Transport
Transport infrastructure and policy
Based on 17 parliamentary votes
Sub-issues
How Parties Voted on Transport
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 |
|---|---|---|
The opposition brought forward a motion calling for action on fuel duty, likely opposing a planned increase or calling for a freeze or cut. This matters because fuel duty directly affects the cost of driving for households and businesses across the UK. Yes = Support the opposition's position on fuel duty — likely backing a freeze or cut to ease cost-of-living pressures on drivers · No = Oppose the opposition's motion, backing the government's existing approach to fuel duty — likely defending a planned increase or rejecting the opposition's proposed policy Govt: No | 103-261 | 18 Mar 2026 |
MPs voted on whether to pass the Railways Bill at its Second Reading, which would bring private train operating companies into public ownership and create a new publicly-run national rail operator. The government argued nationalisation would end decades of dysfunction and fragmentation on the railways. Yes = Support nationalising rail services under public ownership to improve reliability and coordination of the railway network · No = Oppose rail nationalisation, arguing public ownership has not improved services and that the bill's approach is misguided Govt: Aye | 330-173 | 9 Dec 2025 |
MPs voted on a reasoned amendment to block the Railways Bill from proceeding to its next stage. The Bill proposes bringing train operating companies into public ownership, with the government arguing nationalisation will improve reliability and end decades of dysfunction, while opponents raised concerns about whether public ownership actually delivers better services. Yes = Support blocking the Railways Bill, expressing scepticism that nationalising train operators will improve passenger services · No = Support the Railways Bill proceeding, backing the government's plan to bring railways into public ownership to improve reliability and performance Govt: No | 169-333 | 9 Dec 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 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 |
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 |
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 |
MPs voted on the final passage of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill, a major government bill designed to reform the planning system to accelerate housebuilding and infrastructure delivery. The debate excerpt relates to a provision about compulsory purchase powers being used to facilitate active travel routes (cycling and walking infrastructure). Yes = Support passing the Planning and Infrastructure Bill into law, including reforms to speed up planning decisions, enable more housebuilding, and facilitate infrastructure including active travel routes through compulsory purchase powers · No = Oppose the Planning and Infrastructure Bill in its current form, likely citing concerns about weakening local planning controls, inadequate protections for communities or the environment, or specific objectionable provisions Govt: Aye | 308-177 | 10 Jun 2025 |
Vote on a Liberal Democrat amendment (New Clause 114) that would require open spaces to be provided in new towns and development corporation developments, alongside related amendments on active travel infrastructure and recreational land. The Lib Dems argued the government should go further in ensuring new developments include green and recreational space funded through land value capture. Yes = Support requiring open spaces and recreational land to be included in new towns and development corporation areas, going further than the government's current proposals on green infrastructure. · No = Oppose the specific Lib Dem amendment on open spaces in new developments, preferring the government's existing approach to planning for green infrastructure in new towns. Govt: No | 80-308 | 10 Jun 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.