Disability Discrimination Bill [HL] — 3 Feb 2005 at 16:10
Lord Harris of Haringey voted with the majority (Not-Content).
[Amendments Nos. 23 to 25 not moved.]
Clause 7 [Rail vehicles: accessibility compliance certificates]:
[Amendment No. 26 not moved.]
moved Amendment No. 27:
After Clause 8, insert the following new clause-
"BUS ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS
In the 1995 Act, after section 47 there is inserted-
:TITLE3:"Bus vehicles
BUS ACCESSIBILITY REGULATIONS
(1) The Secretary of State shall make regulations for the purpose of securing that it is possible-
(a) for disabled persons-
(i) to get on to and off regulated bus vehicles of 22 seats or more in safety and without unreasonable difficulty;
(ii) to be carried in such vehicles in safety and in reasonable comfort; and
(b) for disabled persons in wheelchairs-
(i) to get on to and off such vehicles in safety and without unreasonable difficulty while remaining in their wheelchairs; and
(ii) to be carried in such vehicles in safety and in reasonable comfort while remaining in their wheelchairs.
(2) Regulations shall in particular create an offence of parking a motor vehicle at a bus stop clearly delineated on the road during the normal hours of bus operation contrary to the purposes set out in subsection (1).
(3) A person found guilty of such an offence, as set out in subsection (2), is liable to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale and up to 3 penalty points on their drivers' licence.""
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 27) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 36; Not-Contents, 100.
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 | 2 | 3 | 2.4% |
Crossbench | 5 | 3 | 4.5% |
Green | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lab | 90 (+2 tell) | 0 | 44.7% |
LDem | 0 | 27 (+2 tell) | 42.0% |
Total: | 97 | 34 | 20.4% |
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
Name | Party | Vote |
Lord Lamont of Lerwick | Con (front bench) | no |
Lord Vinson | Con | no |
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo | Crossbench | aye |
Viscount Craigavon | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lord Molyneaux of Killead | Crossbench | aye |