Pensions Bill — 4 Jul 2007 at 18:47
moved Amendment No. 5:
After Clause 8, insert the following new Clause-
"Independent Pensions Commission
The Secretary of State shall, no later than 1st January 2010, establish an Independent Pensions Commission which shall report to Parliament and Government every four years on-
(a) the terms, benefits and affordability of public sector pensions,(b) the latest trends in private pension saving (and the impact of means-testing), and(c) the latest trends in life expectancy and average retirement ages."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 5) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 73; Not-Contents, 116.
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 | 17 | 8.1% |
Crossbench | 1 | 14 | 7.9% |
Lab | 110 (+2 tell) | 1 | 52.6% |
LDem | 0 | 37 (+2 tell) | 49.4% |
UUP | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Total: | 111 | 70 | 26.6% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.