Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14: how MPs voted on 16 June 2026
Division 25, 16 June 2026, 16:21. The Commons Votes API gives 151 Ayes, 258 Noes: majority 107 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 14
Register of foreign powers for the purposes of Part 4
“(1) For the purposes of informing action taken under Part 4 of this Act, the Secretary of State must by regulations, and within six months of the passing of this Act, establish and subsequently maintain a register of foreign powers that the Secretary of State believes present a risk to the United Kingdom’s critical network and information systems.
(2) Foreign powers determined by the Secretary of State as eligible for inclusion on the register under subsection (1) must include states which have been confirmed by GCHQ as posing a risk to the security or resilience of the network or information systems of one or more operators of an essential service or critical suppliers, including where the relevant risk is posed by state affiliated groups.
(3) Regulations under this section are subject to the affirmative resolution procedure.
(4) In this section, ‘foreign power’ means—
(a) the sovereign or other head of a foreign state in their public capacity;
(b) a foreign government, or part of a foreign government;
(c) an agency or authority of a foreign government, or of part of a foreign government;
(d) an authority responsible for administering the affairs of an area within a foreign country or territory, or persons exercising the functions of such an authority; or
(e) a political party which is a governing political party of a foreign government. A political party is a governing political party of a foreign government if persons holding political or official posts in the foreign government or part of the foreign government—
(i) hold those posts as a result of, or in the course of, their membership of the party, or
(ii) in exercising the functions of those posts, are subject to the direction or control of, or significantly influenced by, the party.”—(Dr Ben Spencer.)
This new clause would require the Government to maintain a register of state actors posing a threat to UK cyber security for the purposes of exercising the Secretary of State’s powers under Part 4 of the Act, which enable the giving of directions in the interests of national security.
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 80 of the 151 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 250 of the 254 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 250 |
| Conservative | 80 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 56 | 0 |
| Independent | 3 | 3 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 2 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Your Party | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 151 | 254 |
Tellers: James Wild (Conservative, North West Norfolk) and Rebecca Smith (Conservative, South West Devon) (Ayes); Imogen Walker (Labour, Hamilton and Clyde Valley) and Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
- Hansard: Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill
- Commons division 25
- Commons Votes API: division
2f25c351c9f9c8a915 October 2026 - Hansard API: division search
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