Consumer Credit Bill — 21 Mar 2006 at 15:41
moved Amendment No. 2:
After Clause 37, insert the following new clause-
"OFT'S GENERAL DUTIES
After section 1 of the 1974 Act insert-
"OFT's general duties
(1) In discharging its functions under this Act to regulate the conduct of licences, the OFT must, so far as is reasonably possible, act in a way-
(a) which is compatible with the regulatory objectives; and
(b) which the OFT considers most appropriate for the purpose of meeting those objectives.
(2) The regulatory objectives are-
(a) the protection of consumers;
(b) the promotion of an efficient and innovative consumer credit industry; and
(c) maintaining a competitive market in consumer credit.""
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 2) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 132; Not-Contents, 150.
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 | 81 (+2 tell) | 39.7% |
Crossbench | 21 | 5 | 14.4% |
Green | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lab | 127 (+2 tell) | 0 | 60.8% |
LDem | 0 | 40 | 54.1% |
UUP | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Total: | 148 | 128 | 41.3% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.