Illegal Migration Bill — Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 89 — 3 Jul 2023 at 18:00
Moved by The Lord Bishop of Durham
89: Clause 16, page 24, line 13, at end insert-“(4A) But the Secretary of State may not make a decision under subsection (4) unless to do so is necessary to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.” Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment limits the Secretary of State’s power to transfer a child out of local authority care and into accommodation provided by the Secretary of State, by providing that they may only do so where to do so is necessary to safeguard and promote the welfare of the child.
Ayes 218, Noes 158.
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 | 3 | 0 | 12.0% |
| Con | 1 | 147 (+2 tell) | 54.0% |
| Crossbench | 39 | 3 | 24.1% |
| DUP | 1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Green | 2 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 99 (+2 tell) | 0 | 56.7% |
| LDem | 60 | 0 | 71.4% |
| Non-affiliated | 10 | 2 | 21.1% |
| PC | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| UUP | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Total: | 216 | 156 | 46.6% |
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 Randall of Uxbridge | Con | aye |
| Lord Chartres | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
| Lord Green of Deddington | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Greenway | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Weir of Ballyholme | DUP | aye |
| Lord Faulks | Non-affiliated | no |
| Baroness Stowell of Beeston | Non-affiliated (front bench) | no |