Pensions Bill — 27 Oct 2008 at 16:55
moved Amendment No. 69A:
After Clause 98, insert the following new Clause-
"Suspension of annuitisation order
(1) The Secretary of State may by order suspend any statutory provision or rule of law requiring a pension to be taken in the form of an annuity.
(2) The Secretary of State may by order renew an order made under subsection (1).
(3) The period for which a suspension order, made under subsection (1) or (2), has effect must be stated in the order and may not be less than 6 months or more than 2 years.
(4) Any order made under subsection (1) or (2) does not have effect until a draft has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 69A) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 129; Not-Contents, 156.
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 | 96 (+2 tell) | 47.6% |
| DUP | 0 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Ind Lab | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 112 (+2 tell) | 0 | 52.5% |
| LDem | 39 | 1 | 52.6% |
| UUP | 0 | 1 | 33.3% |
| Crossbench | 3 | 27 | 15.8% |
| Total: | 154 | 127 | 40.9% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.