Mental Health Bill Report Stage New Clause 26

Parliament voted on 14 October 2025 on whether to add New Clause 26 to the Mental Health Bill at Report Stage (the phase when the full House of Commons examines a bill in detail and can propose changes). The clause was defeated by 327 votes to 78. The available data does not specify the precise content of New Clause 26, as no debate extracts were provided. The Mental Health Bill is a government measure reforming mental health law in England and Wales. New Clause 26 would have added something to that framework, but because no Hansard record is available, the practical effect of this specific clause cannot be stated with confidence. The defeat means the Bill proceeds without whatever provision the clause proposed. Labour MPs voted overwhelmingly against the clause, with 293 Labour and 31 Labour and Co-operative Party members voting no and only one Labour MP voting aye. The Liberal Democrats provided the bulk of the aye votes, with 62 of their members supporting the clause. Smaller parties including three Reform UK members, three Green MPs, and six Independents also voted aye. The result follows the same pattern as two related divisions on the same day, Amendment 40 (defeated 339 to 163) and Amendment 41 (defeated 333 to 164), suggesting a sustained opposition effort to reshape the Bill that the government saw off in each case.