Constitutional Reform Bill [HL] — 7 Dec 2004 at 16:30

moved Amendment No. 4:

Before Clause 1, insert the following new clause-

"LORD CHANCELLOR: FURTHER QUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT

(1) A person is not qualified to be appointed Lord Chancellor unless he has at any time-

(a) held high judicial office for a period of at least 2 years; or

(b) practised as a qualifying practitioner (as defined in section 16) for at least 12 years.

(2) For the avoidance of doubt, a person serving as a law officer of the Crown is practising as a qualified practitioner."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 4) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 215; Not-Contents, 175.

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Lord Evans of ParksideLabno
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Lord Harris of HaringeyLabno
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Lord Hughes of WoodsideLabno
Lord Hunt of Kings HeathLab (minister)no
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Lord King of West BromwichLabno
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Lord Lofthouse of PontefractLabno
Lord Macdonald of TradestonLab (minister)no
Lord MacKenzie of CulkeinLabno
Lord Mackenzie of FramwellgateLabno
Lord Mason of BarnsleyLabno
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Lord McIntosh of HaringeyLab (minister)no
Lord McKenzie of LutonLab (minister)no
Lord Merlyn-Rees Labno
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Lord Morris of AberavonLabno
Lord Parekh Labno
Lord Patel of BlackburnLabno
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Lord Plant of HighfieldLab (minister)no
Lord Ponsonby of ShulbredeLabno
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Lord Prys-Davies Labno
Baroness Ramsay of CartvaleLabno
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Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleLab (minister)no
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Baroness Turner of CamdenLabno
Baroness Uddin Labno
Lord Varley Labno
Baroness Wall of New BarnetLabno
Lord Warner Lab (minister)no
Lord Wedderburn of CharltonLabno
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Lord Whitty Lab (minister)no
Baroness Wilkins Lab (minister)no
Lord Williams of ElvelLab (minister)no
Lord Woolmer of LeedsLab (minister)no
Lord Young of Norwood GreenLabno
Viscount Falkland LDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Falkner of MargravineLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Hooson LDemaye
Baroness Linklater of ButterstoneLDemaye
Lord Livsey of TalgarthLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Neuberger LDemaye
Lord Phillips of SudburyLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Thomas of WalliswoodLDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Walmsley LDem (front bench)aye
Baroness Williams of CrosbyLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Addington LDem (front bench)no
Lord Avebury LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Barker LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyLDemno
Lord Clement-Jones LDem (front bench)no
Lord Dholakia LDem (front bench)no
Lord Dykes LDem (front bench)no
Lord Fearn LDemno
Lord Garden LDemno
Lord Goodhart LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Hamwee LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Harris of RichmondLDem (front bench)no
Lord Mackie of BenshieLDemno
Lord Maclennan of RogartLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Maddock LDem (front bench)no
The Earl of Mar and KellieLDem (front bench)no
Lord McNally LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne DomerLDem (front bench)no
Lord Newby LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Northover LDem (front bench)no
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove BayLDem (front bench)no
Lord Razzall LDem (front bench)no
Lord Redesdale LDem (front bench)no
Lord Rennard LDemno
Lord Roberts of LlandudnoLDemno
Lord Rodgers of Quarry BankLDemno
Lord Roper LDem (front bench)no
Lord Russell-Johnston LDemno
Baroness Sharp of GuildfordLDem (front bench)no
Lord Shutt of GreetlandLDem (front bench)no
Lord Smith of CliftonLDem (front bench)no
Lord Steel of AikwoodLDemno
Lord Tope LDemno
Lord Tordoff LDem (front bench)no
Lord Vallance of TummelLDem (front bench)no
Lord Wallace of SaltaireLDem (front bench)no
Lord McAlpine of West GreenOtheraye
Lord Maginnis of DrumglassUUPaye
Lord Rogan UUPaye

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