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House of Commons division

Opposition day: Fuel duty

Rejected103 ayes · 259 noes

What the vote was about

This was a debate on changing fuel duty rates. At stake was whether to increase or adjust the tax on petrol and diesel, directly affecting the cost of living and business costs in Cornwall's car-dependent communities.

Why this division is tracked here

Fuel duty directly affects rural motoring costs, a key concern in Cornwall where car dependency is high.

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 2284, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.

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