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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3752

Product Regulation and Metrology Act 2025

[As Introduced]
A
BILL
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A Bill to make provision about the marketing or use of products in the United Kingdom; about units of measurement and the quantities in which goods are marketed in the United Kingdom; and for connected purposes.

Presented by Lord Leong
supported by Jonathan Reynolds.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLordsRoyal Assent
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Open Govt visitors' votes567 votes
45% Aye · 25755% No · 310

Votes cast on this site by visitors who chose to vote. They are not a poll of the public.

MPs' vote363 MPs
73% Ayes · 26427% Noes · 99

Commons division: Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [Lords]: Third Reading, 4 June 2025

Gap between site voters and MPs

28 percentage points, a wide gap

Outcome mismatch: site voters would block this bill, but MPs passed it in this division.

How the Lords voted

7 formal votes in the House of Lords on this bill, newest first.

These are the occasions when peers formally divided and every vote was recorded. Most decisions in the Lords, including on many amendments, are agreed without a recorded vote, so they do not appear here.

  • 5 March 2025Government won

    Lord Hunt of Wirral moved amendment 48, in clause 9, page 9, line 33, at end to insert, “(5) Regulations made under this section that amend or replace primary legislation must be subject to the affirmative resolution procedure. (6) Before making any regulations under this section, the Secretary of State must, (a) conduct a consultation for a period of no less than six weeks; (b) publish a statement outlining the purpose and necessity of the proposed regulations, the expected impact on businesses, consumers, and enforcement bodies, and the outcome of the consultation. (7) Within six months of any regulations made under this section which amend or repeal primary legislation, the Secretary of State must publish a review of the effect of that regulation and lay it before Parliament.”

    Peers' vote335 peers
    Content · 146Not content · 189

    Labour 0 content, 131 not content · Conservative 130 content, 0 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 39 not content · Crossbench 6 content, 17 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 6 content, 0 not content · Non-affiliated 3 content, 0 not content · Green Party 0 content, 1 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 1 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 1 content, 0 not content

  • 5 March 2025Government won

    Lord Sharpe of Epsom moved amendment 38ZA, as an amendment to amendment 38, in clause 5, to leave out from “to” to end and insert “amend or repeal section 8(2)(d) of, or Part IV of Schedule 1 to, the Weights and Measures Act 1985.”

    Peers' vote381 peers
    Content · 174Not content · 207

    Conservative 166 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 137 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 42 not content · Crossbench 2 content, 22 not content · Non-affiliated 4 content, 2 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content · Green Party 0 content, 2 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 2 not content

  • 5 March 2025Government won

    Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle moved amendment 26, after clause 2, to insert the new clause Period product safety: regulations and requirements.

    Peers' vote245 peers
    Content · 86Not content · 159

    Labour 0 content, 143 not content · Liberal Democrat 45 content, 1 not content · Crossbench 31 content, 8 not content · Non-affiliated 2 content, 4 not content · Conservative 4 content, 1 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content · Plaid Cymru 2 content, 0 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 0 content, 1 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 0 content, 1 not content

  • 5 March 2025Government won

    Baroness Lawlor moved amendment 21, in clause 2, page 3, line 37, at to end insert, “(7A) Any regulations under subsection (7) which specify a relevant foreign law must specify that the foreign law referred to is that which is in application on a particular date, which must be specified.”

    Peers' vote395 peers
    Content · 167Not content · 228

    Conservative 152 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 139 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 44 not content · Crossbench 4 content, 35 not content · Non-affiliated 4 content, 6 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 5 content, 0 not content · Green Party 0 content, 2 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 2 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content

  • 26 February 2025Government won

    Lord Sharpe of Epsom moved amendment 8, in clause 1, page 1, line 12, at end to insert, “(2A) The Secretary of State may not make regulations under subsection (2) that will disadvantage the United Kingdom or its trade under, (a) the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership, (b) the Japan Economic Comprehensive Partnership Agreement, (c) the UK-Canada Trade Continuity Agreement, (d) the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement, (e) the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement, or (f) any other trade treaties to which the United Kingdom is a signatory, including any free trade agreement with the United States of America.”

    Peers' vote253 peers
    Content · 86Not content · 167

    Labour 0 content, 117 not content · Conservative 75 content, 1 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 41 not content · Crossbench 0 content, 6 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 5 content, 0 not content · Non-affiliated 3 content, 1 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 3 content, 0 not content · Green Party 0 content, 1 not content

Show 2 earlier Lords votes
  • 26 February 2025Government won

    Lord Sharpe of Epsom moved amendment 2, in clause 1, page 1, line 3, to leave out subsection (1).

    Peers' vote421 peers
    Content · 189Not content · 232

    Conservative 170 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 142 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 60 not content · Crossbench 7 content, 22 not content · Non-affiliated 5 content, 4 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 6 content, 0 not content · Green Party 0 content, 2 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 2 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 1 content, 0 not content

  • 26 February 2025Government won

    Lord Sharpe of Epsom moved amendment 1, before clause 1, to insert the new clause Purpose.

    Peers' vote405 peers
    Content · 177Not content · 228

    Conservative 156 content, 1 not content · Labour 0 content, 134 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 55 not content · Crossbench 7 content, 29 not content · Non-affiliated 7 content, 5 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 5 content, 0 not content · Green Party 0 content, 2 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content · Bishops 0 content, 1 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 1 not content

Lords votes last updated 17 October 2026. Source: UK Parliament Lords Votes API.

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Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading13 Mar 2025
  • 2nd reading1 Apr 2025
  • Committee stage13 May 2025
  • Report stage4 Jun 2025
  • 3rd reading4 Jun 2025

Lords

  • 1st reading4 Sept 2024
  • 2nd reading8 Oct 2024
  • Committee stage20 Nov 2024
  • Report stage26 Feb 2025
  • 3rd reading12 Mar 2025
Royal Assent21 Jul 2025