Mental Health Bill Report Stage: Amendment 41: how MPs voted on 14 October 2025
Division 310, 14 October 2025, 18:29. The Commons Votes API gives 164 Ayes, 333 Noes: majority 169 for the Noes.
The question
Amendment proposed: 41, in schedule 2, page 77, line 21, at end insert—
“(3) Where the patient has not yet reached the age of 16 (the ‘child patient’), the nominated person must be a person with parental responsibility for the child patient, unless the factors set out in sub-paragraph (4) below apply.
(4) A person who has parental responsibility for a patient under the age of 16 (‘the parent’) must not be the nominated person if—
(a) the parent is subject to a prohibited steps order under section 8 of the Children Act 1989;
(b) a local authority is taking action under section 47(8) of the Children Act 1989 to safeguard the child patient or otherwise protect the child patient’s welfare due to concerns about the parent; or
(c) the local authority has made enquiries under section 47(1) of the Children Act 1989 and concluded that the child patient is suffering, or is likely to suffer, harm at the hands of the parent (within the meaning of section 31(9) and (10) of that Act).”—(Dr Luke Evans.)
This amendment would stipulate that the nominated person for a patient under the age of 16 must have parental responsibility for the patient, unless there are safeguarding concerns.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 90 of the 164 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 323 of the 334 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 323 |
| Conservative | 90 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 62 | 0 |
| Independent | 7 | 8 |
| Green Party | 0 | 3 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 2 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 164 | 334 |
Tellers: Nick Timothy (Conservative, West Suffolk) and Rebecca Smith (Conservative, South West Devon) (Ayes); Taiwo Owatemi (Labour, Coventry North West) and Gregor Poynton (Labour, Livingston) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Mental Health Act 2025
- Hansard: Mental Health Bill [Lords]
- Commons division 310
- Commons Votes API: division
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