Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill Committee: New Clause 2: how MPs voted on 8 June 2026
Division 13, 8 June 2026, 20:27. The Commons Votes API gives 65 Ayes, 251 Noes: majority 186 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 2
Stakeholder Advisory Committee
“(1) The Secretary of State must establish a Stakeholder Advisory Committee to provide advice on the exercise of principal transfer powers under this Act (“the Committee”).
(2) The Secretary of State must ensure that the membership of the Committee includes representation from stakeholders, including but not limited to—
(a) industries that rely on the supply of steel, including the defence sector and critical national infrastructure,
(b) representatives of the workforce of the steel undertaking, and
(c) local authorities for the areas in which the steel undertaking operates.
(3) The Secretary of State must consult, and have regard to the advice of, the Committee before making a determination that the exercise of a principal transfer power is necessary in the public interest under section 2.”—(Sarah Olney.)
This new clause requires the Secretary of State to establish a stakeholder advisory committee. The Secretary of State would be required to seek the committee’s advice before making a determination that the exercise of a principal transfer power under the Act was in the public interest.
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 59 of the 65 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 248 of the 250 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 248 |
| Liberal Democrat | 59 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 |
| Independent | 1 | 1 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 1 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 250 |
Tellers: Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat, Wells and Mendip Hills) and Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat, Ely and East Cambridgeshire) (Ayes); Taiwo Owatemi (Labour, Coventry North West) and Claire Hughes (Labour, Bangor Aberconwy) (Noes).
How each MP voted
315 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026
- Hansard: Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Bill
- Commons division 13
- Commons Votes API: division
ac92b736f83999e215 October 2026 - Hansard API: division search
501988bfaf8b89cb15 October 2026 - Hansard API: debate
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