Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 26 — 5 Mar 2025 at 16:25

Moved by Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle

26: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause-“Period product safety: regulations and requirements(1) Within one year of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must, by regulations under section 1, make provision to reduce risks as defined in section 1(4) presented by period products, including those for single use and for re-use.(2) For the purposes of this section, period products consist of items intended to collect menstrual blood.(3) Within one year of the day on which this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must also make provision about period products requirements by regulations under section 2.(4) Regulations in accordance with subsection (3) must set out product requirements for the production, use, marking, marketing, testing, approval and provision of information (including information about risk) of period products.”Member's explanatory statementThis amendment intends to bring in regulation of period products, given the human and environmental health risks they represent.

Ayes 86, Noes 159.

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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
Con1 41.7%
Crossbench9 28 (+1 tell)22.4%
DUP1 016.7%
Green0 2100.0%
Judge1 233.3%
Lab107 (+2 tell) 060.2%
LDem1 4556.8%
Non-affiliated9 120.0%
PC0 1 (+1 tell)100.0%
UUP1 033.3%
Total:130 8327.1%

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 Frost Con (front bench)no
Lord Carlile of BerriewCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Hannay of ChiswickCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Hendy of Richmond HillCrossbench (front bench)no
Lord Kakkar Crossbenchno
Lord McDonald of SalfordCrossbenchno
Baroness Morgan of DrefelinCrossbenchno
Lord Pannick Crossbenchno
Lord Powell of BayswaterCrossbench (front bench)no
Baroness Young of HornseyCrossbenchno
Lord Hardie Judgeno
Baroness Benjamin LDemno
Baroness Uddin Non-affiliatedaye

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