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House of Commons division

Opposition Day: Family businesses

Rejected108 ayes · 313 noes

What the vote was about

This vote was on an opposition day motion about support for family businesses, including proposed changes to inheritance tax and business rates. Cornwall has a high proportion of family-run enterprises in farming, fishing, tourism and retail.

Why this division is tracked here

Directly about family businesses - Cornwall's economy relies heavily on family-run farms, shops, fishing boats and hospitality businesses.

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 1933, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.

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