The topic lensIssue · 6 divisions tagged · 11 parties active
Water Quality.
River and sea water quality, sewage
Divisions tagged
6
This parliament
Parties active
11
≥1 vote tagged
Most on-whip
Conservative and Unionist Party
100% aligned
Recent activity
6
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 | -17 | 33% on-whip · 343 MPs | |
| Conservative and Unionist Party | Con | +50 | 100% on-whip · 98 MPs | |
| Liberal Democrats | LD | +16 | 66% on-whip · 70 MPs | |
| Labour and Co-operative Party | Lab | -16 | 34% on-whip · 40 MPs | |
| Independent | Ind | +23 | 73% on-whip · 13 MPs | |
| Democratic Unionist Party | DUP | +44 | 94% on-whip · 4 MPs | |
| Reform UK | Ref | +32 | 82% on-whip · 4 MPs | |
| Green Party of England and Wales | Grn | +32 | 82% on-whip · 4 MPs |
Source · Hansard · alignment is the share of party MPs who voted with the party majority on tagged divisions
| Date | Motion | Aye | No | Carried |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Apr 2025 | Opposition Day: Sewage: Government amendment Aye: Support the government's amended position on tackling sewage pollution, preferring Labour's framing of the issue and its proposed approach over the opposition's original motion. · No: Reject the government's amendment, backing the original opposition motion on sewage — likely reflecting a view that the government's wording weakened or diluted the commitments in the opposition's text. | 303 | 69 | Yes |
| 23 Apr 2025 | Opposition Day: Sewage: Lib Dem motion Aye: Support stronger action to tackle sewage dumping in rivers and coastal waters, backing the Liberal Democrat position on water quality · No: Reject the Liberal Democrat motion, either disputing its terms or arguing the government's own approach to tackling sewage pollution is sufficient | 79 | 304 | No |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Water (Special Measures) Bill - Government motion to insist on Commons Amendment 2 and to propose Amendment (a) in lieu Aye: Support the government's preferred version of the amendment over the Lords' change, backing the Labour government's approach to water industry reform · No: Prefer the Lords' original amendment over the government's substitute, or oppose the government's handling of water regulation legislation | 333 | 67 | Yes |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 16 Aye: Support ringfencing fines from water company pollution offences into a dedicated fund to restore local waterways, rather than letting the money disappear into Treasury coffers. · No: Oppose mandating a separate Water Restoration Fund, preferring the government to retain flexibility over how penalty revenues are allocated rather than being bound by ringfencing requirements. | 182 | 322 | No |
| 28 Jan 2025 | Water (Special Measures) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 19 Aye: Support ensuring that when water companies are fined for wrongdoing, customers' bills are reduced by an equivalent amount, protecting bill payers from bearing the cost of their company's misconduct. · No: Oppose mandating automatic bill reductions linked to fines, preferring the Government retains flexibility over how penalty revenues are used rather than ring-fencing them for bill relief. | 180 | 326 | No |
All 6 divisions on this issue →
By party, the MPs whose voting record on water quality 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | 67% |
| Liam Byrne | Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North | 67% |
| Ian Murray | Edinburgh South | 67% |
LDLiberal Democrats
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Christine Jardine | Edinburgh West | 80% |
| Sarah Green | Chesham and Amersham | 80% |
| Ian Roome | North Devon | 80% |
LabLabour and Co-operative Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Kate Osamor | Edmonton and Winchmore Hill | 67% |
| Miatta Fahnbulleh | Peckham | 67% |
| Kirsty McNeill | Midlothian | 67% |
IndIndependent
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Easton | North Down | 100% |
| Ayoub Khan | Birmingham Perry Barr | 100% |
| Shockat Adam | Leicester South | 83% |
DUPDemocratic Unionist Party
| MP | Constituency | % on-whip |
|---|---|---|
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | 100% |
| Sammy Wilson | East Antrim | 100% |
| Gavin Robinson | Belfast East | 100% |
Pending — issue-to-service mapping
Mapping each Westminster issue to the equivalent council service bucket (so “Water Quality” → 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 · 6 divisions