Pensions Bill [Ways and Means] — 2 Mar 2004 at 19:18

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52(1)(a) (Money resolutions and way and means resolutions in connection with bills),

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Pensions Bill, it is expedient to authorise-
(1) the levying of charges under the Act-
(a) for the purpose of meeting expenditure of the Secretary of State relating to the establishment or expenses of the Board of the Pension Protection Fund;
(b) for the purposes of the Pension Protection Fund maintained under the Act;
(c) for the purpose of meeting expenditure payable out of the Fraud Compensation Fund maintained under the Act;
(2) the levying of charges under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 for the purpose of meeting-
(a) the expenses of the Pensions Regulator (including the expenses of establishing it);
(b) the costs of the legal assistance scheme established in connection with proceedings before the Pensions Regulator Tribunal;
(c) the expenses of the Pensions Compensation Board;
(3) the making of payments into the Consolidated Fund.-[Ms Bridget Prentice.]

The House divided: Ayes 326, Noes 20.

Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |

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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 are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con0 12 (+2 tell)08.6%
DUP0 4066.7%
Independent1 0050.0%
Independent Conservative0 1050.0%
Lab287 (+2 tell) 0070.8%
LDem28 0051.9%
PC4 00100.0%
SNP5 00100.0%
UUP0 3060.0%
Total:325 20053.9%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs 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 MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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