Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL] — saviour siblings — definition of serious illness — 21 Jan 2008 at 16:36
This amendment seeks to place more stringent limits on the conditions under which saviour sibling tissue-typing can happen, by defining what a 'serious' condition is.
moved Amendment No. 33A:
Schedule 2, page 56, line 8, at end insert-
"(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d) "serious" means life-threatening or impairing severely the quality of life of a person with the disability, illness or condition."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 33A) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 138; Not-Contents, 167.
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 |
Bishop | 0 | 6 | 23.1% |
Con | 1 | 70 (+1 tell) | 34.8% |
Crossbench | 13 | 44 (+1 tell) | 30.7% |
DUP | 0 | 3 | 100.0% |
Green | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Lab | 119 (+2 tell) | 2 | 55.7% |
LDem | 30 | 8 | 47.5% |
UUP | 0 | 1 | 100.0% |
Total: | 164 | 135 | 41.6% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by name
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 Carey of Clifton | Crossbench | no |
Lord Clarke of Hampstead | Lab | aye |
Baroness Coussins | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Viscount Craigavon | Crossbench | no |
Lord Currie of Marylebone | Crossbench | no |
Baroness D'Souza | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Elystan-Morgan | Crossbench | no |
Viscount Falkland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
Lord Fearn | LDem | aye |
The Earl of Glasgow | LDem (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Greengross | Crossbench | no |
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Livsey of Talgarth | LDem (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Meacher | Crossbench | no |
Baroness Murphy | Crossbench | no |
The Earl of Onslow | Con (front bench) | no |
Lord Ouseley | Crossbench | no |
Lord Pendry | Lab | aye |
Lord Roberts of Llandudno | LDem (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Stern | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
Lord Thomas of Gresford | LDem (front bench) | aye |
Lord Tordoff | LDem (front bench) | aye |
Baroness Williams of Crosby | LDem | aye |