Lords division · 17 Oct 2000 · No. 1

Freedom of Information Bill

It was moved by the Lord Falconer of Thoroton, in Clause 9, page 5, line 35, at end to insert: (“(2A) If, and to the extent that—(a) section 1(1)(a) would not apply but for paragraphs (a) and (b) of section (Effect of exemptions)(1), or (b) section 1(1)(b) would not apply but for paragraphs (a) and (b) of section (Effect of exemptions)(2), the public authority need not comply with section 1(1)(a) or (b) until such time as is reasonable in the circumstances; but this subsection does not affect the time by which any notice under section 15(1) must be given.”); which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the Committee divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 36

Contents: 48 Not Contents: 12

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 36 votes. The Government's position was Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour	44
Non-affiliated	3
Crossbench	1

Not Contents

Conservative	10
Non-affiliated	2

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: Lord Carter (Content), The Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Content), Lord Henley (Not Content), Lord Lucas (Not Content).