Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 2: how MPs voted on 23 February 2026
Division 430, 23 February 2026, 20:17. The Commons Votes API gives 156 Ayes, 273 Noes: majority 117 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 2
Impact of financial assistance limits on the steel industry
“(1) No later than one year after this Act is passed, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report assessing the impact on the UK steel industry of the increases in the limit on selective financial assistance for industry and the commitment limits on financial assistance for exports and overseas investment for which this Act provides.
(2) A report under this section must include a statement of—
(a) the level of financial assistance provided in each month to UK steel undertakings under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982 (as amended by this Act); and
(b) the number of UK-based full time equivalent jobs in the steel industry which, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, would have been lost had it not been for the increases in the limit on selective financial assistance for industry and the commitment limits on financial assistance for exports and overseas investment for which this Act provides.”—(Dame Harriett Baldwin.)
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 76 of the 156 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 272 of the 275 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 1 | 272 |
| Conservative | 76 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 52 | 0 |
| Independent | 4 | 3 |
| Scottish National Party | 6 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 5 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Your Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 156 | 275 |
Tellers: Gregory Stafford (Conservative, Farnham and Bordon) and Rebecca Paul (Conservative, Reigate) (Ayes); Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham) and Imogen Walker (Labour, Hamilton and Clyde Valley) (Noes).
How each MP voted
431 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026
- Hansard: Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
- Commons division 430
- Commons Votes API: division
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