Lords Amendment — 23 Jul 2002 at 16:34

Baroness Rendell of Babergh voted with the majority (Not-Content).

17Before Clause 7, insert the following new clause-

"Guidance about the exercise of functions under control orders

(1) This section applies to licensing powers and other functions conferred by a control order on any person in connection with controls imposed under this Act.
(2) The Secretary of State may give guidance about any matter relating to the exercise of any licensing power or other function to which this section applies.
(3) But the Secretary of State must give guidance about the general principles to be followed when exercising licensing powers to which this section applies.
(4) Where-

(a) the description of thing being controlled is within one or more of the categories mentioned in the Schedule; or

(b) the activity being controlled could have one or more of the possible consequences that are of a kind mentioned in the Table in paragraph 3 of the Schedule, the guidance required by subsection (3) must state that regard shall be had, when exercising such powers, to-

(i) issues relating to sustainable development; and

(ii) issues relating to any possible consequences of the activity being controlled that are of a kind mentioned in the Table in paragraph 3 of the Schedule; but this subsection does not restrict the matters which may be addressed in guidance.

(5) Any person exercising a licensing power or other function to which this section applies shall have to any guidance which relates to that power or other function.

(6) A copy of any guidance shall be laid before Parliament and published in such manner as the Secretary of State may think fit.
(7) In this section "guidance" means guidance stating that it is given under this section.
(8) The consolidated criteria relating to export licensing decisions announced to Parliament by the Secretary of State on 26th October 2000 shall (until withdrawn or varied under this section) be treated as guidance which-

(a) is given and published under this section; and

(b) fulfils the duty imposed by subsection (3) in respect of any export controls and transfer controls which may be imposed in relation to goods or technology of a description falling within paragraph 1 or 2 of the Schedule."

The Commons agreed to this amendment with the following amendment-

17A Line 12, leave out from beginning to end of line 18 and insert, "The guidance required by subsection (3) must include guidance about the consideration (if any) to be given,"

moved, as an amendment to Commons Amendment No. 17A, Amendment No. 17B:

Line 2, leave out from "must" to end and insert "state that consideration shall be given, so far as relevant,".

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 17B) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 74; Not-Contents, 142.

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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 (Not-Content)Minority (Content)Turnout
Bishop0 311.5%
Con0 20.9%
Crossbench12 20 (+1 tell)19.0%
Independent Socialist1 0100.0%
Lab127 (+2 tell) 065.8%
LDem0 44 (+1 tell)68.2%
UUP0 150.0%
Total:140 7031.1%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible lord who could have voted in this division

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NamePartyVote
Lord Allen of AbbeydaleCrossbenchno
Lord Bhatia Crossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Boothroyd Crossbenchno
Lord Bramall Crossbenchno
Lord Bridges Crossbenchno
Lord Greenway Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Marsh Crossbenchno
Lord Molyneaux of KilleadCrossbenchno
Lord Moser Crossbenchno
Lord Ouseley Crossbenchno
Viscount Tenby Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Williamson of HortonCrossbench (front bench)no

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