Proceeds of Crime Bill — 25 Jun 2002 at 17:23

Baroness Rendell of Babergh voted in the minority (Not-Content).

moved Amendment No. 13:

Page 5, line 10, at end insert-

"(3A) But subsection (3) does not apply to an amount which has been taken into account for the purposes of a deduction under that subsection on any earlier occasion."

On Question, amendment agreed to.

moved Amendment No. 14:

Page 5, line 21, at end insert-

"(5) The reference to general criminal conduct in the case of a confiscation order made under any of the provisions listed in subsection (4) is a reference to conduct in respect of which a court is required or entitled to make one or more assumptions for the purpose of assessing a person's benefit from the conduct."

On Question, amendment agreed to.

moved Amendment No. 15:

After Clause 9, insert the following new clause-

"COMPENSATION OF CREDITORS

(1) Any person who was a creditor of the defendant at the time when the confiscation order was made may, within one year of the date of the order, make an application to the court for compensation.

(2) The court may require the enforcement authority to pay compensation to the applicant if it is satisfied that-

(a) as a result of the making of the order the defendant is wholly or in part unable to repay the debt;

(b) the debt was incurred for full consideration; and

(c) at the time the debt was incurred the applicant had no reason to believe that a confiscation order could be made against the defendant."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 15) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 159; Not-Contents, 136.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Content)Minority (Not-Content)Turnout
Con109 (+1 tell) 049.1%
Crossbench11 810.9%
Green1 0100.0%
Lab0 126 (+2 tell)65.3%
LDem34 (+1 tell) 053.0%
UUP1 050.0%
Total:156 13444.3%

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NamePartyVote
Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbenchno
Lord Bhatia Crossbench (front bench)no
Viscount Bledisloe Crossbenchno
Lord Brightman Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Chorley Crossbenchno
Baroness Darcy de Knayth Crossbenchno
Viscount Tenby Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Weatherill Crossbench (front bench)no

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