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Lords division · 20 Jul 2021 · No. 3

Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Baroness Thornton moved, as an amendment to the motion to approve the Regulations, at the end to insert “that this House welcomes that the draft Medical Devices (Coronavirus Test Device Approvals) (Amendment) Regulations 2021 introduce a quality approval process for all COVID-19 tests sold in the UK; but regrets that the regulations assume a change in policy by not making guaranteed provision for the continuation of free NHS COVID-19 tests and will therefore rely on private sector testing for which fees are charged; further regrets that private sector tests do not appear to be integrated with the NHS test and trace system, including legal requirements to report and self-isolate; notes with concern that Her Majesty’s Government have previously stated that regular testing is an essential part of the easing of coronavirus restrictions; and calls on Her Majesty’s Government to guarantee that reliable, high-quality, free NHS tests remain available to all beyond 19 July to support the effective management of COVID-19." The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 1

Contents: 229 Not Contents: 230

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 1 vote. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 111
Liberal Democrat 69
Crossbench 40
Non-affiliated 8
Green Party 1

Not Contents

Conservative 189
Crossbench 20
Non-affiliated 12
Democratic Unionist Party 4
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Labour 2
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 (229)

Not Contents (230)

Source: the official Lords division record.