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Lords division · 23 Oct 2019 · No. 1

Freedom of Establishment and Free Movement of Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara moved, as an amendment to the motion to approve the Regulations, at end insert “but that this House regrets that the draft Regulations will remove certain rights for European Union, European Economic Area, Swiss and Turkish nationals, namely to be self-employed, own and manage a company and provide services in the United Kingdom without facing additional restrictions; further regrets the impact this may have for many long-residing individuals and families, as well as the wider consequences for the United Kingdom economy and employment; expresses concern that this change may result in the loss of rights for United Kingdom citizens resident elsewhere in the European Union, European Economic Area, Switzerland or Turkey; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to immediately and unilaterally guarantee the continuation of the relevant rights of European Union, European Economic Area, Swiss and Turkish nationals in the United Kingdom beyond exit day.” The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 72

Contents: 204 Not Contents: 132

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 72 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 94
Liberal Democrat 66
Crossbench 33
Non-affiliated 7
Bishops 2
Plaid Cymru 1
Green Party 1

Not Contents

Conservative 111
Crossbench 13
Democratic Unionist Party 3
Non-affiliated 3
Ulster Unionist Party 2

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 McAvoy (Content), Lord Tunnicliffe (Content), The Earl of Courtown (Not Content), Lord Ashton of Hyde (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (202)

Not Contents (130)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.