§ 00 Issue10 named divisions3 bills
Skills and Training
Vocational training and apprenticeships
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Voted with government positionVoted in issue-aligned direction
27 Jan 2026Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1Aye = Support requiring that British citizens are given priority for foundation programme places and specialty training interviews from 2027 onwards · No = Oppose this amendment, preferring the government's existing framework for prioritising UK medical graduates without a citizenship-based criterion90 · 311Defeated27 Jan 2026Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9Aye = Support prioritising British citizens for NHS specialty training interviews and places from 2027, even if they trained outside the UK · No = Oppose using citizenship as the primary criterion for training priority, preferring to prioritise those with UK medical qualifications and NHS experience regardless of nationality93 · 379Defeated27 Jan 2026Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2Aye = Support returning to a merit-based system for NHS specialty training, where doctors' exam results and academic performance are rewarded when allocating training places · No = Oppose reintroducing merit-based allocation to specialty training, preferring the current system which does not rank candidates by academic achievement63 · 311Defeated
31 Mar 2025Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]: Third ReadingAye = Support passing the Bill to transfer apprenticeships and technical education functions, accepting the government's approach without requiring additional parliamentary approval for establishing Skills England · No = Oppose passing the Bill without stronger parliamentary oversight, arguing Parliament should vote to approve the structure and proposals for Skills England before it is formally established308 · 64Passed31 Mar 2025Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 1Aye = Support making Skills England an independent statutory body outside any single government department, to improve cross-departmental authority and parliamentary accountability · No = Oppose the amendment, preferring Skills England to remain as an executive agency within a government department as originally planned170 · 305Defeated31 Mar 2025Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4Aye = Support requiring a one-year delay before Skills England can be fully established, arguing more time is needed to assess the impact on apprenticeships including degree apprenticeships and T levels · No = Oppose the delay, arguing that waiting a year risks recreating the old system under a new name and that Skills England needs to be established quickly to deliver real benefits to vocational education169 · 305Defeated31 Mar 2025Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: Amendment 6Aye = Support giving Skills England a one-year operational period before it takes on IfATE's functions, arguing this cautious approach reduces implementation risk and protects apprenticeship and technical education quality during the transition. · No = Oppose the delay, preferring to proceed with the transfer of functions without a mandated one-year waiting period, prioritising swift delivery of the new skills system.166 · 308Defeated25 Feb 2025Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Reasoned Amendment on Second ReadingAye = Support blocking the Bill, expressing concern about the government's approach to reforming apprenticeships and the skills levy rather than accepting the Bill as presented. · No = Support allowing the Bill to proceed, backing the government's plan to reform the apprenticeship levy into a flexible growth and skills levy to address skills gaps in the economy.72 · 314Defeated25 Feb 2025Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill: Second ReadingAye = Support creating Skills England and reforming the apprenticeship levy to give employers more flexibility in funding training, aiming to close skills gaps and drive economic growth · No = Oppose the Bill at this stage, potentially concerned about the pace of reform, the effectiveness of the proposed changes, or the handling of the apprenticeship levy319 · 57Passed
How is this calculated?
Government alignment shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, an Aye vote counts as aligned.