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Votes · March 2025 · Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 · Amendment

Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 7: how MPs voted on 18 March 2025

Division 127, 18 March 2025, 18:37. Noes 313, against 77; majority 236 (Commons Votes API).

Ayes
77
Noes
313
Result (Hansard)
Question accordingly negatived.

The question

New Clause 7

Registration of children for free school meals

“After section 512ZA of the Education Act 1996 (power to charge for meals etc.), insert—

“512ZAA Registration of children for free school meals

The Secretary of State must ensure that free school meals are provided to—

(a) all children in England who are eligible to receive free school meals; and

(b) all children whose household income is less than £20,000 per year.””—(Munira Wilson.)

Brought up, and read the First time.

Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.

As printed in Hansard before the division.

By party

Liberal Democrat MPs cast 57 of the 76 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 307 of the 311 named No votes.

PartyAye (named)No (named)
Labour0307
Liberal Democrat570
Independent64
Democratic Unionist Party40
Reform UK40
Green Party30
Traditional Unionist Voice10
Ulster Unionist Party10
Total76311

Tellers: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat, Wells and Mendip Hills) and Susan Murray (Liberal Democrat, Mid Dunbartonshire) (Ayes); Christian Wakeford (Labour, Bury South) and Anna Turley (Labour, Redcar) (Noes).

How each MP voted

387 named · CSV

MPPartyConstituencyVote
Jack AbbottLabourIpswichNo
Ms Diane AbbottLabourHackney North and Stoke NewingtonNo
Debbie AbrahamsLabourOldham East and SaddleworthNo
Shockat AdamIndependentLeicester SouthAye
Dr Zubir AhmedLabourGlasgow South WestNo
Luke AkehurstLabourNorth DurhamNo
Sadik Al-HassanLabourNorth SomersetNo
Mr Bayo AlabaLabourSouthend East and RochfordNo
Dan AldridgeLabourWeston-super-MareNo
Mr Douglas AlexanderLabourLothian EastNo
Rushanara AliLabourBethnal Green and StepneyNo
Tahir AliLabourBirmingham Hall Green and MoseleyNo
Jim AllisterTraditional Unionist VoiceNorth AntrimAye
Gideon AmosLiberal DemocratTaunton and WellingtonAye
Callum AndersonLabourBuckingham and BletchleyNo
Fleur AndersonLabourPutneyNo
Lee AndersonReform UKAshfieldAye
Tonia AntoniazziLabourGowerNo
Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratNorth NorfolkAye
Jess AsatoLabourLowestoftNo
James AsserLabourWest Ham and BecktonNo
Jas AthwalLabourIlford SouthNo
Catherine AtkinsonLabourDerby NorthNo
Lewis AtkinsonLabourSunderland CentralNo
Josh BabarindeLiberal DemocratEastbourneAye
Mr Calvin BaileyLabourLeyton and WansteadNo
Olivia BaileyLabourReading West and Mid BerkshireNo
David BainesLabourSt Helens NorthNo
Alex BakerLabourAldershotNo
Richard BakerLabourGlenrothes and Mid FifeNo
Alex BallingerLabourHalesowenNo
Antonia BanceLabourTipton and WednesburyNo
Paula BarkerLabourLiverpool WavertreeNo
Lee BarronLabourCorby and East NorthamptonshireNo
Mr Alex Barros-CurtisLabourCardiff WestNo
Johanna BaxterLabourPaisley and Renfrewshire SouthNo
Danny BealesLabourUxbridge and South RuislipNo
Lorraine BeaversLabourBlackpool North and FleetwoodNo
Apsana BegumIndependentPoplar and LimehouseAye
Hilary BennLabourLeeds SouthNo
Alison BennettLiberal DemocratMid SussexAye
Siân BerryGreen PartyBrighton PavilionAye
Ms Polly BillingtonLabourEast ThanetNo
Olivia BlakeLabourSheffield HallamNo
Rachel BlakeLabourCities of London and WestminsterNo
Mrs Elsie BlundellLabourHeywood and Middleton NorthNo
Kevin BonaviaLabourStevenageNo
Jade BotterillLabourOssett and Denby DaleNo
Sureena BrackenridgeLabourWolverhampton North EastNo
Mr Jonathan BrashLabourHartlepoolNo
Alex BrewerLiberal DemocratNorth East HampshireAye
Phil BrickellLabourBolton WestNo
Chris BryantLabourRhondda and OgmoreNo
Richard BurgonLabourLeeds EastNo
Maureen BurkeLabourGlasgow North EastNo
David Burton-SampsonLabourSouthend West and LeighNo
Dawn ButlerLabourBrent EastNo
Ian ByrneLabourLiverpool West DerbyNo
Liam ByrneLabourBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthNo
Ruth CadburyLabourBrentford and IsleworthNo
Irene CampbellLabourNorth Ayrshire and ArranNo
Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyEast LondonderryAye
Sir Alan CampbellLabourTynemouthNo
Markus Campbell-SavoursLabourPenrith and SolwayNo
Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratEly and East CambridgeshireAye
Dan CardenLabourLiverpool WaltonNo
Sam CarlingLabourNorth West CambridgeshireNo
Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal DemocratOrkney and ShetlandAye
David ChadwickLiberal DemocratBrecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweAye
Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratNorth East FifeAye
Dr Danny ChambersLiberal DemocratWinchesterAye
Bambos CharalambousLabourSouthgate and Wood GreenNo
Mr Luke ChartersLabourYork OuterNo
Chris CoghlanLiberal DemocratDorking and HorleyAye
Lizzi CollingeLabourMorecambe and LunesdaleNo
Tom CollinsLabourWorcesterNo
Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratHarpenden and BerkhamstedAye
Liam ConlonLabourBeckenham and PengeNo
Sarah CoombesLabourWest BromwichNo
Andrew CooperLabourMid CheshireNo
Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratSt AlbansAye
Dr Beccy CooperLabourWorthing WestNo
Jeremy CorbynIndependentIslington NorthAye
Deirdre CostiganLabourEaling SouthallNo
Pam CoxLabourColchesterNo
Neil CoyleLabourBermondsey and Old SouthwarkNo
Jen CraftLabourThurrockNo
Chris CurtisLabourMilton Keynes NorthNo
Janet DabyLabourLewisham EastNo
Sir Nicholas DakinLabourScunthorpeNo
Adam DanceLiberal DemocratYeovilAye
Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratTorbayAye
Emily DarlingtonLabourMilton Keynes CentralNo
Ed DaveyLiberal DemocratKingston and SurbitonAye
Jonathan DaviesLabourMid DerbyshireNo
Paul DaviesLabourColne ValleyNo
Bobby DeanLiberal DemocratCarshalton and WallingtonAye
Josh DeanLabourHertford and StortfordNo
Kate DeardenLabourHalifaxNo
Carla DenyerGreen PartyBristol CentralAye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourSloughNo
Jim DicksonLabourDartfordNo
Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratNewburyAye
Anna DixonLabourShipleyNo
Anneliese DoddsLabourOxford EastNo
Peter DowdLabourBootleNo
Rosie DuffieldIndependentCanterburyNo
Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratGlastonbury and SomertonAye
Dame Angela EagleLabourWallaseyNo
Maria EagleLabourLiverpool GarstonNo
Alex EastonIndependentNorth DownAye
Cat EcclesLabourStourbridgeNo
Lauren EdwardsLabourRochester and StroodNo
Sarah EdwardsLabourTamworthNo
Clive EffordLabourEltham and ChislehurstNo
Damien EganLabourBristol North EastNo
Maya EllisLabourRibble ValleyNo
Chris ElmoreLabourBridgendNo
Kirith EntwistleLabourBolton North EastNo
Florence EshalomiLabourVauxhall and Camberwell GreenNo
Bill EstersonLabourSefton CentralNo
Miatta FahnbullehLabourPeckhamNo
Mr Hamish FalconerLabourLincolnNo
Nigel FarageReform UKClactonAye
Linsey FarnsworthLabourAmber ValleyNo
Tim FarronLiberal DemocratWestmorland and LonsdaleAye
Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourCalder ValleyNo
Mark FergusonLabourGateshead Central and WhickhamNo
Patricia FergusonLabourGlasgow WestNo
Emma FoodyLabourCramlington and KillingworthNo
Richard FoordLiberal DemocratHoniton and SidmouthAye
Mr Will ForsterLiberal DemocratWokingAye
Mr Paul FosterLabourSouth RibbleNo
Vicky FoxcroftLabourLewisham NorthNo
Mary Kelly FoyLabourCity of DurhamNo
Daniel FrancisLabourBexleyheath and CrayfordNo
Mr James FrithLabourBury NorthNo
Gill FurnissLabourSheffield Brightside and HillsboroughNo
Alan GemmellLabourCentral AyrshireNo
Andrew GeorgeLiberal DemocratSt IvesAye
Gill GermanLabourClwyd NorthNo
Sarah GibsonLiberal DemocratChippenhamAye
Tracy GilbertLabourEdinburgh North and LeithNo
Preet Kaur GillLabourBirmingham EdgbastonNo
Mary GlindonLabourNewcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendNo
Olly GloverLiberal DemocratDidcot and WantageAye
Marie GoldmanLiberal DemocratChelmsfordAye
Ben GoldsboroughLabourSouth NorfolkNo
Tom GordonLiberal DemocratHarrogate and KnaresboroughAye
Jodie GoslingLabourNuneatonNo
Georgia GouldLabourQueen's Park and Maida ValeNo
John GradyLabourGlasgow EastNo
Sarah GreenLiberal DemocratChesham and AmershamAye
Lilian GreenwoodLabourNottingham SouthNo
Dame Nia GriffithLabourLlanelliNo
Andrew GwynneIndependentGorton and DentonNo
Amanda HackLabourNorth West LeicestershireNo
Sarah HallLabourWarrington SouthNo
Fabian HamiltonLabourLeeds North EastNo
Paulette HamiltonLabourBirmingham ErdingtonNo
Emma HardyLabourKingston upon Hull West and HaltempriceNo
Carolyn HarrisLabourNeath and Swansea EastNo
Lloyd HattonLabourSouth DorsetNo
Tom HayesLabourBournemouth EastNo
Claire HazelgroveLabourFilton and Bradley StokeNo
Dame Meg HillierLabourHackney South and ShoreditchNo
Jonathan HinderLabourPendle and ClitheroeNo
Rachel HopkinsLabourLuton South and South BedfordshireNo
Claire HughesLabourBangor AberconwyNo
Alison HumeLabourScarborough and WhitbyNo
Dr Rupa HuqLabourEaling Central and ActonNo
Patrick HurleyLabourSouthportNo
Imran HussainLabourBradford EastNo
Mr Adnan HussainIndependentBlackburnAye
Leigh InghamLabourStaffordNo
Natasha IronsLabourCroydon EastNo
Sally JamesonLabourDoncaster CentralNo
Dan JarvisLabourBarnsley NorthNo
Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratEastleighAye
Terry JermyLabourSouth West NorfolkNo
Adam JogeeLabourNewcastle-under-LymeNo
Dame Diana JohnsonLabourKingston upon Hull North and CottinghamNo
Darren JonesLabourBristol North WestNo
Louise Sandher-JonesLabourNorth East DerbyshireNo
Ruth JonesLabourNewport West and IslwynNo
Gurinder Singh JosanLabourSmethwickNo
Sojan JosephLabourAshfordNo
Warinder JussLabourWolverhampton WestNo
Chris KaneLabourStirling and StrathallanNo
Satvir KaurLabourSouthampton TestNo
Naushabah KhanLabourGillingham and RainhamNo
Stephen KinnockLabourAberafan MaestegNo
Jayne KirkhamLabourTruro and FalmouthNo
Gen KitchenLabourWellingborough and RushdenNo
Mr Paul KohlerLiberal DemocratWimbledonAye
Sonia KumarLabourDudleyNo
Peter LambLabourCrawleyNo
Ian LaveryLabourBlyth and AshingtonNo
Kim LeadbeaterLabourSpen ValleyNo
Brian LeishmanLabourAlloa and GrangemouthNo
Emma LewellLabourSouth ShieldsNo
Andrew LewinLabourWelwyn HatfieldNo
Clive LewisLabourNorwich SouthNo
Simon LightwoodLabourWakefield and RothwellNo
Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyUpper BannAye
Rebecca Long BaileyLabourSalfordNo
Josh MacAlisterLabourWhitehaven and WorkingtonNo
Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shireAye
Andy MacNaeLabourRossendale and DarwenNo
Justin MaddersLabourEllesmere Port and BromboroughNo
Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratEpsom and EwellAye
Seema MalhotraLabourFeltham and HestonNo
Amanda MartinLabourPortsmouth NorthNo
Mike MartinLiberal DemocratTunbridge WellsAye
Rachael MaskellLabourYork CentralNo
Keir MatherLabourSelbyNo
Alex MayerLabourDunstable and Leighton BuzzardNo
Charlie MaynardLiberal DemocratWitneyAye
Douglas McAllisterLabourWest DunbartonshireNo
Kerry McCarthyLabourBristol EastNo
Martin McCluskeyLabourInverclyde and Renfrewshire WestNo
Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabourMitcham and MordenNo
Andy McDonaldLabourMiddlesbrough and Thornaby EastNo
Chris McDonaldLabourStockton NorthNo
John McDonnellIndependentHayes and HarlingtonNo
Blair McDougallLabourEast RenfrewshireNo
Lola McEvoyLabourDarlingtonNo
Alison McGovernLabourBirkenheadNo
Alex McIntyreLabourGloucesterNo
Gordon McKeeLabourGlasgow SouthNo
Kevin McKennaLabourSittingbourne and SheppeyNo
Catherine McKinnellLabourNewcastle upon Tyne NorthNo
Jim McMahonLabourOldham West, Chadderton and RoytonNo
James McMurdockReform UKSouth Basildon and East ThurrockAye
Anneliese MidgleyLabourKnowsleyNo
Calum MillerLiberal DemocratBicester and WoodstockAye
John MilneLiberal DemocratHorshamAye
Ms Julie MinnsLabourCarlisleNo
Navendu MishraLabourStockportNo
Perran MoonLabourCamborne and RedruthNo
Layla MoranLiberal DemocratOxford West and AbingdonAye
Jessica MordenLabourNewport EastNo
Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratWest DorsetAye
Helen MorganLiberal DemocratNorth ShropshireAye
Stephen MorganLabourPortsmouth SouthNo
Grahame MorrisLabourEasingtonNo
Joe MorrisLabourHexhamNo
Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratCheadleAye
Margaret MullaneLabourDagenham and RainhamNo
Luke MurphyLabourBasingstokeNo
Chris MurrayLabourEdinburgh East and MusselburghNo
Ian MurrayLabourEdinburgh SouthNo
Katrina MurrayLabourCumbernauld and KirkintillochNo
Luke MyerLabourMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandNo
Connor NaismithLabourCrewe and NantwichNo
Kanishka NarayanLabourVale of GlamorganNo
Pamela NashLabourMotherwell, Wishaw and CarlukeNo
Josh NewburyLabourCannock ChaseNo
Samantha NiblettLabourSouth DerbyshireNo
Charlotte NicholsLabourWarrington NorthNo
Alex NorrisLabourNottingham North and KimberleyNo
Sarah OlneyLiberal DemocratRichmond ParkAye
Melanie OnnLabourGreat Grimsby and CleethorpesNo
Dame Chi OnwurahLabourNewcastle upon Tyne Central and WestNo
Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourErith and ThamesmeadNo
Kate OsamorLabourEdmonton and Winchmore HillNo
Tristan OsborneLabourChatham and AylesfordNo
Taiwo OwatemiLabourCoventry North WestNo
Sarah OwenLabourLuton NorthNo
Darren PaffeyLabourSouthampton ItchenNo
Andrew PakesLabourPeterboroughNo
Matthew PatrickLabourWirral WestNo
Michael PayneLabourGedlingNo
Jon PearceLabourHigh PeakNo
Matthew PennycookLabourGreenwich and WoolwichNo
Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratStratford-on-AvonAye
Bridget PhillipsonLabourHoughton and Sunderland SouthNo
Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratSurrey HeathAye
Lee PitcherLabourDoncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeNo
Jo PlattLabourLeigh and AthertonNo
Joe PowellLabourKensington and BayswaterNo
Lucy PowellLabourManchester CentralNo
Gregor PoyntonLabourLivingstonNo
Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNo
Richard QuigleyLabourIsle of Wight WestNo
Adrian RamsayGreen PartyWaveney ValleyAye
Mr Connor RandLabourAltrincham and Sale WestNo
Andrew RangerLabourWrexhamNo
Mike ReaderLabourNorthampton SouthNo
Steve ReedLabourStreatham and Croydon NorthNo
Joani ReidLabourEast Kilbride and StrathavenNo
Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratMaidenheadAye
Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourClapham and Brixton HillNo
Jake RichardsLabourRother ValleyNo
Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabourSuffolk CoastalNo
Lucy RigbyLabourNorthampton NorthNo
Ms Marie RimmerLabourSt Helens South and WhistonNo
Dave RobertsonLabourLichfieldNo
Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyBelfast EastAye
Tim RocaLabourMacclesfieldNo
Matt RoddaLabourReading CentralNo
Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratNorth DevonAye
Sarah RussellLabourCongletonNo
Tom RutlandLabourEast Worthing and ShorehamNo
Oliver RyanIndependentBurnleyNo
Anna SabineLiberal DemocratFrome and East SomersetAye
Sarah SackmanLabourFinchley and Golders GreenNo
Dr Jeevun SandherLabourLoughboroughNo
Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratSouth CotswoldsAye
Michelle ScroghamLabourBarrow and FurnessNo
Naz ShahLabourBradford WestNo
Baggy ShankerLabourDerby SouthNo
Michael ShanksLabourRutherglenNo
Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyStrangfordAye
Josh SimonsLabourMakerfieldNo
Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratMid Dorset and North PooleAye
Andy SlaughterLabourHammersmith and ChiswickNo
John SlingerLabourRugbyNo
Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratHazel GroveAye
Cat SmithLabourLancaster and WyreNo
David SmithLabourNorth NorthumberlandNo
Jeff SmithLabourManchester WithingtonNo
Nick SmithLabourBlaenau Gwent and RhymneyNo
Sarah SmithLabourHyndburnNo
Karin SmythLabourBristol SouthNo
Gareth SnellLabourStoke-on-Trent CentralNo
Ian SollomLiberal DemocratSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireAye
Euan StainbankLabourFalkirkNo
Jo StevensLabourCardiff EastNo
Kenneth StevensonLabourAirdrie and ShottsNo
Elaine StewartLabourAyr, Carrick and CumnockNo
Jamie StoneLiberal DemocratCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossAye
Will StoneLabourSwindon NorthNo
Alistair StrathernLabourHitchinNo
Alan StricklandLabourNewton Aycliffe and SpennymoorNo
Dr Lauren SullivanLabourGraveshamNo
Kirsteen SullivanLabourBathgate and LinlithgowNo
Zarah SultanaIndependentCoventry SouthAye
Peter SwallowLabourBracknellNo
Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartySouth AntrimAye
Sir Mark TamiLabourAlyn and DeesideNo
Mike TappLabourDover and DealNo
Alison TaylorLabourPaisley and Renfrewshire NorthNo
David TaylorLabourHemel HempsteadNo
Luke TaylorLiberal DemocratSutton and CheamAye
Rachel TaylorLabourNorth Warwickshire and BedworthNo
Fred ThomasLabourPlymouth Moor ViewNo
Adam ThompsonLabourErewashNo
Emily ThornberryLabourIslington South and FinsburyNo
Richard TiceReform UKBoston and SkegnessAye
Dr Marie TidballLabourPenistone and StocksbridgeNo
Sir Stephen TimmsLabourEast HamNo
Jessica ToaleLabourBournemouth WestNo
Dan TomlinsonLabourChipping BarnetNo
Jon TrickettLabourNormanton and HemsworthNo
Henry TufnellLabourMid and South PembrokeshireNo
Matt TurmaineLabourWatfordNo
Karl TurnerLabourKingston upon Hull EastNo
Laurence TurnerLabourBirmingham NorthfieldNo
Liz TwistLabourBlaydon and ConsettNo
Harpreet UppalLabourHuddersfieldNo
Tony VaughanLabourFolkestone and HytheNo
Valerie VazLabourWalsall and BloxwichNo
Chris VinceLabourHarlowNo
Caroline VoadenLiberal DemocratSouth DevonAye
Imogen WalkerLabourHamilton and Clyde ValleyNo
Chris WardLabourBrighton Kemptown and PeacehavenNo
Melanie WardLabourCowdenbeath and KirkcaldyNo
Paul WaughLabourRochdaleNo
Chris WebbLabourBlackpool SouthNo
Michelle WelshLabourSherwood ForestNo
Catherine WestLabourHornsey and Friern BarnetNo
Matt WesternLabourWarwick and LeamingtonNo
Michael WheelerLabourWorsley and EcclesNo
Jo WhiteLabourBassetlawNo
Katie WhiteLabourLeeds North WestNo
Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratCheltenhamAye
David WilliamsLabourStoke-on-Trent NorthNo
Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratTwickenhamAye
Steve WitherdenLabourMontgomeryshire and GlyndŵrNo
Sean WoodcockLabourBanburyNo
Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratNewton AbbotAye
Yuan YangLabourEarley and WoodleyNo
Mohammad YasinLabourBedfordNo
Steve YemmLabourMansfieldNo
Claire YoungLiberal DemocratThornbury and YateAye
Daniel ZeichnerLabourCambridgeNo

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