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Lords division · 21 Jan 2008 · No. 2

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill [HL]

Earl Howe moved amendment 33A, in Schedule 2, page 56, line 8, at end to insert: "(4) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(c) and (d) "serious" means life-threatening or impairing severely the quality of life of a person with the disability, illness or condition." The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 29

Contents: 138 Not Contents: 167

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 29 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 68
Crossbench 49
Liberal Democrat 7
Bishops 5
Democratic Unionist Party 3
Labour 2
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Independent Labour 1
Lord Speaker 1
Non-affiliated 1

Not Contents

Labour 113
Liberal Democrat 23
Crossbench 18
Non-affiliated 11
Conservative 1
Green Party 1

The party breakdowns are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Peers attend divisions ad hoc, so there is no did-not-vote list. Tellers are counted in the Content and Not Content totals, unlike in the Commons.

Tellers: Baroness Seccombe (Content), Lord Lloyd of Berwick (Content), Lord Davies of Oldham (Not Content), Lord Grocott (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (136)

Not Contents (165)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.