Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026: stages, votes and documents
The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 received Royal Assent on 5 March 2026, 51 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 13 January 2026. MPs divided on it 3 times between 27 January 2026 and 27 January 2026; the narrowest margin was 222 (Amendment 1).
Stages taken place
11
Commons divisions
3
Documents listed
10
Royal Assent
5 March 2026
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to Make provision about the prioritisation of graduates from medical schools in the United Kingdom and certain other persons for places on medical training programmes.
Sponsors
- Wes Streeting (Labour, Commons), Department of Health and Social Care
- Baroness Merron (Labour, Lords), Department of Health and Social Care
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 13 January 2026 |
| Allocation of time motion | Commons | 27 January 2026 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 27 January 2026 |
| Committee of the whole House | Commons | 27 January 2026 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 27 January 2026 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 28 January 2026 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 4 February 2026 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 12 February 2026 |
| Report stage | Lords | 23 February 2026 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 25 February 2026 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 5 March 2026 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 January 2026 | Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 9 | 91 | 378 |
| 27 January 2026 | Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 2 | 61 | 311 |
| 27 January 2026 | Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: Amendment 1 | 88 | 310 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Medical Training (Prioritisation) Act 2026 (c. 7) 5 March 2026
Bill
- Bill 360 2024-26 (as introduced) 13 January 2026
- 5901165.pdf · 5901165.html · 5901165.xml 28 January 2026
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 360 EN 2024-26 13 January 2026
- HL Bill 165 Explanatory Notes · 5901165-EN.pdf 28 January 2026
Impact Assessments
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Memorandum from the Department of Health and Social Care 13 January 2026
- MedicalBillDPM.pdf 29 January 2026
Briefing papers
- The Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill 2024-2026 22 January 2026
- Medical Training (Prioritisation) Bill: HL Bill 165 of 2024–26 30 January 2026
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 25 October 2026 | 6060d03567c5000d… |
| Bills API: stages | 25 October 2026 | 7f32f3ad0e7920b7… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | 78cb2c8238e3dea3… |