Welfare Reform Bill — 19 Mar 2007 at 21:48
Lord Thomas of Gresford voted in the minority (Content).
moved Amendments Nos. 69 to 80:
Schedule 4 , page 76, line 38, leave out sub-paragraph (4)
Schedule 4 , page 77, line 44, leave out "under section 68 of that Act"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 5, leave out "benefit" and insert "award""
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 6, at beginning insert "an award of"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 6, leave out from "benefit" to end of line 7
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 8, at beginning insert "an award of"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 8, leave out "under section 68 of that Act"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 10, at beginning insert "an award of"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 10, leave out from "support" to beginning of line 11 and insert "made to a person to whom regulation 6(4)(a) or 13(2)(b) or (bb) of, or"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 11, leave out "8,"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 13, leave out from "1987/1967)" to end of line 15 and insert "(persons incapable of work or disabled) applies;"
Schedule 4 , page 78, line 15, at end insert-
""incapacity benefit" (except in paragraph 10(a)) means-
(a) incapacity benefit under section 30A, 40 or 41 of the Contributions and Benefits Act, (b) long-term incapacity benefit under regulation 11(4) of the Social Security (Incapacity Benefit) (Transitional) Regulations 1995 (S.I. 1995/310) (former sickness benefit), and (c) invalidity benefit which has effect by virtue of regulation 17(1) of those regulations as if it were long-term incapacity benefit;
"income support" means income support under section 124 of the Contributions and Benefits Act;
"severe disablement allowance" means severe disablement allowance under section 68 of that Act (as it has effect by virtue of article 4 of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 9, and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2958) (C. 89));"
On Question, amendments agreed to.
Clause 29 <[i>Local housing allowance]:
moved Amendment No. 81:
Clause 29 , page 20, line 21, at end insert-
"( ) The appropriate maximum housing benefit shall only vary for those aged under 21."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 81) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 22; Not-Contents, 43.
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 | 0 | 0.0% |
Crossbench | 0 | 4 | 2.1% |
Lab | 39 (+2 tell) | 0 | 19.0% |
LDem | 0 | 16 (+2 tell) | 22.8% |
Total: | 39 | 20 | 9.1% |
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 Robertson of Port Ellen | Crossbench | no |