Welfare Reform Bill — Commons Reasons and Amendment — 14 Feb 2012 at 20:17
Motion C
Moved by Lord Freud
That this House do not insist on its Amendment 4 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 4A.
LORDS AMENDMENT 4
4: Clause 11, page 5, line 23, at end insert-
"(4A) Regulations shall not permit any reduction of housing benefit or amounts included for accommodation in an award of universal credit in respect of under occupation, deemed or actual, where-
(a) the landlord is a local authority or a registered provider of social housing, and
(b) any such landlord is not able to offer suitable alternative accommodation which would not cause a person to under occupy.
(4B) Regulations may make provision for determining when accommodation is suitable for the purposes of these provisions."
COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 4 for the following Reason-
4A: Because it would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient.
Motion C agreed.
Motion D
Moved by Lord Freud
That this House do not insist on its Amendments 15 and 23 to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reasons 15A and 23A.
LORDS AMENDMENTS 15 AND 23
15: Clause 51, page 36, line 16, after "2007" insert ", and subject to section (Condition relating to youth (No. 2)),"
COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 15 for the following Reason-
15A:Because Lords Amendments Nos. 15 and 23 would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient.
23: Clause 52, leave out Clause 52 and insert the following new Clause-
"Condition relating to youth (No. 2)
In paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (condition relating to youth), after sub-paragraph (1)(d) insert-
"(e) after the assessment phase has ended, the claimant has limited capacity for work-related activity.""
COMMONS DISAGREEMENT AND REASON
The Commons disagree to Lords Amendment No. 23 for the following Reason-
23A: Because Lords Amendments Nos. 15 and 23 would alter the financial arrangements made by the Commons, and the Commons do not offer any further Reason, trusting that this Reason may be deemed sufficient.
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 |
Bishop | 2 | 0 | 8.0% |
Con | 137 (+1 tell) | 0 | 61.9% |
Crossbench | 10 | 5 | 7.8% |
Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
Lab | 0 | 125 (+2 tell) | 51.8% |
LDem | 67 (+1 tell) | 0 | 71.6% |
PC | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
UKIP | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
UUP | 2 | 0 | 50.0% |
Total: | 220 | 131 | 45.0% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
Lords 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 lord who could have voted in this division
Name | Party | Vote |
Baroness Howarth of Breckland | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lord Hylton | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
The Countess of Mar | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
Lord Martin of Springburn | Crossbench | aye |
Lord Palmer | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |