Votes · October 2026 · Northern Ireland Troubles Bill · Amendment

Northern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: Amendment 47: how MPs voted on 19 October 2026

Division 94, 19 October 2026, 22:46. The Commons Votes API gives 166 Ayes, 328 Noes: majority 162 for the Noes.

The question

Amendment proposed: 47, page 35, line 37, at end insert—

“(6A) Where the referral for prosecution concerns a veteran of—

(a) His Majesty’s Armed Forces (including the Special Forces),

(b) the United Kingdom Secret Intelligence Service, the Security Services or Government Communications Headquarters,

(c) the Royal Ulster Constabulary, or

(d) the Police Service of Northern Ireland

the written permission of the relevant person as set out in subsection (6B) is required.

(6B) For the purposes of subsection (6A), the relevant person is defined as follows—

(a) the Director of Service Prosecutions (in the case of paragraph (a)),

(b) the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service of the United Kingdom (in the case of paragraph (b)), or

(c) the Police Ombudsman of Northern Ireland (in the case of paragraphs (c) and (d)).

(6C) When determining whether to give the permission required under subsection (6A), the relevant person must consider whether prosecution would have a negative impact on the proposed defendant’s mental or physical health, giving particular attention to—

(a) the proposed defendant’s age and health;

(b) any trauma that the proposed defendant suffered as a result of their service in Northern Ireland during the Troubles;

(c) any medical evidence from the practising doctor; and

(d) the number of times that the individual has been previously investigated or given evidence to an investigation.”—(Mr Francois.)

Question put, That the amendment be made.

As printed in Hansard before the division.

By party

Conservative MPs cast 96 of the 166 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 319 of the 327 named No votes.

Tellers: John Cooper (Conservative, Dumfries and Galloway) and Lincoln Jopp (Conservative, Spelthorne) (Ayes); Michael Wheeler (Labour, Worsley and Eccles) and Emma Foody (Labour, Cramlington and Killingworth) (Noes).

How each MP voted

493 named · CSV

Sources

• Bill: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
• Hansard: Northern Ireland Troubles Bill
• Commons division 94
• Commons Votes API: division 2ce19c3bdd36f22c 23 October 2026
• Hansard API: division search 34df8aa09a838762 23 October 2026
• Hansard API: debate 075d4235aebe46f9 23 October 2026

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