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House of Commons division

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading

Rejected186 ayes · 330 noes

What the vote was about

A reasoned amendment opposing the Second Reading of the National Insurance Contributions Bill, which would raise employer National Insurance contributions. The debate centred on whether the extra tax burden on businesses, including those in Cornwall's tourism, hospitality and farming sectors, was justified or harmful to the rural economy.

Why this division is tracked here

Reasoned amendment to a tax bill directly affecting Cornish employers in tourism, farming and hospitality.

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 1879, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.

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