Votes · June 2026 · Railways Bill · Amendment

Railways Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 1: how MPs voted on 10 June 2026

Division 19, 10 June 2026, 18:01. The Commons Votes API gives 77 Ayes, 271 Noes: majority 194 for the Noes.

The question

New Clause 1

Passengers’ Charter

“(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, lay before Parliament a Passengers’ Charter.

(2) A Passengers’ Charter must include—

(a) a guarantee about value for money, quality of service, and provision of adequate seating for any single part of a journey taken by rail for a duration greater than thirty minutes;

(b) targets for reliability of services;

(c) a timetable for implementing improvements to passenger accommodation on train services, including in relation to—

(i) seat design,

(ii) availability of high-speed WiFi and reliable cellular network service,

(iii) provision of power outlets,

(iv) storage for luggage, bicycles, pushchairs and prams,

(v) provision of toilets, including standards of cleanliness and accessibility, and

(vi) provision of on-board catering on any train service with a total duration of at least two hours;

(d) a guarantee relating to improving the accessibility of trains, stations, areas immediately surrounding stations and interfaces with connecting transport modes, and replacement road services, for passengers with disabilities;

(e) extension of the principles behind Delay Repay compensation to include a framework of compensation for failures to comply with the Passengers’ Charter for lack of specified on-board amenities;

(f) a commitment that Great British Railways will take all reasonable steps to ensure that systems for compensating passengers for delays or disruption—

(i) are digital by default;

(ii) minimise any administrative burden on passengers when applying for compensation;

(iii) allow, where practicable, for compensation to be issued automatically based on information attainable by Great British Railways from about a customer’s journey or from a ticketing account.”—(Olly Glover.)

This new clause requires the Secretary of State to lay a Passengers’ Charter and sets out what the charter should contain, including provision relating to customer amenities, value for money, accessibility and compensation.

Brought up.

Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.

As printed in Hansard before the division.

By party

Liberal Democrat MPs cast 58 of the 77 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 268 of the 270 named No votes.

Tellers: Charlotte Cane (Liberal Democrat, Ely and East Cambridgeshire) and Tessa Munt (Liberal Democrat, Wells and Mendip Hills) (Ayes); Gregor Poynton (Labour, Livingston) and Shaun Davies (Labour, Telford) (Noes).

How each MP voted

347 named · CSV

Sources

• Bill: Railways Bill
• Hansard: Railways Bill
• Commons division 19
• Commons Votes API: division 262ecb06d37b712c 15 October 2026
• Hansard API: division search 501988bfaf8b89cb 15 October 2026
• Hansard API: debate 9f5c32b1099ccacb 15 October 2026

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