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Lords division · 19 Mar 2026 · No. 4

Pension Schemes Bill

Baroness Noakes moved amendment 105A, in clause 40, page 54, line 16, after “regulations)” insert— “(a) after subsection 1, insert— “(1A) In making regulations under section 20(1A), 20(1C), 26(7A), 28A, 28B, 28E, 28F and 28J the Secretary of State must have regard to— (a) the encouragement of innovation in the design and operation of pension schemes, and (b) the benefits The House divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 66

Contents: 184 Not Contents: 118

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 66 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it lost.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 120
Liberal Democrat 41
Crossbench 10
Non-affiliated 8
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Bishops 1

Not Contents

Labour 111
Non-affiliated 4
Crossbench 3

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 Lemos (Not Content), Baroness Wheeler (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (182)

Not Contents (116)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.