Local Government Bill — 10 Sep 2003 at 16:12
Clause 15 [Guidance]:
moved Amendment No. 3:
Page 7, line 7, at end insert-
"( ) The power under subsection (1)(b) is not to be read as limited to the specification of existing guidance."
On Question, amendment agreed to.
Clause 21 [Accounting practices]:
moved Amendment No. 4:
Page 9, line 28, at end insert-
"( ) The power under subsection (2)(b) is not to be read as limited to the identification of an existing document."
On Question, amendment agreed to.
moved Amendment No. 5:
Before Clause 25, insert the following new clause-
"APPLICATION OF PROVISIONS OF THIS PART
The provisions of this Part may only be applied to those local authorities that have been identified by the Audit Commission as at risk of overspending their total budget by more than 10 per cent."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 5) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 145; Not-Contents, 126.
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 | 94 (+2 tell) | 0 | 44.7% |
| Crossbench | 12 | 9 | 12.2% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Socialist | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 0 | 114 (+2 tell) | 60.1% |
| LDem | 33 | 0 | 51.6% |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 142 | 124 | 41.7% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.