The topic lensIssue · 16 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Digital and Technology.
Digital policy, broadband, and AI regulation
Divisions tagged
16
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Labour and Co-operative Party
58% aligned
Recent activity
10
Most-recent divisions
Each row is one party. The bar shows how its MPs voted relative to a neutral midpoint — to the right = on-side with the majority position, to the left = opposed. The percentage figure is the share of that party’s MPs who took the same side: higher = more whip-disciplined, closer to 50% = a freer vote.
| Party | Stance vs neutral midpoint | Net % | Discipline | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lab | +6 | 56% on-whip · 360 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -21 | 29% on-whip · 112 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +6 | 56% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +8 | 58% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +7 | 57% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +1 | 51% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -18 | 32% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -17 | 33% on-whip · 5 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 2026 | Opposition Day: Protections for children from online harms Aye: Support the opposition's call for stronger or faster government action to protect children from online harms · No: Reject the opposition's motion, arguing the government's existing approach — including the Online Safety Act framework — is sufficient or that the motion is politically motivated | 70 | 282 | No |
| 19 Nov 2025 | Draft Radio Equipment (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2025 Aye: Support implementing the Windsor Framework obligation to align Northern Ireland with EU radio equipment regulations, accepting that this is a legal requirement of the post-Brexit settlement. · No: Oppose the imposition of EU regulations on Northern Ireland without the consent of its people or Parliament, arguing the Windsor Framework undermines democratic self-governance for Northern Ireland. | 376 | 16 | Yes |
| 10 Jun 2025 | Data (Use and Access) Bill: Motion to insist on disagreement to LA49 and make (a) to (e) in lieu Aye: Support the government's approach of rejecting the Lords' specific transparency requirement for AI use of copyrighted content, trusting instead in a promised future process involving a cross-party advisory group and eventual standalone legislation to resolve tensions between the AI and creative industries. · No: Back the Lords' insistence on including transparency obligations for AI models over use of copyrighted material directly in this Bill, arguing that creative industries cannot wait and that the government's alternative offers insufficient commitment or timeline. | 305 | 191 | Yes |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Motion to Disagree with the Lords in their Amendment 49F (Data Use and Access Bill) Aye: Support the government's rejection of Lords Amendment 49F to the Data Use and Access Bill, restoring the Commons' earlier position on whatever provision the Lords sought to alter · No: Back the Lords' Amendment 49F and oppose the government's attempt to remove it, preferring the version of the bill as amended by the upper house | 318 | 188 | Yes |
| 22 May 2025 | Data Use and Access Bill: motion to disagree to Lords Amendment 49D Aye: Support the government's decision to reject Lords Amendment 49D, restoring the Commons' preferred version of the Data Use and Access Bill. · No: Support retaining Lords Amendment 49D, backing the change the House of Lords made to the Data Use and Access Bill. | 195 | 126 | Yes |
All 16 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on digital and technology is most closely tracking the party majority. A fuller “most active by speech volume + written questions” ranking is pending — needs per-issue speech aggregation.
LabLabour Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Shabana Mahmood | Birmingham Ladywood | 100% |
| Lillian Jones | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | 100% |
| Katrina Murray | Cumbernauld and Kirkintilloch | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Julian Smith | Skipton and Ripon | 40% |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | 40% |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | 40% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Martin | Tunbridge Wells | 73% |
| Tessa Munt | Wells and Mendip Hills | 73% |
| Ian Roome | North Devon | 71% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Pollard | Plymouth Sutton and Devonport | 100% |
| Andrew Pakes | Peterborough | 88% |
| Helena Dollimore | Hastings and Rye | 86% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 86% |
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 78% |
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 75% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Doogan | Angus and Perthshire Glens | 63% |
| Stephen Gethins | Arbroath and Broughty Ferry | 60% |
| Brendan O'Hara | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 57% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Digital and Technology” → the matching service line on council finance, with the ranked-spend table this section wants) is its own taxonomy job. Council service spend lives on the council pages today; cross-cut by issue here in a follow-on pass.
Sources, methods & last update
Issue taggingEach division is tagged to one or more issues by Claude classification, reviewed by topic admins.
VotingHansard division lists · Commons Votes API
AlignmentShare of party MPs voting with the party majority on tagged divisions
CohortThis parliament · 16 divisions