Bus Services Act 2025

UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3910
Bus Services Act 2025
[As Introduced]
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A bill to make provision about local and school bus services; and for connected purposes.
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Presented by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill
supported by Heidi Alexander.
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Open Govt visitors' votes564 votes

55% Aye · 30845% No · 256

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

MPs' vote449 MPs

81% Ayes · 36219% Noes · 87

Commons division: Bus Services (No.2) Bill: Third Reading, 10 September 2025

Gap between site voters and MPs

26 percentage points, a wide gap

How the Lords voted

14 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.

13 October 2025Government won
Lord Moynihan moved Motion 31A, as an amendment to the motion that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 31, to leave out “agree” and insert “disagree”.
Peers' vote313 peers
Content · 138Not content · 175
Conservative 128 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 125 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 43 not content · Crossbench 5 content, 5 not content · Non-affiliated 2 content, 2 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 1 content, 0 not content
13 October 2025Government won
Baroness Pidgeon moved Motion 8B, as an amendment to the motion that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 8, at end to insert “, and do propose Amendment 8C instead of the words so left out of the Bill, 8C Clause 14, page 10, line 26, at end insert, “(5) The Secretary of State must take all necessary steps to ensure that the £2 bus fare cap is maintained for passengers using services that have been identified as socially necessary local services in accordance with section 138A of the Transport Act 2000.””
Peers' vote191 peers
Content · 57Not content · 134
Labour 0 content, 126 not content · Liberal Democrat 50 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 4 content, 4 not content · Non-affiliated 0 content, 3 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 1 content, 1 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content
13 October 2025Government won
Lord Moylan moved Motion 8A, as an amendment to the motion that this House do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 8, to leave out “agree” and insert “disagree”.
Peers' vote336 peers
Content · 147Not content · 189
Conservative 130 content, 1 not content · Labour 0 content, 129 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 50 not content · Crossbench 7 content, 5 not content · Non-affiliated 4 content, 4 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 3 content, 0 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 1 content, 0 not content
2 April 2025Government won
Baroness Pidgeon moved amendment 60, after clause 30, to insert the new clause £2 bus fare scheme.
Peers' vote207 peers
Content · 59Not content · 148
Labour 0 content, 136 not content · Liberal Democrat 52 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 2 content, 9 not content · Non-affiliated 2 content, 3 not content · Conservative 2 content, 0 not content · Green Party 1 content, 0 not content
2 April 2025Government defeated
Lord Moynihan moved amendment 58, after clause 30, to insert the new clause Recording and sharing data about assaults.
Peers' vote368 peers
Content · 226Not content · 142
Conservative 152 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 134 not content · Liberal Democrat 52 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 9 content, 6 not content · Non-affiliated 4 content, 2 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 5 content, 0 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content

Show 9 earlier Lords votes

2 April 2025Government defeated
Lord Hampton moved amendment 57, after clause 30, to insert the new clause Implementing a Vision Zero programme.
Peers' vote388 peers
Content · 240Not content · 148
Conservative 156 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 138 not content · Liberal Democrat 52 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 16 content, 7 not content · Non-affiliated 7 content, 3 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 5 content, 0 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content
2 April 2025Government defeated
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle moved amendment 53, after clause 30, to insert the new clause Review of the provision of bus services to villages in England.
Peers' vote399 peers
Content · 242Not content · 157
Conservative 165 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 142 not content · Liberal Democrat 51 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 13 content, 11 not content · Non-affiliated 5 content, 4 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 4 content, 0 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content
2 April 2025Government won
Lord Holmes of Richmond moved amendment 36, in clause 25, page 25, line 3, at end to insert, “(2A) The Secretary of State must issue guidance requiring, (a) buses to stop at the kerbside to allow all passengers to board from and alight directly to the pavement, and (b) stopping places to be designed such that all passengers can continue their journey without crossing a live cycle lane running through or on any part of the pavement. (2B) The organisations listed in subsection (6) must comply with the guidance issued under subsection (2A) when commissioning the design, construction or maintenance of a stopping place for a local service, or any facilities in the vicinity of a stopping place for a local service.”
Peers' vote430 peers
Content · 214Not content · 216
Conservative 178 content, 1 not content · Labour 0 content, 135 not content · Liberal Democrat 2 content, 54 not content · Crossbench 18 content, 23 not content · Non-affiliated 5 content, 3 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 5 content, 0 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content · Plaid Cymru 2 content, 0 not content · Bishops 1 content, 0 not content · Ulster Unionist Party 1 content, 0 not content
26 March 2025Government won
Lord Moylan moved amendment 20, in clause 18, page 13, line 35, at end to insert, “(4A) In relation to the award of a local service contract by one or more franchising authorities pursuant to a franchising scheme, any contract to be awarded pursuant to that franchising scheme shall not be an exempted contract under the Procurement Act 2023 unless awarded to a local government bus company that is an Exempted Local Government Bus Company and Schedule 2 to the Procurement Act 2023 shall be construed accordingly.
Peers' vote179 peers
Content · 54Not content · 125
Labour 0 content, 122 not content · Conservative 50 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 0 content, 3 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 3 content, 0 not content · Non-affiliated 1 content, 0 not content
26 March 2025Government defeated
Lord Moylan moved amendment 17A, in clause 12, page 10, line 7, at end to insert, “(5) The Secretary of State must undertake an assessment of the impact of the level of employers’ National Insurance contributions on the provision of socially necessary bus services, including transport services for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) and lay it before both Houses of Parliament within 3 months of the day on which this Act is passed.”
Peers' vote276 peers
Content · 150Not content · 126
Labour 0 content, 122 not content · Conservative 104 content, 0 not content · Liberal Democrat 40 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 1 content, 4 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content · Non-affiliated 2 content, 0 not content · Plaid Cymru 1 content, 0 not content
26 March 2025Government defeated
Lord Moylan moved amendment 17, in clause 12, page 10, line 7, at end to insert, “(5) The Secretary of State must conduct an assessment of the impact of ending the £2 bus fare cap on passengers ability to access socially necessary local services identified in accordance with section 138A of the Transport Act 2000.”
Peers' vote282 peers
Content · 155Not content · 127
Labour 0 content, 123 not content · Conservative 109 content, 0 not content · Liberal Democrat 42 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 0 content, 4 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 2 content, 0 not content · Non-affiliated 2 content, 0 not content
26 March 2025Government won
Lord Moylan moved amendment 13, after clause 11, to insert the new clause Poor performance of franchising.
Peers' vote314 peers
Content · 129Not content · 185
Labour 0 content, 130 not content · Conservative 123 content, 0 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 46 not content · Crossbench 0 content, 5 not content · Non-affiliated 3 content, 2 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 3 content, 0 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 2 not content
26 March 2025Government won
Lord Moylan moved amendment 12, after clause 11, to insert the new clause Franchising scheme: restriction.
Peers' vote318 peers
Content · 133Not content · 185
Labour 0 content, 131 not content · Conservative 127 content, 0 not content · Liberal Democrat 0 content, 45 not content · Crossbench 0 content, 5 not content · Non-affiliated 3 content, 2 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 3 content, 0 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 2 not content
26 March 2025Government defeated
Lord Moylan moved amendment 1, before clause 1, to insert the new clause Purpose: improvement of bus passenger services.
Peers' vote394 peers
Content · 238Not content · 156
Conservative 166 content, 0 not content · Labour 0 content, 144 not content · Liberal Democrat 52 content, 0 not content · Crossbench 7 content, 10 not content · Non-affiliated 7 content, 0 not content · Democratic Unionist Party 4 content, 0 not content · Green Party 2 content, 0 not content · Plaid Cymru 0 content, 2 not content

Lords votes last updated 18 October 2026. Source: UK Parliament Lords Votes API.