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Lords division · 21 Oct 2025 · No. 2

Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

Lord Vaux of Harrowden moved amendment 52, in Schedule 3, page 80, line 26, at end to insert—“Reasonable suspicion and appropriate review of EVM information5A (1)The existence of an eligibility indicator alone does not constitute reasonable grounds for suspicion for the purpose of section 109BZB(1)(a) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992.(2) Before taking any action to amend or suspend any benefit payments, or exercising the powers in Clause 109BZB of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, the EVM information must first have been reviewed by a person with appropriate seniority and experience authorised by the Secretary of State.”The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 105

Contents: 262 Not Contents: 157

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 105 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 159
Liberal Democrat 54
Crossbench 28
Non-affiliated 11
Democratic Unionist Party 3
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Plaid Cymru 2
Green Party 1
Reform UK 1
Lord Speaker 1

Not Contents

Labour 142
Non-affiliated 7
Crossbench 6
Bishops 1
Democratic 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: Lord Vaux of Harrowden (Content), Lord Verdirame (Content), Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Not Content), Baroness Wheeler (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (260)

Not Contents (155)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.