Education
Schools, universities, skills, and training
Based on 41 parliamentary votes
Sub-issues
How Parties Voted on Education
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.
Voted with government positionVoted in issue-aligned direction
Recent Votes
| Vote | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|
MPs voted on whether to accept or reject a change made by the House of Lords to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Without debate excerpts, the precise content of Lords Amendment 102 cannot be determined, but the vote decided whether the Commons would override that Lords change. Yes = Support the government's position of rejecting or disagreeing with Lords Amendment 102 to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill · No = Support retaining Lords Amendment 102, opposing the government's attempt to remove or replace it Govt: Aye | 261-138 | 15 Apr 2026 |
MPs voted on whether to reject a change made by the House of Lords to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Without debate excerpts, the precise content of Lords Amendment 41B is unknown, but the government (Labour) sought to overturn this Lords change and restore its original position. Yes = Support the government's decision to reject Lords Amendment 41B and restore the Commons' original position on this clause of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill · No = Support retaining the Lords' amendment 41B, opposing the government's attempt to override the change made by the upper chamber Govt: Aye | 255-146 | 15 Apr 2026 |
MPs voted on whether to accept or reject a change made by the House of Lords to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Without debate excerpts, the specific content of Lords Amendment 106 cannot be determined, but the vote represents the Commons deciding whether to keep or overturn a Lords modification to this wide-ranging children's legislation. Yes = Support the government's position to disagree with Lords Amendment 106, effectively rejecting the Lords' change to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill · No = Support retaining Lords Amendment 106, backing the change the unelected chamber made to the Bill Govt: Aye | 248-146 | 15 Apr 2026 |
MPs voted on whether to accept or reject a change made by the House of Lords to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill. Without debate excerpts, the specific content of Lords Amendment 38 cannot be determined, but the vote decided whether the Commons would override the Lords' modification to this legislation covering children's welfare and schools. Yes = Support the government's position of rejecting Lords Amendment 38, restoring the original Commons text of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill · No = Support retaining Lords Amendment 38, backing the change made by the House of Lords to the Bill Govt: Aye | 258-152 | 15 Apr 2026 |
An opposition party brought forward a motion calling for changes to the student loans system, likely addressing issues such as repayment terms, interest rates, or debt levels. Opposition day motions are symbolic but signal where parties stand on an issue; the government voted it down. Yes = Support reviewing or reforming the student loans system, potentially to reduce the burden on graduates through lower interest rates, better repayment terms, or wider debt relief · No = Oppose the opposition's proposed changes to student loans, either defending the current system or rejecting the specific framing of the motion Govt: No | 89-265 | 18 Mar 2026 |
Vote on regulations to raise university tuition fees in England by 2.71% for 2026-27. The Labour government backed the increase, while opposition MPs (Conservatives) criticised it as an added burden on young people, despite their own party having nearly tripled fees in 2012. Yes = Support raising university tuition fees by 2.71% for 2026-27, arguing it is necessary to sustain higher education funding · No = Oppose the tuition fee increase, arguing it adds to the financial burden on young people in a difficult labour market Govt: Aye | 277-99 | 18 Mar 2026 |
The government voted to reject a Lords amendment that would have required a review of funding levels for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, which provides financial help for adoptive and special guardian families. The government argued it had already committed £55 million for 2026-27 and confirmed the fund's continuation, making a formal review unnecessary. Yes = Support the government's rejection of a mandatory funding review for the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund, trusting existing ministerial commitments are sufficient · No = Back the Lords amendment requiring a formal review of funding for adoptive and special guardian families, arguing greater scrutiny and accountability is needed Govt: Aye | 310-183 | 9 Mar 2026 |
The Commons voted to reject the Lords' version of an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill relating to child poverty and free school meals entitlements, replacing it with the government's own alternative amendments. The Lords amendment engaged financial privilege, meaning it had spending implications; the government preferred its own wording expanding free school meals to children in universal credit households. Yes = Support the government's approach of substituting its own amendments in lieu of the Lords' version, backing the government's specific free school meals expansion plan · No = Prefer the Lords' original amendment, potentially seeking a broader or differently framed entitlement on free school meals or child poverty measures Govt: Aye | 322-105 | 9 Mar 2026 |
The Commons voted on whether to reject a Lords amendment that would have introduced a price cap on branded school uniform items, replacing the government's preferred approach of capping the number of compulsory branded items schools can require. The Lords amendment was backed by opposition MPs who argued a cost cap is a more effective way to reduce uniform costs for parents. Yes = Support rejecting the Lords' price cap on school uniforms, preferring the government's existing approach of limiting the number of compulsory branded uniform items · No = Support the Lords amendment introducing a direct price cap on branded school uniform items as a better way to reduce costs for parents Govt: Aye | 318-171 | 9 Mar 2026 |
The Lords had amended the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill to prevent the government from reducing pupil admission numbers at oversubscribed good and outstanding schools. The Commons voted to reject this Lords amendment, meaning the government retains the power to limit how many pupils these schools can take, overriding the Lords' attempt to protect parental choice and high-performing schools. Yes = Support the government's power to reduce pupil admission numbers at oversubscribed good and outstanding schools, rejecting the Lords' protection of parental choice · No = Oppose restricting good and outstanding schools from admitting more pupils, arguing parental choice drives school improvement and popular schools should be allowed to grow Govt: Aye | 317-163 | 9 Mar 2026 |
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.