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Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 35 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 130 Noes - 443
Division Vote (Commons)
9 Jul 2025 - Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 377 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 175 Noes - 401
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 338 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 167 Noes - 346
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 331 Labour Aye votes vs 1 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 415 Noes - 98
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 333 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 178 Noes - 338
Division Vote (Commons)
8 Jul 2025 - Football Governance Bill [Lords] - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted No - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 336 Labour No votes vs 0 Labour Aye votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 86 Noes - 340
Written Question
Coal: Mining
Monday 7th July 2025

Asked by: Matt Bishop (Labour - Forest of Dean)

Question to the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero:

To ask the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, what progress his Department has made on bringing forward legislative proposals to amend the Coal Industry Act 1994 to prohibit new coal extraction licences; and if he will ensure that those legislative proposals protect the rights of freeminers in the Forest of Dean.

Answered by Michael Shanks - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)

On 14 November 2024 we announced that we will introduce new legislation as soon as possible to restrict the future licensing of new coal mines. Under our plans, the historic rights of Freeminers in the Forest of Dean will be exempted and can continue.

Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Deferred Division - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 327 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 338 Noes - 79
Division Vote (Commons)
2 Jul 2025 - Prisons - View Vote Context
Matt Bishop (Lab) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 326 Labour Aye votes vs 0 Labour No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 333 Noes - 168