The topic lensIssue · 22 divisions tagged · 14 parties active
Schools.
Primary and secondary education
Divisions tagged
22
This parliament
Parties active
14
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Green Party of England and Wales
82% 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 | -14 | 36% on-whip · 357 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +8 | 58% on-whip · 113 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +28 | 78% on-whip · 71 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | -13 | 37% on-whip · 42 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +10 | 60% on-whip · 13 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +17 | 67% on-whip · 7 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +32 | 82% on-whip · 5 MPs | |
| Scottish National Party | SNP | +17 | 67% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2026 | Draft Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (Establishment of Schools) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026 Aye: Support ending the automatic preference for academies when opening new schools, giving local authorities and voluntary organisations equal standing to propose new schools. · No: Oppose rolling back the academy presumption, arguing academy freedoms have raised standards and that restricting them harms educational outcomes. | 369 | 101 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 106 Aye: Support the government's position of rejecting the Lords' mandatory statutory smartphone ban in favour of relying on strengthened guidance, with a power to legislate later if consultation evidence warrants it · No: Support the Lords amendment requiring a statutory ban on smartphone possession and use in schools during the school day, arguing advisory guidance alone is insufficient and inconsistent | 248 | 146 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 102 Aye: Support the government's approach to school admissions: rejecting the Lords' amendment and replacing it with government amendments that tie admission number decisions to school quality and parental choice · No: Prefer the Lords' original Amendment 102 on school admissions, or oppose the government's substitute approach to regulating published admission numbers | 261 | 138 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 41B Aye: Support the government's position that Lords Amendment 41B on school uniform costs is unnecessary given the existing uniform cap already being implemented, and that legislating further would create uncertainty. · No: Support the Lords amendment placing additional statutory requirements on school uniform costs, arguing stronger legislative protection for parents and pupils is needed. | 255 | 146 | Yes |
| 15 Apr 2026 | Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill: motion relating to Lords Amendment 38 Aye: Support the government's rejection of the Lords' proposed under-16 social media age restriction, backing the government's alternative approach to protecting children online · No: Back the Lords amendment to restrict children under 16 from accessing harmful social media services, arguing stronger statutory protections are needed | 258 | 152 | Yes |
All 22 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on schools 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Natalie Fleet | Bolsover | 67% |
| Martin Rhodes | Glasgow North | 67% |
| Noah Law | St Austell and Newquay | 67% |
ConConservative and Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Wright | Kenilworth and Southam | 67% |
| Neil O'Brien | Harborough, Oadby and Wigston | 67% |
| Shivani Raja | Leicester East | 67% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Farron | Westmorland and Lonsdale | 100% |
| Jamie Stone | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | 100% |
| Tom Gordon | Harrogate and Knaresborough | 100% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Stella Creasy | Walthamstow | 67% |
| Stephen Doughty | Cardiff South and Penarth | 67% |
| Jonathan Reynolds | Stalybridge and Hyde | 60% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Iqbal Mohamed | Dewsbury and Batley | 80% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 79% |
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | 79% |
RefReform UK
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Kruger | East Wiltshire | 86% |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | 67% |
| Robert Jenrick | Newark | 67% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Schools” → 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 · 22 divisions