Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19: how MPs voted on 28 January 2025
Division 94, 28 January 2025, 18:15. The Commons Votes API gives 180 Ayes, 325 Noes: majority 145 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 19
Civil penalties: equivalent reduction to customer bills
“(1) The Secretary of State must make provision for any monetary penalties imposed on a water company to result in equivalent reductions to the amounts charged to customers by the relevant water company.
(2) In fulfilling its duties under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must arrange, annually—
(a) for the total amount of monetary penalties imposed on a water company in the previous year to be calculated;
(b) for that total to be divided by the number of customers of the water company;
(c) for each customer’s next bill from the water company to be reduced by that figure.
(3) Any reduction applied under this section must be indicated on a customer’s statement of account.
(4) In this section, ‘water company’ has the meaning given by section 6(5).”—(Victoria Atkins.)
This new clause would provide for any fines imposed on water companies to result in equivalent reductions to customers’ bills.
Brought up.
Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 98 of the 178 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 314 of the 325 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 314 |
| Conservative | 98 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 61 | 0 |
| Independent | 6 | 8 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 3 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 178 | 325 |
Tellers: Paul Holmes (Conservative, Hamble Valley) and Gregory Stafford (Conservative, Farnham and Bordon) (Ayes); Gerald Jones (Labour, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare) and Anna McMorrin (Labour, Cardiff North) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Water (Special Measures) Act 2025
- Hansard: Water (Special Measures) Bill [Lords]
- Commons division 94
- Commons Votes API: division
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