Lords division · 11 Mar 2025 · No. 1

Football Governance Bill [HL]

Lord Moynihan moved amendment 4, in clause 1, page 2, line 4, at end to insert—“(3A) In exercising their powers and functions under this Act, the Secretary of State or the IFR may not act in a way which conflicts with any regulations or rules of international football governing bodies.”The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 43

Contents: 224 Not Contents: 267

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 43 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 189
Crossbench 14
Non-affiliated 11
Democratic Unionist Party 5
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Lord Speaker 1
Bishops 1
Reform UK 1

Not Contents

Labour 164
Liberal Democrat 54
Crossbench 36
Non-affiliated 9
Plaid Cymru 2
Green Party 1
Ulster Unionist Party 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: The Earl of Courtown (Content), Baroness Williams of Trafford (Content), Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Not Content), Baroness Wheeler (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (222)

Not Contents (265)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.