Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6: how MPs voted on 7 September 2026
Division 66, 7 September 2026, 22:00. Noes 317, against 77; majority 240 (Commons Votes API).
The question
New Clause 6
Maternity Safety
“(1) The Secretary of State must ensure that every NHS maternity unit is rated “good” or
“outstanding” by the CQC.
(2) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passage of this Act, establish a scheme to support NHS trusts to deliver the requirement under subsection (1), which includes—
(a) 24/7 consultant obstetrician cover on every labour ward,
(b) one-to-one midwifery care,
(c) a Director of Midwifery in every maternity service,
(d) ringfenced maternity service development funding, and
(e) a dedicated neonatal workforce plan.
(3) Within 12 months of the commencement of the scheme under subsection (2), and every 12 months thereafter, an annual report should be laid before both Houses of Parliament on the effectiveness of the scheme.”—(Helen Morgan.)
This new clause would place a duty on the Secretary of State to create a scheme to ensure that every maternity unit in the country achieves a “good” or “outstanding” rating by the CQC.
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 56 of the 76 named Aye votes; all 317 named No votes from Labour MPs.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 317 |
| Liberal Democrat | 56 | 0 |
| Green Party | 5 | 0 |
| Independent | 5 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 |
| Your Party | 2 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 76 | 317 |
Tellers: Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat, Carshalton and Wallington) and Mr Will Forster (Liberal Democrat, Woking) (Ayes); Shaun Davies (Labour, Telford) and Jade Botterill (Labour, Ossett and Denby Dale) (Noes).
How each MP voted
393 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Health Bill
- Hansard: Health Bill
- Commons division 66
- Commons Votes API: division
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