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Lords division · 23 Mar 2004 · No. 4

Patents Bill [HL]

It was moved by the Earl Attlee, in Clause 12, page 6, line 41, to leave out “best endeavours” and insert “reasonable endeavours in all circumstances”; which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 65

Contents: 28 Not Contents: 93

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 65 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 26
Crossbench 1
Non-affiliated 1

Not Contents

Labour 72
Liberal Democrat 14
Crossbench 4
Non-affiliated 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: Lord Rotherwick (Content), Baroness Seccombe (Content), Lord Davies of Oldham (Not Content), Lord Grocott (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (26)

Not Contents (91)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.