Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords] Report Stage: New Clause 4: how MPs voted on 31 March 2025
Division 162, 31 March 2025, 20:58. The Commons Votes API gives 167 Ayes, 306 Noes: majority 139 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 4
Creation of Skills England
“(1) A body corporate known as Skills England is established to carry out the functions transferred to the Secretary of State under this Act.
(2) At the end of a year after the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must make regulations transferring to Skills England all the functions transferred from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education under this Act.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents the Secretary of State from transferring more functions to Skills England under other enactments.” —(Neil O’Brien.)
This new clause would put Skills England on an independent statutory footing rather than as part of the DfE. The role of IfATE would be included in that planned for Skills England.
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
Conservative MPs cast 97 of the 167 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 298 of the 303 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 298 |
| Conservative | 97 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 64 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 4 | 0 |
| Green Party | 0 | 3 |
| Independent | 0 | 2 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 167 | 303 |
Tellers: David Simmonds (Conservative, Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) and Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative, Huntingdon) (Ayes); Vicky Foxcroft (Labour, Lewisham North) and Gen Kitchen (Labour, Wellingborough and Rushden) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Act 2025
- Hansard: Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill [Lords]
- Commons division 162
- Commons Votes API: division
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