Lords division · 19 Oct 2000 · No. 3

Freedom of Information Bill

On question, whether Clause 26 stand part of the bill, the Committee divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 36

Contents: 53 Not Contents: 17

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 45
Non-affiliated 5
Crossbench 3

Not Contents

Conservative 11
Liberal Democrat 3
Crossbench 2
Non-affiliated 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: Lord Carter (Content), The Lord McIntosh of Haringey (Content), Lord Henley (Not Content), Earl of Northesk (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (51)

Not Contents (15)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.