Business.
Business regulation and support
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | +3 | 53% on-whip · 359 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +4 | 54% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +9 | 59% on-whip · 72 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | +4 | 54% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +15 | 65% on-whip · 12 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +12 | 62% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +50 | 100% on-whip · 6 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +2 | 52% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2 Aye: 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 · No: Oppose these restrictions, preferring the government retain flexibility in how UK Export Finance is used without these additional conditions | 158 | 276 | No |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: Amendment 1 Aye: 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 · No: Oppose this restriction, likely arguing existing sanctions law and due diligence requirements are sufficient without additional legislative constraints on export finance | 163 | 275 | No |
| 23 Feb 2026 | Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3 Aye: Support adding new reporting requirements on how export finance assistance affects GDP and benefits SMEs, arguing greater transparency and accountability is needed · No: Oppose the new reporting clause as unnecessary, since the government argues existing legal reporting obligations already capture this information | 79 | 284 | No |
| 4 Nov 2025 | Opposition day: Supporting high streets Aye: Support the motion backing stronger government action to protect and revive high streets and town centres · No: Reject the opposition's motion, arguing the government's existing policies are sufficient or that the motion is politically motivated | 107 | 321 | No |
| 3 Sept 2025 | Opposition day: Hospitality sector Aye: Support the opposition's call for government action to help the hospitality sector, likely addressing concerns such as rising costs, business rates, or labour cost increases · No: Reject the opposition's motion on the hospitality sector, defending the government's existing approach to supporting hospitality businesses | 159 | 334 | No |
All 21 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on business is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract, Castleford and Knottingley | 100% |
| Jo Stevens | Cardiff East | 100% |
| Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | 86% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hunt | Godalming and Ash | 80% |
| Caroline Johnson | Sleaford and North Hykeham | 75% |
| John Cooper | Dumfries and Galloway | 73% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Morrison | Cheadle | 80% |
| Olly Glover | Didcot and Wantage | 80% |
| Sarah Green | Chesham and Amersham | 78% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Sobel | Leeds Central and Headingley | 69% |
| Kirsteen Sullivan | Bathgate and Linlithgow | 69% |
| Lucy Powell | Manchester Central | 64% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 100% |
| Karl Turner | Kingston upon Hull East | 100% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 89% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage | Clacton | 83% |
| Sarah Pochin | Runcorn and Helsby | 82% |
| Richard Tice | Boston and Skegness | 78% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Business” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.