The new restrictions involve regulations on face masks, isolation rules, COVID passes and compulsory vaccinations for healthcare workers.
MPs have approved the government's plan to reintroduce some COVID-19 restrictions following the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant.
Parliament passed the Plan B COVID-19 rules, which involve regulations on face masks, isolation rules, COVID passes and compulsory vaccinations for healthcare workers.
Here, we look at how local MPs voted on the introduction of COVID-19 passes:
Herefordshire

Hereford & South Herefordshire - Jesse Norman
Mandatory NHS jabs FOR
Covid passes NO VOTE RECORDED
Face coverings FOR

North Herefordshire - Bill Wiggin
Mandatory NHS jabs FOR
Covid passes FOR
Face coverings FOR
Monmouthshire

Monmouth - David Davies
Mandatory NHS jabs FOR
Covid passes FOR
Face coverings FOR
South Shropshire

South Shropshire - Phillip Dunne
Mandatory NHS jabs FOR
Covid passes FOR
Face coverings FOR
Worcestershire

West Worcestershire - Harriet Baldwin
Mandatory NHS jabs AGAINST
Covid passes AGAINST
Face coverings NO VOTE RECORDED
While mandatory vaccination for frontline NHS staff is set to come into force from 1 April next year.
Vaccine certificates will be checked starting from 6am today.
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