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Division Vote (Lords)
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 3 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Democratic Unionist Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 36 Noes - 144
Division Vote (Lords)
3 Feb 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 4 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Democratic Unionist Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 295 Noes - 180
Written Question
Abortion
Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Asked by: Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (Democratic Unionist Party - Life peer)

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take to prevent any increase in the number of women performing dangerous late-term abortions at home.

Answered by Baroness Merron - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)

Parliament decided in 2022 to amend the Abortion Act 1967 to make home use of medical abortion pills a permanent option in England and Wales where the pregnancy has not exceeded 10 weeks gestation. Before pills are prescribed for an early medical abortion at home, the woman requesting the abortion will have had a consultation with a clinician either in person, by telephone, or by electronic means. If the clinician has any concerns about the gestation of the pregnancy during a telephone or electronic consultation, the woman will be asked to attend a clinic.

In June 2025, the House of Commons voted to add a clause to the Crime and Policing Bill which would decriminalise abortion for a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy. The bill will now progress through Parliament in the usual way and is currently being debated in the House of Lords. Should abortion be decriminalised for a woman acting in relation to her own pregnancy these offences would still apply to medical professionals and third parties who do not abide by the rules set out in the Abortion Act 1967.

Speech in Lords Chamber - Mon 02 Feb 2026
Crime and Policing Bill

"My Lords, some of us have been sitting through this debate right from the very beginning. Others have come in late and then made certain speeches. I notice that the noble Lord had to read what he had to say as well. Therefore, I will just say to him very …..."
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech

View all Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Crime and Policing Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"I was not speaking against someone being in the room. I am speaking about someone being in the room whenever it is on Zoom or on camera and not in person, because you do not know whether the person in the room is privately and secretly coercing that person...."
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech

View all Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"My Lords, earlier in the debate, the noble Baroness, Lady Jay of Paddington, intervened to say that she could not understand why, having talked so much, we had not actually talked about terminal illness. If the noble Baroness remains in her place, she will be here for the fifth group …..."
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech

View all Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Speech in Lords Chamber - Fri 30 Jan 2026
Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill

"My Lords, there are just a few remarks I would like to make. We live in an age where it is hard to get a human to interact with any more. We lift the phone and speak to a voice that says that if you want one thing, press 1, …..."
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown - View Speech

View all Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP - Life peer) contributions to the debate on: Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill
Division Vote (Lords)
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 2 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Democratic Unionist Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 231 Noes - 147
Division Vote (Lords)
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and in line with the House
One of 4 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Democratic Unionist Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 255 Noes - 183
Division Vote (Lords)
28 Jan 2026 - Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill - View Vote Context
Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown (DUP) voted Aye - in line with the party majority and against the House
One of 3 Democratic Unionist Party Aye votes vs 0 Democratic Unionist Party No votes
Vote Tally: Ayes - 67 Noes - 191