Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Modification) (No. 2) Order 2003 — 12 Nov 2003 at 22:33

rose to move, That the draft order laid before the House on 11th September be approved [27th Report from the Joint Committee].

rose to move, as an amendment to the Motion, to insert "but this House notes that the order may lead to increased use of cannabis with risks to the health of young people and regrets that the order is being made before the Government's proposals concerning class C drugs have been finalised".

On Question, Whether the said amendment shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 78; Not-Contents, 61.

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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 (Content)Minority (Not-Content)Turnout
Bishop0 14.0%
Con50 (+2 tell) 024.3%
Crossbench19 111.7%
Lab7 48 (+2 tell)29.8%
LDem0 812.5%
Total:76 5820.8%

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

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NamePartyVote
Lord Adebowale Crossbenchno
Lord Brooke of AlverthorpeLab (minister)aye
Lord Dixon Labaye
Baroness Howells of St DavidsLab (minister)aye
Lord Lofthouse of PontefractLabaye
Lord Mackenzie of FramwellgateLabaye
Lord Morris of AberavonLabaye
Lord Tomlinson Labaye

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