Children and Families Bill — Report (1st Day) — 9 Dec 2013 at 17:30

Lord Bichard voted in the minority (Content).

Amendment 1

Moved by Lord Nash

1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause-

“Contact between prescribed persons and adopted person’s relatives

(1) In section 98 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (pre-commencement adoptions: information), after subsection (1) insert-

“(1A) Regulations under section 9 may make provision for the purpose of facilitating contact between persons with a prescribed relationship to a person adopted before the appointed day and that person’s relatives.”

(2) In each of subsections (2) and (3) of that section, for “that purpose” substitute “a purpose within subsection (1) or (1A)”.

(3) In subsection (7) of that section, after the definition of “appointed day” insert-

““prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under section 9;”.”

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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 14.5%
Con149 (+1 tell) 065.2%
Crossbench10 48 (+1 tell)30.9%
DUP0 125.0%
Independent Labour0 1100.0%
Judge0 426.7%
Lab0 147 (+1 tell)65.2%
LDem70 (+1 tell) 068.9%
UKIP1 033.3%
UUP1 1100.0%
Total:231 20354.9%

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
Lord Bew Crossbenchno
Viscount Brookeborough Crossbenchno
Lord Condon Crossbenchno
Lord Fellowes Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Jay of EwelmeCrossbenchno
Lord Rana Crossbenchno
Lord Rees of LudlowCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Sutherland of HoundwoodCrossbenchno
Lord Trees Crossbenchno
Baroness Warnock Crossbenchno
Viscount Falkland LDemaye
Baroness Neuberger LDemaye
Baroness Tonge LDemaye

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