Lisbon Treaty — Act of parliament needed for the government to accept future changes to the Lisbon Treaty — 4 Jun 2008 at 22:40
The majority Not-Contents rejected an amendment[1] to the European Union (Amendment) Bill. The amendment would have required an Act of Parliament to be made where the European Union (EU) wanted to move certain policy areas from being decided by unanimity to qualified majority voting (known as the passerelle clauses).
Lord Howell of Guildford moved this amendment because as the Bill stood the government could call a vote on this issue with little to no parliamentary debate[2].
The European Union (Amendment) Bill implements the Lisbon Treaty into UK law. The main aims of the Lisbon Treaty were to[3]:
- Streamline EU institutions
- Establish a permanent President of the European Council (as of 16 March 2010 held by Herman Van Rompuy)
- Establish the post of High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (as of 16 March 2010 held by Catherine Ashton)
- Give new powers to the EU over justice and home affairs
- Remove the national veto in some areas such as energy security and emergency aid
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- [1] Lord Howell of Guildford, House of Lords, 4 June 2008
- [2] Lord Howell of Guildford, House of Lords, 4 June 2008
- [3] BBC News Q&A: The Lisbon Treaty, 5 February 2010
All Votes Cast - sorted by party
Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party are marked in red. Also shows which lords were ministers at the time of this vote. You can also see every eligible lord including those who did not vote in this division.
| Name | Party | Vote |
| Baroness Anelay of St Johns | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Lord Astor of Hever | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Earl Attlee | Con | aye |
| Lord Blackwell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Earl Ferrers | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lord Howell of Guildford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lord Hunt of Wirral | Con (front bench) | aye |
| The Duke of Montrose | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Baroness Morris of Bolton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lord Norton of Louth | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Baroness Seccombe | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Lord Skelmersdale | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lord Strathclyde | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lord Taylor of Holbeach | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lord Wade of Chorlton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lord Monson | Crossbench | aye |
| Baroness D'Souza | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
| Lord Hannay of Chiswick | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
| Baroness Ashton of Upholland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Bach | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Bassam of Brighton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Davidson of Glen Clova | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Davies of Oldham | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Grenfell | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Howarth of Newport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Maxton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord McKenzie of Luton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Baroness Quin | Lab (minister) | no |
| Baroness Royall of Blaisdon | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Viscount Simon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean | Lab (minister) | no |
| Baroness Thornton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Tomlinson | Lab | no |
| Lord Tunnicliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lord Addington | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lord Bradshaw | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lord Dykes | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lord Goodhart | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Baroness Harris of Richmond | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Baroness Linklater of Butterstone | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Baroness Ludford | LDem | no |
| Lord Maclennan of Rogart | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lord McNally | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lord Roper | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Baroness Thomas of Walliswood | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lord Wallace of Saltaire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Baroness Williams of Crosby | LDem | no |