Digital Economy Bill — Report (1st Day) — 22 Feb 2017 at 16:00
Lord Rowe-Beddoe voted in the minority (Not-Content).
Moved by Lord Mendelsohn
1: Clause 1, page 2, leave out lines 4 and 5 and insert-“(2B) The universal service order must specify that the target for broadband connections and services to be provided before 2020 must have-(a) speeds of 2 gigabits or more;(b) fibre to the premises (FTTP) as a minimum standard;(c) appropriate measures to ensure that internet speed levels are not affected by high contention ratios;(d) appropriate measures to ensure service providers run low latency networks.(2BA) The universal service order must specify as soon as reasonably practicable that, by 2020, the following will be available in every household in the United Kingdom-(a) download speeds of 30 megabits per second;(b) upload speeds of 6 megabits per second;(c) fast response times;(d) committed information rates of 10 megabits per second;(e) an unlimited usage cap.(2BB) In meeting the obligations set out in subsection (1), internet service providers have a duty to ensure that their networks offer at least the minimum standards specified in subsection (2BA) to every household in areas of low population density, before deploying their networks in urban areas.(2BC) The Secretary of State must ensure that-(a) the premises of small and medium-sized enterprises are prioritised in the roll-out of the universal service broadband obligation;(b) rollout of universal service broadband obligations is delivered on a fair and competitive basis.(2BD) The universal service order shall, in particular, say that mobile network coverage must be provided to the whole of the United Kingdom.”
Ayes 250, Noes 206.
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 |
Bishop | 0 | 3 | 11.5% |
Con | 0 | 177 (+2 tell) | 69.4% |
Crossbench | 38 | 19 | 31.8% |
DUP | 1 | 0 | 25.0% |
Judge | 0 | 1 | 7.1% |
Lab | 131 (+2 tell) | 0 | 63.0% |
LDem | 72 | 0 | 70.6% |
Non-affiliated | 5 | 2 | 20.0% |
PC | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
UUP | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
Total: | 248 | 204 | 54.8% |
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
Name | Party | Vote |
Lord Bew | Crossbench | no |
Viscount Brookeborough | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Baroness Butler-Sloss | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton | Crossbench | no |
Baroness Cox | Crossbench | no |
Lord Craig of Radley | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Curry of Kirkharle | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Viscount Falkland | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Fellowes | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Greenway | Crossbench | no |
Lord Jay of Ewelme | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Kilclooney | Crossbench | no |
Lord Palmer | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Rowe-Beddoe | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Viscount Slim | Crossbench | no |
Lord St John of Bletso | Crossbench | no |
Lord Stirrup | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Viscount Waverley | Crossbench | no |
Baroness Young of Hornsey | Crossbench | no |
Lord Gadhia | Non-affiliated | no |
Lord Kalms | Non-affiliated | no |