§ 00 Issue7 named divisions6 bills

Agriculture and Rural Affairs

Farming, rural economy, and countryside

§ 02Bills & votesGrouped by bill

7 Jan 2026Opposition Day: Rural communitiesAye = Support greater government attention and resources for rural communities, backing the opposition's criticism of Labour's rural policy · No = Reject the opposition motion, defending the government's existing approach to rural communities and services107 · 334Defeated 8 Oct 2024Opposition Day: Farming and food securityAye = Support the Conservative motion pressing the government to do more to protect British farming and strengthen food security · No = Reject the Conservative motion, with Labour arguing their own approach to farming and food security is adequate or superior188 · 357Defeated

10 Dec 2025Government Amendment to Opposition day debate on seasonal workAye = Support the government's amended version of the motion on seasonal work, accepting the government's framing of its approach to seasonal agricultural labour · No = Prefer the original opposition motion on seasonal work, signalling dissatisfaction with the government's record or policy on seasonal worker schemes and rural employment319 · 98Passed

10 Dec 2025Opposition day: Seasonal workAye = Support the opposition's position on seasonal work, likely backing improved conditions, visa access, or protections for seasonal agricultural workers · No = Reject the opposition motion on seasonal work, backing the government's existing approach to seasonal labour in agriculture100 · 323Defeated

31 Mar 2025Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reduction) (England) Regulations 2025Aye = Support proceeding with the planned reduction of delinked farm subsidy payments in England, as part of the government's agricultural transition policy · No = Oppose the reduction in delinked payments, arguing the cuts are too steep, too fast, or harmful to farmers' financial viability297 · 165Passed

15 Jan 2025Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024Aye = Support updating import control regulations, reducing red tape at the border while maintaining food safety and biosecurity standards · No = Oppose the regulations, primarily on grounds that the underlying EU framework embedded in them undermines Northern Ireland's place in the United Kingdom422 · 77Passed

13 Nov 2024Draft Windsor Framework (Non-Commercial Movement of Pet Animals) Regulations 2024Aye = Support implementing the Windsor Framework pet travel scheme, accepting that a formal pet passport system is a reasonable and improved arrangement for moving animals between Great Britain and Northern Ireland · No = Oppose the Northern Ireland pet travel scheme, arguing it imposes new restrictions on movement within the United Kingdom that undermine the constitutional integrity of the UK and go beyond the previous grace period arrangements412 · 16Passed

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