Technical and Further Education Bill — Schedule 2 — Education Administration: Transfer Schemes — 9 Jan 2017 at 20:45

Sir David Amess MP, Southend West voted not to prevent the assets of a further education body, where more than half were publicly funded, being transferred to a for-profit private company.

The majority of MPs voted not to prevent the assets of a further education body, where more than half were publicly funded, being transferred to a for-profit private company.

MPs were considering the Technical and Further Education Bill[1].

The amendment rejected in this vote was:

  • Amendment 22, page 30, line 39, at end insert—
  • “3A The education administrator may not transfer assets of any further education body to a for-profit private company where he or she considers that more than half of the funding of the acquisition of the asset came from public funds.”

The rejected amendment was accompanied by the following explanatory statement:

  • This amendment would ensure further education bodies with a track record of accruing assets publicly, could not be transferred to a for-profit private company.

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Debate in Parliament |

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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
Con274 (+2 tell) 0083.9%
DUP4 0050.0%
Green0 10100.0%
Lab0 174 (+2 tell)075.9%
LDem0 5055.6%
SDLP0 1033.3%
UUP0 20100.0%
Total:278 183079.6%

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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