Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2: how MPs voted on 26 March 2025
Division 151, 26 March 2025, 18:01. The Commons Votes API gives 137 Ayes, 304 Noes: majority 167 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 2
Ban on the supply of plastic cigarette filters
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations under section 140 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 having the effect of prohibiting the supply of relevant cigarette filters or cigarettes containing relevant cigarette filters, whether by way of sale or not, in the course of a business.
(2) The notice required under section 140(6)(b) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 in relation to the regulations mentioned in subsection (1) must be published no later than the end of the period of 12 months beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.
(3) In this section,
‘relevant cigarette filter’ means a filter which contains plastic and which is intended for use in a cigarette, whether as part of a ready made cigarette or to be used with hand rolling tobacco or other substances to be smoked in a cigarette.”—(Dame Caroline Dinenage.)
This new clause requires the Secretary of State to make regulations, within two years, which would prohibit the supply of cigarette filters which contain plastic or cigarettes containing cigarette filters which contain plastic. The regulations would be made under section 140 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
Brought up.
Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 62 of the 136 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 299 of the 303 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1 | 299 |
| Conservative | 62 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 60 | 0 |
| Independent | 3 | 4 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 2 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 136 | 303 |
Tellers: Sir Edward Leigh (Conservative, Gainsborough) and Sir Desmond Swayne (Conservative, New Forest West) (Ayes); Gerald Jones (Labour, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare) and Taiwo Owatemi (Labour, Coventry North West) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026
- Hansard: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
- Commons division 151
- Commons Votes API: division
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