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Lords division · 26 Oct 2021 · No. 3

Environment Bill

Lord Krebs moved, as an amendment to Motion F, to leave out from “31” to end and insert “, do disagree with the Commons in their Amendments 31A and 31B, and do propose Amendment 31C in lieu— Leave out Clause 24 and insert the following new Clause— OEP independence (1) The OEP has complete discretion in the carrying out of its functions, including in—(a) preparing its enforcement policy,(b) exercising its enforcement functions, and(c) preparing and publishing its budget.(2) The Secretary of State may issue guidance to the OEP on the matters listed in section 22(6)(c).(3) The OEP must have regard to the guidance in preparing its enforcement policy, unless there are material considerations that indicate otherwise.(4) Before issuing the guidance, the Secretary of State must—(a) prepare and consult on a draft,(b) lay the draft before Parliament, and(c) publish a response to the consultation.(5) The Secretary of State must publish the guidance when it comes into effect.(6) In making or terminating appointments under paragraph 1 and paragraph 5 of Schedule 1, the Secretary of State must obtain the consent of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Environmental Audit Committees of the House of Commons.””The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 51

Contents: 223 Not Contents: 172

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 51 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 94
Liberal Democrat 62
Crossbench 49
Conservative 8
Non-affiliated 8
Green Party 2

Not Contents

Conservative 151
Non-affiliated 9
Democratic Unionist Party 5
Crossbench 4
Lord Speaker 1
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Reform UK 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 (223)

Not Contents (172)

Source: the official Lords division record.