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Lords division · 25 Jan 2006 · No. 1

Terrorism Bill

It was moved by the Baroness Williams of Crosby, in Clause 19, page 17, line 41, at end to insert: ( ) In deciding whether to give consent under subsection (2), the Attorney General or the Advocate General for Northern Ireland shall have regard to— (a) any reasonable grounds for believing that the government of the country has committed or encouraged in its territory genocide or crimes against humanity or grave breaches of human rights; (b) the extent to which that government is accountable to its citizens through free and fair elections; and (c) the nature of the acts of terrorism which the persons against whom proceedings are contemplated, or any terrorist organisation of which he is believed to be a member or with which he is believed to be associated, has aided, committed or encouraged.”; which being objected to, the question was put thereupon, and the House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 54

Contents: 103 Not Contents: 157

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 54 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Liberal Democrat 48
Crossbench 19
Conservative 19
Non-affiliated 6
Labour 6
Bishops 3
Independent Labour 1
Green Party 1

Not Contents

Labour 116
Crossbench 34
Non-affiliated 6
Independent Ulster Unionist 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 Roberts of Llandudno (Content), Lord Shutt of Greetland (Content), Lord Davies of Oldham (Not Content), Lord Grocott (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (101)

Not Contents (155)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.