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Lords division · 28 Jan 2026 · No. 3

Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill

Baroness Barran moved amendment 121A, in clause 31, page 55, line 2, at end to insert—“(c) conducting or has ever initiated proceedings under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 (care and supervision),(d) providing services to the child or their family under section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (provision of services for children in need, their families, and others),or has ever conducted enquiries or has ever taken action under section 47 of the Children Act 1989 (local authority’s duty to investigate).”The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 84

Contents: 231 Not Contents: 147

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 84 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 153
Liberal Democrat 49
Crossbench 18
Non-affiliated 4
Ulster Unionist Party 3
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Lord Speaker 1
Bishops 1

Not Contents

Labour 136
Crossbench 5
Non-affiliated 5
Green 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 (229)

Not Contents (145)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.