Serious Crime Bill [HL] — 30 Apr 2007 at 18:13

<[i>Amendment No. 118 not moved.]

moved Amendment No. 119:

After Clause 75, insert the following new Clause-

"CHAPTER 4Other measures to disrupt serious crime

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 of any people or vehicles in that particular area for firearms, by whatever means he considers appropriate."

On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 119) shall be agreed to?

Their Lordships divided: Contents, 185; Not-Contents, 138.

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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 (Content)Minority (Not-Content)Turnout
Bishop1 03.8%
Con109 (+1 tell) 052.6%
Crossbench22 313.0%
Green1 0100.0%
Lab0 132 (+2 tell)62.0%
LDem47 (+1 tell) 060.8%
UKIP1 050.0%
UUP1 0100.0%
Total:182 13544.2%

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

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NamePartyVote
Lord Jay of EwelmeCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Meacher Crossbenchno
Baroness Stern Crossbench (front bench)no

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