Higher Education Bill — 8 Jun 2004 at 14:30
moved Amendment No. 3:
After Clause 20, insert the following new clause-
"ACADEMIC SALARIES REVIEW BODY (1) The Secretary of State shall appoint an Academic Salaries Review Body ("the Review Body") to provide independent advice on the remuneration of teachers and researchers in institutions of higher and further education in the United Kingdom. (2) In reaching its recommendations the Review Body is to take into account- (a) comparability between academic salaries and those of other professions since 1950, and (b) the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitable and qualified academic staff in a full range of academic disciplines in institutions of higher and further education in the United Kingdom. (3) In appointing members of the Review Body the Secretary of State shall include representation from institutions of higher and further education and from other professions including those for which a university degree is not an obligatory qualification. (4) The Secretary of State shall make arrangements to submit the report of the Review Body annually to both Houses of Parliament together with his own plans in relation to the implementation of its recommendations."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 3) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 57; Not-Contents, 122.
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 (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
| Bishop | 1 | 0 | 3.8% |
| Con | 2 | 30 (+2 tell) | 16.3% |
| Crossbench | 9 | 21 | 17.8% |
| Independent Socialist | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 105 (+2 tell) | 3 | 59.1% |
| LDem | 0 | 1 | 1.6% |
| Total: | 118 | 55 | 27.1% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.