After Clause 42 - Requirement for agricultural and food imports to meet domestic standards

Agriculture Bill – in the House of Commons at 9:00 pm on 12 October 2020.

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  • Division number 129
    A majority of MPs voted not to require agricultural and food imports to meet or exceed relevant domestic standards.

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 16.—(Victoria Prentis.)

Division number 129 Agriculture Bill — New Clause After Clause 42 — Requirement for Agricultural and Food Imports to Meet Domestic Standards

A majority of MPs voted not to require agricultural and food imports to meet or exceed relevant domestic standards.

Aye: 328 MPs

No: 277 MPs

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No: A-Z by last name

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Absent: 38 MPs

Abstained: 3 MPs

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Abstained: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 332, Noes 279.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment 16 disagreed to.

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