House of Commons division
Universal Credit (Removal of Two Child Limit) Bill: Second Reading
What the vote was about
This division was the second reading of a bill that would remove the restriction limiting Universal Credit and child tax credit to two children per household. The change would increase financial support for larger families, a significant issue for rural areas with limited affordable housing and childcare.
Why this division is tracked here
Removing the two-child limit on Universal Credit is a major welfare reform affecting low-income families in Cornwall.
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.
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- Liberal DemocratAyeVoted in favour
- LabourAyeVoted in favour
- LabourNo vote recordedNo vote recorded for this division
- Liberal DemocratAyeVoted in favour
- Labour (Co-op)AyeVoted in favour
Source
Division 2253, House of Commons, published by the UK Parliament. The full division list names every member who voted.
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