Lisbon Treaty — Ratification by all states before coming into force — rejected — 18 Jun 2008 at 18:59

The majority of the Lords voted against inserting a new clause into the European Union (Amendment) Bill[1] which said:[2]

  • Consequences of non-ratification by other Member States
  • For the avoidance of doubt, until the Treaty of Lisbon has been ratified by all Member States of the European Union, Her Majesty's Government shall continue to act in accordance with the provisions of the existing Treaties and within the institutional arrangements established by those Treaties.

The government had argued that this amendment was unnecessary because the condition outlined in the amendment already existed elsewhere.[3] However, it was probably submitted "for avoidance of doubt" to make it more difficult to fudge the issue in any way.

This vote was the last that was cast on the Bill. It finally passed the House of Lords at the end of this debate.

The European Union (Amendment) Bill implements the Lisbon Treaty into UK law. The main aims of the Lisbon Treaty were to[4]:

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NamePartyVote
Lord Acton Labno
Baroness Adams of CraigieleaLab (minister)no
Lord Addington LDem (front bench)no
Lord Adonis Lab (minister)no
Lord Alli Labno
Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbenchaye
Baroness Amos Labno
Lord Anderson of SwanseaLabno
Baroness Andrews Lab (minister)no
Baroness Anelay of St JohnsCon (front bench)tellaye
Lord Archer of SandwellLabno
Lord Armstrong of IlminsterCrossbench (front bench)no
The Earl of ArranConaye
Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-HamdonLDemno
Baroness Ashton of UphollandLab (minister)no
Lord Astor of HeverCon (front bench)aye
Earl Attlee Conaye
Lord Avebury LDem (front bench)no
Lord Bach Lab (minister)no
Baroness Barker LDem (front bench)no
Lord Barnett Labno
Lord Bassam of BrightonLab (minister)no
Lord Bell Conaye
Lord Berkeley Labno
Lord Best Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Bew Crossbenchaye
Baroness Billingham Labno
Lord Bilston Labno
Lord Birt Crossbenchno
Baroness Blackstone Labno
Lord Blackwell Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyLDem (front bench)no
Lord Borrie Labno
Lord Bradley Lab (minister)no
Lord Bradshaw LDem (front bench)no
Lord Bragg Labno
Lord Brett Lab (minister)no
Viscount Bridgeman Conaye
Lord Brooke of AlverthorpeLab (minister)no
Lord Brooke of Sutton MandevilleCon (front bench)aye
Lord Brookman Labno
Lord Brougham and Vaux Con (front bench)aye
Lord Browne of BelmontDUPaye
The Earl of CaithnessConaye
Lord Campbell-Savours Lab (minister)no
Lord Campbell of AllowayCon (front bench)aye
Lord Carlile of BerriewLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Carnegy of LourConaye
Lord Carter of ColesLabno
Earl Cathcart Conaye
Lord Cavendish of FurnessConaye
Lord Chadlington Conaye
Baroness Chalker of WallaseyConaye
Viscount Chandos Labno
Lord Chidgey LDemno
Lord Chorley Crossbenchno
Lord Christopher Lab (minister)no
Lord Clarke of HampsteadLabno
Lord Clement-Jones LDem (front bench)no
Lord Clinton-Davis Labno
Lord Cope of BerkeleyConaye
Lord Corbett of Castle ValeLabno
Lord Cotter LDem (front bench)no
The Earl of CourtownConaye
Baroness Coussins Crossbench (front bench)no
Viscount Craigavon Crossbenchaye
Lord Crathorne Conaye
Baroness Crawley Lab (minister)no
Lord Crickhowell Con (front bench)aye
Baroness D'Souza Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Darzi of DenhamLab (minister)no
Lord Davidson of Glen ClovaLab (minister)no
Lord Davies of CoityLab (minister)no
Lord Davies of OldhamLab (minister)tellno
Lord de Mauley Con (front bench)aye
Lord Dean of HarptreeConaye
Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-FyldeLabno
Lord Dearing Otherno
Lord Desai Lab (minister)no
Lord Dholakia LDem (front bench)no
Lord Dixon Labno
Lord Dixon-Smith Con (front bench)aye
Lord Dubs Lab (minister)no
The Earl of DundeeCon (front bench)aye
Lord Dykes LDem (front bench)no
Viscount Eccles Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Eccles of MoultonCon (front bench)aye
Lord Eden of WintonConaye
Lord Elder Labno
Lord Elis-Thomas Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Elystan-Morgan Crossbenchno
Lord Evans of ParksideLabno
Lord Falconer of ThorotonLabno
Baroness Falkender Labno
Baroness Farrington of RibbletonLab (minister)no
Lord Faulkner of WorcesterLab (minister)no
Earl Ferrers Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Finlay of LlandaffCrossbenchno
Baroness Fookes Con (front bench)aye
Lord Foster of Bishop AucklandLabno
Lord Fowler Con (front bench)aye
Lord Fyfe of FairfieldLabno
Baroness Gale Labno
Baroness Garden of FrognalLDem (front bench)no
Lord Garel-Jones Conno
Lord Geddes Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Gibson of Market RasenLab (minister)no
Lord Giddens Labno
The Earl of GlasgowLDem (front bench)no
Lord Glenarthur Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Golding Labno
Lord Goodhart LDem (front bench)no
Lord Gordon of StrathblaneLabno
Baroness Gould of PotternewtonLab (minister)no
Lord Graham of EdmontonLab (minister)no
Lord Grantchester Lab (minister)no
Baroness Greengross Crossbenchno
Lord Greenway Crossbenchaye
Lord Grenfell Lab (minister)no
Lord Griffiths of Burry PortLabno
Lord Griffiths of FforestfachCon (front bench)aye
Lord Grocott Lab (minister)no
Lord Hamilton of EpsomConaye
Baroness Hamwee LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Hanham Con (front bench)aye
Lord Hannay of ChiswickCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Hanningfield Con (front bench)aye
Lord Harris of HaringeyLabno
Lord Harrison Lab (minister)no
Baroness Harris of RichmondLDem (front bench)no
Lord Hart of ChiltonLabno
Lord Haskel Lab (minister)no
Lord Haskins Crossbenchno
Lord Haworth Lab (minister)no
Lord Hayhoe Conaye
Lord Henley Con (front bench)aye
Lord Higgins Conaye
Baroness Hilton of EggardonLab (minister)no
Lord Hodgson of Astley AbbottsConaye
Baroness Hollis of HeighamLab (minister)no
Lord Howard of RisingCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Howarth of BrecklandCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Howarth of NewportLab (minister)no
Baroness Howe of IdlicoteCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Howell of GuildfordCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Howells of St DavidsLabno
Lord Howie of TroonLab (minister)no
Lord Hughes of WoodsideLabno
Lord Hunt of ChestertonLab (minister)no
Lord Hunt of Kings HeathLab (minister)no
Lord Hunt of WirralCon (front bench)aye
Lord Hylton Crossbenchaye
Lord Irvine of LairgLabno
Lord James of BlackheathCon (front bench)aye
Lord Jay of EwelmeCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Jenkin of RodingConaye
Lord Joffe Crossbenchno
Lord Jones Labno
Lord Jones of CheltenhamLDem (front bench)no
Lord Jopling Con (front bench)aye
Lord Judd Lab (minister)no
Lord Kerr of KinlochardCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Kimball Con (front bench)aye
Lord King of BridgwaterCon (front bench)aye
Lord Kingsland Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Kingsmill Lab (minister)no
Lord King of West BromwichLabno
Lord Kinnock Labno
Lord Kirkhill Labno
Lord Kirkwood of KirkhopeLDem (front bench)no
Lord Lawson of BlabyCon (front bench)aye
Lord Leach of FairfordConaye
Lord Lea of CrondallLabno
Lord Lee of TraffordLDem (front bench)no
Lord Lester of Herne HillLDem (front bench)no
Lord Levy Labno
The Earl of LindsayConaye
Baroness Linklater of ButterstoneLDem (front bench)no
Lord Lipsey Labno
The Earl of LiverpoolConaye
Lord Livsey of TalgarthLDem (front bench)no
Lord Lofthouse of PontefractLabno
Lord Low of DalstonCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Lucas Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Ludford LDemno
Lord Luke Con (front bench)aye
Lord Lyell Conaye
Lord Lyell of MarkyateConaye
Lord Macaulay of BragarLabno
Lord Macdonald of TradestonLab (minister)no
Lord MacKenzie of CulkeinLab (minister)no
Lord Mackie of BenshieLDemno
Lord Maclennan of RogartLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Maddock LDem (front bench)no
Lord Mancroft Conaye
The Earl of Mar and KellieLDem (front bench)no
Lord Marlesford Conaye
Lord Marshall of KnightsbridgeCrossbenchno
Baroness Masham of IltonCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Massey of DarwenLab (minister)no
Lord Mawson Crossbenchno
Lord Maxton Lab (minister)no
Lord Mayhew of TwysdenConaye
Lord McColl of DulwichCon (front bench)aye
Lord McIntosh of HaringeyLabno
Baroness McIntosh of HudnallLab (minister)no
Lord McKenzie of LutonLab (minister)no
Lord McNally LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Meacher Crossbenchno
Lord Methuen LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne DomerLDem (front bench)no
Lord Monson Crossbenchaye
The Duke of MontroseCon (front bench)aye
Lord Moonie Lab (minister)no
Lord Morgan Labno
Baroness Morgan of DrefelinLab (minister)no
Baroness Morgan of HuytonLabno
Lord Morris of AberavonLab (minister)no
Baroness Morris of BoltonCon (front bench)aye
Lord Morris of HandsworthLab (minister)no
Baroness Morris of YardleyLabno
Lord Newby LDem (front bench)no
Lord Newton of BraintreeConaye
Baroness Nicholson of WinterbourneLDemno
Baroness Noakes Con (front bench)aye
The Earl of NortheskConaye
Baroness Northover LDem (front bench)no
Lord Norton of LouthCon (front bench)aye
Lord O'Neill of ClackmannanLab (minister)no
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove BayLDem (front bench)no
The Earl of OnslowCon (front bench)aye
Baroness Park of MonmouthConaye
Lord Patel of BlackburnLabno
Lord Patten Conaye
Lord Paul Lab (minister)no
Lord Pearson of RannochUKIPaye
Lord Pendry Labno
Lord Pilkington of OxenfordConaye
Baroness Pitkeathley Lab (minister)no
Baroness Platt of WrittleCon (front bench)aye
Lord Powell of BayswaterCrossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Prosser Lab (minister)no
Lord Prys-Davies Labno
Lord Puttnam Lab (minister)no
Baroness Quin Lab (minister)no
Lord Radice Labno
Baroness Ramsay of CartvaleLabno
Baroness Rawlings Con (front bench)aye
Lord Razzall LDem (front bench)no
Lord Rea Labno
Lord Reay Conaye
Lord Redesdale LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Rendell of BaberghLab (minister)no
Lord Rennard LDemno
Lord Richard Lab (minister)no
Lord Roberts of ConwyConaye
Lord Roberts of LlandudnoLDem (front bench)no
Lord Robertson of Port EllenCrossbenchno
Lord Rodgers of Quarry BankLDem (front bench)no
Lord Rogan UUPaye
Lord Rooker Lab (minister)no
Lord Roper LDem (front bench)no
Lord Rosser Lab (minister)no
Lord Rotherwick Conaye
Lord Rowlands Lab (minister)no
Baroness Royall of BlaisdonLab (minister)tellno
Lord Russell-Johnston LDemno
Lord Ryder of WensumConaye
Lord Sainsbury of TurvilleLabno
Lord Sanderson of BowdenConaye
The Earl of SandwichCrossbenchno
Lord Sawyer Labno
Baroness Scott of Needham MarketLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Seccombe Con (front bench)tellaye
Lord Selkirk of DouglasConaye
Lord Sewel Lab (minister)no
Baroness Sharp of GuildfordLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Sharples Conaye
Lord Sheikh Conaye
Lord Shutt of GreetlandLDem (front bench)no
Viscount Simon Lab (minister)no
Lord Skelmersdale Con (front bench)aye
Lord Slynn of HadleyCrossbenchno
Lord Smith of CliftonLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Smith of GilmorehillLabno
Lord Snape Lab (minister)no
Lord Soley Lab (minister)no
Lord Soulsby of Swaffham PriorConaye
Lord Stewartby Conaye
Lord Stoddart of SwindonIndependent Labouraye
Lord Stone of BlackheathLabno
Lord Strabolgi Labno
Lord Strathclyde Con (front bench)aye
Lord Swinfen Conaye
Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanLab (minister)no
Lord Taverne LDem (front bench)no
Lord Taylor of BlackburnLabno
Baroness Taylor of BoltonLab (minister)no
Lord Taylor of HolbeachCon (front bench)aye
Lord Taylor of WarwickCon (front bench)aye
Lord Tebbit Conaye
Lord Teverson LDem (front bench)no
Lord Thomas of GresfordLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Thomas of WalliswoodLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Thomas of WinchesterLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Thornton Lab (minister)no
Lord Tomlinson Labno
Baroness Tonge LDem (front bench)no
Lord Tope LDemno
Lord Tordoff LDem (front bench)no
Lord Trefgarne Conaye
Viscount Trenchard Conaye
Lord Tunnicliffe Lab (minister)no
Lord Turnberg Labno
Baroness Turner of CamdenLabno
Lord Tyler LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Uddin Labno
Viscount Ullswater Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Vadera Lab (minister)no
Baroness Verma Con (front bench)aye
Lord Waddington Conaye
Lord Wakeham Con (front bench)aye
Lord Waldegrave of North HillConaye
Lord Wallace of SaltaireLDem (front bench)no
Lord Wallace of TankernessLDemno
Baroness Walmsley LDem (front bench)no
Lord Walpole Crossbench (front bench)no
Lord Walton of DetchantCrossbenchno
Baroness Warnock Crossbenchno
Baroness Warsi Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Warwick of UndercliffeLabno
Lord Watson of InvergowrieLabno
Lord Watson of RichmondLDem (front bench)no
Lord West of SpitheadLab (minister)no
Baroness Whitaker Lab (minister)no
Lord Whitty Labno
Baroness Wilcox Con (front bench)aye
Baroness Williams of CrosbyLDemno
Lord Williams of ElvelLab (minister)no
Lord Williamson of HortonCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Wolfson of SunningdaleConaye
Lord Woolmer of LeedsLabno
The Archbishop of YorkBishopno
Lord Young of GraffhamConaye
Baroness Young of HornseyCrossbenchno
Baroness Young of Old SconeLabno

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