Education Bill [HL] — 2 Mar 2005 at 17:10
moved Amendment No. 4:
After Clause 70, insert the following new clause-
"CLOSURE OF SPECIAL SCHOOLS: STATUTORY CONSULTATION
No local authority in England or Wales shall close a special school without first consulting-
(a) all local authorities that send pupils to the special school in question, and
(b) all registered parents of registered pupils in attendance at the special school in question."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 4) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 148; Not-Contents, 126.
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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.| Party | Majority (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
| Bishop | 0 | 2 | 8.0% |
| Con | 74 (+1 tell) | 0 | 35.9% |
| Crossbench | 22 | 3 | 14.1% |
| Lab | 0 | 118 (+2 tell) | 58.3% |
| LDem | 47 (+1 tell) | 0 | 69.6% |
| Total: | 143 | 123 | 39.4% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.