Lords division · 15 Dec 2021 · No. 3

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames moved amendment 71, in clause 102, page 88, line 20, to leave out “there are exceptional” and insert “such a sentence would be contrary to the interests of justice having regard to”. The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 69

Contents: 90 Not Contents: 159

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 69 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Liberal Democrat 53
Crossbench 16
Labour 11
Non-affiliated 5
Conservative 2
Green Party 2
Bishops 1

Not Contents

Conservative 131
Non-affiliated 12
Crossbench 11
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Labour 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 (90)

Not Contents (159)

Source: the official Lords division record.