Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199

On 14 July 2026, the House of Commons voted on Amendment 199 to the Public Office (Accountability) Bill at report stage (the line-by-line scrutiny stage before a bill's final reading). The amendment was defeated by 409 votes to 102. The Public Office (Accountability) Bill addresses standards and accountability for those holding public office. The detailed content of Amendment 199 is not set out in the available record, but it fell under the broad themes of government accountability, transparency, and parliamentary scrutiny. Its defeat means the amendment's specific provisions will not be incorporated into the bill as it proceeds. The vote divided almost entirely along party lines. All 293 Labour MPs and all 37 Labour and Co-operative MPs who voted backed the Noes, as did all 52 Liberal Democrats, all six SNP members, all five Greens, and all four Plaid Cymru members. The 90 Conservative MPs who voted all backed the Ayes, joined by five Reform UK members, four Democratic Unionist Party members, and two Independents. No Conservative or Reform UK MP voted No; no Labour, Liberal Democrat, SNP, Green, or Plaid Cymru MP voted Aye. The government's majority was decisive, and there were no visible cross-party rebels in either direction.