Energy Bill [HL] — 23 Mar 2004 at 15:43
moved Amendment No. 171B:
Before Clause 76, insert the following new clause-
"GAS AND ELECTRICITY MARKETS AUTHORITY SUSTAINABILITY DUTY
(1) The 1989 Act shall be amended as follows.
(2) In section 3A (the principal objective and general duties of the Secretary of State and the Authority), after subsection (2) insert-
"(2A) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) above, the Secretary of State and the Authority shall carry out their respective functions under this Part in such a manner as to ensure the contribution to the achievement of sustainable development.""
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 171B) shall be agreed to?
*Their Lordships divided: Contents, 148; Not-Contents, 111.
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 | 1 | 3.8% |
| Con | 82 | 0 | 38.7% |
| Crossbench | 29 | 2 | 18.2% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 0 | 105 (+2 tell) | 57.2% |
| LDem | 31 (+2 tell) | 0 | 51.6% |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 145 | 108 | 38.8% |
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 Bhatia | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Ouseley | Crossbench | no |