Mental Health Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) — Amendment 59 — 2 Apr 2025 at 21:23
Moved by Lord Stevens of Birmingham
59: After Clause 51, insert the following new Clause-“Funding and reporting(1) For each financial year until all sections of this Act have come into force, of the total health service expenditure by the bodies (taken together) in subsection (2), the proportion which relates to mental health spending-(a) under the Mental Health Act 1983, and(b) under this Act or which, in future, would be made under provision inserted into the Mental Health Act 1983 by this Act,(taken together) must not decrease.(2) The bodies are the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and integrated care boards.” Member's explanatory statementThis amendment seeks to ensure that, within whatever overall health service funding is set by Government, the share spent on mental health in England does not fall while the Act is being implemented.
Ayes 19, Noes 112.
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 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Crossbench | 7 | 3 | 5.9% |
| DUP | 1 | 0 | 16.7% |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 50.0% |
| Lab | 77 (+2 tell) | 0 | 43.6% |
| LDem | 0 | 11 (+2 tell) | 16.0% |
| Non-affiliated | 2 | 1 | 6.0% |
| Total: | 87 | 16 | 13.6% |
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 Finlay of Llandaff | Crossbench (front bench) | aye |
| Baroness Hollins | Crossbench | aye |
| Lord Stevens of Birmingham | Crossbench | aye |
| Baroness Fox of Buckley | Non-affiliated | aye |