Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill — 28 Nov 2002 at 18:30

Mr Michael Trend MP, Windsor voted in the minority (Aye).

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Today's older people are the generation who created our great public services. Labour Members believe that they, above all others, deserve to get the best from them. Indeed, the mark of a civilised society is the way in which it treats its most senior citizens. The Bill is, therefore, first and foremost about promoting the well-being and independence of older people. It is about ensuring dignity and security in old age.

I beg to move, To leave out from 'That' to the end of the Question, and to add instead thereof:

Xthis House declines to give a Second Reading to the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill because it would be divisive and undermine successful working partnerships between the NHS and Social Services Departments; imposes a negative fining system on local authorities rather than promoting positive policies to tackle the problems facing community care; fails to redress the loss of capacity due to over 60,000 beds being closed down in residential care since 1997 and the closure of over 2,000 care homes; fails to recognise that the number of households receiving domiciliary care has fallen by almost 100,000 households; and unfairly penalises local authorities without improving the system of discharging patients from hospital."

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 136, Noes 238.

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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 are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

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

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 106 (+2 tell)066.3%
DUP0 1020.0%
Independent0 10100.0%
Independent Conservative0 10100.0%
Lab238 (+2 tell) 0058.5%
LDem0 24045.3%
PC0 2050.0%
UUP0 1016.7%
Total:238 136058.8%

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