Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL] — Report (1st Day) — Amendment 20 — 26 Mar 2025 at 20:43
Moved by Lord Moylan
20: Clause 18, page 13, line 35, at end insert-“(4A) In relation to the award of a local service contract by one or more franchising authorities pursuant to a franchising scheme, any contract to be awarded pursuant to that franchising scheme shall not be an exempted contract under the Procurement Act 2023 unless awarded to a local government bus company that is an Exempted Local Government Bus Company and Schedule 2 to the Procurement Act 2023 shall be construed accordingly.(4B) An Exempted Local Government Bus Company is a local government bus company as defined by subsection (5) and which was in business providing local services on 17 December 2024.(4C) In section 3 of the Procurement Act 2023 (public contracts), after subsection (6) insert-“(7) Section 18 of the Bus Services (No. 2) Act 2025 restricts the circumstances in which local service contracts awarded to a local government bus company are to be regarded as exempted contracts.””Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment ensures that any contract awarded under a franchising scheme by one or more franchising authorities cannot be exempt from the Procurement Act 2023 unless it is awarded to a local government bus company that meets specific criteria - specifically one that was actively providing local services as of December 17 2024, and aligns with the provisions outlined in section 18(5) of the Act.
Ayes 54, Noes 125.
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 | 0 | 48 (+2 tell) | 16.8% |
| Crossbench | 5 | 0 | 2.9% |
| DUP | 0 | 3 | 50.0% |
| Independent Labour | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 86 (+2 tell) | 0 | 48.6% |
| LDem | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Non-affiliated | 3 | 1 | 8.0% |
| Total: | 95 | 52 | 19.2% |
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
| Name | Party | Vote |
| Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee | Non-affiliated | aye |