Opposition Day — Protecting the Education Budget — 18 Nov 2015 at 18:50

Guy Opperman MP, Hexham voted with the majority (Teller for the Noes).

The majority of MPs voted against protecting the education budget in real terms, from the early years through to 19 years old.

The motion rejected by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

  • That this House
  • believes that a 21st century economy cannot be built on falling investment in education;
  • notes that the 16-19 education budget fell by 14 per cent in real terms over the last Parliament, and that many colleges are reporting severe financial difficulties, including no longer offering courses in subjects key to our country’s competitiveness;
  • further notes that over 100 chairs of further education colleges have warned that further cuts to 16-19 funding will tip their colleges over the precipice, and risk the nation’s productivity;
  • believes that, given that the participation age has now risen to 18 years old, it makes no sense for the post-16 education budget to be treated with less importance than the 5-16 schools budget;
  • further believes there should be a joined-up approach to education across departments; and
  • calls on the Government to protect the education budget in real terms, from the early years through to 19 years old.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con292 (+2 tell) 0089.1%
DUP0 3037.5%
Lab0 189 (+2 tell)082.7%
LDem0 5062.5%
PC0 30100.0%
SDLP0 2066.7%
UUP0 1050.0%
Total:292 203085.3%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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