Farming.
Farm subsidies and agricultural policy
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 | -3 | 47% on-whip · 357 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | 0 | 50% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +2 | 52% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | -3 | 47% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | -2 | 48% on-whip · 13 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +50 | 100% on-whip · 9 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +11 | 61% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +3 | 53% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2026 | Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support accelerating the phase-out of direct farm subsidies to fund environmental and sustainable farming schemes, accepting that the transition away from the old EU model must continue at pace. · No: Oppose the speed of subsidy cuts, arguing farmers face a cliff edge as replacement environmental schemes are not yet fully available or funded, risking serious harm to farm businesses already under financial pressure. | 302 | 155 | Yes |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) Aye: Support limiting inheritance tax reliefs on agricultural and business property, accepting that large estates should face greater tax liability on transfer · No: Oppose limiting these reliefs, arguing the changes threaten family farms and small businesses by imposing inheritance tax burdens that could force asset sales | 328 | 182 | Yes |
| 31 Mar 2025 | Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reduction) (England) Regulations 2025 Aye: Support reducing delinked payments to farmers on the path set out by the government, backing the transition away from legacy subsidy payments toward the new environmental land management system. · No: Oppose the pace or scale of reductions to delinked payments, arguing farmers need continued financial support amid rising costs and economic pressure on the agricultural sector. | 297 | 165 | Yes |
| 4 Dec 2024 | Opposition day: UK Farming and Inheritance Tax Aye: Support scrapping or reversing the inheritance tax changes for farms, arguing the policy threatens family farming businesses passed down through generations · No: Oppose the motion, backing the government's inheritance tax reform as a fair measure that affects only the wealthiest estates while protecting smaller family farms | 183 | 340 | No |
All 4 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on farming 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Markus Campbell-Savours | Penrith and Solway | 75% |
| Sarah Russell | Congleton | 67% |
| Olivia Bailey | Reading West and Mid Berkshire | 67% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Jenkin | Harwich and North Essex | 67% |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | 67% |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | 67% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | 67% |
| Jamie Stone | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | 67% |
| Sarah Green | Chesham and Amersham | 67% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Preet Kaur Gill | Birmingham Edgbaston | 67% |
| Andrew Pakes | Peterborough | 67% |
| Jayne Kirkham | Truro and Falmouth | 67% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Easton | North Down | 67% |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | 50% |
| Dan Norris | North East Somerset and Hanham | 50% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Farming” → 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.