Police and Justice Bill — 7 Nov 2006 at 15:53
Lord Monson voted in the minority (Content).
This failed amendment was proposed in spite of the fact that even though the 2003 Extradition Treaty had now been ratified by the United States and there was now a degree of reciprocity in extradition proceedings, the Treaty would not come into full effect until 26th April 2007 (see here) and there was still therefore an opportunity to make amendments.
Charter barrister Ben Cooper writes in the London Advocate, Number 42, September 2007 that:
The Criminal Bar Association, in conjunction with Justice, Liberty and the CBI, lobbied Parliament in November 2006 to introduce a forum amendment to the Extradition Act. However, despite a Lords' majority in favour, the government resisted its introduction. The amendment would have permitted an independent judge to decide the appropriate forum for trial where a case could be tried in either the US or the UK. This would have helped the CPS out of the difficulty that they face in acting for the USA while simultaneously considering the merits of a domestic prosecution.
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 |
Bishop | 0 | 1 | 3.8% |
Con | 0 | 8 | 3.8% |
Crossbench | 27 | 20 | 24.7% |
DUP | 0 | 2 | 66.7% |
Green | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lab | 142 (+2 tell) | 0 | 66.1% |
LDem | 0 | 61 (+2 tell) | 79.7% |
UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 170 | 94 | 36.6% |
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 Ampthill | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Bridges | Crossbench | aye |
Baroness Fritchie | Crossbench | aye |
Baroness Greengross | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Hylton | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Inge | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Low of Dalston | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Molyneaux of Killead | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Monson | Crossbench | aye |
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Moore of Wolvercote | Crossbench | aye |
Baroness Murphy | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Palmer | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lord Ramsbotham | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Rees-Mogg | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lady Saltoun of Abernethy | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Viscount Slim | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Stern | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lord Thomas of Swynnerton | Crossbench | aye |
Baroness Warnock | Crossbench | aye |