Lords division · 27 Mar 2012 · No. 3

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill

Baroness Howe of Idlicote moved amendment 5, in Schedule 1, page 140, line 32, at end to insert: “Vulnerable young people (1) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings under this paragraph where the applicant or respondent is aged twenty four or under, and: (a) has a disability under section 6 of the Equality Act 2010; (b) is a former relevant child (care leaver) by reference to the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000; (c) is a vulnerable person as specified by regulations; or (d) otherwise falls within the categories of vulnerable young people which the Secretary of State may prescribe in regulations. (2) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to any benefit, allowance, payment, credit or pension under: (a) the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992; (b) the Jobseekers Act 1995; (c) the State Pension Credit Act 2002; (d) the Tax Credits Act 2002; (e) the Welfare Reform Act 2007; (f) the Welfare Reform Act 2012; or (g) any other enactment relating to social security. (3) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of employment law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (4) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of housing law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (5) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of law related to personal debt not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (6) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of immigration and asylum law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (7) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of clinical negligence law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (8) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to all areas of consumer law not otherwise covered in this Schedule. (9) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to appeals to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. (10) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to a review or appeal under section 11 or 13 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007. (11) Civil legal services provided in relation to advice and proceedings relating to an appeal to the Supreme Court.” The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 23

Contents: 206 Not Contents: 229

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 23 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour	151
Crossbench	43
Non-affiliated	9
Bishops	2
Plaid Cymru	1

Not Contents

Conservative	127
Liberal Democrat	59
Crossbench	28
Non-affiliated	10
Ulster Unionist Party	2
Democratic Unionist Party	1
Independent Ulster Unionist	1
Labour	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 Howe of Idlicote (Content), Lord Tunnicliffe (Content), Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Not Content), Lord Shutt of Greetland (Not Content).