Welfare Reform Bill — Report (1st Day) — 22 Oct 2009 at 13:40
The Countess of Mar voted with the majority (Content).
Amendment 1
Moved by Lord Northbourne
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause-
"General duty to have regard to the well-being of the child
(1) The Secretary of State, in discharging his functions under this Act, shall have regard to the well-being of any child likely to be affected by his decisions.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the meaning of "well-being of any child" includes-
(a) physical and mental health and social and emotional well-being;
(b) secure attachment and protection from harm and neglect;
(c) education, training and recreation;
(d) the contribution made by the child to society;
(e) social and economic well-being;
(f) age appropriate childcare, supervision and guidance."
(3) In the Jobseeker's Act 1995 (c. 18) after section 1 insert-
"1A Well-being of the child
The Secretary of State, in discharging his functions under this Act, shall have regard to the well-being of any child likely to be affected by his decisions."
(4) In the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) after section 1 insert-
"1A Well-being of the child
The Secretary of State, in discharging his functions under this Act, shall have regard to the well-being of any child likely to be affected by his decisions.""
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 |
| Con | 55 (+2 tell) | 0 | 28.9% |
| Lab | 0 | 81 (+2 tell) | 37.9% |
| LDem | 32 | 0 | 42.1% |
| Other | 0 | 1 | 16.7% |
| Crossbench | 14 | 13 | 14.4% |
| Total: | 101 | 95 | 29.2% |
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 | |
| no rebellions | |||