Pension Schemes Bill: Amendment 15: how MPs voted on 3 December 2025
Division 380, 3 December 2025, 17:48. The Commons Votes API gives 154 Ayes, 303 Noes: majority 149 for the Noes.
The question
Amendment proposed: 15, page 46, line 9, leave out from “Before” to the end of the subsection and insert
“implementing the first set of regulations under subsection (1) the Secretary of State must—
(a) prepare and publish a report regarding—
(i) what barriers pension funds, based in the United Kingdom, are facing that are preventing them from investing back into the United Kingdom due to—
(A) legislation introduced after The Pensions Act 1995;
(B) regulations introduced by the Financial Conduct Authority, Prudential Regulation Authority, HM Treasury, or Bank of England;
(C) cultural and market behaviours;
(ii) how financial interests of members of relevant Master Trusts and group personal pension schemes would be affected by the proposed regulations;
(iii) what effects the proposed measures could be expected to have on economic growth in the United Kingdom;
(iv) any other matters the Secretary of State considers appropriate; and
(b) respond to any recommendations or issues raised in the report.”—(James Wild.)
This amendment prevents use of the reserved mandation powers in this Bill until the Government produces a report on the reasons why the powers are needed and the effects of the use of the powers and resolves any issues raised in the report.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 75 of the 154 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 297 of the 303 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 297 |
| Conservative | 75 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 61 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 6 |
| Scottish National Party | 5 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 2 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 154 | 303 |
Tellers: Rebecca Paul (Conservative, Reigate) and Katie Lam (Conservative, Weald of Kent) (Ayes); Jade Botterill (Labour, Ossett and Denby Dale) and Stephen Morgan (Labour, Portsmouth South) (Noes).
How each MP voted
457 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Pension Schemes Act 2026
- Hansard: Pension Schemes Bill
- Commons division 380
- Commons Votes API: division
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ac37c3ae6cf70e5b15 October 2026 - Hansard API: debate
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