Mental Health
Mental health services and policy
Based on 3 parliamentary votes
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How Parties Voted on Mental Health
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 New Clause 26 during the Report Stage of the Mental Health Bill. Without debate excerpts, the specific content of this clause is unknown, but it was an amendment proposed to the Mental Health Bill that was rejected by a large majority. Yes = Support adding New Clause 26 to the Mental Health Bill · No = Oppose New Clause 26, backing the Bill as presented by the government without this addition Govt: No | 81-329 | 14 Oct 2025 |
Vote on Amendment 41 to the Mental Health Bill, which would require that when a child is detained under the Mental Health Act, the person legally recognised as responsible for them (such as a parent or guardian) must be properly involved or protected in that process. The amendment sought to strengthen safeguards for children facing detention in mental health settings. Yes = Support requiring formal involvement of a child's legal guardian or responsible person when a child is detained under the Mental Health Act, adding protective safeguards beyond existing guidance. · No = Oppose the amendment, likely arguing existing provisions or guidance are sufficient and that statutory requirements are unnecessary or unworkable. Govt: No | 166-335 | 14 Oct 2025 |
Vote on whether to require that every mental health patient's care and treatment plan must include a formal assessment of the risk they pose to public safety in the community. Supporters argued this was essential to prevent tragedies like the cases of Nicola Edgington and Valdo Calocane; the government argued existing professional standards already require risk documentation. Yes = Support requiring an explicit public safety risk assessment as a mandatory component of every mental health care and treatment plan · No = Oppose the amendment, arguing existing professional obligations already cover risk documentation and that mandating it in statute is unnecessary or could undermine therapeutic patient-centred care Govt: No | 165-336 | 14 Oct 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.