Employment Rights Bill Report Stage: New Clause 87: how MPs voted on 11 March 2025
Division 116, 11 March 2025, 20:05. The Commons Votes API gives 106 Ayes, 340 Noes: majority 234 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 87
Regulations under Part 1 and 2
“When making regulations under Parts 1 and 2 of this Act, the Secretary of State must have regard to the following objectives—
(a) the international competitiveness of the economy of the United Kingdom; and
(b) the economic growth of the United Kingdom in the medium to long term.”—(Greg Smith.)
This new clause would require the Secretary of State, when making regulations under Part 1 and 2 of the Bill, to have regard to the objective of the international competitiveness of the economy and its growth in the medium to long term.
Brought up.
Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 97 of the 106 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 321 of the 341 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 321 |
| Conservative | 97 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 11 |
| Green Party | 0 | 4 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 3 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 2 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 106 | 341 |
Tellers: Paul Holmes (Conservative, Hamble Valley) and Jerome Mayhew (Conservative, Broadland and Fakenham) (Ayes); Gen Kitchen (Labour, Wellingborough and Rushden) and Taiwo Owatemi (Labour, Coventry North West) (Noes).
How each MP voted
447 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Employment Rights Act 2025
- Hansard: Employment Rights Bill
- Commons division 116
- Commons Votes API: division
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