Universal Credit — Briefing Papers and Analysis — 17 Oct 2018 at 16:44

The majority of MPs voted against the release of briefing papers or analysis provided to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the impact of the roll-out of universal credit on recipients’ and household income and on benefits debts.

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

  • That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that the following papers be laid before Parliament: any briefing papers or analysis provided to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since 8 January 2018 on the impact of the roll-out of universal credit on recipients’ and household income and on benefits debts.

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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
Con293 (+2 tell) 0093.4%
DUP6 0060.0%
Green0 10100.0%
Independent1 4071.4%
Lab0 228 (+2 tell)089.5%
LDem0 10083.3%
PC0 40100.0%
SNP0 31088.6%
Total:300 278090.7%

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
no rebellions

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