House of Commons division
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026
What the vote was about
This division was on a statutory instrument that would extend the UK Emissions Trading Scheme to cover carbon emissions from ships operating in UK waters. The change would require shipping companies, including those serving Cornwall's ports and the inshore fishing fleet, to buy allowances for their emissions. At stake were increased operating costs for maritime businesses, potential impacts on ferry and freight routes, and the broader effect on Cornwall's coastal economy and environment.
Why this division is tracked here
Extending carbon trading to maritime activities directly affects Cornwall's fishing fleet, coastal shipping and port-based industries, key parts of the local economy.
This is Cornwall Political Watch’s own editorial reason for covering the division, drafted with AI assistance from the division title and text. It is not part of the official record and says nothing about how any member voted.
How Cornwall’s MPs voted
Positions are recorded exactly as the House of Commons Votes API states them. The Commons records no abstentions: a member who did not vote is shown as having no vote recorded, and a member acting as a teller has no vote counted.
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- LabourNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- Liberal DemocratAyeVoted in favour
- Labour (Co-op)AyeVoted in favour
Source
Division 2255, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.
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