Sexual Offences Bill [HL] — 1 Apr 2003 at 22:52

Baroness Trumpington was absent

Clause 22 [Abuse of position of trust: causing a child to watch a sexual act]:

moved Amendment No. 140:

Page 10, line 3, leave out second "a" and insert "any"

On Question, amendment agreed to.

[Amendments Nos. 141 to 149 not moved.]

moved Amendment No. 150:

After Clause 22, insert the following new clause-

"ABUSE OF POSITION OF TRUST: ACTS DONE IN SCOTLAND

Anything which, if done in England and Wales or Northern Ireland, would constitute an offence under any of sections 18 to 22 also constitutes that offence if done in Scotland."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 150) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 33; Not-Contents, 10.

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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
Con0 2 (+2 tell)1.8%
Crossbench1 32.3%
Lab29 (+2 tell) 016.0%
LDem0 34.6%
Total:30 86.5%

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Lord Monson Crossbenchaye

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