Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — saviour siblings — definition of serious illness — 21 Jan 2008 at 16:36

Lord Krebs voted in the minority (Content).

This amendment seeks to place more stringent limits on the conditions under which saviour sibling tissue-typing can happen, by defining what a 'serious' condition is.

moved Amendment No. 33A:

Schedule 2, page 56, line 8, at end insert-
"(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d) "serious" means life-threatening or impairing severely the quality of life of a person with the disability, illness or condition."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 33A) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 138; Not-Contents, 167.

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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.

PartyMajority (Not-Content)Minority (Content)Turnout
Bishop0 623.1%
Con1 71 (+1 tell)35.1%
DUP0 3100.0%
Green1 0100.0%
Ind Lab0 1100.0%
Lab120 (+2 tell) 256.4%
LDem30 847.5%
UUP0 133.3%
Crossbench13 44 (+1 tell)30.9%
Total:165 13641.8%

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

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NamePartyVote
The Earl of OnslowConno
Lord Clarke of HampsteadLabaye
Lord Pendry Labaye
Viscount Falkland LDemaye
Lord Fearn LDemaye
The Earl of GlasgowLDemaye
Lord Livsey of TalgarthLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Roberts of LlandudnoLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Thomas of GresfordLDem (front bench)aye
Lord Tordoff LDemaye
Baroness Williams of CrosbyLDemaye

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