Lords division · 15 Sep 2020 · No. 1

Agriculture Bill

Lord Northbrook moved amendment 12, in clause 1, page 2, line 31, at end to insert—(c) supporting the domestic production of food and other agricultural products to the extent the Secretary of State considers necessary to ensure a sufficient level of food security in the United Kingdom, having regard to the outcomes in the most recent report produced under section 17.”The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 95

Contents: 130 Not Contents: 225

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 95 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Liberal Democrat 73
Crossbench 36
Non-affiliated 7
Conservative 5
Labour 4
Green Party 2
Bishops 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Plaid Cymru 1

Not Contents

Conservative 185
Crossbench 24
Non-affiliated 11
Labour 3
Lord Speaker 1
Democratic 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.

Every vote

Contents (130)

Not Contents (225)

Source: the official Lords division record.