Mental Health Bill [HL] — services for minors. — 26 Feb 2007 at 16:01
This bill is to amend the 1983 Mental Health Act
The purpose to this amendment - passed by the Lords - is to mandate the assessment of minors by a child and adolescent specialist doctor. Supervision should be by a child and adolescent mental health specialist. It also places a responsibility on health authorities to provide suitable accommodation for minors (under 18).
The primary purpose is to avoid under 18s being taken into the adult system.
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 201; Not-Contents, 126.
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 | 1 | 0 | 3.8% |
| Con | 99 | 0 | 47.6% |
| Crossbench | 37 (+2 tell) | 1 | 21.2% |
| Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 1 | 123 (+2 tell) | 58.3% |
| LDem | 58 | 0 | 73.4% |
| Total: | 198 | 124 | 45.3% |
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 Bragg | Lab | aye |