Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14

Parliament voted on 16 June 2026 on New Clause 14 to the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill at its remaining stages in the Commons. The clause was defeated by 258 votes to 151. Labour MPs voted unanimously against it, while Conservatives, Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru, the Democratic Unionist Party and others voted in favour. The result continued a pattern from the same day's earlier divisions, in which opposition-backed amendments to the bill were consistently rejected. New Clause 14 sought to add a specific requirement to the bill's framework governing the security of network and information systems, which underpin critical national infrastructure and essential digital services. Its defeat means the bill will proceed without that provision. The bill as a whole updates and extends the UK's implementation of network and information systems security obligations, expanding the scope of regulated sectors and strengthening reporting duties for cyber incidents. What New Clause 14 would have added in concrete terms was the subject of disagreement between the government and opposition, with the government arguing its approach already addressed the underlying concern and the clause unnecessary or potentially disruptive to the regulatory framework. The vote divided sharply along party lines. Every Labour and Labour and Co-operative MP who voted backed the government's position. Every Conservative and Liberal Democrat MP who voted opposed it, joined by Plaid Cymru, the DUP, Traditional Unionist Voice and two Reform UK members. No cross-party rebels broke ranks on either side. The result sat alongside two other defeats for the opposition on the same day: Amendment 3 fell 246 to 162, and New Clause 13 fell 255 to 77, suggesting a coordinated opposition strategy to push for stronger statutory requirements on cyber resilience that the government systematically resisted across all three divisions.