Free School Lunches and Milk, and School and Early Years Finance — 13 Mar 2018 at 18:10

The majority of MPs voted to support the threshold of £7,400 of earned income per year under which there is eligibility for free school lunches and milk as well as the early years pupil premium.

The explanatory memorandum accompanying the regulations being considered[2] noted:

  • A typical family earning around this threshold, depending on their exact circumstances, would have a total annual household income of between £18,000 and £24,000 once benefits are taken into account.

The motion rejected by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote, and the majority of MPs representing English constituencies, was:

The regulations were part of the transition from the previous benefits regime to "Universal Credit".

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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
Con302 (+2 tell) 0096.2%
DUP9 0090.0%
Green0 10100.0%
Independent1 40100.0%
Lab0 238 (+2 tell)092.7%
LDem0 8066.7%
PC0 3075.0%
Total:312 254093.9%

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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