Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill Report Stage: New Clause 34: how MPs voted on 18 March 2025
Division 128, 18 March 2025, 18:50. Noes 315, against 77; majority 238 (Commons Votes API).
The question
New Clause 34
Provision of free school lunches to all primary school children
“(1) Section 512ZB of the Education Act 1996 (provision of free school lunches and milk) is amended as follows.
(2) In paragraph (4A)(b), after ‘year 2,’ insert ‘year 3, year 4, year 5, year 6’.
(3) In subsection (4C), after ‘age of 7;’ insert—
‘”Year 3” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 8;
“Year 4” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 9;
“Year 5” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 10;
“Year 6” means a year group in which the majority of children will, in the school year, attain the age of 11;’”.—(Adrian Ramsay.)
This new clause would extend free school lunches to all primary school age children in state funded schools.
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 60 of the 77 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 303 of the 313 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 6 | 303 |
| Liberal Democrat | 60 | 0 |
| Independent | 8 | 2 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 0 | 4 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 4 |
| Green Party | 1 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 313 |
Tellers: Siân Berry (Green Party, Brighton Pavilion) and Carla Denyer (Green Party, Bristol Central) (Ayes); Christian Wakeford (Labour, Bury South) and Anna Turley (Labour, Redcar) (Noes).
How each MP voted
390 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026
- Hansard: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill
- Commons division 128
- Commons Votes API: division
719206c6d3bcd82a15 October 2026 - Hansard API: division search
b1ab8e1ec9335fbe15 October 2026 - Hansard API: debate
2b8e6a51f38d2c1915 October 2026
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