Regulatory Authorities (Level of Charges) Bill — Second Reading — 13 May 2011 at 11:32

The majority of MPs voted to stop regulatory bodies increasing fees above the rate of inflation and to require any additional charges by regulatory authorities be approved by Parliament.

MPs were considering the Regulatory Authorities (Level of Charges) Bill[1]. The motion rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

  • That the Bill be now read a Second time.

The rejection of the motion meant that the Bill was dropped and made no further progress towards becoming law.

The summary of the Bill provided on the Parliament website states:

  • The Bill would place restrictions on regulatory authorities in England (defined as "any authority or body which regulates the carrying on of any business or activity, or the practice of any profession") so that they could not increase fees by more than the rate of inflation (measured by the Consumer Prices Index) over a specified period of time.
  • In addition, if such authorities wished to introduce a charge for a service that had previously not been charged for, they would have to seek parliamentary approval for this.

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Debate in Parliament | Source |

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All Votes Cast - sorted by constituency

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party are marked in red. Also shows which MPs were ministers at the time of this vote. You can also see every eligible MP including those who did not vote in this division.

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Tony BaldryBanburyCon (front bench)no
Gregory BarkerBexhill and BattleCon (front bench)no
Nick GibbBognor Regis and LittlehamptonCon (front bench)no
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLabno
David NuttallBury NorthCon (front bench)tellaye
Jonathan EdwardsCarmarthen East and DinefwrPC (front bench)no
Tracey CrouchChatham and AylesfordConno
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)no
Theresa VilliersChipping BarnetCon (front bench)no
Christopher ChopeChristchurchCon (front bench)aye
Henry SmithCrawleyCon (front bench)no
Ian AustinDudley NorthLab (minister)no
Greg KnightEast YorkshireCon (front bench)aye
Mark LazarowiczEdinburgh North and LeithLab (minister)no
Clive EffordElthamLabno
Chris GraylingEpsom and EwellCon (front bench)no
Mark HarperForest of DeanCon (front bench)no
Andrew JonesHarrogate and KnaresboroughCon (front bench)no
Angela WatkinsonHornchurch and UpminsterCon (front bench)no
Lynne FeatherstoneHornsey and Wood GreenLDem (front bench)no
Philip HolloboneKetteringCon (front bench)aye
Michael FabricantLichfieldCon (front bench)tellno
Luciana BergerLiverpool, WavertreeLab (minister)no
Nicky MorganLoughboroughConno
Gerald KaufmanManchester, GortonLab (minister)no
Chi OnwurahNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLab (minister)no
Jacob Rees-MoggNorth East SomersetCon (front bench)tellaye
Andrew StephensonPendleConno
Stewart JacksonPeterboroughConno
Stephen CrabbPreseli PembrokeshireCon (front bench)tellno
Mark RecklessRochester and StroodCon (front bench)aye
Nick HurdRuislip, Northwood and PinnerCon (front bench)no
Gordon HendersonSittingbourne and SheppeyCon (front bench)aye
Stephen PhillipsSleaford and North HykehamCon (front bench)no
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)no
John HayesSouth Holland and The DeepingsCon (front bench)no
Andrew RobathanSouth LeicestershireCon (front bench)no
David GaukeSouth West HertfordshireCon (front bench)no
Stephen McPartlandStevenageCon (front bench)no
Chuka UmunnaStreathamLab (minister)no
Therese CoffeySuffolk CoastalConno
Christopher PincherTamworthCon (front bench)no
David WrightTelfordLab (minister)no
John RandallUxbridge and South RuislipCon (front bench)no
Ed VaizeyWantageCon (front bench)no
John SpellarWarleyLab (minister)no
Peter BoneWellingboroughCon (front bench)aye
Jonathan LordWokingConno
Tony CunninghamWorkingtonLab (minister)no

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