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Lords division · 16 Dec 2015 · No. 3

Education and adoption Bill

Lord Watson of Invergowrie moved amendment 16A, in clause 8, page 6, line 25, at end to insert: “5ZA Consultation about conversion: schools issued with an Academy order (1) If a school is issued with an Academy order under section 4(A1) or (1)(b), consultation must be held on whether conversion should take place. (2) The consultation exercise must include: (a) parents of children attending the school; (b) teachers and staff at the school; (c) governors at the school; (d) the relevant local authority; (e) such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate. (3) The terms of such consultation, including the minimum length of time that must be allowed, shall be prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations. (4) After the close of the consultation, the Secretary of State must take into account the outcome of the consultation when deciding whether conversion is appropriate for the school.” The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 14

Contents: 191 Not Contents: 205

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 14 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 109
Liberal Democrat 63
Non-affiliated 10
Crossbench 7
Independent Labour 1
Conservative 1

Not Contents

Conservative 170
Crossbench 19
Non-affiliated 10
Bishops 3
Independent Ulster Unionist 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Lord Speaker 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), Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Not Content), Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (189)

Not Contents (203)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.