Rachael Maskell No
Rachel Reeves No
Rebecca Long Bailey No
Robert Jenrick Aye
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Jones No
Sam Tarry No
Sarah Atherton Aye
Sarah Edwards No
Seema Malhotra No
Sir Bernard Jenkin Aye
Sir Charles Walker Aye
Sir Desmond Swayne Aye
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Greg Knight Aye
Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg Aye
Sir Jeffrey M Donaldson Aye
Sir John Hayes Aye
Sir John Whittingdale Aye
Sir Liam Fox Aye
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Michael Ellis Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Metcalfe Aye
Steve Brine Aye
Steve Double Aye
Steve Reed No
Tahir Ali No
Theresa Villiers Aye
Tim Loughton Aye
Vicky Foxcroft No
Virginia Crosbie Aye
Wayne David No
Will Quince Aye
Yasmin Qureshi No
Yvonne Fovargue No
Aaron Bell —
Adam Afriyie —
Adam Holloway —
Alan Brown —
Alan Mak —
Alberto Costa —
Alex Burghart —
Alex Chalk —
Alex Cunningham —
Alex Norris —
Alex Sobel —
Alexander Stafford —
Alicia Kearns —
Alison McGovern —
Alison Thewliss —
Alistair Strathern —
Allan Dorans —
Alun Cairns —
Alyn Smith —
Amanda Solloway —
Amy Callaghan —
Andrea Leadsom —
Andrew Bowie —
Andrew Bridgen —
Andrew Griffith —
Andrew Gwynne —
Andrew Lewer —
Andrew Percy —
Andrew Selous —
Andrew Stephenson —
Andrew Western —
Andy Carter —
Angela Crawley —
Angela Rayner —
Anna Firth —
Anne Marie Morris —
Anne McLaughlin —
Anne-Marie Trevelyan —
Anneliese Dodds —
Anthony Browne —
Anthony Mangnall —
Antony Higginbotham —
Apsana Begum —
Bambos Charalambous —
Ben Bradley —
Ben Everitt —
Ben Lake —
Beth Winter —
Bill Esterson —
Bim Afolami —
Bob Seely —
Bob Stewart —
Brendan O'Hara —
Bridget Phillipson —
Carla Lockhart —
Carol Monaghan —
Caroline Ansell —
Caroline Lucas —
Caroline Nokes —
Catherine McKinnell —
Cherilyn Mackrory —
Chloe Smith —
Chris Clarkson —
Chris Elmore —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
Chris Heaton-Harris —
Chris Law —
Chris Loder —
Chris Philp —
Chris Stephens —
Christine Jardine —
Claire Coutinho —
Claire Hanna —
Claudia Webbe —
Colleen Fletcher —
Colum Eastwood —
Conor McGinn —
Craig Tracey —
Craig Whittaker —
Craig Williams —
Crispin Blunt —
Daisy Cooper —
Dame Amanda Milling —
Dame Andrea Jenkyns —
Dame Caroline Dinenage —
Dame Diana Johnson —
Dame Harriett Baldwin —
Dame Jackie Doyle-Price —
Dame Maria Miller —
Dame Meg Hillier —
Dame Nia Griffith —
Dame Siobhain McDonagh —
Dame Tracey Crouch —
Damian Collins —
Damian Green —
Damian Hinds —
Damien Egan —
Daniel Kawczynski —
Daniel Zeichner —
Danny Kruger —
Darren Henry —
Darren Jones —
Dave Doogan —
David Davis —
David Johnston —
David Linden —
David Morris —
David Mundell —
David Rutley —
David Simmonds —
David T C Davies —
Dean Russell —
Debbie Abrahams —
Dehenna Davison —
Deidre Brock —
Dominic Raab —
Douglas Chapman —
Douglas Ross —
Dr Andrew Murrison —
Dr Ben Spencer —
Dr Caroline Johnson —
Dr Dan Poulter —
Dr Jamie Wallis —
Dr Kieran Mullan —
Dr Lisa Cameron —
Dr Luke Evans —
Dr Matthew Offord —
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 —
Elliot Colburn —
Emily Thornberry —
Esther McVey —
Fabian Hamilton —
Fay Jones —
Felicity Buchan —
Fleur Anderson —
Gareth Bacon —
Gareth Davies —
Gareth Johnson —
Gareth Thomas —
Gavin Newlands —
George Eustice —
George Freeman —
Geraint Davies —
Gillian Keegan —
Gordon Henderson —
Graham Stringer —
Graham Stuart —
Grant Shapps —
Greg Clark —
Greg Hands —
Guy Opperman —
Hannah Bardell —
Helen Grant —
Helen Morgan —
Helen Whately —
Henry Smith —
Hilary Benn —
Holly Lynch —
Holly Mumby-Croft —
Huw Merriman —
Hywel Williams —
Ian Blackford —
Ian Byrne —
Ian Lavery —
Ian Levy —
Ian Murray —
Imran Hussain —
Jack Lopresti —
Jacob Young —
James Cartlidge —
James Daly —
James Gray —
James Heappey —
James Morris —
James Sunderland —
James Wild —
Jamie Stone —
Jane Hunt —
Jane Stevenson —
Jason McCartney —
Jeremy Corbyn —
Jerome Mayhew —
Jess Phillips —
Jesse Norman —
Jessica Morden —
Jill Mortimer —
Jim McMahon —
Jo Churchill —
Jo Gideon —
Joanna Cherry —
John Finucane —
John Glen —
John Healey —
John Howell —
John Lamont —
John McDonnell —
John McNally —
John Nicolson —
John Penrose —
John Stevenson —
Johnny Mercer —
Jon Cruddas —
Jon Trickett —
Jonathan Ashworth —
Jonathan Edwards —
Jonathan Gullis —
Jonathan Reynolds —
Joy Morrissey —
Julia Lopez —
Julian Knight —
Julian Sturdy —
Julie Marson —
Justin Madders —
Karin Smyth —
Kate Kniveton —
Kate Osamor —
Kate Osborne —
Katherine Fletcher —
Kelly Tolhurst —
Kenny MacAskill —
Kerry McCarthy —
Kevin Hollinrake —
Kim Leadbeater —
Kirsten Oswald —
Kirsty Blackman —
Kwasi Kwarteng —
Laura Farris —
Laura Trott —
Layla Moran —
Lee Anderson —
Lee Rowley —
Leo Docherty —
Liam Byrne —
Lilian Greenwood —
Liz Kendall —
Liz Saville Roberts —
Lloyd Russell-Moyle —
Louise Haigh —
Lucy Allan —
Lucy Frazer —
Lucy Powell —
Luke Hall —
Luke Pollard —
Maggie Throup —
Marco Longhi —
Maria Caulfield —
Maria Eagle —
Marion Fellows —
Mark Eastwood —
Mark Fletcher —
Mark Garnier —
Mark Jenkinson —
Mark Logan —
Mark Menzies —
Mark Pawsey —
Mark Pritchard —
Marsha De Cordova —
Martin Docherty-Hughes —
Martin Vickers —
Martyn Day —
Mary Kelly Foy —
Matt Hancock —
Matt Vickers —
Matthew Pennycook —
Mhairi Black —
Michael Fabricant —
Michael Tomlinson —
Michelle Donelan —
Mick Whitley —
Mike Freer —
Mike Kane —
Mike Wood —
Mims Davies —
Mohammad Yasin —
Mr Alistair Carmichael —
Mr Ben Wallace —
Mr David Jones —
Mr David Lammy —
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 Ranil Jayawardena —
Mr Richard Bacon —
Mr Richard Holden —
Mr Steve Baker —
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi —
Mr Virendra Sharma —
Mr William Wragg —
Mrs Heather Wheeler —
Mrs Kemi Badenoch —
Mrs Natalie Elphicke —
Mrs Pauline Latham —
Mrs Sharon Hodgson —
Mrs Sheryll Murray —
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare —
Ms Anum Qaisar —
Ms Karen Buck —
Ms Nusrat Ghani —
Munira Wilson —
Nadhim Zahawi —
Navendu Mishra —
Neale Hanvey —
Neil Coyle —
Neil O'Brien —
Nick Fletcher —
Nick Gibb —
Nick Smith —
Nick Thomas-Symonds —
Nicola Richards —
Nigel Huddleston —
Nigel Mills —
Olivia Blake —
Órfhlaith Begley —
Owen Thompson —
Pat McFadden —
Patricia Gibson —
Patrick Grady —
Paul Blomfield —
Paul Holmes —
Paul Howell —
Paul Maskey —
Paul Maynard —
Paul Scully —
Paula Barker —
Paulette Hamilton —
Penny Mordaunt —
Pete Wishart —
Peter Aldous —
Peter Dowd —
Peter Gibson —
Peter Grant —
Philip Dunne —
Preet Kaur Gill —
Priti Patel —
Rachel Hopkins —
Rebecca Harris —
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 Largan —
Robin Millar —
Ronnie Cowan —
Rosie Duffield —
Royston Smith —
Rushanara Ali —
Ruth Edwards —
Sally-Ann Hart —
Samantha Dixon —
Sammy Wilson —
Saqib Bhatti —
Sara Britcliffe —
Sarah Champion —
Sarah Dyke —
Sarah Green —
Sarah Jones —
Sarah Olney —
Sarah Owen —
Scott Benton —
Scott Mann —
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 Christopher Chope —
Sir Conor Burns —
Sir David Evennett —
Sir Gary Streeter —
Sir Gavin Williamson —
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown —
Sir Geoffrey Cox —
Sir George Howarth —
Sir Iain Duncan Smith —
Sir Jake Berry —
Sir James Cleverly —
Sir James Duddridge —
Sir Jeremy Hunt —
Sir Jeremy Quin —
Sir Jeremy Wright —
Sir Julian Lewis —
Sir Julian Smith —
Sir Keir Starmer —
Sir Lindsay Hoyle —
Sir Mark Hendrick —
Sir Mark Spencer —
Sir Mel Stride —
Sir Mike Penning —
Sir Oliver Dowden —
Sir Oliver Heald —
Sir Paul Beresford —
Sir Peter Bottomley —
Sir Philip Davies —
Sir Robert Buckland —
Sir Robert Goodwill —
Sir Robert Neill —
Sir Robert Syms —
Sir Roger Gale —
Sir Sajid Javid —
Sir Simon Clarke —
Sir William Cash —
Stephanie Peacock —
Stephen Crabb —
Stephen Farry —
Stephen Flynn —
Stephen Hammond —
Stephen Kinnock —
Stephen McPartland —
Stephen Morgan —
Steve Barclay —
Steve Tuckwell —
Steven Bonnar —
Stewart Hosie —
Stewart Malcolm McDonald —
Stuart Anderson —
Stuart Andrew —
Stuart C McDonald —
Suella Braverman —
Suzanne Webb —
Taiwo Owatemi —
Theo Clarke —
Tim Farron —
Tom Hunt —
Tom Pursglove —
Tom Randall —
Tom Tugendhat —
Tommy Sheppard —
Tonia Antoniazzi —
Trudy Harrison —
Tulip Siddiq —
Valerie Vaz —
Vicky Ford —
Victoria Atkins —
Wendy Chamberlain —
Wendy Morton —
Wera Hobhouse —
Wes Streeting —
Yvette Cooper —
Zarah Sultana —
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