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Lords division · 29 Feb 2016 · No. 1

Welfare Reform and Work Bill

Lord Low of Dalston moved amendment B1, as an amendment to Motion B, at end to insert “but do propose Amendments 8B and 8C in lieu: In clause 31, page 14, line 24, at end insert: “(8) Subsections (2) and (3) shall not come into force until the Secretary of State has laid before both Houses of Parliament a report giving his or her estimate of the impact of the provisions in those subsections on the: (a) physical and mental health, (b) financial situation, and (c) ability to return to work, of persons who would otherwise be entitled to start claiming the work related activity component of employment and support allowance. (9) Regulations bringing subsections (2) and (3) into force shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament." In clause 31, page 28, line 2, at end to insert “, subject to section 13(8) and (9)”. The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 67

Contents: 286 Not Contents: 219

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 67 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 153
Liberal Democrat 74
Crossbench 38
Non-affiliated 15
Conservative 2
Democratic Unionist Party 1
Green Party 1
Bishops 1
Plaid Cymru 1

Not Contents

Conservative 170
Crossbench 35
Non-affiliated 11
Lord Speaker 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Independent Ulster Unionist 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 Meacher (Content), Lord Patel (Content), Lord Gardiner of Kimble (Not Content), Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (284)

Not Contents (217)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.