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House of Commons division

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill Report Stage: New Clause 2

Rejected158 ayes · 318 noes

What the vote was about

This division was on a proposed new clause to the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. The bill underpins the transfer of authority from Westminster to local councils, including Cornwall Council. The new clause would have set out minimum standards for devolved services such as housing and transport, directly influencing the quality and coverage of services that Cornwall would be able to deliver locally.

Why this division is tracked here

Devolution of powers to Cornwall is at stake; this clause would have affected the scope of those powers.

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.

Source

Division 2191, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.

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