Road Safety Bill [HL] — motorway speed limit to 80mph — 22 Nov 2005 at 18:57

moved Amendment No. 21:

After Clause 17, insert the following new clause-

"MOTORWAYS: MAXIMUM SPEED

The maximum speed on a motorway shall be 80 miles per hour, and in other circumstances shall be determined by highway controllers and the police with access to the motorway warning signs system."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 21) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 56; Not-Contents, 163

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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 (Not-Content)Minority (Content)Turnout
Con0 45 (+2 tell)22.2%
Crossbench9 68.2%
Green1 0100.0%
Independent Labour0 1100.0%
Judge1 010.0%
Lab115 (+2 tell) 054.2%
LDem33 044.6%
UUP0 1100.0%
Total:159 5331.0%

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NamePartyVote
Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbenchaye
The Earl of ErrollCrossbenchaye
Lord Monson Crossbenchaye
Lord Palmer Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lady Saltoun of AbernethyCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Walpole Crossbench (front bench)aye

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