Lords division · 14 Oct 2004 · No. 1

Civil Contingencies Bill

It was moved by the Baroness Scotland of Asthal, in Clause 19, page 12, line 36, to leave out from “means” to end of line 40 and insert: “(a) an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in the United Kingdom or in a Part or region, (b) an event or situation which threatens serious damage to the environment of the United Kingdom or of a Part or region, or (c) war, or terrorism, which seriously threatens the security of the United Kingdom.”; which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the Committee divided:

The Contents have it

Majority 12

Contents: 33 Not Contents: 21

At a glance The Contents won by a margin of 12 votes. The Government's position was Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Labour	28
Non-affiliated	4
Crossbench	1

Not Contents

Conservative	13
Liberal Democrat	5
Crossbench	2
Independent Labour	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 Bassam of Brighton (Content), Lord Grocott (Content), Lord Dixon-Smith (Not Content), Lord Lucas (Not Content).