European Union Directive — Access to a Lawyer — 14 Sep 2011 at 19:34
The majority of MPs voted against an EU Directive[1] on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest
The text of the approved motion was:
- That this House :
- takes note of European Union Document No. 11497/11 and Addenda 1 and 2 relating to the Draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest; and
- supports the Government’s recommendation not to opt into the Directive in accordance with Protocol (No.21) on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.
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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 are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.
What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.
| Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
| Con | 246 | 1 | 0 | 80.7% |
| DUP | 7 | 0 | 0 | 87.5% |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 3 | 182 | 0 | 71.7% |
| LDem | 46 | 0 | 0 | 80.7% |
| PC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% |
| SDLP | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| SNP | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83.3% |
| Total: | 303 | 192 | 0 | 77.0% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
MPs 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 MP who could have voted in this division
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |