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.
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 |
| Con | 1 | 4 | 1.7% |
| Crossbench | 9 | 28 (+1 tell) | 22.4% |
| DUP | 1 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Green | 0 | 2 | 100.0% |
| Judge | 1 | 2 | 33.3% |
| Lab | 107 (+2 tell) | 0 | 60.2% |
| LDem | 1 | 45 | 56.8% |
| Non-affiliated | 9 | 1 | 20.0% |
| PC | 0 | 1 (+1 tell) | 100.0% |
| UUP | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Total: | 130 | 83 | 27.1% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by vote
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 Uddin | Non-affiliated | aye |
| Baroness Benjamin | LDem | no |
| Lord Carlile of Berriew | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
| Lord Frost | Con (front bench) | no |
| Lord Hannay of Chiswick | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
| Lord Hardie | Judge | no |
| Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
| Lord Kakkar | Crossbench | no |
| Lord McDonald of Salford | Crossbench | no |
| Baroness Morgan of Drefelin | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Pannick | Crossbench | no |
| Lord Powell of Bayswater | Crossbench (front bench) | no |
| Baroness Young of Hornsey | Crossbench | no |