Lords division · 14 Dec 2021 · No. 2

Advanced Research and Invention Agency Bill

Lord Clement-Jones moved amendment 6, in clause 2, page 2, line 18, at end to insert—“(7) ARIA is a public authority within the meaning of section 3 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and Schedule 1 to that Act is amended accordingly.”The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 8

Contents: 126 Not Contents: 134

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 8 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 63
Liberal Democrat 46
Crossbench 8
Non-affiliated 6
Green Party 2
Ulster Unionist Party 1

Not Contents

Conservative 109
Crossbench 14
Non-affiliated 6
Democratic Unionist Party 5

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 (126)

Not Contents (134)

Source: the official Lords division record.