Opposition day motion: fuel duty The opposition brought forward a motion calling for action on fuel duty, likely opposing a planned increase or calling for a freeze or cut. This matters because fuel duty directly affects the cost of driving for households and businesses across the UK. Position: Support the opposition's position on fuel duty — likely backing a freeze or cut to ease cost-of-living pressures on drivers TaxationTransportrightagainst govt | Yes | 18 Mar 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 Vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment requiring the government to index the thresholds for the inheritance tax relief on agricultural land to inflation and rising land values, rather than keeping them fixed. Lib Dem and other MPs argued that static thresholds would erode the relief over time and hurt family farmers. Position: Support indexing agricultural inheritance tax thresholds to inflation and rising land values to protect family farmers from fiscal drag EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 11 Mar 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 Vote on whether to abolish the Agricultural Property Relief (APR) inheritance tax changes targeting family farms — Amendment 6, tabled by the Conservatives, sought to remove the Government's proposed reform that limits inheritance tax relief on agricultural property, which critics argue threatens family farms. Position: Support removing the Government's inheritance tax changes on agricultural property, arguing the policy harms family farms and is based on false claims about farmers' wealth EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 11 Mar 2026 |
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 38 The government voted to reject a Lords amendment that would have banned children under 16 from accessing social media. The Lords had added this measure to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, but the government disagreed with it, proposing instead to deal with online harms through alternative means. Position: Support the government's position of rejecting the Lords' proposed under-16 social media ban, preferring alternative regulatory approaches rather than an outright ban EducationSchoolscentrewith govt | Yes | 9 Mar 2026 |
Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 The Commons voted to reject the Lords' version of an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill relating to child poverty and free school meals entitlements, replacing it with the government's own alternative amendments. The Lords amendment engaged financial privilege, meaning it had spending implications; the government preferred its own wording expanding free school meals to children in universal credit households. Position: Support the government's approach of substituting its own amendments in lieu of the Lords' version, backing the government's specific free school meals expansion plan EducationSchoolsleftwith govt | Yes | 9 Mar 2026 |
Representation of the People Bill: Reasoned Amendment A vote on a 'reasoned amendment' to block the Representation of the People Bill from proceeding to its next stage. The Bill, introduced by the Labour government, includes measures such as extending voting rights to 16 and 17-year-olds — a Labour manifesto commitment. A reasoned amendment is an opposition attempt to reject the Bill at Second Reading by citing objections to its principles. Position: Support allowing the Bill to proceed, backing Labour's electoral reforms including extending the franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds Constitution and DemocracyElectoral Reformleftwith govt | No | 2 Mar 2026 |
Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms The opposition brought forward a motion calling for stronger protections for children from online harms. As an Opposition Day motion, it was debated on time allocated to the opposition and the Labour government voted against it. Position: Support the opposition's call for stronger or more urgent action to protect children from online harms, beyond what the government is currently doing Digital and TechnologyOnline Safetycross-cuttingagainst govt | Yes | 24 Feb 2026 |
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Third Reading MPs voted on the final passage of a Bill to abolish the two-child limit on Universal Credit, which currently restricts child elements of the benefit to the first two children in a family. Removing this limit aims to reduce child poverty by ensuring all children in low-income families receive equal support. Position: Support removing the two-child benefit cap so that all children in low-income families receive equal Universal Credit entitlements, reducing child poverty Universal CreditWelfare and Benefitsleftwith govt | Yes | 23 Feb 2026 |
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Vote on New Clause 3, an amendment to the bill removing the two-child benefit limit. Based on the debate, this related to additional reporting or consultation requirements around the removal of the limit, which the government was already supporting in principle but opposed this specific clause. Position: Support adding extra requirements (such as impact assessments or consultation provisions) to the bill removing the two-child limit, going beyond what the government proposed Universal CreditWelfare and Benefitsleftagainst govt | Yes | 23 Feb 2026 |
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Vote on opposition amendments to the Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill that would have restricted UK Export Finance support where goods might be re-exported to Russia or other sanctioned countries, and separately where exports involve modern slavery or human trafficking. The amendments sought to cap the Secretary of State's financial commitments to zero in such cases. Position: Support restricting public export finance where goods risk being re-exported to Russia or sanctioned countries, and where exports are linked to modern slavery or human trafficking BusinessEconomycross-cuttingagainst govt | Yes | 23 Feb 2026 |
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Vote on New Clause 3, which would have required the government to report on UK Export Finance's impact on GDP and support for small and medium-sized businesses. The government opposed it on the grounds that existing reporting requirements already cover this information. Position: Support adding new reporting requirements on how export finance assistance affects GDP and benefits SMEs, arguing greater transparency and accountability is needed BusinessEconomycross-cuttingagainst govt | Yes | 23 Feb 2026 |
Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Vote on whether to ban UK government export finance or insurance for goods where there is reason to believe they may be re-exported to Russia or other sanctioned countries, and separately to ban export finance where modern slavery or human trafficking is involved. This Opposition amendment would have set the financial assistance limit to zero in such cases. Position: Support blocking UK export finance for goods likely to be re-exported to sanctioned countries like Russia, and for exports linked to modern slavery or human trafficking BusinessEconomycross-cuttingagainst govt | Yes | 23 Feb 2026 |
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Vote on a statutory instrument that amends the UK Emissions Trading Scheme from 2027, reducing the supply of free carbon allowances given to businesses — effectively increasing the carbon price they face. The opposition argued this would raise energy bills for households and businesses, while the government backed it as part of meeting climate targets. Position: Support reducing free carbon allowances in the UK ETS, accepting higher carbon costs as necessary to meet climate commitments Climate ChangeEnvironmentleftwith govt | Yes | 4 Feb 2026 |
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading MPs voted on whether to pass a bill removing the two-child limit on Universal Credit, which currently restricts child welfare payments to the first two children in a family. The government argued the policy traps children in poverty and has failed to achieve its stated aims, while opponents defended it as encouraging personal responsibility. Position: Support removing the two-child limit on Universal Credit, allowing families to receive welfare support for all their children and reducing child poverty Universal CreditWelfare and Benefitsleftwith govt | Yes | 3 Feb 2026 |
Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 Vote on whether to amend the Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill to give priority in NHS specialty training to British citizens, regardless of where they trained. Supporters argued this would help British students who trained abroad (e.g. in Cyprus or Grenada) return to practise in the UK, while opponents argued it could be counterproductive as NHS experience matters more than citizenship. Position: Oppose using citizenship as the primary criterion for training priority, preferring to prioritise those with UK medical qualifications and NHS experience regardless of nationality HealthSkills and Trainingleftwith govt | No | 27 Jan 2026 |
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 Vote on a new clause that would require the government to calculate and publish the impact on lifetime pension values before and after the changes in this Bill, which caps tax relief on employer pension contributions. The Conservative opposition pushed this transparency measure, arguing the Bill harms pension saving for ordinary workers. Position: Support requiring the government to publish an assessment of how this Bill changes lifetime pension values, arguing taxpayers deserve to know the real cost to their retirement savings EconomyPensionsTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 21 Jan 2026 |
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Third Reading Final vote on a bill that introduces a £2,000 cap on pension contributions made through salary sacrifice arrangements (optional remuneration). The opposition argued it would harm pension saving, particularly for lower and middle income earners and younger workers, while the government backed the bill. Position: Oppose the bill, arguing it attacks pension saving and disproportionately harms basic rate taxpayers, younger workers, and middle-income earners EconomyPensionsTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 21 Jan 2026 |
National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill Committee: Amendment 5 Vote on whether to exempt basic rate taxpayers (lower earners) from a £2,000 cap on tax relief for employer pension contributions, so the cap would only apply to higher and additional rate taxpayers. The Conservative opposition proposed this to protect younger workers and those on modest incomes from losing pension savings incentives. Position: Support protecting basic rate taxpayers from the £2,000 pension contributions cap, arguing the cap unfairly burdens ordinary workers and discourages long-term pension saving EconomyPensionsTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 21 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 25 Vote on a Conservative amendment requiring the government to publish assessments of the impact of nearly doubling remote gaming duty (from 21% to 40%) and raising general betting duty to 25%. Opponents warned these increases could damage a competitive industry supporting tens of thousands of jobs and key sports like horseracing. Position: Support requiring the government to assess the economic impact of large gambling tax increases before or after implementation, reflecting concern that the rises are too high and could harm the industry and associated jobs EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 13 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 63 Stand part Vote on whether to include Clause 63 in the Finance (No. 2) Bill, which would introduce a tax charge on certain pension interests. This is part of the government's wider package of tax measures for the 2026-27 financial year. Position: Support taxing certain pension interests as part of the government's fiscal package EconomyTaxationleftwith govt | Yes | 13 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 24 Vote on whether to require HMRC to publish comprehensive guidance and set up a dedicated helpline within six months of the Finance Bill passing, to help people understand the new inheritance tax rules on unspent pension assets coming into force in April 2027. This was an opposition amendment aimed at holding the government to account on implementation of a controversial new tax measure. Position: Support requiring HMRC to publish clear guidance and a dedicated helpline to help individuals, pension administrators and estate representatives navigate the new inheritance tax on pension assets EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 13 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Amendment 3 Vote on an amendment to the Finance Bill that would require HMRC to notify taxpayers who are dragged into paying income tax for the first time, or into a higher tax band, as a result of frozen income tax thresholds. The freeze means inflation gradually pulls more people into the tax system without rates being formally raised — critics call this a 'stealth tax'. Position: Support requiring HMRC to proactively inform people when frozen tax thresholds cause them to start paying income tax or move into a higher rate band, increasing transparency around the stealth tax effect. EconomyTaxationcross-cuttingagainst govt | Yes | 12 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: New Clause 7 Vote on whether to require the government to annually review and potentially uprate the Agricultural Property Relief (APR) allowance in line with rising land values, as part of opposition to the government's changes to inheritance tax relief for farms. Critics argued that fixing the £1 million threshold without inflation-linking it would over time drag more family farms into paying inheritance tax as land prices rise. Position: Support requiring an annual assessment of uprating the APR allowance to keep pace with rising agricultural land values, protecting family farms from the long-term erosion of inheritance tax relief EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 12 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Committee: Clause 62 stand part Vote on whether Clause 62 of the Finance (No. 2) Bill should remain part of the Bill. This is part of the government's 2026-27 Budget legislation, with the debate also covering income tax charges and other fiscal measures for the coming tax year. Position: Oppose Clause 62, rejecting this element of the government's Finance Bill — likely the Conservative opposition challenging the government's tax and spending decisions. EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 12 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading MPs voted on whether to approve the Finance (No. 2) Bill at Second Reading, which implements Labour's November 2025 Budget. The Budget includes measures described by the government as building 'strong foundations' while avoiding austerity, though critics raised concerns including the impact of inheritance tax changes on family farms. Position: Oppose the Finance Bill, with critics arguing it damages private sector investment and harms family farms through inheritance tax changes EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 16 Dec 2025 |
UK-EU customs union (duty to negotiate): Ten Minute Rule Motion A vote on whether to allow a bill to be introduced that would require the government to negotiate a UK-EU customs union. The vote was tied 100-100 and the Speaker used her casting vote in favour, following parliamentary convention to allow further debate. Position: Support allowing Parliament to debate legislation requiring the government to pursue a UK-EU customs union, arguing Brexit has damaged trade and the economy EU RelationsTrade and Brexitcross-cutting | Yes | 9 Dec 2025 |
Employment Rights Bill: Government motion to insist on disagreement to Lords Amendment 48B but to propose Government amendment (a) and (b) in lieu of LA48B MPs voted to reject a Lords amendment (48B) to the Employment Rights Bill and replace it with a government compromise on zero-hours contracts and unfair dismissal protections, including bringing forward unfair dismissal protections to 1 January 2027 for workers with six months' service, rather than accepting the Lords' version. Position: Support the government's amended approach to zero-hours contracts and unfair dismissal protections, including earlier commencement of protections and seasonal work provisions, in place of the Lords' amendment EconomyEmploymentleftwith govt | Yes | 8 Dec 2025 |
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 3 Vote on whether to add a new clause to the Pension Schemes Bill that would allow people with terminal illnesses to use special end-of-life rules to more easily access support from the Pension Protection Fund or the Financial Assistance Scheme, reducing the administrative burden on the seriously ill. Position: Support easing access to pension compensation for terminally ill people by allowing use of end-of-life fast-track rules PensionsWelfare and Benefitsleftagainst govt | Yes | 3 Dec 2025 |
Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15 A vote on Amendment 15 to the Pension Schemes Bill, one of a series of Conservative opposition amendments tabled at Report Stage. The government defeated the amendment, preferring its own version of the Bill over the changes proposed by the Conservatives. Position: Support the Conservative opposition's proposed change to the Pension Schemes Bill (Amendment 15), as tabled by shadow ministers PensionsWelfare and Benefitsrightagainst govt | Yes | 3 Dec 2025 |
Pension Schemes Bill: New Clause 26 Vote on New Clause 26 to the Pension Schemes Bill, which proposed an independent review into pension losses suffered by former employees of AEA Technology, a privatised nuclear research company whose workers lost pension benefits. The clause was rejected by the government majority. Position: Support requiring an independent review into the pension losses of former AEA Technology employees, who lost out when the company was privatised PensionsWelfare and Benefitsleftagainst govt | Yes | 3 Dec 2025 |
