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Lords division · 19 Nov 2012 · No. 2

Justice and Security Bill [HL]

Baroness Smith of Basildon moved amendment 9, in Schedule 1, page 14, line 3, at end to insert: “Pre-appointment hearings” ( ) The ISC may consider the proposed appointment of the following, including by questioning the prospective appointee at a meeting of the ISC: (a) the Head of the Security Service; (b) the Head of the Secret Intelligence Service; (c) the Head of the Government Communication Headquarters; and (d) such other persons as the Prime Minister may direct.” The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 30

Contents: 170 Not Contents: 200

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 30 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 129
Crossbench 20
Non-affiliated 10
Liberal Democrat 7
Bishops 2
Plaid Cymru 1
Conservative 1

Not Contents

Conservative 123
Liberal Democrat 49
Crossbench 16
Non-affiliated 9
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Ulster Unionist 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: Lord Bassam of Brighton (Content), Lord Tunnicliffe (Content), Baroness Anelay of St Johns (Not Content), Lord Newby (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (168)

Not Contents (198)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.