House of Commons division
Opposition day: Welfare spending
What the vote was about
This was an opposition day debate on welfare spending, focusing on whether the government's approach to benefits and support for people out of work is adequate. Changes to welfare are especially relevant to Cornwall, where some areas face high unemployment and poverty rates.
Why this division is tracked here
Welfare spending directly affects Cornwall, which has many low-income households and relies on benefits in rural and coastal communities.
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.
- LabourNoVoted against
- Liberal DemocratNoVoted against
- LabourNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- LabourNoVoted against
- Liberal DemocratNoVoted against
- Labour (Co-op)NoVoted against
Source
Division 2166, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.
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