Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106
117
Ayes
—
379
Noes
Defeated
153 did not vote
Analysis
Commons
Commons
Parliament voted on 17 June 2025 on New Clause 106 during the Report Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill. The clause was defeated by 379 votes to 117. The government opposed the amendment, and it fell by a substantial margin. The Crime and Policing Bill is a wide-ranging piece of legislation covering police powers, criminal justice and public protection. New Clause 106 was one of many amendments tabled at Report Stage, the parliamentary stage at which the full House of Commons considers proposed changes to a bill already examined in committee. The Hansard record of the surrounding debate reveals that this particular session covered an exceptionally broad set of proposed additions to the Bill, ranging from the criminalisation of purchasing sex to e-bike regulation, knife design restrictions, tool theft offences, joint enterprise reform, sex-based harassment in public, firearms licensing inspections and equality impact assessments. New Clause 106 itself was one among dozens of new clauses considered in the same sitting. The politics of the vote reflected the government's firm control over the legislative agenda. The Labour Party, which forms the government, voted overwhelmingly against the clause, with 267 Labour MPs and 28 Labour and Co-operative MPs in the No lobby. The Conservatives provided the largest bloc of Aye votes at 82, with Reform UK and the Democratic Unionist Party also voting in favour. Twelve Labour MPs voted against their party's position, as did four Liberal Democrats who broke with the majority of their group, which placed 60 members in the No lobby.
Voting Aye meant
Support requiring mandatory in-person consultations before abortion medication is dispensed, arguing this protects women from receiving inappropriate medication and ensures proper medical assessment
Voting No meant
Oppose imposing additional procedural requirements on access to abortion medication, preferring existing telemedicine and medical frameworks to remain unchanged
496 voting MPs. Each dot is one vote; left-to-right by party. Grey dots in the centre are the 153 who did not vote.
Aye
No
Absent
Labour PartyWhipped No
12
267
83
Conservative and Unionist PartyWhipped Aye
82
9
25
Liberal DemocratsWhipped No
4
60
8
Labour and Co-operative PartyWhipped No
2
28
12
Independent
6
3
4
Scottish National Party
0
0
9
Reform UKWhipped Aye
7
0
1
Sinn Féin
0
0
7
Democratic Unionist PartyWhipped Aye
5
0
—
Green Party of England and WalesWhipped No
0
4
—
Plaid CymruWhipped No
0
4
—
Social Democratic and Labour Party
0
0
2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
0
0
1
Speaker
0
0
1
Traditional Unionist Voice
1
0
—
Ulster Unionist Party
1
0
—
Your Party
0
1
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Government minister defending the Bill's measures to tackle crime, antisocial behaviour, and violence against women and girls; arguing the Bill provides essential powers to address gaps in law and protect vulnerable people including emergency workers and children.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (6,557 words) →
Shadow minister welcoming much of the Bill but arguing for stronger measures including increasing knife crime sentencing to 14 years, implementing driving licence penalty points for fly-tippers, and strengthening respect orders with enhanced sanctions.Conservative · Voted aye · Read full speech (1,618 words) →
Backbencher supporting mandatory reporting but arguing the Bill does not go far enough; specifically advocating for criminal sanctions for non-compliance, extending the duty to all positions of trust as defined in Sexual Offences Act 2003, and broadening triggers to include recognised indicators of abuse.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (1,957 words) →
Warning against treating the Crime Bill as a 'Christmas tree' for unrelated amendments, particularly those on abortion law, which risk fracturing cross-party consensus and require separate, fuller debate.Conservative · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (532 words) →
Raising concerns about police funding adequacy, particularly questioning whether national insurance cost increases are properly funded and whether neighbourhood policing numbers represent genuine increases or redeployments.Conservative · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (1,375 words) →
Supporting the Bill's measures on neighbourhood policing, begging, and homelessness exploitation; praising new police officers in constituency and defending government record on police staffing.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (208 words) →
Sources
Division dataUK Parliament Votes API
DebateHansard · Commons
Stance analysisAI analysis · Claude 4.x
LicenceOpen Parliament Licence v3.0