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Votes · October 2026 · Courts and Tribunals Bill · Amendment

Courts and Tribunals Bill Report Stage: Amendment 18: how MPs voted on 13 October 2026

Division 78, 13 October 2026, 18:28. The Commons Votes API gives 89 Ayes, 312 Noes: majority 223 for the Noes.

Ayes
89
Noes
312
Result (Hansard)
Question accordingly negatived.

The question

Clause 6

Increase in maximum custodial sentence in magistrates’ court

Amendment proposed: 18, page 17, line 18, at end insert—

“(9) After section 15 of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, insert—

“15A Entitlement to Crown Court funding levels in certain proceedings in the Magistrates’ Court

(1) This section applies to criminal proceedings in a magistrates’ court where—

(a) an individual is charged with an either-way offence; and

(b) the court, having regard to the sentencing guidelines, considers it likely that a sentence of imprisonment exceeding 12 months will be imposed upon conviction.

(2) Where this section applies, any relevant representation order shall provide for remuneration at the same rates and under the same conditions as would apply if the proceedings were determined in the Crown Court.”—(Jess Brown-Fuller.)

This amendment links legal aid funding to the potential severity of the sentence rather than the venue of the trial. It ensures that defendants facing more than 12 months' imprisonment receive Crown Court level funding, regardless of which court the case is heard in.

Question put, That the amendment be made.

As printed in Hansard before the division.

By party

Liberal Democrat MPs cast 66 of the 88 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 307 of the 314 named No votes.

PartyAye (named)No (named)
Labour2307
Liberal Democrat660
Independent71
Democratic Unionist Party04
Green Party40
Plaid Cymru40
Reform UK30
Conservative10
Traditional Unionist Voice01
Ulster Unionist Party01
Your Party10
Total88314

Tellers: Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat, Carshalton and Wallington) and Mr Will Forster (Liberal Democrat, Woking) (Ayes); Gregor Poynton (Labour, Livingston) and Harpreet Uppal (Labour, Huddersfield) (Noes).

How each MP voted

402 named · CSV

MPPartyConstituencyVote
Jack AbbottLabourIpswichNo
Sagal Abdi-WaliLabourHolborn and St PancrasNo
Debbie AbrahamsLabourOldham East and SaddleworthNo
Shockat AdamIndependentLeicester SouthAye
Dr Zubir AhmedLabourGlasgow South WestNo
Luke AkehurstLabourNorth DurhamNo
Sadik Al-HassanLabourNorth SomersetNo
Heidi AlexanderLabourSwindon SouthNo
Rushanara AliLabourBethnal Green and StepneyNo
Tahir AliLabourBirmingham Hall Green and MoseleyNo
Dr Rosena Allin-KhanLabourTootingNo
Jim AllisterTraditional Unionist VoiceNorth AntrimNo
Gideon AmosLiberal DemocratTaunton and WellingtonAye
Callum AndersonLabourBuckingham and BletchleyNo
Fleur AndersonLabourPutneyNo
Lee AndersonReform UKAshfieldAye
Tonia AntoniazziLabourGowerNo
Steff AquaroneLiberal DemocratNorth NorfolkAye
Dr Scott ArthurLabourEdinburgh South WestNo
Jess AsatoLabourLowestoftNo
James AsserLabourWest Ham and BecktonNo
Jas AthwalLabourIlford SouthNo
Catherine AtkinsonLabourDerby NorthNo
Lewis AtkinsonLabourSunderland CentralNo
Josh BabarindeLiberal DemocratEastbourneAye
Mr Calvin BaileyLabourLeyton and WansteadNo
Olivia BaileyLabourReading West and Mid BerkshireNo
David BainesLabourSt Helens NorthNo
Richard BakerLabourGlenrothes and Mid FifeNo
Alex BallingerLabourHalesowenNo
Antonia BanceLabourTipton and WednesburyNo
Paula BarkerLabourLiverpool WavertreeNo
Lee BarronLabourCorby and East NorthamptonshireNo
Mr Alex Barros-CurtisLabourCardiff WestNo
Johanna BaxterLabourPaisley and Renfrewshire SouthNo
Danny BealesLabourUxbridge and South RuislipNo
Lorraine BeaversLabourBlackpool North and FleetwoodNo
Hilary BennLabourLeeds SouthNo
Alison BennettLiberal DemocratMid SussexAye
Siân BerryGreen PartyBrighton PavilionAye
Mr Clive BettsLabourSheffield South EastNo
Ms Polly BillingtonLabourEast ThanetNo
Olivia BlakeLabourSheffield HallamNo
Rachel BlakeLabourCities of London and WestminsterNo
Chris BlooreLabourRedditchNo
Mrs Elsie BlundellLabourHeywood and Middleton NorthNo
Sureena BrackenridgeLabourWolverhampton North EastNo
Mr Jonathan BrashLabourHartlepoolNo
Alex BrewerLiberal DemocratNorth East HampshireAye
Phil BrickellLabourBolton WestNo
Jess Brown-FullerLiberal DemocratChichesterAye
Chris BryantLabourRhondda and OgmoreNo
Maureen BurkeLabourGlasgow North EastNo
Andy BurnhamLabourMakerfieldNo
David Burton-SampsonLabourSouthend West and LeighNo
Liam ByrneLabourBirmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull NorthNo
Ruth CadburyLabourBrentford and IsleworthNo
Nesil CaliskanLabourBarkingNo
Irene CampbellLabourNorth Ayrshire and ArranNo
Juliet CampbellLabourBroxtoweNo
Mr Gregory CampbellDemocratic Unionist PartyEast LondonderryNo
Sir Alan CampbellLabourTynemouthNo
Markus Campbell-SavoursLabourPenrith and SolwayNo
Charlotte CaneLiberal DemocratEly and East CambridgeshireAye
Dan CardenLabourLiverpool WaltonNo
Sam CarlingLabourNorth West CambridgeshireNo
Mr Alistair CarmichaelLiberal DemocratOrkney and ShetlandAye
Al CarnsLabourBirmingham Selly OakNo
David ChadwickLiberal DemocratBrecon, Radnor and Cwm TaweAye
Wendy ChamberlainLiberal DemocratNorth East FifeAye
Dr Danny ChambersLiberal DemocratWinchesterAye
Sarah ChampionLabourRotherhamNo
Bambos CharalambousLabourSouthgate and Wood GreenNo
Mr Luke ChartersLabourYork OuterNo
Dr Ellie ChownsGreen PartyNorth HerefordshireAye
Chris CoghlanLiberal DemocratDorking and HorleyAye
Jacob CollierLabourBurton and UttoxeterNo
Lizzi CollingeLabourMorecambe and LunesdaleNo
Tom CollinsLabourWorcesterNo
Victoria CollinsLiberal DemocratHarpenden and BerkhamstedAye
Liam ConlonLabourBeckenham and PengeNo
Andrew CooperLabourMid CheshireNo
Daisy CooperLiberal DemocratSt AlbansAye
Dr Beccy CooperLabourWorthing WestNo
Yvette CooperLabourPontefract, Castleford and KnottingleyNo
Deirdre CostiganLabourEaling SouthallNo
Pam CoxLabourColchesterNo
Neil CoyleLabourBermondsey and Old SouthwarkNo
Mary CreaghLabourCoventry EastNo
Ms Stella CreasyLabourWalthamstowNo
Torcuil CrichtonLabourNa h-Eileanan an IarNo
Chris CurtisLabourMilton Keynes NorthNo
Sir Nicholas DakinLabourScunthorpeNo
Ashley DaltonLabourWest LancashireNo
Adam DanceLiberal DemocratYeovilAye
Steve DarlingLiberal DemocratTorbayAye
Ed DaveyLiberal DemocratKingston and SurbitonAye
Ann DaviesPlaid CymruCaerfyrddinAye
Paul DaviesLabourColne ValleyNo
Shaun DaviesLabourTelfordNo
Alex Davies-JonesLabourPontypriddNo
Josh DeanLabourHertford and StortfordNo
Carla DenyerGreen PartyBristol CentralAye
Mr Tanmanjeet Singh DhesiLabourSloughNo
Jim DicksonLabourDartfordNo
Mr Lee DillonLiberal DemocratNewburyAye
Anna DixonLabourShipleyNo
Samantha DixonLabourChester North and NestonNo
Anneliese DoddsLabourOxford EastNo
Helena DollimoreLabourHastings and RyeNo
Peter DowdLabourBootleNo
Graeme DownieLabourDunfermline and DollarNo
Rosie DuffieldIndependentCanterburyAye
Neil Duncan-JordanLabourPooleNo
Sarah DykeLiberal DemocratGlastonbury and SomertonAye
Maria EagleLabourLiverpool GarstonNo
Alex EastonIndependentNorth DownNo
Cat EcclesLabourStourbridgeNo
Lauren EdwardsLabourRochester and StroodNo
Clive EffordLabourEltham and ChislehurstNo
Damien EganLabourBristol North EastNo
Chris ElmoreLabourBridgendNo
Kirith EntwistleLabourBolton North EastNo
Bill EstersonLabourSefton CentralNo
Mr Hamish FalconerLabourLincolnNo
Linsey FarnsworthLabourAmber ValleyNo
Tim FarronLiberal DemocratWestmorland and LonsdaleAye
Josh Fenton-GlynnLabourCalder ValleyNo
Mark FergusonLabourGateshead Central and WhickhamNo
Patricia FergusonLabourGlasgow WestNo
Emma FoodyLabourCramlington and KillingworthNo
Catherine FookesLabourMonmouthshireNo
Richard FoordLiberal DemocratHoniton and SidmouthAye
Mr Paul FosterLabourSouth RibbleNo
Vicky FoxcroftLabourLewisham NorthNo
Mary Kelly FoyLabourCity of DurhamNo
Daniel FrancisLabourBexleyheath and CrayfordNo
Zöe FranklinLiberal DemocratGuildfordAye
Mr James FrithLabourBury NorthNo
Gill FurnissLabourSheffield Brightside and HillsboroughNo
Andrew GeorgeLiberal DemocratSt IvesAye
Tracy GilbertLabourEdinburgh North and LeithNo
Preet Kaur GillLabourBirmingham EdgbastonNo
Rachel GilmourLiberal DemocratTiverton and MineheadAye
Becky GittinsLabourClwyd EastNo
Mary GlindonLabourNewcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendNo
Olly GloverLiberal DemocratDidcot and WantageAye
Marie GoldmanLiberal DemocratChelmsfordAye
Ben GoldsboroughLabourSouth NorfolkNo
Tom GordonLiberal DemocratHarrogate and KnaresboroughAye
Jodie GoslingLabourNuneatonNo
Georgia GouldLabourQueen's Park and Maida ValeNo
John GradyLabourGlasgow EastNo
Sarah GreenLiberal DemocratChesham and AmershamAye
Lilian GreenwoodLabourNottingham SouthNo
Dame Nia GriffithLabourLlanelliNo
Amanda HackLabourNorth West LeicestershireNo
Louise HaighLabourSheffield HeeleyNo
Sarah HallLabourWarrington SouthNo
Fabian HamiltonLabourLeeds North EastNo
Monica HardingLiberal DemocratEsher and WaltonAye
Carolyn HarrisLabourNeath and Swansea EastNo
Lloyd HattonLabourSouth DorsetNo
Helen HayesLabourDulwich and West NorwoodNo
Tom HayesLabourBournemouth EastNo
Claire HazelgroveLabourFilton and Bradley StokeNo
Sir Mark HendrickLabourPrestonNo
Pippa HeylingsLiberal DemocratSouth CambridgeshireAye
Dame Meg HillierLabourHackney South and ShoreditchNo
Chris HinchliffLabourNorth East HertfordshireNo
Jonathan HinderLabourPendle and ClitheroeNo
Wera HobhouseLiberal DemocratBathAye
Rachel HopkinsLabourLuton South and South BedfordshireNo
Claire HughesLabourBangor AberconwyNo
Patrick HurleyLabourSouthportNo
Mr Adnan HussainIndependentBlackburnAye
Natasha IronsLabourCroydon EastNo
Sally JamesonLabourDoncaster CentralNo
Liz JarvisLiberal DemocratEastleighAye
Terry JermyLabourSouth West NorfolkNo
Adam JogeeLabourNewcastle-under-LymeNo
Clive JonesLiberal DemocratWokinghamAye
Darren JonesLabourBristol North WestNo
Gerald JonesLabourMerthyr Tydfil and AberdareNo
Lillian JonesLabourKilmarnock and LoudounNo
Ruth JonesLabourNewport West and IslwynNo
Sarah JonesLabourCroydon WestNo
Warinder JussLabourWolverhampton WestNo
Chris KaneLabourStirling and StrathallanNo
Mike KaneLabourWythenshawe and Sale EastNo
Liz KendallLabourLeicester WestNo
Afzal KhanLabourManchester RusholmeNo
Ayoub KhanIndependentBirmingham Perry BarrAye
Stephen KinnockLabourAberafan MaestegNo
Jayne KirkhamLabourTruro and FalmouthNo
Gen KitchenLabourWellingborough and RushdenNo
Mr Paul KohlerLiberal DemocratWimbledonAye
Danny KrugerReform UKEast WiltshireAye
Sonia KumarLabourDudleyNo
Uma KumaranLabourStratford and BowNo
Peter KyleLabourHove and PortsladeNo
Laura Kyrke-SmithLabourAylesburyNo
Ben LakePlaid CymruCeredigion PreseliAye
Peter LambLabourCrawleyNo
Mr David LammyLabourTottenhamNo
Ian LaveryLabourBlyth and AshingtonNo
Kim LeadbeaterLabourSpen ValleyNo
Brian LeishmanLabourAlloa and GrangemouthNo
Andrew LewinLabourWelwyn HatfieldNo
Clive LewisLabourNorwich SouthNo
Simon LightwoodLabourWakefield and RothwellNo
Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyUpper BannNo
Rebecca Long BaileyLabourSalfordNo
Josh MacAlisterLabourWhitehaven and WorkingtonNo
James MacClearyLiberal DemocratLewesAye
Mr Angus MacDonaldLiberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shireAye
Andy MacNaeLabourRossendale and DarwenNo
Justin MaddersLabourEllesmere Port and BromboroughNo
Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratNorth CornwallAye
Helen MaguireLiberal DemocratEpsom and EwellAye
Shabana MahmoodLabourBirmingham LadywoodNo
Seema MalhotraLabourFeltham and HestonNo
Amanda MartinLabourPortsmouth NorthNo
Mike MartinLiberal DemocratTunbridge WellsAye
Rachael MaskellLabourYork CentralNo
Brian MathewLiberal DemocratMelksham and DevizesAye
Alex MayerLabourDunstable and Leighton BuzzardNo
Charlie MaynardLiberal DemocratWitneyAye
Douglas McAllisterLabourWest DunbartonshireNo
Kerry McCarthyLabourBristol EastNo
Martin McCluskeyLabourInverclyde and Renfrewshire WestNo
Dame Siobhain McDonaghLabourMitcham and MordenNo
Andy McDonaldLabourMiddlesbrough and Thornaby EastNo
Chris McDonaldLabourStockton NorthNo
Blair McDougallLabourEast RenfrewshireNo
Pat McFaddenLabourWolverhampton South EastNo
Alison McGovernLabourBirkenheadNo
Alex McIntyreLabourGloucesterNo
Gordon McKeeLabourGlasgow SouthNo
Kevin McKennaLabourSittingbourne and SheppeyNo
Catherine McKinnellLabourNewcastle upon Tyne NorthNo
Jim McMahonLabourOldham West, Chadderton and RoytonNo
James McMurdockIndependentSouth Basildon and East ThurrockAye
Frank McNallyLabourCoatbridge and BellshillNo
Llinos MediPlaid CymruYnys MônAye
Anneliese MidgleyLabourKnowsleyNo
Calum MillerLiberal DemocratBicester and WoodstockAye
John MilneLiberal DemocratHorshamAye
Ms Julie MinnsLabourCarlisleNo
Navendu MishraLabourStockportNo
Abtisam MohamedLabourSheffield CentralNo
Iqbal MohamedIndependentDewsbury and BatleyAye
Perran MoonLabourCamborne and RedruthNo
Robbie MooreConservativeKeighley and IlkleyAye
Layla MoranLiberal DemocratOxford West and AbingdonAye
Jessica MordenLabourNewport EastNo
Edward MorelloLiberal DemocratWest DorsetAye
Stephen MorganLabourPortsmouth SouthNo
Grahame MorrisLabourEasingtonNo
Tom MorrisonLiberal DemocratCheadleAye
Margaret MullaneLabourDagenham and RainhamNo
Tessa MuntLiberal DemocratWells and Mendip HillsAye
Chris MurrayLabourEdinburgh East and MusselburghNo
James MurrayLabourEaling NorthNo
Katrina MurrayLabourCumbernauld and KirkintillochNo
Susan MurrayLiberal DemocratMid DunbartonshireAye
Luke MyerLabourMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandNo
James NaishLabourRushcliffeNo
Connor NaismithLabourCrewe and NantwichNo
Lisa NandyLabourWiganNo
Kanishka NarayanLabourVale of GlamorganNo
Pamela NashLabourMotherwell, Wishaw and CarlukeNo
Josh NewburyLabourCannock ChaseNo
Samantha NiblettLabourSouth DerbyshireNo
Alex NorrisLabourNottingham North and KimberleyNo
Sarah OlneyLiberal DemocratRichmond ParkAye
Melanie OnnLabourGreat Grimsby and CleethorpesNo
Dr Simon OpherLabourStroudNo
Ms Abena Oppong-AsareLabourErith and ThamesmeadNo
Kate OsamorLabourEdmonton and Winchmore HillNo
Tristan OsborneLabourChatham and AylesfordNo
Taiwo OwatemiLabourCoventry North WestNo
Sarah OwenLabourLuton NorthNo
Darren PaffeyLabourSouthampton ItchenNo
Andrew PakesLabourPeterboroughNo
Matthew PatrickLabourWirral WestNo
Michael PayneLabourGedlingNo
Stephanie PeacockLabourBarnsley SouthNo
Matthew PennycookLabourGreenwich and WoolwichNo
Manuela PerteghellaLiberal DemocratStratford-on-AvonAye
Jess PhillipsLabourBirmingham YardleyNo
Bridget PhillipsonLabourHoughton and Sunderland SouthNo
Dr Al PinkertonLiberal DemocratSurrey HeathAye
David Pinto-DuschinskyLabourHendonNo
Lee PitcherLabourDoncaster East and the Isle of AxholmeNo
Jo PlattLabourLeigh and AthertonNo
Luke PollardLabourPlymouth Sutton and DevonportNo
Joe PowellLabourKensington and BayswaterNo
Lucy PowellLabourManchester CentralNo
Dr Peter PrinsleyLabourBury St Edmunds and StowmarketNo
Richard QuigleyLabourIsle of Wight WestNo
Steve RaceLabourExeterNo
Mr Connor RandLabourAltrincham and Sale WestNo
Andrew RangerLabourWrexhamNo
Angela RaynerLabourAshton-under-LyneNo
Mike ReaderLabourNorthampton SouthNo
Ellie ReevesLabourLewisham West and East DulwichNo
Emma ReynoldsLabourWycombeNo
Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratMaidenheadAye
Bell Ribeiro-AddyLabourClapham and Brixton HillAye
Jake RichardsLabourRother ValleyNo
Jenny Riddell-CarpenterLabourSuffolk CoastalNo
Lucy RigbyLabourNorthampton NorthNo
Ms Marie RimmerLabourSt Helens South and WhistonNo
Dave RobertsonLabourLichfieldNo
Gavin RobinsonDemocratic Unionist PartyBelfast EastNo
Tim RocaLabourMacclesfieldNo
Matt RoddaLabourReading CentralNo
Ian RoomeLiberal DemocratNorth DevonAye
Dr Sam RushworthLabourBishop AucklandNo
Sarah RussellLabourCongletonNo
Oliver RyanLabourBurnleyNo
Anna SabineLiberal DemocratFrome and East SomersetAye
Sarah SackmanLabourFinchley and Golders GreenNo
Dr Roz SavageLiberal DemocratSouth CotswoldsAye
Liz Saville RobertsPlaid CymruDwyfor MeirionnyddAye
Michelle ScroghamLabourBarrow and FurnessNo
Mark SewardsLabourLeeds South West and MorleyNo
Naz ShahLabourBradford WestNo
Baggy ShankerLabourDerby SouthNo
Jim ShannonDemocratic Unionist PartyStrangfordNo
Tulip SiddiqLabourHampstead and HighgateNo
Vikki SladeLiberal DemocratMid Dorset and North PooleAye
Lisa SmartLiberal DemocratHazel GroveAye
David SmithLabourNorth NorthumberlandNo
Jeff SmithLabourManchester WithingtonNo
Nick SmithLabourBlaenau Gwent and RhymneyNo
Sarah SmithLabourHyndburnNo
Karin SmythLabourBristol SouthNo
Gareth SnellLabourStoke-on-Trent CentralNo
Alex SobelLabourLeeds Central and HeadingleyNo
Ian SollomLiberal DemocratSt Neots and Mid CambridgeshireAye
Hannah SpencerGreen PartyGorton and DentonAye
Euan StainbankLabourFalkirkNo
Jo StevensLabourCardiff EastNo
Kenneth StevensonLabourAirdrie and ShottsNo
Elaine StewartLabourAyr, Carrick and CumnockNo
Jamie StoneLiberal DemocratCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossAye
Alistair StrathernLabourHitchinNo
Alan StricklandLabourNewton Aycliffe and SpennymoorNo
Graham StringerLabourBlackley and Middleton SouthNo
Dr Lauren SullivanLabourGraveshamNo
Kirsteen SullivanLabourBathgate and LinlithgowNo
Zarah SultanaYour PartyCoventry SouthAye
Robin SwannUlster Unionist PartySouth AntrimNo
Sir Mark TamiLabourAlyn and DeesideNo
Alison TaylorLabourPaisley and Renfrewshire NorthNo
Luke TaylorLiberal DemocratSutton and CheamAye
Rachel TaylorLabourNorth Warwickshire and BedworthNo
Cameron ThomasIndependentTewkesburyAye
Gareth ThomasLabourHarrow WestNo
Nick Thomas-SymondsLabourTorfaenNo
Adam ThompsonLabourErewashNo
Richard TiceReform UKBoston and SkegnessAye
Dr Marie TidballLabourPenistone and StocksbridgeNo
Sir Stephen TimmsLabourEast HamNo
Jessica ToaleLabourBournemouth WestNo
Henry TufnellLabourMid and South PembrokeshireNo
Anna TurleyLabourRedcarNo
Matt TurmaineLabourWatfordNo
Laurence TurnerLabourBirmingham NorthfieldNo
Derek TwiggLabourWidnes and HalewoodNo
Liz TwistLabourBlaydon and ConsettNo
Freddie van MierloLiberal DemocratHenley and ThameAye
Tony VaughanLabourFolkestone and HytheNo
Valerie VazLabourWalsall and BloxwichNo
Chris VinceLabourHarlowNo
Caroline VoadenLiberal DemocratSouth DevonAye
Christian WakefordLabourBury SouthNo
Chris WardLabourBrighton Kemptown and PeacehavenNo
Melanie WardLabourCowdenbeath and KirkcaldyNo
Chris WebbLabourBlackpool SouthNo
Michelle WelshLabourSherwood ForestNo
Catherine WestLabourHornsey and Friern BarnetNo
Andrew WesternLabourStretford and UrmstonNo
Matt WesternLabourWarwick and LeamingtonNo
Michael WheelerLabourWorsley and EcclesNo
Jo WhiteLabourBassetlawNo
Katie WhiteLabourLeeds North WestNo
Nadia WhittomeLabourNottingham EastAye
Max WilkinsonLiberal DemocratCheltenhamAye
David WilliamsLabourStoke-on-Trent NorthNo
Munira WilsonLiberal DemocratTwickenhamAye
Steve WitherdenLabourMontgomeryshire and GlyndŵrNo
Sean WoodcockLabourBanburyNo
Rosie WrightingLabourKetteringNo
Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratNewton AbbotAye
Yuan YangLabourEarley and WoodleyNo
Mohammad YasinLabourBedfordNo
Steve YemmLabourMansfieldNo
Claire YoungLiberal DemocratThornbury and YateAye
Daniel ZeichnerLabourCambridgeNo

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