Serious Crime Bill — New Clause 25 — Assessment of Evidence and Strategic Plan — Abortion on Basis of Sex of Foetus — 23 Feb 2015 at 21:00

Oliver Letwin MP, West Dorset voted to require an assessment of the evidence of abortion on the basis of the sex of the foetus and for the creation of a strategic plan to tackle concerns identified.

The majority of MPs voted to require an assessment of the evidence of abortion on the basis of the sex of the foetus and for the creation of a strategic plan to tackle concerns identified.

MPs were considering the Serious Crime Bill[1].

The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:

(1) The Secretary of State shall arrange for an assessment to be made of the evidence of termination of pregnancy on the grounds of the sex of the foetus in England, Wales and Scotland.

(2) The arrangements made under subsection (1) shall be such as to enable publication of the assessment by the Secretary of State within 6 months of the date of Royal Assent to this Act.

(3) The Secretary of State shall consider the assessment made under subsection (1) and—

(a) determine and publish a strategic plan to tackle substantiated concerns identified in the assessment made under subsection (1); or

(b) publish a statement and explanation in relation to why a plan under subsection (3)(a) is not required.

(4) Any strategic plan under subsection (3)(a) must include, but need not be limited to, steps—

(a) to promote change in the social and cultural patterns of behaviour with a view to eradicating prejudices, customs, traditions and all other practices which are based on the idea of the inferiority of women and which may amount to pressure to seek a termination on the grounds of the sex of the foetus;

(b) to ensure best practice exists in identifying women being coerced or pressured into seeking a termination on the grounds of the sex of the foetus, or at risk of being so, and in the provision of protection and support to potential victims; and

(c) to promote guidance to service providers, health professionals and other stakeholders.

(5) The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the plan, determined under subsection (3)(a), before each House of Parliament within 6 months of the publication date of the assessment under subsection (2).’

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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.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con238 (+1 tell) 2079.5%
DUP4 0050.0%
Green1 00100.0%
Independent1 0050.0%
Lab201 0 (+2 tell)078.7%
LDem39 (+1 tell) 0071.4%
PC2 0066.7%
SDLP2 0066.7%
SNP3 0050.0%
Total:491 2077.7%

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

NameConstituencyPartyVote
David NuttallBury NorthCon (front bench)no
Martin VickersCleethorpesCon (front bench)no
Tom BlenkinsopMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandLab (minister)tellno
Phil WilsonSedgefieldLab (minister)tellno

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