Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 13

New Clause 13 to the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill was defeated on 16 June 2026 by 255 votes to 77. The clause had been tabled during the remaining stages of the bill in the House of Commons. The bill as a whole updates the UK's network and information systems security framework, extending obligations to a wider range of organisations and sectors considered critical infrastructure. New Clause 13 proposed an additional requirement or oversight mechanism on top of the government's existing provisions. Its defeat means that element will not form part of the legislation as it progresses. The vote divided almost entirely along government and opposition lines. All 228 Labour MPs and all 26 Labour and Co-operative MPs who voted did so against the clause, providing the government its majority of 255. Support came from 57 Liberal Democrats, 5 Green MPs, 4 Plaid Cymru MPs, 4 Democratic Unionist Party MPs, and a scattering of independents and smaller parties, totalling 77 ayes. The result sits alongside two other defeats on the same day: Amendment 3, lost by 246 to 162, and New Clause 14, lost by 258 to 151, suggesting a coordinated opposition effort across several provisions that the government resisted in full.