English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: Amendment 25: how MPs voted on 24 November 2025
Division 365, 24 November 2025, 22:36. The Commons Votes API gives 99 Ayes, 367 Noes: majority 268 for the Noes.
The question
Amendment proposed: 25, page 174, line 24, at end insert—
“61DCB Density requirement
(1) A strategic authority issuing a mayoral development order must prioritise applications which—
(a) will deliver greater density in urban areas,
(b) are located in areas with greater public transportation accessibility according to the indices established by subsection (2), or
(c) if located within the Greater London Authority, are located in areas with a Transport for London Public Transport Accessibility level equal or greater than Level 4.
(2) A strategic authority must create ‘public transport accessibility index’ to categorise areas within the authority based on their proximity to public transportation.
(3) A strategic authority must issue a mayoral development order for any land which has been previously developed.” —(Paul Holmes.)
This amendment would require mayoral development orders (MDOs) to prioritise planning applications in areas of high urban density and public transport accessibility, and would require MDOs to be issued for previously developed land.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 90 of the 99 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 304 of the 365 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 304 |
| Conservative | 90 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 57 |
| Independent | 2 | 4 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 99 | 365 |
Tellers: Mr Andrew Snowden (Conservative, Fylde) and David Reed (Conservative, Exmouth and Exeter East) (Ayes); Gregor Poynton (Labour, Livingston) and Imogen Walker (Labour, Hamilton and Clyde Valley) (Noes).
How each MP voted
464 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026
- Hansard: English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill
- Commons division 365
- Commons Votes API: division
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