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Division 379 · 3 December 2025

Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 16

Government Bill Benefits

What this vote was about

This amendment would have removed the Bill's provisions giving the Government a reserve power to set mandatory asset allocation targets for certain pension schemes, which could require investment in UK productive assets such as private equity, private debt and real estate. It was moved by James Wild (Conservative) and MPs rejected it.

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AI-generated from the official voting record.

At a glance

The largest Aye bloc was Conservative with 76 votes. The largest No bloc was Labour with 298 votes. The 200 MPs who did not vote outnumbered the margin, enough to have changed the result. This motion was proposed by The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. This division took place during a debate on Pension Schemes Bill. This division is linked to the Pension Schemes Act 2021 (Government Bill).

143

Ayes

304

Noes

Rejected

Result

450

Voted

Rejected by 161 Ayes 143 / Noes 304

Bill context

Bill Pension Schemes Act 2021
Type Government Bill
Primary sponsor Baroness Stedman-Scott
Parliament page View bill on Parliament.uk

Party breakdown

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Party Party position Ayes Noes Total
Lab Labour Voted No 0 298 386
Con Conservative Voted Aye 76 0 118
LD Liberal Democrat Voted Aye 62 0 72
Ind Independent No party whip 1 7 14
RUK Reform UK Voted Aye 3 0 6
DUP Democratic Unionist Party Voted Aye 2 0 5
UUP Ulster Unionist Party Voted Aye 1 0 1
Lab Labour (Co-op) No clear majority 0 0 17
SNP Scottish National Party No clear majority 0 0 9
SF Sinn Féin No clear majority 0 0 7
Green Green Party No clear majority 0 0 4
PC Plaid Cymru No clear majority 0 0 4
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
YP Your 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
Adam Dance Aye
Adam Jogee No
Adam Thompson No
Afzal Khan No
Alan Gemmell No
Alan Mak Aye
Alan Strickland No
Alex Ballinger No
Alex Brewer Aye
Alex Mayer No
Alex McIntyre No
Alex Norris No
Alex Sobel No
Alice Macdonald No
Alison Bennett Aye
Alison Griffiths Aye
Alison Hume No
Alison McGovern No
Alistair Strathern No
Amanda Hack No
Amanda Martin No
Andrew Bowie Aye
Andrew Cooper No
Andrew George Aye
Andrew Gwynne No
Andrew Lewin No
Andrew Ranger No
Andrew Rosindell Aye
Andrew Western No
Andy MacNae No
Andy McDonald No
Andy Slaughter No
Angela Rayner No
Anna Dixon No
Anna McMorrin No
Anna Sabine Aye
Anneliese Dodds No
Anneliese Midgley No
Antonia Bance No
Apsana Begum No
Ashley Dalton No
Baggy Shanker No
Bambos Charalambous No
Barry Gardiner No
Becky Gittins No
Ben Goldsborough No
Bill Esterson No
Blake Stephenson Aye
Bobby Dean Aye
Bradley Thomas Aye
Brian Leishman No
Brian Mathew Aye
Callum Anderson No
Calum Miller Aye
Cameron Thomas Aye
Caroline Voaden Aye
Carolyn Harris No
Cat Smith No
Catherine Atkinson No
Catherine Fookes No
Charlie Dewhirst Aye
Charlie Maynard Aye
Charlotte Cane Aye
Charlotte Nichols No
Chris Coghlan Aye
Chris Curtis No
Chris Evans No
Chris Hinchliff No
Chris Kane No
Chris McDonald No
Chris Philp Aye
Chris Vince No
Chris Ward No
Christian Wakeford No
Christine Jardine Aye
Claire Hazelgrove No
Claire Hughes No
Claire Young Aye
Clive Efford No
Clive Jones Aye
Clive Lewis No
Connor Naismith No
Daisy Cooper Aye
Dame Chi Onwurah No
Dame Diana Johnson No
Dame Harriett Baldwin Aye
Dame Meg Hillier No
Dame Nia Griffith No
Damian Hinds Aye
Damien Egan No
Dan Aldridge No
Dan Carden No
Dan Norris No
Dan Tomlinson No
Daniel Francis No
Daniel Zeichner No
Danny Beales No
Danny Kruger Aye
Darren Paffey No
David Baines No
David Burton-Sampson No
David Chadwick Aye
David Davis Aye
David Mundell Aye
David Pinto-Duschinsky No
David Simmonds Aye
David Smith No
David Taylor No
David Williams No
Dawn Butler No
Debbie Abrahams No
Deirdre Costigan No
Derek Twigg No
Douglas McAllister No
Dr Al Pinkerton Aye
Dr Allison Gardner No
Dr Andrew Murrison Aye
Dr Beccy Cooper No
Dr Ben Spencer Aye
Dr Caroline Johnson Aye
Dr Danny Chambers Aye
Dr Jeevun Sandher No
Dr Kieran Mullan Aye
Dr Lauren Sullivan No
Dr Luke Evans Aye
Dr Marie Tidball No
Dr Neil Hudson Aye
Dr Roz Savage Aye
Dr Rupa Huq No
Dr Scott Arthur No
Dr Simon Opher No
Dr Zubir Ahmed No
Edward Argar Aye
Edward Morello Aye
Elaine Stewart No
Ellie Reeves No
Emily Darlington No
Emma Foody No
Euan Stainbank No
Fabian Hamilton No
Frank McNally No
Gareth Bacon Aye
Gareth Davies Aye
Gareth Snell No
Gareth Thomas No
Gen Kitchen No
George Freeman Aye
Gerald Jones No
Gideon Amos Aye
Gill Furniss No
Gill German No
Graham Stuart Aye
Grahame Morris No
Greg Smith Aye
Gregor Poynton No
Gurinder Singh Josan No
Harpreet Uppal No
Harriet Cross Aye
Helen Grant Aye
Helen Maguire Aye
Helen Morgan Aye
Helen Whately Aye
Helena Dollimore No
Henry Tufnell No
Hilary Benn No
Ian Byrne No
Ian Murray No
Ian Roome Aye
Ian Sollom Aye
Imogen Walker No
Imran Hussain No
Iqbal Mohamed No
Irene Campbell No
Jack Abbott No
Jacob Collier No
Jade Botterill No Teller
James Asser No
James Cartlidge Aye
James MacCleary Aye
James Naish No
James Wild Aye
Jamie Stone Aye
Jayne Kirkham No
Jeff Smith No
Jen Craft No
Jenny Riddell-Carpenter No
Jeremy Corbyn No
Jerome Mayhew Aye
Jess Asato No
Jess Brown-Fuller Aye
Jesse Norman Aye
Jessica Toale No
Jim Dickson No
Jim McMahon No
Jim Shannon Aye
Jo Platt No
Jo Stevens No
Joani Reid No
Jodie Gosling No
Joe Morris No
Joe Robertson Aye
John Cooper Aye
John Glen Aye
John Grady No
John Lamont Aye
John McDonnell No
John Milne Aye
John Slinger No
John Whitby No
Jon Pearce No
Jon Trickett No
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
Julia Lopez Aye
Justin Madders No
Karin Smyth No
Kate Dearden No
Kate Osamor No
Katie Lam Aye Teller
Katrina Murray No
Keir Mather No
Kenneth Stevenson No
Kerry McCarthy No
Kevin Bonavia No
Kevin McKenna No
Kim Leadbeater No
Kirith Entwistle No
Laura Kyrke-Smith No
Laura Trott Aye
Lauren Edwards No
Laurence Turner No
Layla Moran Aye
Lee Anderson Aye
Lee Barron No
Lee Pitcher No
Leigh Ingham No
Lewis Cocking Aye
Liam Byrne No
Liam Conlon No
Lilian Greenwood No
Lisa Smart Aye
Liz Jarvis Aye
Liz Kendall No
Liz Twist No
Lizzi Collinge No
Lloyd Hatton No
Lola McEvoy No
Lorraine Beavers No
Louise Haigh No
Lucy Rigby No
Luke Akehurst No
Luke Murphy No
Luke Myer No
Luke Taylor Aye
Manuela Perteghella Aye
Margaret Mullane No
Mark Ferguson No
Mark Pritchard Aye
Mark Sewards No
Markus Campbell-Savours No
Marsha De Cordova No
Martin McCluskey No
Martin Rhodes No
Martin Vickers Aye
Martin Wrigley Aye
Mary Creagh No
Mary Glindon No
Mary Kelly Foy No
Matt Bishop No
Matt Rodda No
Matt Turmaine No
Matt Vickers Aye
Matt Western No
Matthew Patrick No
Matthew Pennycook No
Max Wilkinson Aye
Maya Ellis No
Melanie Ward No
Michael Payne No
Michael Shanks No
Michael Wheeler No
Michelle Welsh No
Mike Kane No
Mike Martin Aye
Mike Tapp No
Mike Wood Aye
Mims Davies Aye
Mohammad Yasin No
Monica Harding Aye
Mr Adnan Hussain No
Mr Alex Barros-Curtis No
Mr Alistair Carmichael Aye
Mr Angus MacDonald Aye
Mr Bayo Alaba No
Mr Clive Betts No
Mr Connor Rand No
Mr Gagan Mohindra Aye
Mr James Frith No
Mr Jonathan Brash No
Mr Joshua Reynolds Aye
Mr Lee Dillon Aye
Mr Louie French Aye
Mr Luke Charters No
Mr Paul Foster No
Mr Richard Holden 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 No
Ms Julie Minns No
Ms Marie Rimmer No
Ms Polly Billington No
Ms Stella Creasy No
Munira Wilson Aye
Nadia Whittome No
Natalie Fleet No
Natasha Irons No
Naushabah Khan No
Navendu Mishra No
Neil Coyle No
Neil Duncan-Jordan No
Neil O'Brien Aye
Nesil Caliskan No
Nigel Huddleston Aye
Noah Law No
Pam Cox No
Pamela Nash No
Pat McFadden No
Patricia Ferguson No
Patrick Hurley No
Patrick Spencer Aye
Paul Davies No
Paul Holmes Aye
Paul Waugh No
Paula Barker No
Paulette Hamilton No
Perran Moon No
Peter Dowd No
Peter Fortune Aye
Peter Lamb No
Peter Swallow No
Pippa Heylings Aye
Rachael Maskell No
Rachel Gilmour Aye
Rachel Hopkins No
Rachel Taylor No
Rebecca Harris Aye
Rebecca Long Bailey No
Rebecca Paul Aye Teller
Richard Baker No
Richard Burgon No
Richard Fuller Aye
Richard Quigley No
Robin Swann Aye
Rosie Wrighting No
Rushanara Ali No
Ruth Cadbury No
Ruth Jones No
Sadik Al-Hassan No
Sally Jameson No
Sam Carling No
Samantha Dixon No
Samantha Niblett No
Sammy Wilson Aye
Saqib Bhatti Aye
Sarah Bool Aye
Sarah Champion No
Sarah Coombes No
Sarah Dyke Aye
Sarah Edwards No
Sarah Gibson Aye
Sarah Green Aye
Sarah Olney Aye
Sarah Owen No
Sarah Pochin Aye
Sarah Russell No
Satvir Kaur No
Sean Woodcock No
Seema Malhotra No
Shivani Raja Aye
Simon Hoare Aye
Sir Alan Campbell No
Sir Edward Leigh Aye
Sir Gavin Williamson Aye
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown Aye
Sir Iain Duncan Smith Aye
Sir James Cleverly Aye
Sir Jeremy Hunt Aye
Sir Jeremy Wright Aye
Sir Julian Lewis Aye
Sir Mark Hendrick No
Sir Mark Tami No
Sir Mel Stride Aye
Sir Nicholas Dakin No
Sir Oliver Dowden Aye
Sir Roger Gale Aye
Sir Stephen Timms No
Sojan Joseph No
Sonia Kumar No
Steff Aquarone Aye
Stephanie Peacock No
Stephen Morgan No Teller
Steve Barclay Aye
Steve Darling Aye
Steve Race No
Steve Witherden No
Steve Yemm No
Stuart Andrew Aye
Suella Braverman Aye
Sureena Brackenridge No
Susan Murray Aye
Tahir Ali No
Taiwo Owatemi No
Terry Jermy No
Tessa Munt Aye
Tim Roca No
Tom Collins No
Tom Gordon Aye
Tom Hayes No
Tom Morrison Aye
Tom Rutland No
Tom Tugendhat Aye
Tonia Antoniazzi No
Torcuil Crichton No
Torsten Bell No
Tracy Gilbert No
Tristan Osborne No
Tulip Siddiq No
Uma Kumaran No
Valerie Vaz No
Victoria Atkins Aye
Victoria Collins Aye
Vikki Slade Aye
Warinder Juss No
Wendy Morton Aye
Wera Hobhouse Aye
Wes Streeting No
Will Stone No
Yasmin Qureshi No
Yuan Yang No
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