Leasehold Reform (Ground Rent) Bill [HL] — Report — Amendment 26 — 20 Jul 2021 at 16:01

Moved by Lord Lennie

26: After Clause 18, insert the following new Clause-“Ground rent for existing long leasesWithin 30 days of the day on which section 3 comes into force (for any kind of lease), the Secretary of State must publish draft legislation to restrict ground rents on all existing long residential leases to a peppercorn.” Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment aims to ensure that the Government introduces further legislation to remove ground rent for all leaseholders, whereas the Act currently only applies to newly established leases.

Ayes 219, Noes 243.

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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 is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Not-Content)Minority (Content)Turnout
Bishop0 14.0%
Con205 076.2%
Crossbench30 1926.9%
DUP1 020.0%
Green0 2100.0%
Judge1 09.1%
Lab1 11462.8%
LDem0 7182.6%
Non-affiliated4 1228.1%
UUP1 050.0%
Total:243 21956.2%

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

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NamePartyVote
Lord Alton of LiverpoolCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Birt Crossbenchaye
Baroness Boothroyd Crossbenchaye
Lord Broers Crossbenchaye
Baroness D'Souza Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Deech Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Hannay of ChiswickCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Houghton of RichmondCrossbenchaye
Lord Kilclooney Crossbenchaye
Lord Macdonald of River GlavenCrossbenchaye
Baroness Masham of IltonCrossbenchaye
Baroness O'Loan Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Patel Crossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Prashar Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Ravensdale Crossbenchaye
Lord Russell of LiverpoolCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Stern of BrentfordCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Walker of AldringhamCrossbenchaye
Baroness Watkins of TavistockCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Carter of ColesLab (minister)no
Lord Bhatia Non-affiliatedno
Lord Faulks Non-affiliated (front bench)no
The Earl of KinnoullNon-affiliated (front bench)no
Baroness Stowell of BeestonNon-affiliated (front bench)no

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