Vote · 17 Dec 2025 · Tax and spending
National Insurance on employer pension payments: the first main vote
MPs voted on the main idea of the planned law on National Insurance on employer pension payments. This is the first big vote on it. 312 MPs voted for and 165 against, so it was agreed. 2 MPs voted against their own party.
Official title: National Insurance Contributions (Employer Pensions Contributions) Bill: Second Reading · Division 395
Where is this law up to? See National Insurance on employer pension payments →
FOR (AYE)
312
AGAINST (NO)
165
RESULT
Agreed
How each party voted
Source: Commons Votes API · Official record
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| Party | For | Against | Voted against own party |
|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | 300 | 0 | 0 |
| Conservative | 0 | 91 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Independent | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Green Party | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Scottish National Party | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Who voted against their party?
| MP | Area | Party | Voted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adnan Hussain | Blackburn | Independent | Against |
| Patrick Spencer | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Independent | Against |