Administration and Works Committee — 21 Dec 2004 at 12:58
rose to move, That the first report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 209, Session 2003–04), be agreed to.
Moved, That the first report from the Select Committee (HL Paper 209, Session 2003–04), be agreed to.-(The Chairman of Committees.)
The report can be found at:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200304/ldselect/ldaccwks/209/209.pdf
rose to move, as an amendment to the above Motion, to leave out "agreed to" and insert "referred back to the committee for further consideration, including:
(a) consultation with Members of the House, staff of the House and others concerned with smokers' rights, including the Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco;
(b) consideration of the rights of smokers in any future plans for the Writing Room and the possible partition of the present Writing Room on a temporary basis; and
(c) consideration of a possible reorganisation of the Bishops' Bar so that smoking could be permitted in one of the two rooms."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 1) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 41; Not-Contents, 116.
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 |
Con | 13 | 20 | 15.7% |
Crossbench | 14 | 11 (+2 tell) | 15.3% |
Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Independent Socialist | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lab | 65 (+1 tell) | 2 | 33.2% |
LDem | 20 (+1 tell) | 3 | 35.3% |
Total: | 112 | 38 | 23.3% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.