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Division 307 · 16 September 2025

Sentencing Bill: Second Reading

Government Bill Crime / Justice

What this vote was about

This was the main Second Reading vote on the Government's Sentencing Bill, approving it in principle so it could move on to detailed scrutiny. The Bill is aimed at easing severe prison overcrowding and reshaping sentencing, including changing the point at which many offenders are released (for example serving at least a third of a standard determinate sentence in prison, with more time added for bad behaviour) and a presumption against short prison sentences of under 12 months. The most serious offenders on extended or life sentences would still only be released by the Parole Board. MPs backed the Bill by 340 votes to 77, so it passed its Second Reading.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Labour with 281 votes. The largest No bloc was Conservative with 74 votes. This motion was proposed by The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice. This division took place during a debate on Sentencing Bill. This division is linked to the Sentencing Act 2020 (Consolidation Bill).

340

Ayes

77

Noes

Passed

Result

421

Voted

Passed by 263 Ayes 340 / Noes 77

Bill context

Bill Sentencing Act 2020
Type Consolidation Bill
Primary sponsor Lord Keen of Elie
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted Aye 281 0 392
Con Conservative Voted No 0 74 118
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 54 0 71
Ind Independent No party whip 5 1 15
Green Green Party Voted Aye 3 0 4
RUK Reform UK Voted No 0 2 6
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted No 0 1 5
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 10
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 9
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 7
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 4
YP Your Party No clear majority 0 0 2
SDLP Social Democratic & Labour Party No clear majority 0 0 2
TUV Traditional Unionist Voice No clear majority 0 0 1
APNI Alliance No clear majority 0 0 1
Spk Speaker No party whip 0 0 1
RB Restore Britain No clear majority 0 0 1
UUP Ulster Unionist 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.

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Individual votes

MP Vote
Abtisam Mohamed Aye
Adam Thompson Aye
Afzal Khan Aye
Alan Gemmell Aye
Alan Mak No
Alan Strickland Aye
Alberto Costa No
Alex Baker Aye
Alex Ballinger Aye
Alex Brewer Aye
Alex Burghart No
Alex Mayer Aye
Alex McIntyre Aye
Alex Norris Aye
Alice Macdonald Aye
Alicia Kearns No
Alison Bennett Aye
Alison Griffiths No
Alison McGovern Aye
Alistair Strathern Aye
Amanda Hack Aye
Andrew Cooper Aye
Andrew George Aye
Andrew Griffith No
Andrew Gwynne Aye
Andrew Lewin Aye
Andrew Pakes Aye
Andrew Ranger Aye
Andrew Rosindell No
Andy MacNae Aye
Andy McDonald Aye
Andy Slaughter Aye
Anna Dixon Aye
Anna McMorrin Aye
Anna Sabine Aye
Anneliese Dodds Aye
Anneliese Midgley Aye
Aphra Brandreth No
Ashley Dalton Aye
Baggy Shanker Aye
Bambos Charalambous Aye
Becky Gittins Aye
Ben Coleman Aye
Ben Goldsborough Aye
Ben Maguire Aye
Ben Obese-Jecty No
Bill Esterson Aye
Blair McDougall Aye
Blake Stephenson No
Bobby Dean Aye
Bradley Thomas No
Brian Mathew Aye
Callum Anderson Aye
Calum Miller Aye
Carla Denyer Aye
Carolyn Harris Aye
Cat Smith Aye
Catherine Atkinson Aye
Catherine Fookes Aye
Charlie Maynard Aye
Chris Bloore Aye
Chris Bryant Aye
Chris Coghlan Aye
Chris Curtis Aye
Chris Elmore Aye
Chris McDonald Aye
Chris Murray Aye
Chris Vince Aye
Chris Ward Aye
Christian Wakeford Aye Teller
Claire Coutinho No
Claire Hazelgrove Aye
Claire Hughes Aye
Claire Young Aye
Clive Efford Aye
Clive Jones Aye
Clive Lewis Aye
Connor Naismith Aye
Daisy Cooper Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah Aye
Dame Diana Johnson Aye
Dame Harriett Baldwin No
Dame Meg Hillier Aye
Dame Nia Griffith Aye
Dame Siobhain McDonagh Aye
Damian Hinds No
Dan Norris Aye
Dan Tomlinson Aye
Daniel Francis Aye
Daniel Zeichner Aye
Danny Beales Aye
Dave Robertson Aye
David Chadwick Aye
David Davis No
David Simmonds No
David Smith Aye
David Williams Aye
Dawn Butler Aye
Debbie Abrahams Aye
Deirdre Costigan Aye Teller
Douglas McAllister Aye
Dr Al Pinkerton Aye
Dr Allison Gardner Aye
Dr Andrew Murrison No
Dr Beccy Cooper Aye
Dr Ben Spencer No
Dr Caroline Johnson No
Dr Ellie Chowns Aye
Dr Jeevun Sandher Aye
Dr Kieran Mullan No
Dr Lauren Sullivan Aye
Dr Luke Evans No
Dr Marie Tidball Aye
Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst No
Dr Rosena Allin-Khan Aye
Dr Roz Savage Aye
Dr Rupa Huq Aye
Dr Sam Rushworth Aye
Dr Scott Arthur Aye
Dr Zubir Ahmed Aye
Edward Argar No
Edward Morello Aye
Emily Darlington Aye
Emily Thornberry Aye
Emma Foody Aye
Emma Lewell Aye
Esther McVey No
Euan Stainbank Aye
Fabian Hamilton Aye
Fleur Anderson Aye
Florence Eshalomi Aye
Frank McNally Aye
Fred Thomas Aye
Freddie van Mierlo Aye
Gareth Bacon No
Gareth Snell Aye
Gareth Thomas Aye
Gen Kitchen Aye
Georgia Gould Aye
Gerald Jones Aye
Gideon Amos Aye
Gill German Aye
Gordon McKee Aye
Graham Stringer Aye
Grahame Morris Aye
Greg Smith No
Gregor Poynton Aye
Gurinder Singh Josan Aye
Harpreet Uppal Aye
Helen Grant No
Helen Hayes Aye
Helen Maguire Aye
Helen Morgan Aye
Helena Dollimore Aye
Henry Tufnell Aye
Hilary Benn Aye
Ian Byrne Aye
Ian Roome Aye
Ian Sollom Aye
Imogen Walker Aye
Imran Hussain Aye
Irene Campbell Aye
Jack Abbott Aye
Jake Richards Aye
James Asser Aye
James MacCleary Aye
James Murray Aye
James Naish Aye
James Wild No Teller
Janet Daby Aye
Jayne Kirkham Aye
Jeff Smith Aye
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter Aye
Jerome Mayhew No
Jess Asato Aye
Jess Brown-Fuller Aye
Jessica Morden Aye
Jessica Toale Aye
Jim Dickson Aye
Jim McMahon Aye
Jim Shannon No
Jo Stevens Aye
Jo White Aye
Joani Reid Aye
Joe Morris Aye
Joe Powell Aye
Joe Robertson No
John Cooper No
John Glen No
John Grady Aye
John Healey Aye
John Lamont No
John McDonnell Aye
John Milne Aye
John Slinger Aye
John Whitby Aye
Jon Pearce Aye
Jonathan Davies Aye
Jonathan Hinder Aye
Jonathan Reynolds Aye
Josh Babarinde Aye
Josh Dean Aye
Josh Fenton-Glynn Aye
Josh Newbury Aye
Julia Lopez No
Juliet Campbell Aye
Justin Madders Aye
Kanishka Narayan Aye
Karin Smyth Aye
Kate Osamor Aye
Katrina Murray Aye
Kenneth Stevenson Aye
Kerry McCarthy Aye
Kevin Bonavia Aye
Kevin Hollinrake No
Kevin McKenna Aye
Kim Leadbeater Aye
Kirith Entwistle Aye
Kirsteen Sullivan Aye
Kirsty McNeill Aye
Kit Malthouse No
Laura Kyrke-Smith Aye
Laura Trott No
Lauren Edwards Aye
Laurence Turner Aye
Layla Moran Aye
Lee Barron Aye
Lee Pitcher Aye
Lewis Atkinson Aye
Lewis Cocking No
Liam Byrne Aye
Liam Conlon Aye
Lilian Greenwood Aye
Lillian Jones Aye
Lincoln Jopp No Teller
Linsey Farnsworth Aye
Liz Jarvis Aye
Liz Twist Aye
Lizzi Collinge Aye
Lola McEvoy Aye
Lorraine Beavers Aye
Louise Sandher-Jones Aye
Lucy Powell Aye
Luke Akehurst Aye
Luke Murphy Aye
Luke Pollard Aye
Luke Taylor Aye
Manuela Perteghella Aye
Margaret Mullane Aye
Maria Eagle Aye
Marie Goldman Aye
Mark Ferguson Aye
Mark Garnier No
Martin Rhodes Aye
Martin Vickers No
Martin Wrigley Aye
Mary Creagh Aye
Mary Glindon Aye
Matt Bishop Aye
Matt Rodda Aye
Matt Turmaine Aye
Matt Vickers No
Matthew Patrick Aye
Matthew Pennycook Aye
Maureen Burke Aye
Melanie Ward Aye
Miatta Fahnbulleh Aye
Michael Payne Aye
Michael Wheeler Aye
Michelle Scrogham Aye
Michelle Welsh Aye
Mike Kane Aye
Mike Reader Aye
Mike Tapp Aye
Mike Wood No
Mims Davies No
Mohammad Yasin Aye
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Andrew Snowden No
Mr Bayo Alaba Aye
Mr Clive Betts Aye
Mr David Lammy Aye
Mr Douglas Alexander Aye
Mr Gagan Mohindra No
Mr James Frith Aye
Mr Joshua Reynolds Aye
Mr Louie French No
Mr Luke Charters Aye
Mr Paul Foster Aye
Mr Paul Kohler Aye
Mr Peter Bedford No
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi Aye
Mr Will Forster Aye
Mrs Elsie Blundell Aye
Ms Abena Oppong-Asare Aye
Ms Diane Abbott Aye
Ms Julie Minns Aye
Ms Marie Rimmer Aye
Ms Polly Billington Aye
Ms Stella Creasy Aye
Nadia Whittome Aye
Natasha Irons Aye
Naz Shah Aye
Neil Coyle Aye
Nesil Caliskan Aye
Nick Smith Aye
Nick Timothy No
Nigel Huddleston No
Noah Law Aye
Oliver Ryan Aye
Olivia Bailey Aye
Olly Glover Aye
Pam Cox Aye
Pamela Nash Aye
Pat McFadden Aye
Patricia Ferguson Aye
Patrick Hurley Aye
Patrick Spencer No
Paul Davies Aye
Paul Holmes No
Paul Waugh Aye
Paula Barker Aye
Perran Moon Aye
Peter Lamb Aye
Peter Swallow Aye
Phil Brickell Aye
Pippa Heylings Aye
Preet Kaur Gill Aye
Priti Patel No
Rachael Maskell Aye
Rachel Gilmour Aye
Rachel Hopkins Aye
Rebecca Harris No
Rebecca Long Bailey Aye
Rebecca Smith No
Richard Baker Aye
Richard Burgon Aye
Richard Foord Aye
Richard Fuller No
Richard Tice No
Robbie Moore No
Robert Jenrick No
Rosie Wrighting Aye
Rushanara Ali Aye
Ruth Cadbury Aye
Ruth Jones Aye
Sadik Al-Hassan Aye
Sally Jameson Aye
Sam Carling Aye
Samantha Dixon Aye
Samantha Niblett Aye
Saqib Bhatti No
Sarah Bool No
Sarah Coombes Aye
Sarah Dyke Aye
Sarah Edwards Aye
Sarah Gibson Aye
Sarah Green Aye
Sarah Jones Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Sarah Owen Aye
Sarah Pochin No
Sarah Russell Aye
Sarah Sackman Aye
Satvir Kaur Aye
Shabana Mahmood Aye
Shaun Davies Aye
Shivani Raja No
Siân Berry Aye
Simon Lightwood Aye
Sir Alan Campbell Aye
Sir Alec Shelbrooke No
Sir Desmond Swayne No
Sir Edward Leigh No
Sir Gavin Williamson No
Sir John Hayes No
Sir Julian Lewis No
Sir Julian Smith No
Sir Mark Tami Aye
Sir Mel Stride No
Sir Oliver Dowden No
Sir Stephen Timms Aye
Sonia Kumar Aye
Steff Aquarone Aye
Stephanie Peacock Aye
Stephen Doughty Aye
Stephen Kinnock Aye
Stephen Morgan Aye
Steve Barclay No
Steve Darling Aye
Steve Race Aye
Steve Witherden Aye
Steve Yemm Aye
Stuart Anderson No
Stuart Andrew No
Sureena Brackenridge Aye
Susan Murray Aye
Tahir Ali Aye
Taiwo Owatemi Aye
Tom Collins Aye
Tom Gordon Aye
Tom Hayes Aye
Tom Morrison Aye
Tom Rutland Aye
Tony Vaughan Aye
Torsten Bell Aye
Tracy Gilbert Aye
Tristan Osborne Aye
Tulip Siddiq Aye
Uma Kumaran Aye
Valerie Vaz Aye
Vicky Foxcroft Aye
Victoria Atkins No
Vikki Slade Aye
Warinder Juss Aye
Wendy Chamberlain Aye
Wendy Morton No
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Will Stone Aye
Yasmin Qureshi Aye
Zöe Franklin Aye
Adam Dance —
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Adrian Ramsay —
Al Carns —
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Barry Gardiner —
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Brian Leishman —
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Carla Lockhart —
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Cat Eccles —
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Charlie Dewhirst —
Charlotte Cane —
Charlotte Nichols —
Chris Evans —
Chris Hazzard —
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Chris Kane —
Chris Law —
Chris Philp —
Chris Webb —
Christine Jardine —
Claire Hanna —
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Dáire Hughes —
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Darren Jones —
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David Reed —
David Taylor —
Derek Twigg —
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Elaine Stewart —
Ellie Reeves —
Emma Hardy —
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Feryal Clark —
Gareth Davies —
Gavin Robinson —
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Harriet Cross —
Heidi Alexander —
Helen Whately —
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