Draft Employment Rights Act 2025 (Investigatory Powers) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Vote on regulations giving the new Fair Work Agency (created by the Employment Rights Act 2025) the same investigatory powers previously held by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, including surveillance tools. Conservatives argued these state-level surveillance powers were disproportionate for a labour enforcement body; the Lib Dems backed the government. Position: Oppose granting the Fair Work Agency extensive surveillance powers, arguing they are disproportionate for a labour enforcement agency and represent state overreach Constitution and DemocracyEmploymentrightagainst govt | No | 18 Mar 2026 |
Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while opposition MPs (Conservatives) criticised it as an added burden on young people, despite their own party having nearly tripled fees in 2012. Position: Oppose the tuition fee increase, arguing it adds to the financial burden on young people in a difficult labour market EducationHigher Educationcentreagainst govt | No | 18 Mar 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 A Conservative amendment to the Finance Bill concerning income tax thresholds. The Conservatives argued that Labour's approach of higher taxes, spending and borrowing is harming families and businesses, while Labour MPs defended their fiscal decisions as necessary to restore public finances and invest in public services. Position: Support the Conservative amendment on income tax thresholds, signalling opposition to Labour's tax and spending approach EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 11 Mar 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading Vote to pass the Finance (No. 2) Bill at its final stage in the Commons, including a procedural Ways and Means motion moved after the Bill — an unusual departure from standard practice that drew criticism from the SNP, though the government acknowledged this and pledged to avoid it in future. Position: Oppose the Finance Bill and its Budget measures, or object to the irregular parliamentary procedure used EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 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 |
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 |
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 blocking the Representation of the People Bill, opposing measures such as votes at 16 and other electoral reforms proposed by the Labour government Constitution and DemocracyElectoral Reformrightagainst govt | Yes | 2 Mar 2026 |
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 Vote on whether to extend the UK Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) to cover maritime shipping activities, requiring ships to purchase carbon allowances for their emissions. The opposition raised concerns about the cost impact on ferry services to UK islands, though Scottish islands were exempted. Position: Oppose extending the ETS to maritime activities, citing concerns about increased costs for ferry travel to UK islands and questioning the impact on island communities Climate ChangeEnvironmentrightagainst govt | No | 11 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: Oppose the reduction in free carbon allowances, arguing it raises the carbon tax on businesses and will increase household energy bills Climate ChangeEnvironmentrightagainst govt | No | 4 Feb 2026 |
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 MPs voted on whether to reject a change made by the House of Lords to the Diego Garcia Military Base Bill. The Lords had added Amendment 6 to place additional conditions or constraints on the deal; the government asked the Commons to overturn it in order to proceed with the agreement as negotiated. Position: Support the Lords' amendment, wanting additional safeguards or conditions written into the legislation governing the Diego Garcia military base agreement Defence and Foreign AffairsMiddle Eastcross-cuttingagainst govt | No | 20 Jan 2026 |
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 MPs voted on whether to reject a Lords amendment to the Diego Garcia/British Indian Ocean Territory Bill. Lords Amendment 1 would have added conditions around notifying Mauritius about military activities on the base, which critics argued would compromise operational security and undermine British sovereignty over the territory. Position: Support keeping the Lords amendment, arguing it provides important safeguards or alternatively opposing the entire deal as a surrender of British sovereignty that weakens the strategic value of the base Defence and Foreign AffairsMiddle Eastcross-cuttingagainst govt | No | 20 Jan 2026 |
Diego Garcia Military Base and British Indian Ocean Territory Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5 MPs voted on whether to reject a Lords amendment that would have required the government to publish the full inflation-adjusted costs of payments to Mauritius under the Diego Garcia treaty, including the methodology used to calculate them. The government argued the financial details were already publicly available; the opposition said the government had never been transparent about the true costs to British taxpayers. Position: Support the Lords amendment requiring the government to publish full real-terms costs and methodology of the Diego Garcia treaty payments, arguing greater transparency for taxpayers is essential Defence and Foreign AffairsMiddle Eastcross-cuttingagainst govt | No | 20 Jan 2026 |
Draft Public Order Act 2023 (Interference With Use or Operation of Key National Infrastructure) Regulations 2025 MPs voted on new regulations expanding the Public Order Act 2023 to criminalise interference with key national infrastructure, such as energy, transport, and water systems. This extends powers introduced to tackle disruptive protest tactics used by groups like Just Stop Oil. Position: Oppose these regulations, likely on grounds that they excessively restrict the right to protest or represent an overreach of state power against civil disobedience Constitution and DemocracyCrime & Policingleftagainst govt | No | 14 Jan 2026 |
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading (Opposition) MPs voted on an opposition amendment to reject the Finance Bill implementing Labour's Autumn 2025 Budget, with Conservative MPs arguing the Budget's tax changes — including inheritance tax reforms affecting family farms — would harm the private sector and rural communities. Position: Support blocking the Finance Bill, arguing the Budget's tax changes are harmful — particularly the inheritance tax reforms that critics say threaten family farms and reduce private sector investment EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | Yes | 16 Dec 2025 |
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 |
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) Vote on a Budget resolution to include pension interests within the scope of inheritance tax, meaning that unused pension pots could be counted as part of a person's estate for inheritance tax purposes. This is a significant change to how pensions are taxed on death. Position: Oppose extending inheritance tax to pension interests, arguing it penalises savers, disrupts retirement planning, and represents an unfair double taxation on pension savings EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 2 Dec 2025 |
Budget Resolution No. 5: Income tax (savings rate for future years) Vote on a Budget Resolution setting the income tax savings rate for future years, which determines how interest and savings income is taxed for people on lower incomes. This is part of the formal parliamentary process to implement Budget measures into law. Position: Oppose the government's proposed savings income tax rate, either as too high or as part of broader opposition to the Budget EconomyTaxationcentreagainst govt | No | 2 Dec 2025 |
Budget Resolution No. 4: Income tax (dividend rates) Vote on a Budget Resolution setting the rates of income tax applied to dividend income (money paid to shareholders). Budget Resolutions are the formal parliamentary approvals needed to implement measures announced in the Budget. Position: Oppose the government's proposed dividend tax rates, likely arguing they are too high, harm investors and small business owners, or are economically damaging EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 2 Dec 2025 |
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Vote on a Budget Resolution to limit Agricultural Property Relief and Business Property Relief for inheritance tax, capping the full relief available on farm and business assets. This matters because it changes how farming estates and family businesses are taxed on death, and was highly controversial with farming communities. Position: Oppose limiting these inheritance tax reliefs, arguing it threatens family farms and businesses and risks forcing asset sales to meet tax bills FarmingTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 2 Dec 2025 |
Budget Resolution No. 9: Basic rate limit and personal allowance for tax years 2028-29 to 2030-31 Vote on a Budget Resolution to freeze the basic rate income tax limit and personal allowance at their current levels for the tax years 2028-29 through to 2030-31, extending the existing freeze on these thresholds. This matters because freezing allowances means more people are pulled into higher tax bands as wages rise — a 'stealth tax' that increases the tax burden without raising headline rates. Position: Oppose extending the threshold freeze, arguing it represents a stealth tax rise on working people and households already under financial pressure. EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 2 Dec 2025 |
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) Vote on a Budget Resolution setting out the rules for capital gains tax treatment of Employee Ownership Trusts (EOTs), which allow businesses to be sold to trusts held on behalf of employees with potential tax reliefs. This resolution forms part of the legal framework needed to implement the government's Budget tax measures. Position: Oppose the government's proposed capital gains tax treatment of Employee Ownership Trusts, likely citing concerns about the impact on employee ownership incentives or the fairness of the tax changes EconomyTaxationrightagainst govt | No | 2 Dec 2025 |
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty Vote on the government's proposed changes to alcohol duty rates as part of the 2025 Budget. This matters because it determines how much tax is paid on beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic drinks, affecting both consumers and the hospitality and drinks industries. Position: Oppose the government's proposed alcohol duty rates, likely arguing they are too high and will harm pubs, brewers, distillers or consumers — or, from the left, that they do not go far enough. EconomyTaxationcentreagainst govt | No | 2 Dec 2025 |
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 80 Vote on whether to require that mayoral combined authorities and combined county authorities face the same council tax referendum limits as other councils, preventing them from raising council tax by more than standard county and unitary councils can. This was an opposition proposal to the English Devolution Bill, resisted by the government. Position: Support capping council tax rises in mayoral combined authorities at the same level as other councils, arguing this protects residents from higher bills under devolved mayors DevolutionLocal Governmentrightagainst govt | Yes | 25 Nov 2025 |
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill: Third Reading MPs voted on the final passage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill, which transfers significant powers from central government to elected mayors and local authorities in England, including new powers for mayors to allow local highway authorities to charge utility companies for roadworks disruption. Position: Oppose this package of devolution reforms, whether due to concerns about the specific powers transferred, the pace of reform, or the impact on areas without mayoral structures. DevolutionLocal Governmentcross-cuttingagainst govt | No | 25 Nov 2025 |
English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 69 Vote on New Clause 69 during the Report Stage of the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. The debate covered a range of amendments including Conservative proposals to cap council tax increases for mayoral combined authorities at the same level as county and unitary councils, alongside government clauses extending powers to local bodies. The government defended the Bill as the biggest transfer of power from Westminster to regions, while opposition argued it was centralising. Position: Support the opposition's amendments, including capping council tax rises for mayoral combined authorities in line with other councils, and expressing concern that the Bill centralises rather than genuinely devolves power DevolutionLocal Governmentrightagainst govt | Yes | 25 Nov 2025 |
Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 Vote on regulations updating radio equipment rules (covering smartphones and other connected devices) for Northern Ireland to align with new EU standards, as required under the Windsor Framework. Jim Allister (TUV) opposed the vote on the grounds that his Northern Irish constituents have no democratic say in EU laws being imposed on them via the Windsor Framework. Position: Oppose imposing EU-derived radio equipment rules on Northern Ireland without democratic consent, arguing the Windsor Framework undermines Northern Irish representation in lawmaking DevolutionDigital and Technologycross-cuttingagainst govt | No | 19 Nov 2025 |
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Second Reading MPs voted on whether to give a second reading (proceed with) a new government Bill on addressing the legacy of the Troubles in Northern Ireland, which would replace the previous government's controversial immunity framework with a new approach to legacy investigations and acknowledgement for victims' families. Position: Oppose the Bill proceeding, with concerns including that it fails to cover atrocities such as the Omagh bombing and does not adequately serve all victims' families Constitution and DemocracyDevolutioncross-cuttingagainst govt | No | 18 Nov 2025 |
Northern Ireland Troubles Bill: Opposition Reasoned Amendment MPs voted on whether to block the second reading of the government's new Northern Ireland Troubles legacy bill, which aims to address how killings and atrocities from the Troubles (1966–1998) are investigated and dealt with. The opposition reasoned amendment was an attempt to prevent the bill progressing, reflecting concerns about its scope and whether it adequately covers victims like those of the Omagh bombing. Position: Support blocking the bill at Second Reading, expressing concern that it fails to adequately address all Troubles victims — notably those affected by the Omagh bombing — and that its approach to legacy is flawed Constitution and DemocracyDevolutioncross-cuttingagainst govt | Yes | 18 Nov 2025 |
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 37 Vote on whether to reject a Lords amendment that would have provided clarity on how 'assets of community value' (such as local pubs, libraries or community centres) are treated under planning rules. The government wanted to remove this amendment, promising consultation instead; opponents argued the Lords amendment should be kept to ensure the commitment was meaningful. Position: Keep the Lords amendment to enshrine clarity on assets of community value in law, rather than relying on a government promise to consult Planningleftagainst govt | No | 13 Nov 2025 |
Planning and Infrastructure Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 33 MPs voted on whether to reject a Lords amendment that would have required parliamentary approval (via the affirmative procedure) before the government could introduce a national scheme of delegation for planning decisions. The Lords wanted stronger parliamentary oversight over powers in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill that concentrate significant decision-making authority in the hands of the Secretary of State. Position: Support the Lords amendment, arguing that the Bill concentrates too much power in the Secretary of State and that Parliament should have a formal vote before a national scheme of delegation is introduced Planningcross-cuttingagainst govt | No | 13 Nov 2025 |
