Food Security.
Food supply and domestic production
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 | +15 | 65% on-whip · 354 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +12 | 62% on-whip · 106 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +50 | 100% on-whip · 68 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +15 | 65% on-whip · 40 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +29 | 79% on-whip · 13 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +50 | 100% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | -10 | 40% on-whip · 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Jan 2025 | Draft Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Aye: Support implementing a permanent risk-based border inspection regime for sanitary and phytosanitary goods, replacing temporary post-Brexit measures to protect biosecurity while reducing trade friction · No: Oppose the regulations, primarily on the grounds that they entrench Northern Ireland's separation from Great Britain under EU rules, undermining the UK's territorial integrity | 422 | 77 | Yes |
| 11 Dec 2024 | Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024 Aye: Support implementing biosecurity and food safety checks on non-qualifying goods (i.e. goods not genuinely originating in Northern Ireland) entering Great Britain via Northern Ireland, as part of the Windsor Framework arrangements. · No: Oppose the regulations on the grounds that the Irish Sea border arrangements are constitutionally damaging to Northern Ireland's place in the UK and that these checks should never have been necessary in the first place. | 374 | 9 | Yes |
| 8 Oct 2024 | Opposition Day: Farming and food security Aye: Support the opposition's position on farming and food security, backing stronger government commitments to protect British agriculture and food production · No: Reject the Conservative motion, defending the Labour government's existing approach to agricultural policy and food security | 188 | 357 | No |
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By party, the MPs whose voting record on food security 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Uma Kumaran | Stratford and Bow | 67% |
| Anna Dixon | Shipley | 67% |
| Harpreet Uppal | Huddersfield | 67% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Simon Hoare | North Dorset | 100% |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | 33% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew George | St Ives | 100% |
| Sarah Olney | Richmond Park | 100% |
| Wera Hobhouse | Bath | 100% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Jayne Kirkham | Truro and Falmouth | 67% |
| Douglas Alexander | Lothian East | 67% |
| Meg Hillier | Hackney South and Shoreditch | 67% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 100% |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | 100% |
| Mike Amesbury | — | 67% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Food Security” → 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.