Lords division · 5 Sep 2023 · No. 1

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

Lord Murphy of Torfaen moved Motion B1, as an amendment to Motion B, at end to insert “, and do propose Amendments 44D, 44E, 44F and 44G as additional amendments to the words so restored to the Bill and Amendments 44H and 44J as consequential amendments—44D Clause 18, page 16, line 16, leave out “C” and insert “E”44E Clause 18, page 16, line 35, at end insert—“(6A) Condition D: in relation to immunity for offences causing death, consent of a close family member of the deceased has been sought, and the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that—(a) the close family member has given consent for the granting of immunity and no objections have been raised by any other close family member within three months of the consent being given, or(b) if no consent has been given by that close family member within three months or an objection has been raised by any other close family member, it is nevertheless in the public interest to proceed with the granting of immunity.(6B) Condition E: the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that P—(a) has complied with any conditions imposed by the ICRIR following the request for immunity under subsection (2), and(b) is likely to comply with any licence conditions imposed as part of the granting of immunity.(6C) For the purposes of subsection (6B), conditions imposed by the ICRIR, whether before or after the granting of immunity, may include—(a) attendance at a specified place,(b) provision of fingerprints and non-intimate samples,(c) restrictions on P’s ability to approach or otherwise communicate with—(i) a victim, in the case of injury, or(ii) a victim’s family, in relation to a death,without the consent of the victim or victim’s family (as the case may be), and(d) restrictions on activity which might allow P to gain financially from the offences for which immunity is sought or granted.(6D) The ICRIR may revoke P’s immunity from prosecution if the Chief Commissioner is satisfied that P has breached one or more licence conditions imposed by the ICRIR.(6E) A revocation of immunity under subsection (6D)—(a) has immediate effect, and(b) does not prevent a person making a further request for immunity under subsection (2).(6F) For the purposes of this section, a person (F) is a close family member of the deceased (D) if F—(a) was the spouse, civil partner or co-habitee of D on the day of D’s death (and for the meaning of “co-habitee”, see paragraph 2 of Schedule 3),(b) is a child of D,(c) is a parent of D,(d) is a brother or sister of D,(e) is a step-child of D (see paragraph 3 of Schedule 3),(f) was a step-parent of D on the day of D’s death or is a step-parent of D on the day on which consent is sought (see paragraph 4 of Schedule 3),(g) is a half-brother or half-sister of D, or(h) is a step-brother or step-sister of D (see paragraph 5 of Schedule 3).”44F Clause 18, page 16, line 36, leave out “C” and insert “E”44G Clause 18, page 17, line 22, at beginning insert “Other than in accordance with subsection (6D),”44H As an amendment to Lords Amendment 111, in paragraph 1, leave out “C” and insert “E”44J As an amendment to Lords Amendment 111, in paragraph 6, leave out “C” and insert “E””The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 11

Contents: 201 Not Contents: 190

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 11 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour	102
Liberal Democrat	53
Crossbench	27
Non-affiliated	10
Democratic Unionist Party	6
Green Party	2
Ulster Unionist Party	1

Not Contents

Conservative	171
Non-affiliated	9
Crossbench	8
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.

Tellers: Baroness Wheeler (Content), Baroness Wilcox of Newport (Content), The Earl of Courtown (Not Content), Baroness Williams of Trafford (Not Content).