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Lords division · 26 Apr 2022 · No. 1

Nationality and Borders Bill

Baroness Chakrabarti moved Motion B1, as an amendment to Motion B, at end to insert “but do propose Amendment 5D in lieu—5D Insert the following new Clause—“Interpretation of Part 2(1) So far as it is possible to do so, the provisions of this Part must be read and given effect in a way which is compatible with the Refugee Convention.(2) If a court or tribunal determining a question which has arisen in connection with the provisions of this Part cannot read and give effect to those provisions in a way which is compatible with the Refugee Convention, it must make a declaration to that effect.””The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 25

Contents: 244 Not Contents: 219

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 25 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour 103
Liberal Democrat 71
Crossbench 53
Non-affiliated 9
Conservative 3
Green Party 2
Bishops 2
Plaid Cymru 1

Not Contents

Conservative 187
Non-affiliated 15
Crossbench 9
Democratic Unionist Party 4
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Reform UK 1
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 (244)

Not Contents (219)

Source: the official Lords division record.