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Lords division · 23 Apr 2026 · No. 3

English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill

Lord Jamieson moved Motion D1, as an amendment to Motion D, at end insert “, and do propose Amendments 89B and 89C in lieu— 89B After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause— “Brownfield land priority (1) A spatial development strategy prepared by a mayor, combined authority, or combined county authority must seek to prioritise the development of suitable brownfield land within the relevant area before designating greenfield land for development. (2) Greenfield land may be designated for development where the authority is satisfied that— (a) the use of available brownfield land alone would be insufficient to meet identified development needs, or (b) development of such brownfield land would not be viable, deliverable, or would give rise to unacceptable environmental impacts, having regard to subsection (3). (3) In applying this section, the authority must have regard to— (a) the availability and deliverability of brownfield land, (b) the economic viability of development, (c) the suitability of brownfield land for the proposed development, (d) the environmental impacts of any development, (e) the need to meet housing and economic development requirements in the relevant area, and (f) and relevant national planning policy.” 89C Clause 92, page 88, line 1, at end insert— “(ka) section (Brownfield land priority) (brownfield land priority);”” The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 64

Contents: 209 Not Contents: 145

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 64 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 130
Liberal Democrat 53
Crossbench 15
Non-affiliated 5
Green Party 2
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Bishops 1

Not Contents

Labour 129
Crossbench 10
Non-affiliated 6

The party breakdowns are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Peers attend divisions ad hoc, so there is no did-not-vote list. Tellers are counted in the Content and Not Content totals, unlike in the Commons.

Tellers: The Earl of Courtown (Content), Baroness Williams of Trafford (Content), Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Not Content), Baroness Wheeler (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (207)

Not Contents (143)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.