Armed Forces Bill — 6 Nov 2006 at 16:44
Lord Taverne voted in the minority (Content).
Resolved in the negative, and amendment disagreed to accordingly.
moved Amendment No. 6:
After Clause 340, insert the following new clause-
"SPECIAL PROVISION FOR SERVICE PERSONNEL UNDER THE AGE OF 18
(1) Service personnel under the age of 18 are not permitted to serve in combat areas.
(2) Service personnel under the age of 18 are not permitted to carry out guard duty with live weapons.
(3) Service personnel under the age of 17 are to be accommodated in dedicated locations, and particular attention is to be given to their care."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 6) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 60; Not-Contents, 226*.
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 | 54 | 0 | 25.4% |
Crossbench | 23 | 8 | 16.3% |
Green | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lab | 144 (+2 tell) | 0 | 67.0% |
LDem | 0 | 48 (+2 tell) | 63.3% |
UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 222 | 58 | 40.4% |
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 |
Baroness D'Souza | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lord Hannay of Chiswick | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Howe of Idlicote | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Meacher | Crossbench | aye |
Baroness Murphy | Crossbench | aye |
Baroness Stern | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lord Thomas of Swynnerton | Crossbench | aye |
Baroness Young of Hornsey | Crossbench | aye |