Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199: how MPs voted on 14 July 2026
Division 57, 14 July 2026, 17:41. Noes 409, against 102; majority 307 (Commons Votes API).
The question
Amendment proposed: 199, in clause 6, page 6, line 3, at end insert—
“(2A) Where, in compliance with the obligation under section 2(4), a person who works for an intelligence service, a military intelligence service, the National Crime Agency, Counter Terrorism Command, or one of the armed forces, would be required to provide security or intelligence information, the obligation applies in respect of that information only if the head of the service or agency consents to it being provided.
(2B) The head of an intelligence service, the head of military intelligence service, the head of the National Crime Agency, the head of Counter Terrorism Policing UK, or the head of one of the armed forces may withhold consent under subsection (2A) only if it appears to the head that either of the following conditions is met.
(2C) The first condition is that it is necessary for consent to be withheld in the interests of national security or otherwise for the purposes of the proper exercise of the functions of the service.
(2D) The second condition is that the information would not be of assistance to the inquiry or investigation in meeting its objectives.
(2E) Where the head of an intelligence service, the head of military intelligence service, the head of the National Crime Agency, the head of Counter Terrorism Policing UK, or the head of one of the armed forces withholds consent under subsection (2A), the head must notify the person leading the inquiry or investigation of that fact.”—(Nick Timothy.)
This amendment ensures that the duty of candour and assistance may require a person who works for an intelligence service, military intelligence, the NCA, Counter Terrorism Command or the armed forces to provide security or intelligence information with the consent of the head of their service.
Question put, That the amendment be made.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 90 of the 102 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 328 of the 405 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 328 |
| Conservative | 90 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 53 |
| Independent | 2 | 5 |
| Scottish National Party | 0 | 7 |
| Green Party | 0 | 5 |
| Reform UK | 5 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 4 |
| Restore Britain | 1 | 0 |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 0 | 1 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Your Party | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 102 | 405 |
Tellers: Lincoln Jopp (Conservative, Spelthorne) and Sir Ashley Fox (Conservative, Bridgwater) (Ayes); Emma Foody (Labour, Cramlington and Killingworth) and Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Public Office (Accountability) Bill
- Hansard: Public Office (Accountability) Bill
- Commons division 57
- Commons Votes API: division
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