Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill Remaining Stages: New Clause 14

Parliament voted on 16 June 2026 on New Clause 14 to the Cyber Security and Resilience (Network and Information Systems) Bill, a government measure aimed at strengthening the UK's defences against cyber attacks. The clause, tabled by the Conservative opposition, was defeated by 258 votes to 151. New Clause 14 would have required the Secretary of State to establish and maintain, by regulation, a list of foreign powers presenting a significant cyber-security risk to the UK. It would also have strengthened the link between intelligence agencies and policy enforcement by obliging the Secretary of State to base decisions about special national security direction powers on verified risk assessments from GCHQ regarding hostile states and state-affiliated groups. By defeating the clause, Parliament kept the Bill in its original form without this mandatory foreign-powers register. The vote divided almost entirely along government-versus-opposition lines. Every Labour and Labour and Co-operative MP who voted opposed the clause, while every Conservative and Liberal Democrat who voted supported it, joined by Plaid Cymru, the Democratic Unionist Party, Traditional Unionist Voice, and two Reform UK MPs. Three Independents voted in favour and three against. There were no notable cross-party rebels on the government side.