Higher Education Bill — 8 Jun 2004 at 14:30

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

moved Amendment No. 3:

After Clause 20, insert the following new clause-

"ACADEMIC SALARIES REVIEW BODY (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint an Academic Salaries Review Body ("the Review Body") to provide independent advice on the remuneration of teachers and researchers in institutions of higher and further education in the United Kingdom. (2) In reaching its recommendations the Review Body is to take into account- (a) comparability between academic salaries and those of other professions since 1950, and (b) the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitable and qualified academic staff in a full range of academic disciplines in institutions of higher and further education in the United Kingdom. (3) In appointing members of the Review Body the Secretary of State shall include representation from institutions of higher and further education and from other professions including those for which a university degree is not an obligatory qualification. (4) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to submit the report of the Review Body annually to both Houses of Parliament together with his own plans in relation to the implementation of its recommendations."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 3) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 57; Not-Contents, 122.

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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
Bishop1 03.8%
Con2 30 (+2 tell)16.3%
Crossbench9 2117.8%
Independent Socialist1 0100.0%
Lab105 (+2 tell) 359.1%
LDem0 11.6%
Total:118 5527.1%

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 Blackwell Con (front bench)no
Lord Vinson Con (front bench)no
Lord Armstrong of IlminsterCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Bhatia Crossbenchno
Lord Boston of FavershamCrossbenchno
Lord Craig of RadleyCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Finlay of LlandaffCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Howarth of BrecklandCrossbenchno
Lord Ouseley Crossbenchno
Lord Palmer Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Sutherland of HoundwoodCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Campbell-Savours Lab (minister)aye
Lord Morgan Lab (minister)aye
Lord Prys-Davies Labaye

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