Tobacco and Vapes Bill Report Stage: Amendment 85: how MPs voted on 26 March 2025
Division 154, 26 March 2025, 18:38. The Commons Votes API gives 92 Ayes, 303 Noes: majority 211 for the Noes.
The question
Clause 136
Addition of smoke-free places in England
Amendment proposed: 85, page 77, line 8, leave out from “smoke-free” to end of line 15 and insert
“a place in England that is—
(a) an NHS property or hospital building,
(b) a children’s playground, or
(c) a nursery, school, college or higher education premises.” —(Dr Caroline Johnson.)
This amendment restricts the Secretary of State to only being able to designate open or unenclosed spaces outside a hospital, children’s playground, nursery, school, college or higher education premises as smoke-free areas.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 84 of the 92 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 295 of the 303 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 295 |
| Conservative | 84 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 4 |
| Green Party | 0 | 3 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 2 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 92 | 303 |
Tellers: Paul Holmes (Conservative, Hamble Valley) and Harriet Cross (Conservative, Gordon and Buchan) (Ayes); Gerald Jones (Labour, Merthyr Tydfil and Aberdare) and Taiwo Owatemi (Labour, Coventry North West) (Noes).
How each MP voted
395 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026
- Hansard: Tobacco and Vapes Bill
- Commons division 154
- Commons Votes API: division
e2d7bce21a617c1115 October 2026 - Hansard API: division search
b1ab8e1ec9335fbe15 October 2026 - Hansard API: debate
2789ce5bdcdb8ead15 October 2026
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