Pensions Bill — 27 Oct 2008 at 17:54
moved Amendment No. 74:
Before Clause 123, insert the following new Clause-
"Independent Public Sector Pensions Commission
The Secretary of State shall establish an independent commission to be called the Independent Public Sector Pensions Commission to evaluate the terms, benefits and costs of public sector pensions; and report to Parliament within two years of the day on which this Act comes into force."
On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 74) shall be agreed to?
Their Lordships divided: Contents, 48; Not-Contents, 125.
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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.| Party | Majority (Not-Content) | Minority (Content) | Turnout |
| Con | 1 | 0 | 0.5% |
| Crossbench | 14 | 6 | 10.5% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 104 (+2 tell) | 0 | 48.6% |
| LDem | 0 | 40 (+2 tell) | 55.3% |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Total: | 121 | 46 | 24.7% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.