Lords division · 6 Jan 2025 · No. 1

National Insurance Contributions (Secondary Class 1 Contributions) Bill

Baroness Kramer moved, as an amendment to the motion that the bill be read a second time, at end to insert “but that, while recognising the need to rebuild public services and finances, this House regrets that the Bill risks worsening pressures in the NHS and social care by placing costs on GPs and dentists, social care providers and hospices; increases burdens on small businesses, early years providers, universities and charities; and penalises part-time work, and puts jobs and economic growth at risk”. The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 15

Contents: 46 Not Contents: 61

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 15 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Liberal Democrat 38
Crossbench 3
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Ulster Unionist Party 1
Green Party 1
Non-affiliated 1

Not Contents

Labour 56
Crossbench 4
Non-affiliated 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 Humphreys (Content), Lord Stoneham of Droxford (Content), Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (Not Content), Baroness Wheeler (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (44)

Not Contents (59)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.