Prisons.
Prison system and rehabilitation
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 | 0 | 50% on-whip · 359 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | -3 | 47% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +17 | 67% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | +2 | 52% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | -1 | 49% on-whip · 14 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +4 | 54% on-whip · 8 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | -6 | 44% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | -11 | 39% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Jul 2026 | Opposition Day: Early release of prisoners Aye: Support the opposition's motion criticising or opposing the early release of prisoners · No: Oppose the motion and defend the government's early release policy | 117 | 2 | Yes |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Sentencing Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 7 Aye: Support the government's alternative approach to transcript access — providing free sentencing remarks to victims on request within 14 days — rather than the stricter Lords version requiring judicial sign-off and online publication · No: Back the Lords amendment requiring courts to proactively publish sentencing remarks online and place a clear statutory duty on the judiciary to approve and release transcripts, arguing the government's alternative falls short on transparency | 318 | 128 | Yes |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill: Third Reading Aye: Support passing the Sentencing Bill, backing reforms to reduce short custodial sentences, restructure prisoner release, and give ministers more control over sentencing guidelines. · No: Oppose the Sentencing Bill in its current form, with critics arguing it goes too soft on offenders, insufficiently addresses youth crime, or fails to adequately protect probation services from privatisation. | 320 | 103 | Yes |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 Aye: Support requiring a government review of parental orders for child offenders, arguing these powers exist on the statute book but are rarely used and that parents should bear greater responsibility for their children's offending. · No: Oppose the review requirement, with the government arguing the Sentencing Bill focuses on the adult estate and that youth justice reform will be addressed separately, making the amendment unnecessary at this stage. | 172 | 328 | No |
| 29 Oct 2025 | Sentencing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12 Aye: Support adding the provisions of New Clause 12 to the Sentencing Bill · No: Reject New Clause 12, either opposing its substance or preferring the Bill as drafted by the Government | 84 | 312 | No |
All 17 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on prisons 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Reynolds | Wycombe | 100% |
| Feryal Clark | Enfield North | 100% |
| James Naish | Rushcliffe | 100% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and Tavistock | 67% |
| Alison Griffiths | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | 58% |
| Saqib Bhatti | Meriden and Solihull East | 58% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Clive Jones | Wokingham | 75% |
| Zöe Franklin | Guildford | 75% |
| Richard Foord | Honiton and Sidmouth | 75% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Kirsty McNeill | Midlothian | 100% |
| Jonathan Reynolds | Stalybridge and Hyde | 100% |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | 80% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Rosie Duffield | Canterbury | 80% |
| Karl Turner | Kingston upon Hull East | 75% |
| Cameron Thomas | Tewkesbury | 67% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Nigel Farage | Clacton | 71% |
| Lee Anderson | Ashfield | 60% |
| Suella Braverman | Fareham and Waterlooville | 57% |
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Prisons” → 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.