Government Defeat in Lords
on House of Lords: Membership
Thursday 28/02/2013
On 28/02/2013 the government had a defeat in the House of Lords on an amendment to
the House of Lords: Membership motion: To move to call on the government to use
restraint in recommending new appointments to the House of Lords; to allow members
to retire permanently; to exclude members who do not attend during a session; and to
not allow members convicted of serious offences to attend sittings (non-fatal motion).
This was defeat number 14 in the parliamentary session.
Breakdown
Conservative
Labour
Liberal Democrat
Crossbench
Bishops
Other
Total
For Govt
31
0
11
2
0
1
45
Against Govt
35
94
16
57
4
11
217
Total
66
94
27
59
4
12
262
No vote
148
128
63
118
20
20
497
Conservative Votes with the Government
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
Baroness Anelay of St Johns
Earl Attlee
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville
Earl Courtown
Lord De Mauley
Lord Fowler
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie
Lord Gardiner of Kimble
Lord Gold
Lord Hill of Oareford
Earl Howe
Lord Mackay of Clashfern
Lord Nash
Lord Popat
Baroness Seccombe
Lord Swinfen
Lord Taylor of Holbeach
Baroness Trumpington
Baroness Verma
Viscount Younger of Leckie
Lord Astor of Hever
Lord Cope of Berkeley
Lord Deighton
Lord Freud
Baroness Hanham
Lord Hunt of Wirral
Baroness Perry of Southwark
Baroness Stowell of Beeston
Lord True
Baroness Wilcox
Conservative Votes against the Government
Lord Bates
Lord Bowness
Lord Colwyn
Lord Cormack
Lord Dobbs
Baroness Eccles of Moulton
Lord Elton
Baroness Fookes
Lord Freeman
Baroness Gardner of Parkes
Lord Grade of Yarmouth
Lord Higgins
Lord James of Blackheath
Lord Jenkin of Roding
Lord King of Bridgwater
Lord Lawson of Blaby
Lord Lyell
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market
Baroness Miller of Hendon
Lord Northbrook
Lord Ryder of Wensum
Lord Selkirk of Douglas
Lord Shaw of Northstead
Lord Skelmersdale
Baroness Buscombe
Lord Crickhowell
Lord Eden of Winton
Lord Framlingham
Lord Glenarthur
Lord Inglewood
Lord Jopling
Lord Lucas
Lord Marlesford
Baroness O'Cathain
Lord Selsdon
Labour Votes with the Government
Labour Votes against the Government
Baroness Adams of Craigielea
Lord Adonis
Baroness Andrews
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top
Lord Bassam of Brighton
Lord Berkeley
Lord Anderson of Swansea
Lord Bach
Lord Bilston Lord Borrie
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe
Lord Browne
Lord Clarke of Hampstead
Baroness Corston
Lord Davies of Oldham
Lord Donoughue
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton
Baroness Gale
Lord Grantchester
Viscount Hanworth
Lord Haworth
Baroness Hollis of Heigham
Lord Hughes of Woodside
Lord Janner of Braunstone
Lord Kennedy of Southwark
Lord Knight of Weymouth
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall
Baroness Morgan of Huyton
Baroness Pitkeathley
Baroness Prosser
Lord Richard
Baroness Sherlock
Lord Soley
Lord Temple-Morris
Lord Turnberg
Lord Watson of Invergowrie
Baroness Wilkins
Lord Young of Norwood Green
Lord Brookman
Lord Campbell-Savours
Lord Clinton-Davis
Baroness Crawley
Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde
Lord Dubs
Lord Filkin
Lord Gordon of Strathblane
Lord Grenfell
Lord Harrison
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town
Lord Howarth of Newport
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws
Lord Lea of Crondall
Lord Maxton
Lord McKenzie of Luton
Lord Morris of Handsworth
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon
Viscount Simon
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara
Baroness Thornton
Baroness Turner of Camden
Baroness Wheeler
Lord Williams of Elvel
Lord Christopher
Lord Collins of Highbury
Lord Davies of Stamford
Baroness Donaghy
Lord Elder
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
Baroness Gould of Potternewton
Lord Grocott
Lord Hart of Chilton
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill
Baroness Howells of St Davids
Lord Irvine of Lairg
Lord Judd
Baroness Kingsmill
Lord Lipsey
Lord McAvoy
Lord Monks
Lord Patel of Bradford
Lord Prescott
Lord Reid of Cardowan
Lord Sawyer
Baroness Smith of Basildon
Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean
Lord Touhig
Lord Warner
Baroness Whitaker
Lord Wills
Liberal Democrat Votes with the Government
Lord Addington
Lord Clement-Jones
Baroness Kramer
Lord McNally
Baroness Northover
Baroness Randerson
Lord Wallace of Tankerness
Lord Wallace of Saltaire
Baroness Garden of Frognal
Lord Newby
Lord Tyler
Liberal Democrat Votes against the Government
Lord Bradshaw
Earl Glasgow
Baroness Hussein-Ece
Lord Lee of Trafford
Lord Maclennan of Rogart
Lord Palmer of Childs Hill
Lord Redesdale
Lord Sharkey
Lord Steel of Aikwood
Lord Stephen
Baroness Thomas of Winchester
Baroness Harris of Richmond
Lord Lester of Herne Hill
Lord Phillips of Sudbury
Baroness Sharp of Guildford
Lord Storey
Crossbench Votes with the Government
Lord Bew
Lord Laming
Crossbench Votes against the Government
Baroness Afshar
Lord Alton of Liverpool
Lord Best
Lord Blair of Boughton
Baroness Butler-Sloss
Lord Cobbold
Baroness Coussins
Lord Craig of Radley
Lord Dear
Baroness Deech
Lord Elystan-Morgan
Viscount Falkland
Baroness Greengross
Baroness Grey-Thompson
Lord Hannay of Chiswick
Baroness Hayman
Baroness Howarth of Breckland
Baroness Howe of Idlicote
Lord Kakkar
Lord Kilclooney
Lord Lloyd of Berwick
Lord Low of Dalston
Countess of Mar
Baroness Masham of Ilton
Lord Moser
Lord Ouseley
Lord Quirk
Lord Ramsbotham
Baroness Richardson of Calow
Earl Sandwich
Lord Singh of Wimbledon
Viscount Slim
Baroness Stern
Lord Stirrup
Lord Trees
Lord Walpole
Lord Wilson of Tillyorn
Lord Wright of Richmond
Lord Armstrong of Ilminster
Lord Broers
Lord Condon
Viscount Craigavon
Lord Eames
Lord Fellowes
Lord Hameed
Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield
Lord Janvrin
Lord Lewis of Newnham
Lord Luce
Lord Mawson
Baroness Prashar
Lord Rees of Ludlow
Lord Scott of Foscote
Lord St John of Bletso
Lord Sutherland of Houndwood
Baroness Warnock
Baroness Young of Hornsey
Bishop Votes with the Government
Bishop Votes against the Government
Bishop of Bath and Wells
Bishop of Exeter
Bishop of Norwich
Bishop of Liverpool
Other Votes with the Government
Lord Truscott
Other Votes against the Government
Lord Bhatia
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass
Lord Rooker
Baroness Tonge
Lord Browne of Belmont
Lord Morrow
Lord Smith of Finsbury
Lord Wigley
Lord Empey
Lord Paul
Lord Stoddart of Swindon
Ref:
1725