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Lords division · 18 Mar 2021 · No. 1

Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021

Baroness Jones of Whitchurch moved that this House regrets that the Heather and Grass etc. Burning (England) Regulations 2021 (SI 2021/158) do not provide a basis for significantly reducing the amount of peatland burning that occurs in England, in part because the restrictions extend only to certain areas of deep peat; notes that while there are appropriate uses of peat burning, the protection of peatland ecosystems should be prioritised to provide a haven for wildlife, the safe storage of carbon, and the prevention of natural catastrophes such as flooding and wildfires; and therefore calls on Her Majesty’s Government to reconsider its approach to restricting the burning of peatland ahead of the season’s commencement on 1 October. The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 22

Contents: 252 Not Contents: 274

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 22 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 130
Liberal Democrat 74
Crossbench 33
Non-affiliated 11
Green Party 2
Bishops 1
Conservative 1

Not Contents

Conservative 204
Crossbench 41
Non-affiliated 19
Democratic Unionist Party 5
Labour 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.

Every vote

Contents (252)

Not Contents (274)

Source: the official Lords division record.