Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106
117Ayes
379Noes
Defeated · majority 262 · Government won153 did not vote
649 Members · Aye 117 · No 379 · DNV 153 · grey dots in centre are abstentions
Analysis
Commons
Commons
Parliament voted on 17 June 2025 on New Clause 106 to the Crime and Policing Bill, which would have required women to attend an in-person appointment before receiving abortion pills, reversing the telemedicine "pills by post" policy made permanent in 2022. The clause was defeated by 379 votes to 117. The vote would have ended the system allowing women to receive early medical abortion pills following a phone or online consultation, reinstating a requirement to attend a clinic in person. The policy reversed would have directly affected women in England seeking early medical abortion, and would have required abortion providers to return to pre-2020 arrangements. The vote divided largely along party lines, though with significant cross-party variation. Conservatives voted heavily in favour, 82 to 9. Labour voted heavily against, 266 to 12, with 12 Labour MPs voting with the ayes. Liberal Democrats voted 60 to 4 against. Reform UK's 7 voting members all supported the clause, as did all 5 Democratic Unionist Party MPs who voted. Plaid Cymru and the Greens voted unanimously against. The result sits alongside related Crime and Policing Bill report stage votes on 18 June 2025, where similar minority positions were defeated by comparable margins.
Voting Aye meant
Support requiring mandatory in-person consultations before abortion pills are prescribed, on the grounds of patient safety and preventing coerced or late abortions facilitated by remote prescribing.
Voting No meant
Oppose restricting telemedicine abortion services, defending the right of women to access early medical abortion via phone or online consultation without attending a clinic.
Each row is one party. The stacked bar gives the within-party split of Aye / No / Absent; the columns on the right give the raw counts. The whip column shows the published party position — “Free vote” means the whip was formally removed for this division.
Party
Whip
Aye / No / Abs
Aye
No
Abs
Labour Party
Whipped No
12
266
83
Conservative and Unionist Party
Whipped Aye
82
9
25
Liberal Democrats
Whipped No
4
59
8
Labour and Co-operative Party
Whipped No
2
28
12
Independent
—
6
5
2
Scottish National Party
—
0
0
9
Reform UK
Whipped Aye
7
0
1
Sinn Féin
—
0
0
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Whipped Aye
5
0
0
Green Party of England and Wales
Whipped No
0
4
0
Plaid Cymru
Whipped No
0
4
0
Social Democratic and Labour Party
—
0
0
2
Your Party
—
0
1
1
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
—
0
0
1
Restore Britain
—
0
0
1
Speaker
—
0
0
1
Traditional Unionist Voice
—
1
0
0
Ulster Unionist Party
—
1
0
0
Source · Hansard · UK Parliament Votes API · whip status from announced positions; “free vote” indicates the whip was formally removed
Government minister defending the Bill's measures to tackle crime, antisocial behaviour, and violence against women and girls; arguing the Bill provides essential powers to address gaps in law and protect vulnerable people including emergency workers and children.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (6,557 words) →
Shadow minister welcoming much of the Bill but arguing for stronger measures including increasing knife crime sentencing to 14 years, implementing driving licence penalty points for fly-tippers, and strengthening respect orders with enhanced sanctions.Conservative · Voted aye · Read full speech (1,618 words) →
Backbencher supporting mandatory reporting but arguing the Bill does not go far enough; specifically advocating for criminal sanctions for non-compliance, extending the duty to all positions of trust as defined in Sexual Offences Act 2003, and broadening triggers to include recognised indicators of abuse.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (1,957 words) →
Warning against treating the Crime Bill as a 'Christmas tree' for unrelated amendments, particularly those on abortion law, which risk fracturing cross-party consensus and require separate, fuller debate.Conservative · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (532 words) →
Raising concerns about police funding adequacy, particularly questioning whether national insurance cost increases are properly funded and whether neighbourhood policing numbers represent genuine increases or redeployments.Conservative · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (1,375 words) →
Supporting the Bill's measures on neighbourhood policing, begging, and homelessness exploitation; praising new police officers in constituency and defending government record on police staffing.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (208 words) →
Sources
Division dataUK Parliament Votes API
DebateHansard · Commons
Stance analysisAI analysis · Claude 4.x
LicenceOpen Parliament Licence v3.0