The topic lensIssue · 18 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Environment.
Environmental protection and climate policy
Divisions tagged
18
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Ulster Unionist Party
88% 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 | -5 | 45% on-whip · 359 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +4 | 54% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +28 | 78% on-whip · 72 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Ind | -4 | 46% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +12 | 62% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +28 | 78% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -17 | 33% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +12 | 62% 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 Mar 2026 | Opposition Day Motion: Oil and Gas Aye: Support the opposition's position on oil and gas, likely backing continued or expanded North Sea production and opposing Labour's restrictions on new licences · No: Reject the opposition motion, backing the Labour government's approach of limiting new oil and gas licences as part of its clean energy transition | 110 | 298 | No |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 Aye: Support extending carbon pricing to the maritime sector as part of the UK's net zero agenda, accepting that higher costs for shipping and ferries are a necessary part of decarbonising transport · No: Oppose extending the ETS to maritime activities, citing concerns about increased costs for ferry travel to UK islands and questioning the impact on island communities | 362 | 107 | Yes |
| 4 Feb 2026 | Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 Aye: Support reducing free carbon allowances in the UK ETS, accepting higher carbon costs as necessary to meet climate commitments · No: Oppose the reduction in free carbon allowances, arguing it raises the carbon tax on businesses and will increase household energy bills | 392 | 116 | Yes |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 4 Aye: Support allowing a single report to fulfil dual reporting requirements under the Bill, reducing administrative burden · No: Oppose merging the two reporting requirements into a single report, preferring to keep them separate as drafted | 144 | 319 | No |
| 17 Nov 2025 | Biodiversity Beyond National Jurisdiction Bill: Committee: Amendment 5 Aye: Support adding a fee-charging provision to the BBNJ implementation bill, allowing the government to recover costs associated with administering the marine biodiversity framework · No: Oppose the fee-charging amendment, either preferring the bill without this addition or disagreeing with how the provision is framed — while broadly supporting the BBNJ treaty itself | 149 | 319 | No |
All 18 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on environment 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Kyle | Hove and Portslade | 100% |
| Ed Miliband | Doncaster North | 100% |
| Bridget Phillipson | Houghton and Sunderland South | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Robbie Moore | Keighley and Ilkley | 88% |
| Shivani Raja | Leicester East | 86% |
| Julian Smith | Skipton and Ripon | 78% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Kohler | Wimbledon | 91% |
| Mike Martin | Tunbridge Wells | 88% |
| Christine Jardine | Edinburgh West | 88% |
IndLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Douglas Alexander | Lothian East | 86% |
| Kirsteen Sullivan | Bathgate and Linlithgow | 58% |
| Seema Malhotra | Feltham and Heston | 57% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 100% |
| Rosie Duffield | Canterbury | 100% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 77% |
SNPScottish National Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Wishart | Perth and Kinross-shire | 100% |
| Graham Leadbitter | Moray West, Nairn and Strathspey | 80% |
| Brendan O'Hara | Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber | 75% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Environment” → 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 · 18 divisions