Local Government Bill [HL] — Motion to refer to the Examiners — 8 Jun 2010 at 15:37

The House of Lords agreed that the Local Government Bill ought be assessed by professional staff to determine if it ought be treated as a Government (public) bill or as a "hybrid" bill as it progresses through Parliament.

The text of the motion agreed to was: "That the [Local Government] Bill ought be referred to the examiners."

The Examiners, are the Clerks of Private Bills in both Houses.[1]

A definition of a hybrid bill was given in the debate preceding the division:

"A hybrid bill is defined as 'a public bill which affects a particular private interest in a manner different from the private interests of other persons or bodies of the same category or class'".

As specific councils were named in the bill and treated differently to others; an argument was made that this could result in the bill being considered a hybrid.

The decision of the examiners will affect the bill's future passage through Parliament

The Lords divided Contents 154; Not-Contents 150, with the Contents being in favour of referring the bill to the examiners for an expert opinion as to its status.

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The Earl of ArranConno
Lord Astor of HeverCon (front bench)no
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Lord Bates Conno
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Lord Brittan of SpennithorneConno
Lord Brooke of Sutton MandevilleCon (front bench)no
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Baroness Byford Conno
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Lord Cope of BerkeleyCon (front bench)no
Lord Crathorne Conno
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Baroness Cumberlege Conno
Lord de Mauley Con (front bench)no
Lord Dixon-Smith Conno
The Earl of DundeeCon (front bench)no
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Lord Feldman Con (front bench)no
Baroness Fookes Con (front bench)no
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Lord Goodlad Conno
Lord Hamilton of EpsomConno
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Lord Higgins Conno
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Lord Taylor of HolbeachCon (front bench)no
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Lord Bichard Crossbenchaye
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Lord Elystan-Morgan Crossbenchaye
Lord Fellowes Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Finlay of LlandaffCrossbenchaye
Lord Haskins Crossbenchaye
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Lord Jay of EwelmeCrossbenchaye
Lord Kakkar Crossbenchaye
Lord Lewis of NewnhamCrossbenchaye
The Earl of ListowelCrossbenchaye
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Lord Low of DalstonCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Luce Crossbenchaye
The Countess of MarCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Martin of SpringburnCrossbenchaye
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Baroness Murphy Crossbenchaye
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Lord Smith of KelvinCrossbenchaye
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Lord Walton of DetchantCrossbenchaye
Baroness Warnock Crossbenchaye
Lord Wedderburn of CharltonCrossbenchaye
Lord Wilson of TillyornCrossbenchaye
Lord Wright of RichmondCrossbenchaye
Baroness Young of HornseyCrossbenchaye
Lord Aberdare Crossbenchno
Viscount Allenby of MegiddoCrossbenchno
Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbenchno
Lord Bew Crossbenchno
Lord Bilimoria Crossbenchno
Baroness Deech Crossbenchno
Lord Hannay of ChiswickCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Laming Crossbench (front bench)no
Viscount Montgomery of AlameinCrossbenchno
Lord Rowe-Beddoe Crossbench (front bench)no
The Earl of SandwichCrossbenchno
Viscount Slim Crossbenchno
Lord Williamson of HortonCrossbenchno
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Lord Ahmed Labaye
Lord Anderson of SwanseaLabaye
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Lord Christopher Lab (minister)aye
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Lord Kirkhill Labaye
Lord Lea of CrondallLabaye
Lord Lipsey Lab (minister)aye
Lord MacKenzie of CulkeinLabaye
Lord Mackenzie of FramwellgateLabaye
Lord Maxton Labaye
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Lord Mitchell Labaye
Lord Morgan Labaye
Baroness Morgan of HuytonLabaye
Lord Morris of AberavonLabaye
Lord Morris of ManchesterLabaye
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Lord O'Neill of ClackmannanLab (minister)aye
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Baroness Quin Labaye
Lord Radice Labaye
Baroness Ramsay of CartvaleLabaye
Lord Rea Labaye
Lord Richard Lab (minister)aye
Lord Rooker Labaye
Lord Rosser Lab (minister)aye
Baroness Royall of BlaisdonLab (minister)aye
Baroness Scotland of AsthalLabaye
Lord Sewel Labaye
Lord Sheldon Labaye
Viscount Simon Lab (minister)aye
Lord Smith of LeighLabaye
Lord Soley Lab (minister)aye
Lord Stone of BlackheathLabaye
Baroness Symons of Vernham DeanLabaye
Lord Taylor of BlackburnLabaye
Lord Temple-Morris Labaye
Baroness Thornton Labaye
Lord Tomlinson Lab (minister)aye
Lord Tunnicliffe Labtellaye
Baroness Whitaker Labaye
Baroness Wilkins Labaye
Lord Williams of ElvelLab (minister)aye
Lord Woolmer of LeedsLabaye
Lord Young of Norwood GreenLabaye
Baroness Young of Old SconeLabaye
Viscount Falkland LDemaye
Lord Addington LDem (front bench)no
Lord Alderdice LDemno
Lord Avebury LDemno
Baroness Bonham-Carter of YarnburyLDemno
Lord Bradshaw LDemno
Lord Burnett LDemno
Lord Chidgey LDemno
Lord Clement-Jones LDemno
Lord Cotter LDemno
Lord Dholakia LDem (front bench)no
Lord Dykes LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Falkner of MargravineLDemno
Lord Fearn LDemno
Baroness Garden of FrognalLDemno
The Earl of GlasgowLDemno
Lord Greaves LDemno
Baroness Hamwee LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Harris of RichmondLDem (front bench)no
Lord Hooson LDemno
Lord Jones of CheltenhamLDemno
Lord Lee of TraffordLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Linklater of ButterstoneLDemno
Lord Livsey of TalgarthLDemno
Lord Maclennan of RogartLDemno
Baroness Maddock LDemno
Lord McNally LDem (front bench)no
Lord Methuen LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Neuberger LDem (front bench)no
Lord Newby LDem (front bench)no
Baroness Nicholson of WinterbourneLDemno
Baroness Northover LDem (front bench)no
Lord Rennard LDem (front bench)no
Lord Roberts of LlandudnoLDemno
Lord Rodgers of Quarry BankLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Scott of Needham MarketLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Sharp of GuildfordLDem (front bench)no
Lord Shutt of GreetlandLDem (front bench)tellno
Lord Smith of CliftonLDemno
Lord Teverson LDem (front bench)no
Lord Thomas of GresfordLDemno
Baroness Thomas of WalliswoodLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Thomas of WinchesterLDem (front bench)no
Lord Tope LDemno
Lord Tordoff LDemno
Lord Tyler LDem (front bench)no
Lord Wallace of SaltaireLDemno
Lord Wallace of TankernessLDem (front bench)no
Baroness Walmsley LDemno
Baroness Williams of CrosbyLDemno
Lord Maginnis of DrumglassUUPno

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