Health Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 140: how MPs voted on 8 September 2026
Division 68, 8 September 2026, 18:01. The Commons Votes API gives 79 Ayes, 300 Noes: majority 221 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 140
Corridor care
“(1) The Secretary of State must end the practice of corridor care in NHS hospitals within one year of the passage of this Act.
(2) If the requirement under subsection (1) is not met, the Secretary of State must commission an independent inquiry into the Government's handling of corridor care.
(3) The inquiry under subsection (2) must—
(a) investigate the effectiveness of policies, funding and guidance relating to corridor care in the Department of Health and Social Care;
(b) assess the impact on patient safety and staff morale from the continued practice of corridor care; and
(c) recommend steps the Secretary of State should take to end the practice of corridor care.
(4) The inquiry under subsection (2) should be supported by patient safety professionals from the Health Services Safety Investigations Body and the Care Quality Commission.
(5) The inquiry under subsection (2) must be published and laid before Parliament as a final report within 6 months beginning on the day on which the inquiry is established.”—(Helen Morgan.)
This new clause places a duty on the Secretary of State to end Corridor Care within 12 months, if they fail to do so they must order an independent inquiry into corridor care and the failure to eradicate the practice.
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 55 of the 79 named Aye votes; all 298 named No votes from Labour MPs.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 298 |
| Liberal Democrat | 55 | 0 |
| Independent | 7 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 5 | 0 |
| Green Party | 5 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Your Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 79 | 298 |
Tellers: Claire Young (Liberal Democrat, Thornbury and Yate) and Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat, Carshalton and Wallington) (Ayes); Emma Foody (Labour, Cramlington and Killingworth) and Gregor Poynton (Labour, Livingston) (Noes).
How each MP voted
377 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: Health Bill
- Hansard: Health Bill
- Commons division 68
- Commons Votes API: division
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