Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill Committee: New Clause 3: how MPs voted on 23 February 2026
Division 431, 23 February 2026, 20:32. The Commons Votes API gives 77 Ayes, 280 Noes: majority 203 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 3
Impact of financial assistance limits (No. 2)
“Within one year beginning on the date on which this Act is passed, and once every year thereafter, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before Parliament a report assessing the impact of the limits set by this Act on—
(a) gross domestic product (GDP),
(b) export capacity of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and
(c) volume of trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union.”—(Mr Joshua Reynolds.)
This new clause would require the Secretary of State to publish an annual report on the impact of the limits set by this Act on GDP, SMEs, and trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union.
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
Liberal Democrat MPs cast 51 of the 77 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 278 of the 282 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 278 |
| Liberal Democrat | 51 | 0 |
| Scottish National Party | 6 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 0 |
| Independent | 2 | 3 |
| Green Party | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 1 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Your Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 77 | 282 |
Tellers: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat, Ely and East Cambridgeshire) and Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat, Wells and Mendip Hills) (Ayes); Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham) and Imogen Walker (Labour, Hamilton and Clyde Valley) (Noes).
How each MP voted
359 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Act 2026
- Hansard: Industry and Exports (Financial Assistance) Bill
- Commons division 431
- Commons Votes API: division
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