Licensing Bill [HL] — 4 Mar 2003 at 16:49

Lord Mackay of Clashfern was absent

moved Amendment No. 221:

Before Clause 143, insert the following clause-

"ALLOWING CHILDREN INTO LICENSED PREMISES

(1) In pursuit of the licensing objective in section 4(2)(d), children under the age of 14 are only permitted to enter into licensed premises as defined in subsection (2) when accompanied by an adult over the age of 18.

(2) For the purpose of subsection (1), these licensed premises are-

(a) public houses;

(b) nightclubs; and

(c) any similar establishment whose primary purpose is the consumption of alcohol."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 221) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 184; Not-Contents, 111.

Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |

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
Bishop1 03.8%
Con110 (+1 tell) 051.9%
Ind Lab1 0100.0%
Lab0 109 (+2 tell)57.8%
LDem40 (+1 tell) 063.1%
UUP2 066.7%
Crossbench28 016.8%
Total:182 10944.2%

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