Buses
Bus services and regulation
Based on 5 parliamentary votes
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How Parties Voted on Buses
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Recent Votes
| Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
A vote on Amendment 58 to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill during its Report Stage in the House of Commons. Without debate excerpts, the precise content of the amendment is unknown, but it was rejected by a large majority, suggesting it was an opposition amendment to the government's bus reform legislation. Yes = Support Amendment 58 to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill, likely seeking to modify the government's approach to bus service reform · No = Oppose Amendment 58, backing the government's existing provisions in the Bus Services (No.2) Bill without this change Govt: No | 95-362 | 10 Sept 2025 |
MPs voted on whether to pass the Bus Services (No.2) Bill into law at its final stage in the Commons. This bill gives local authorities in England greater powers to franchise and control bus services in their areas, reversing decades of deregulation. Yes = Support giving councils greater powers to run and regulate local bus services, expanding public oversight of transport · No = Oppose increased state and local authority control over bus services, preferring market-led provision Govt: Aye | 356-90 | 10 Sept 2025 |
A vote on New Clause 2 during the Report Stage of the Bus Services (No.2) Bill. Without debate excerpts, the precise content of the clause is unknown, but it was an amendment proposed to the government's bus services legislation — likely an opposition or backbench attempt to add a specific provision to the Bill. Yes = Support adding New Clause 2 to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill, backing whatever additional provision it would have introduced to bus service regulation or reform · No = Oppose adding New Clause 2, either because the government prefers the Bill as drafted or disagrees with the specific provision proposed Govt: No | 72-300 | 10 Sept 2025 |
Vote on Amendment 10 to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill during its Report Stage in the House of Commons. Without debate excerpts, the precise content of the amendment is unknown, but it sought to modify the government's bus reform legislation in some way. Yes = Support the amendment to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill, likely seeking to change how the legislation regulates or structures bus services · No = Oppose the amendment and support the Bus Services (No.2) Bill as introduced by the Labour government, without the proposed change Govt: No | 155-295 | 10 Sept 2025 |
Vote on Amendment 23 to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill during its Report Stage in the Commons. Without debate excerpts, the precise content of the amendment is unknown, but it sought to modify the government's bus services legislation in some way. Yes = Support the proposed amendment to the Bus Services (No.2) Bill, likely seeking to change or add to the government's approach to bus service regulation or franchising · No = Oppose the amendment, backing the government's original approach to reforming bus services as set out in the Bill Govt: No | 159-294 | 10 Sept 2025 |
How is this calculated?
Government alignment (primary bar) shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction (secondary bar) shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, a Yes vote counts as aligned. This can be misleading when the tagged direction happens to align with opposition amendments rather than government bills.
Why these metrics may differ: Opposition parties often vote against government bills for strategic or procedural reasons, even when they broadly support the policy area. The government alignment metric makes this clearer by showing the actual voting pattern against a consistent reference.
Source: Commons division data from the UK Parliament Votes API. Alignment direction determined by AI analysis of vote stance tags. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0.