Higher Education Bill — 22 Jun 2004 at 14:30
Bill read a third time.
moved Amendment No. 1:
After Clause 25, insert the following new clause-
"REPAYMENT OF FEES VIA VOLUNTARY SERVICE (1) The Secretary of State shall use his powers under section 186 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32) (student loans) to develop a scheme whereby fees charged under sections 23 and 24 of this Act may be repaid in whole or in part through the performance of voluntary service. (2) Regulations under section 186 of the 2002 Act shall specify both the types of voluntary service eligible and the minimum period of service necessary to qualify for such repayments."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 1) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 145; Not-Contents, 155.
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.| Party | Majority (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
| Bishop | 0 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Con | 2 | 85 (+1 tell) | 41.5% |
| Crossbench | 18 | 11 | 17.2% |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Independent Socialist | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 129 (+2 tell) | 1 | 69.1% |
| LDem | 0 | 41 (+1 tell) | 64.6% |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 151 | 140 | 44.3% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by name
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.