Division 247 · 1 July 2025

Universal Credit and Personal Independent Payment Bill: Reasoned Amendment at Second Reading

At a glance

This division was rejected on 1 July 2025 by a margin of 179, with 149 Ayes and 328 Noes. The largest Aye bloc was Liberal Democrat with 70 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 327 votes. There were 44 rebel votes — MPs voting against their party's majority. This motion was proposed by The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. This division took place during a debate on Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill.

149

Ayes

328

Noes

Rejected

Result

482

Voted

Rejected by 179 Ayes 149 / Noes 328

The motion

Proposed by The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. This Bill and our wider welfare reforms seek to fix the broken benefits system that we inherited from the Conservatives and deliver a better life for millions of people across our country. Our plans are rooted in principles and values that I kn…

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Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted No 44 rebels 44 327 399
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 70 0 72
Ind Independent No party whip 10 3 14
SNP Scottish National Party Voted Aye 9 0 9
RUK Reform UK Voted Aye 4 0 9
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 4 0 5
Green Green Party Voted Aye 4 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru Voted Aye 4 0 4
TUV Traditional Unionist Voice Voted Aye 1 0 1
APNI Alliance Voted Aye 1 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Con Conservative No clear majority 0 0 116
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 7
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 4
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
RB Restore Britain 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
Adam Dance Aye
Adam Jogee No
Adam Thompson No
Adrian Ramsay Aye
Alan Gemmell No
Alan Strickland No
Alex Baker No
Alex Ballinger No
Alex Brewer Aye
Alex Davies-Jones No
Alex Easton Aye
Alex Mayer No
Alex McIntyre No
Alex Norris No
Alice Macdonald No
Alison Bennett Aye
Alison McGovern No
Alison Taylor No
Alistair Strathern No
Amanda Martin No
Andrew Cooper No
Andrew George Aye
Andrew Gwynne No
Andrew Lewin No
Andrew Pakes No
Andrew Ranger No
Andrew Western No
Andy MacNae No
Andy McDonald Aye Teller
Andy Slaughter No
Angela Rayner No
Ann Davies Aye
Anna Dixon No
Anna Gelderd No
Anna McMorrin No
Anna Sabine Aye
Anna Turley No
Anneliese Dodds No
Anneliese Midgley No
Antonia Bance No
Apsana Begum Aye
Ashley Dalton No
Ayoub Khan Aye
Baggy Shanker No
Bambos Charalambous No
Becky Gittins No
Bell Ribeiro-Addy Aye
Ben Coleman No
Ben Goldsborough No
Ben Lake Aye
Ben Maguire Aye
Bill Esterson No
Blair McDougall No
Bobby Dean Aye
Brendan O'Hara Aye
Brian Leishman Aye
Brian Mathew Aye
Bridget Phillipson No
Callum Anderson No
Calum Miller Aye
Cameron Thomas Aye
Carla Denyer Aye
Carla Lockhart Aye
Caroline Voaden Aye
Carolyn Harris No
Cat Eccles Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine Atkinson No
Catherine Fookes No
Catherine McKinnell No
Catherine West No
Charlie Maynard Aye
Charlotte Cane Aye
Charlotte Nichols No
Chris Bryant No
Chris Coghlan Aye
Chris Curtis No
Chris Elmore No
Chris Hinchliff Aye
Chris Kane No
Chris Law Aye
Chris McDonald No
Chris Murray No
Chris Vince No
Chris Ward No
Chris Webb Aye
Christian Wakeford No
Claire Hazelgrove No
Claire Hughes No
Claire Young Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Jones Aye
Clive Lewis Aye Teller
Connor Naismith No
Daisy Cooper Aye
Dame Angela Eagle No
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Meg Hillier No
Dame Nia Griffith No
Dame Siobhain McDonagh No
Damien Egan No
Dan Aldridge No
Dan Jarvis No
Dan Norris No
Dan Tomlinson No
Daniel Francis No
Daniel Zeichner No
Danny Beales No
Darren Jones No
Darren Paffey No
Dave Doogan Aye
Dave Robertson No
David Baines No
David Burton-Sampson No
David Chadwick Aye
David Pinto-Duschinsky No
David Smith No
David Taylor No
David Williams No
Deirdre Costigan No
Derek Twigg Aye
Douglas McAllister No
Dr Al Pinkerton Aye
Dr Beccy Cooper No
Dr Danny Chambers Aye
Dr Ellie Chowns Aye
Dr Jeevun Sandher No
Dr Lauren Sullivan No
Dr Peter Prinsley No
Dr Roz Savage Aye
Dr Rupa Huq No
Dr Scott Arthur No
Dr Simon Opher Aye
Dr Zubir Ahmed No
Ed Davey Aye
Ed Miliband No
Edward Morello Aye
Elaine Stewart No
Ellie Reeves No
Emily Darlington No
Emily Thornberry No
Emma Foody No
Emma Hardy No
Emma Lewell Aye
Emma Reynolds No
Euan Stainbank Aye
Feryal Clark No
Fleur Anderson No
Frank McNally No
Fred Thomas No
Freddie van Mierlo Aye
Gareth Snell No
Gareth Thomas No
Gen Kitchen No
Georgia Gould No
Gerald Jones No
Gideon Amos Aye
Gill Furniss No
Gill German No
Gordon McKee No
Graeme Downie No
Graham Leadbitter Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Gregor Poynton No
Gurinder Singh Josan No
Harpreet Uppal No
Heidi Alexander No
Helen Maguire Aye
Helen Morgan Aye
Helena Dollimore No
Henry Tufnell No
Hilary Benn No
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Lavery Aye
Ian Murray No
Ian Roome Aye
Ian Sollom Aye
Imogen Walker No
Imran Hussain Aye
Iqbal Mohamed Aye
Irene Campbell Aye
Jack Abbott No
Jacob Collier No
Jade Botterill No
Jake Richards No
James Asser No
James MacCleary Aye
James McMurdock Aye
James Murray No
James Naish No
Jamie Stone Aye
Janet Daby No
Jas Athwal No
Jayne Kirkham No
Jeff Smith No
Jen Craft No
Jeremy Corbyn Aye
Jess Asato No
Jess Brown-Fuller Aye
Jess Phillips No
Jessica Morden No
Jessica Toale No
Jim Allister Aye
Jim Dickson No
Jim McMahon No
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Platt No
Jo Stevens No
Jo White No
Joani Reid No
Joe Morris No
Joe Powell No
Johanna Baxter No
John Grady No
John Healey No
John McDonnell Aye
John Milne Aye
John Slinger No
John Whitby No
Jon Pearce No
Jon Trickett Aye
Jonathan Davies No
Jonathan Hinder No
Jonathan Reynolds No
Josh Babarinde Aye
Josh Dean No
Josh Fenton-Glynn No
Josh MacAlister No
Josh Newbury No
Josh Simons No
Julia Buckley No
Juliet Campbell No
Justin Madders No
Kanishka Narayan No
Karin Smyth No
Karl Turner No
Kate Dearden No Teller
Kate Osborne Aye
Katie White No
Katrina Murray No
Keir Mather No Teller
Kenneth Stevenson No
Kerry McCarthy No
Kevin Bonavia No
Kevin McKenna No
Kim Johnson Aye
Kim Leadbeater No
Kirith Entwistle No
Kirsteen Sullivan No
Kirsty Blackman Aye
Kirsty McNeill No
Laura Kyrke-Smith No
Lauren Edwards No
Laurence Turner No
Layla Moran Aye
Lee Barron Aye
Lee Pitcher No
Leigh Ingham No
Lewis Atkinson No
Liam Byrne No
Liam Conlon No
Lilian Greenwood No
Lillian Jones No
Linsey Farnsworth No
Lisa Nandy No
Lisa Smart Aye
Liz Jarvis Aye
Liz Kendall No
Liz Saville Roberts Aye
Liz Twist No
Lizzi Collinge Aye
Llinos Medi Aye
Lloyd Hatton No
Lola McEvoy No
Lorraine Beavers Aye
Louise Haigh No
Louise Sandher-Jones No
Lucy Powell No
Lucy Rigby No
Luke Akehurst No
Luke Murphy No
Luke Myer No
Luke Pollard No
Luke Taylor Aye
Manuela Perteghella Aye
Margaret Mullane Aye
Maria Eagle No
Marie Goldman Aye
Mark Ferguson No
Mark Sewards No
Markus Campbell-Savours No
Martin McCluskey No
Martin Rhodes No
Martin Wrigley Aye
Mary Creagh No
Mary Glindon Aye
Mary Kelly Foy Aye
Matt Bishop No
Matt Rodda No
Matt Turmaine No
Matt Western No
Matthew Patrick No
Matthew Pennycook No
Maureen Burke No
Max Wilkinson Aye
Melanie Onn No
Melanie Ward No
Miatta Fahnbulleh No
Michael Payne No
Michael Shanks No
Michael Wheeler No
Michelle Scrogham No
Michelle Welsh No
Mike Kane No
Mike Martin Aye
Mike Reader No
Mike Tapp No
Monica Harding Aye
Mr Adnan Hussain Aye
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis No
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Angus MacDonald Aye
Mr Bayo Alaba No
Mr Calvin Bailey No
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr Connor Rand No
Mr David Lammy No
Mr Douglas Alexander No
Mr Gregory Campbell Aye
Mr Hamish Falconer No
Mr James Frith No
Mr Joshua Reynolds Aye
Mr Lee Dillon Aye
Mr Luke Charters No
Mr Paul Foster No
Mr Paul Kohler Aye
Mr Toby Perkins No
Mr Will Forster Aye
Mrs Elsie Blundell No
Mrs Sharon Hodgson No
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare No
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Julie Minns No
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Polly Billington No
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Munira Wilson Aye
Nadia Whittome Aye
Natalie Fleet No
Natasha Irons No
Naushabah Khan No
Navendu Mishra Aye
Neil Coyle No
Neil Duncan-Jordan Aye
Nesil Caliskan No
Nick Smith No
Nick Thomas-Symonds No
Nigel Farage Aye
Noah Law No
Oliver Ryan No
Olivia Bailey No
Olivia Blake Aye
Olly Glover Aye
Pam Cox No
Pamela Nash No
Pat McFadden No
Patricia Ferguson No
Patrick Hurley No
Paul Davies No
Paul Waugh No
Paula Barker Aye
Paulette Hamilton No
Perran Moon No
Pete Wishart Aye
Peter Dowd Aye
Peter Kyle No
Peter Lamb No
Peter Swallow No
Phil Brickell No
Pippa Heylings Aye
Preet Kaur Gill No
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Blake No
Rachel Gilmour Aye
Rachel Hopkins No
Rachel Reeves No
Rachel Taylor No
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Richard Baker No
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Quigley Aye
Richard Tice Aye
Robin Swann Aye
Rosie Duffield Aye
Rosie Wrighting No
Rushanara Ali No
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Jones No
Sadik Al-Hassan No
Sally Jameson No
Sam Carling No
Sam Rushworth No
Samantha Dixon No
Samantha Niblett No
Sammy Wilson Aye
Sarah Champion No
Sarah Coombes No
Sarah Dyke Aye
Sarah Edwards No
Sarah Gibson Aye
Sarah Green Aye
Sarah Hall No
Sarah Jones No
Sarah Olney Aye
Sarah Owen No
Sarah Pochin Aye
Sarah Russell No
Sarah Sackman No
Sarah Smith No
Satvir Kaur No
Seamus Logan Aye
Sean Woodcock No
Seema Malhotra No
Shabana Mahmood No
Shaun Davies No
Shockat Adam Aye
Siân Berry Aye
Simon Lightwood No
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Keir Starmer No
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Nicholas Dakin No
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sojan Joseph No
Sonia Kumar No
Sorcha Eastwood Aye
Steff Aquarone Aye
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Doughty No
Stephen Flynn Aye
Stephen Gethins Aye
Stephen Kinnock No
Stephen Morgan No
Steve Darling Aye
Steve Race No
Steve Reed No
Steve Witherden Aye
Steve Yemm No
Sureena Brackenridge No
Susan Murray Aye
Taiwo Owatemi No
Terry Jermy Aye
Tessa Munt Aye
Tim Farron Aye
Tim Roca No
Tom Collins No
Tom Gordon Aye
Tom Hayes No
Tom Morrison Aye
Tom Rutland No
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Tony Vaughan No
Torcuil Crichton No
Torsten Bell No
Tracy Gilbert Aye
Tristan Osborne No
Tulip Siddiq No
Uma Kumaran No
Victoria Collins Aye
Vikki Slade Aye
Warinder Juss No
Wendy Chamberlain Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting No
Will Stone No
Yuan Yang No
Yvette Cooper No
Zarah Sultana Aye
Zöe Franklin Aye
Abtisam Mohamed
Afzal Khan
Al Carns
Alan Mak
Alberto Costa
Alex Burghart
Alex Sobel
Alicia Kearns
Alison Griffiths
Alison Hume
Amanda Hack
Andrew Bowie
Andrew Griffith
Andrew Rosindell
Aphra Brandreth
Barry Gardiner
Ben Obese-Jecty
Blake Stephenson
Bob Blackman
Bradley Thomas
Caroline Nokes
Charlie Dewhirst
Chris Bloore
Chris Evans
Chris Hazzard
Chris Philp
Christine Jardine
Claire Coutinho
Claire Hanna
Colum Eastwood
Dáire Hughes
Dame Caroline Dinenage
Dame Harriett Baldwin
Dame Karen Bradley
Damian Hinds
Dan Carden
Danny Kruger
David Davis
David Mundell
David Reed
David Simmonds
Dawn Butler
Debbie Abrahams
Dr Allison Gardner
Dr Andrew Murrison
Dr Ben Spencer
Dr Caroline Johnson
Dr Kieran Mullan
Dr Luke Evans
Dr Marie Tidball
Dr Neil Hudson
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan
Edward Argar
Esther McVey
Fabian Hamilton
Florence Eshalomi
Gareth Bacon
Gareth Davies
Gavin Robinson
George Freeman
Graham Stuart
Greg Smith
Gregory Stafford
Harriet Cross
Helen Grant
Helen Hayes
Helen Whately
Jack Rankin
James Cartlidge
James Wild
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter
Jerome Mayhew
Jesse Norman
Jodie Gosling
Joe Robertson
John Cooper
John Finucane
John Glen
John Lamont
Joy Morrissey
Judith Cummins
Julia Lopez
Kate Osamor
Katie Lam
Kevin Hollinrake
Kit Malthouse
Laura Trott
Lee Anderson
Lewis Cocking
Lincoln Jopp
Mark Garnier
Mark Pritchard
Marsha De Cordova
Martin Vickers
Matt Vickers
Maya Ellis
Mike Wood
Mims Davies
Mohammad Yasin
Mr Andrew Snowden
Mr Cathal Mallaghan
Mr Gagan Mohindra
Mr Jonathan Brash
Mr Louie French
Mr Mark Francois
Mr Peter Bedford
Mr Richard Holden
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
Mrs Kemi Badenoch
Ms Nusrat Ghani
Naz Shah
Neil O'Brien
Nick Timothy
Nigel Huddleston
Órfhlaith Begley
Pat Cullen
Patrick Spencer
Paul Holmes
Paul Maskey
Peter Fortune
Priti Patel
Rebecca Harris
Rebecca Paul
Rebecca Smith
Richard Foord
Richard Fuller
Rishi Sunak
Robbie Moore
Robert Jenrick
Rupert Lowe
Saqib Bhatti
Sarah Bool
Shivani Raja
Simon Hoare
Sir Alec Shelbrooke
Sir Andrew Mitchell
Sir Ashley Fox
Sir Bernard Jenkin
Sir Christopher Chope
Sir Desmond Swayne
Sir Edward Leigh
Sir Gavin Williamson
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Sir Geoffrey Cox
Sir Iain Duncan Smith
Sir James Cleverly
Sir Jeremy Hunt
Sir Jeremy Wright
Sir John Hayes
Sir John Whittingdale
Sir Julian Lewis
Sir Julian Smith
Sir Lindsay Hoyle
Sir Mel Stride
Sir Oliver Dowden
Sir Roger Gale
Steve Barclay
Stuart Anderson
Stuart Andrew
Suella Braverman
Tahir Ali
Tom Tugendhat
Valerie Vaz
Vicky Foxcroft
Victoria Atkins
Wendy Morton
Yasmin Qureshi
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