Charities Bill [HL] — 12 Oct 2005 at 19:17
Lord Stoddart of Swindon voted in the minority (Content).
moved Amendment No. 32:
Page 9, leave out lines 9 to 17 and insert-
"(5) The Tribunal may award costs only in accordance with subsections (5A) and (5B) below.
(5A) If the Tribunal considers that any party to proceedings before it has acted vexatiously, frivolously or unreasonably, the Tribunal may order that party to pay to any other party to the proceedings the whole or part of the costs incurred by that other party in connection with the proceedings.
(5B) If the Tribunal considers that a decision, direction or order of the Commission which is the subject of proceedings before it was unreasonable, the Tribunal may order the Commission to pay to any other party to the proceedings the whole or part of the costs incurred by that other party in connection with the proceedings."
<[i>Amendment No. 33, as an amendment to Amendment No. 32, not moved.]
On Question, amendment agreed to.
moved Amendment No. 34:
Page 9, line 17, at end insert-
"( ) The Lord Chancellor may, after such consultations as he shall think fit, establish a suitors' fund to widen access to the Tribunal by assisting with payments of applicants' costs and may make rules for the purpose."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 34) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 54; Not-Contents, 102
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 | 0 | 12 (+1 tell) | 6.1% |
Crossbench | 2 | 9 | 6.1% |
Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Judge | 1 | 0 | 10.0% |
Lab | 93 (+2 tell) | 0 | 43.8% |
LDem | 0 | 30 (+1 tell) | 41.9% |
UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 97 | 52 | 22.0% |
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 |
Baroness D'Souza | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Williamson of Horton | Crossbench (front bench) | no |