Police and Justice Bill — 9 Oct 2006 at 19:21
moved Amendment No. 59:
After Clause 11, insert the following new clause-
"POWER TO SEARCH FOR FIREARMS
If a police constable has reason to believe that a person or persons in a particular area may be carrying firearms, he may arrange-
(a) for that area to be sealed off; and (b) for the searching for firearms of any people or vehicles in that particular area, by whatever means he considers appropriate."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 59) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 93; Not-Contents, 101.
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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 (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
| Con | 0 | 34 (+1 tell) | 16.4% |
| Crossbench | 1 | 12 | 6.9% |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 95 (+2 tell) | 1 | 45.0% |
| LDem | 0 | 41 (+1 tell) | 53.2% |
| UUP | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 97 | 90 | 27.2% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.