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Lords division · 5 Oct 2020 · No. 2

Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill

Baroness Hamwee moved amendment 11, in clause 4, page 3, line 8, at end to insert—“(5A) Regulations made under subsection (1) must make provision to enable UK citizens falling within the personal scope of—(a) the Withdrawal Agreement,(b) the EEA EFTA separation agreement, or(c) the Swiss citizens’ rights agreement,to return to the United Kingdom accompanied by, or to be joined in the United Kingdom by, close family members.(5B) Regulations under subsection (1) may not impose any conditions on the entry or residence of close family members of UK citizens which could not have been imposed under EU law relating to free movement, as on the day on which this Act comes into force.(5C) For the purposes of subsection (5A)—“close family members” means—(a) children (including adopted children), and(b) other close family members where that relation subsisted on or before 31 January 2020 and has continued to subsist;“Withdrawal Agreement”, “EEA EFTA separation agreement” and “Swiss citizens’ rights agreement” have the meaning given in section 39 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 (interpretation).”The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 89

Contents: 312 Not Contents: 223

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 89 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 139
Liberal Democrat 75
Crossbench 70
Non-affiliated 15
Bishops 7
Conservative 2
Green Party 2
Independent Labour 1
Plaid Cymru 1

Not Contents

Conservative 195
Crossbench 15
Non-affiliated 8
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Independent Ulster Unionist 1
Democratic 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.

Every vote

Contents (312)

Not Contents (223)

Source: the official Lords division record.