Welfare Reform Bill — 19 Mar 2007 at 16:40
Lord Higgins voted with the majority (Content).
<[i>Amendments Nos. 10 and 11 not moved.]
Clause 9 <[i>Limited capability for work-related activity]:
<[i>Amendments Nos. 12 to 15 not moved.]
moved Amendment No. 16:
After Clause 9 , insert the following new Clause-
"Report
The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament an independent report on the operation of the assessments under sections 8 and 9 annually for the first five years after these sections come into effect."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 16) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 150; Not-Contents, 133.
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 (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
Bishop | 1 | 0 | 3.8% |
Con | 76 (+1 tell) | 0 | 37.0% |
Crossbench | 24 | 4 | 14.8% |
Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 0 | 125 (+2 tell) | 58.8% |
LDem | 43 (+1 tell) | 0 | 55.7% |
UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Total: | 147 | 129 | 38.8% |
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 Craig of Radley | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Elystan-Morgan | Crossbench | no |
Lord Ouseley | Crossbench | no |
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen | Crossbench | no |
Lord Williamson of Horton | Crossbench (front bench) | no |