Welfare Reform Bill — Report (1st Day) — 22 Oct 2009 at 13:40
Amendment 1
Moved by Lord Northbourne
1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Clause-
"General duty to have regard to the well-being of the child
(1) The Secretary of State, in discharging his functions under this Act, shall have regard to the well-being of any child likely to be affected by his decisions.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the meaning of "well-being of any child" includes-
(a) physical and mental health and social and emotional well-being;
(b) secure attachment and protection from harm and neglect;
(c) education, training and recreation;
(d) the contribution made by the child to society;
(e) social and economic well-being;
(f) age appropriate childcare, supervision and guidance."
(3) In the Jobseeker's Act 1995 (c. 18) after section 1 insert-
"1A Well-being of the child
The Secretary of State, in discharging his functions under this Act, shall have regard to the well-being of any child likely to be affected by his decisions."
(4) In the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (c. 5) after section 1 insert-
"1A Well-being of the child
The Secretary of State, in discharging his functions under this Act, shall have regard to the well-being of any child likely to be affected by his decisions.""
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 (Content) | Minority (Not-Content) | Turnout |
Con | 55 (+2 tell) | 0 | 29.4% |
Crossbench | 13 | 12 | 13.5% |
Lab | 0 | 80 (+2 tell) | 37.6% |
LDem | 32 | 0 | 42.7% |
Total: | 100 | 92 | 29.2% |
All lords Eligible to Vote - sorted by party
Includes lords who were absent (or abstained) from this vote.