House of Lords defeats Government 14 times on the EU Withdrawal Bill at Report Stage – full details

House of Lords defeats Government 14 times on the EU Withdrawal Bill at Report Stage – full details

The Government lost 14 of the 16 divisions on amendments to the EU Withdrawal Bill at Report Stage in the House of Lords. Here is the list of the votes in chronological order, with links to the full division lists as published in Hansard where you can see which peers voted which way. 

Wednesday 18th April – Day 1

Amendment 1 (and by consequence Amendment 4) tabled by the Labour front bench and Lib Dems in concert with former EU Commissioner, Lord Patten of Barnes, and Article 50 author, Lord Kerr of Kinlochard which seek to make the passing of the legislation conditional on the Government seeking to “negotiate a customs union as part of the framework for a future UK-EU relationship”. Passed by 347 votes to 225 – Majority of 122 (Government defeat) (N.B. In the chamber it was announced that 348 peers backed the amendment, but only 347 names are recorded in Hansard)

The 347 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 3 Bishops
  • 24 Conservatives
  • 75 Crossbenchers
  • 148 Labour
  • 83 Lib Dems
  • 14 Others

The 225 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 1 Bishop
  • 183 Conservatives
  • 26 Crossbenchers
  • 1 Labour
  • 2 Lib Dems
  • 12 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 11 tabled by the Labour frontbench and Lib Dems with support from Tory backbencher Lord Kirkhope of Harrogate which would mean ‘retained EU law’ relating to rights in the fields of employment, equality, health and safety, consumer standards and environmental standards can only be amended or revoked post-Brexit via primary legislation. Passed by 314 votes to 217 – Majority of 97 (Government defeat)

The 314 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 2 Bishops
  • 14 Conservatives
  • 57 Crossbenchers
  • 146 Labour
  • 87 Lib Dems
  • 8 Others

The 217 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 194 Conservatives
  • 12 Crossbenchers
  • 1 Lib Dem
  • 10 Others

Full division list here.

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Monday 23rd April – Day 2

Amendment 15 tabled by Gina Miller’s QC Crossbencher Lord Pannick, former Labour Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, former Lib Dem MEP Baroness Ludford and long-standing Tory europhile Lord Deben (better known as John Gummer) which seeks to keep most of the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights on the UK statute book after Brexit. Passed by 316 votes to 245 – Majority of 71 (Government defeat)

The 316 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 2 Bishops
  • 10 Conservatives
  • 60 Crossbenchers
  • 141 Labour
  • 89 Lib Dems
  • 14 Others

The 245 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 198 Conservatives
  • 36 Crossbenchers
  • 1 Labour
  • 10 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 18 tabled by Gina Miller’s QC Crossbencher Lord Pannick and Lib Dem Lord Beith which seeks to remove ministers’ ability to specify when individuals may bring challenges against the validity of retained EU law post-Brexit.  Passed by 285 votes to 235 – Majority of 50 (Government defeat)

The 285 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 3 Conservatives
  • 44 Crossbenchers
  • 137 Labour
  • 90 Lib Dems
  • 11 Others

The 235 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 1 Bishop
  • 198 Conservatives
  • 25 Crossbenchers
  • 11 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 19 tabled by Gina Miller’s QC Crossbencher Lord Pannick and Lib Dem Lord Beith which seeks to retain the right of action in domestic law post-Brexit if there is a failure to comply with the general principles of EU lawPassed by 280 votes to 223 – Majority of 57 (Government defeat) (N.B. In the chamber it was announced that 223 peers opposed the amendment, but only 222 names are recorded in Hansard)

The 280 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 4 Conservatives
  • 39 Crossbenchers
  • 136 Labour
  • 90 Lib Dems
  • 11 Others

The 222 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 194 Conservatives
  • 17 Crossbenchers
  • 11 Others

Full division list here.

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Wednesday 25th April – Day 3

Amendment 31 tabled by Crossbencher Lord Lisvane (who, as Sir Robert Rogers, was Clerk to the House of Commons), former Labour Attorney General Lord Goldsmith, Lib Dem Lord Tyler and Tory europhile Lord Cormack which seeks to limit the scope of the delegated powers that the Bill hands to ministers – the so-called “Henry VIII powers” by raising the bar for doing so from whenever “the Minister considers appropriate” to when it “is necessary”. Passed by 349 votes to 221 – Majority of 128 (Government defeat)

The 349 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 3 Bishops
  • 13 Conservatives
  • 86 Crossbenchers
  • 142 Labour
  • 91 Lib Dems
  • 14 Others

The 221 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 197 Conservatives
  • 14 Crossbenchers
  • 10 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 40 tabled by Lord Trees, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville and Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb which would have made ministers pay due regard to the welfare requirements of animals as sentient beings in line with the EU Protocol on animal sentience. Defeated by 211 votes to 169 – Majority of 42 

The 169 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 17 Crossbenchers
  • 79 Labour
  • 68 Lib Dems
  • 5 Others

The 211 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 187 Conservatives
  • 16 Crossbenchers
  • 8 Others

Full division list here.

 

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Monday 30th April – Day 4

Amendment 49 tabled by Conservative backbencher Viscount Hailsham (formerly Douglas Hogg), Crossbencher Lord Hannay of Chiswick, Labour frontbencher Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town and Lib Dem frontbencher Lord Wallace of Saltaire which seeks to provides a mechanism to force the government to re-negotiate its withdrawal agreement with the EU in the event of a number of separate triggers being pulled, effectively enabling Parliament to delay, frustrate and ultimately reverse Brexit (as explained by Christopher Howarth here). Passed by 335 votes to 244 – Majority of 91 (Government defeat)

The 335 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 1 Bishop
  • 19 Conservatives
  • 68 Crossbenchers
  • 144 Labour
  • 89 Lib Dems
  • 14 Others

The 244 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 195 Conservatives
  • 39 Crossbenchers
  • 1 Labour
  • 9 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 50 tabled by Lib Dem frontbencher Lord Newby, Conservative backbencher Viscount Hailsham, Plaid Cymru’s Lord Wigley and Crossbencher Lord Butler of Brockwell which would have provided for the option of holding a referendum on whether to accept the outcome of the negotiations or remain in the EU. Defeated by 260 votes to 202 – Majority of 58 

The 202 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 4 Conservatives
  • 48 Crossbenchers
  • 51 Labour
  • 91 Lib Dems
  • 8 Others

The 260 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 199 Conservatives
  • 43 Crossbenchers
  • 5 Labour
  • 1 Lib Dem
  • 12 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 51 tabled by Labour peer Lord Monks, Conservative peer Baroness Wheatcroft, Lib Dem Lord Campbell of Pittenweem and Labour peer Lord Lea of Crondall which only allows ministers to make regulations regarding the implementation of the withdrawal agreement if Parliament has approved a mandate for negotiations about the UK’s future relationship with the EU. Passed by 270 votes to 233 – Majority of 37 (Government defeat) (N.B. In the chamber it was announced that 270 peers backed the amendment, but 271 names are actually recorded in Hansard)

The 271 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 1 Bishop
  • 11 Conservatives
  • 38 Crossbenchers
  • 128 Labour
  • 84 Lib Dems
  • 9 Others

The 233 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 194 Conservatives
  • 30 Crossbenchers
  • 9 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 59 tabled by Labour peers Lord Dubs and Lord Bassam of Brighton, Lib Dem Baroness Sheehan and Crossbencher Baroness Butler-Sloss to ensure ministers continue to uphold the EU regulation relating to provisions and associated rights and obligations that allow for those seeking asylum – including unaccompanied minors, adults and children – to join a family member, sibling or relative in the UK. Passed by 205 votes to 181 – Majority of 24 (Government defeat)

The 205 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 1 Bishop
  • 1 Conservative
  • 25 Crossbenchers
  • 99 Labour
  • 72 Lib Dems
  • 7 Others

The 181 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 171 Conservatives
  • 3 Crossbenchers
  • 7 Others

Full division list here.

 

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Wednesday 2nd May – Day 5

Amendment 88 tabled by Conservative former European Commissioner Lord Patten Of Barnes, Labour peer Lord Murphy of Torfaen, Crossbencher Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve and Lib Dem Baroness Suttie which seeks to enshrine support for the Good Friday Agreement in the Bill, but effectively also seeks to give the Irish Government a veto on any post-Brexit border arrangements. Passed by 309 votes to 242 – Majority of 67 (Government defeat) (N.B. In the chamber it was announced that 242 peers opposed the amendment, but only 241 names are actually recorded in Hansard)

The 309 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 19 Conservatives
  • 55 Crossbenchers
  • 143 Labour
  • 82 Lib Dems
  • 10 Others

The 241 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 1 Bishop
  • 196 Conservatives
  • 35 Crossbenchers
  • 9 Others

Full division list here.

 

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Wednesday 8th May – Day 6

Amendment 93 tabled by the Bishop of Leeds, supported by the Labour and Lib Dem front benches and Tory peer Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to allow the Government to replicate any EU law in domestic law and to continue to participate in EU agencies after Brexit. Passed by 298 votes to 227 – Majority of 71 (Government defeat)

The 298 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 3 Bishops
  • 14 Conservatives
  • 45 Crossbenchers
  • 140 Labour
  • 84 Lib Dems
  • 12 Others

The 227 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 189 Conservatives
  • 29 Crossbenchers
  • 9 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 95 tabled by Conservative backbencher the Duke of Wellington with the support of the Labour and Lib Dem front benches and Crossbencher Lord Hannay of Chiswick to remove the exit day of 29th March 2019 from the Bill and not allow the Government to appoint exit day until it has been approved by resolutions of both Houses of Parliament. Passed by 311 votes to 233 – Majority of 78 (Government defeat)

The 311 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 2 Bishops
  • 10 Conservatives
  • 57 Crossbenchers
  • 145 Labour
  • 86 Lib Dems
  • 11 Others

The 233 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 193 Conservatives
  • 28 Crossbenchers
  • 1 Labour
  • 11 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 110A tabled by Labour backbencher Lord Alli along with Tory backbencher Baroness Verma and Crossbencher Lord Bilimoria to mandate the Government to negotiate continued membership of the European Economic Area – in other words the Norway option, whereby the UK would have full access to the EU’s Single Market but without any influence over its rules and regulations. Labour instructed its peers to abstain on the vote but nonetheless it passed by 245 votes to 218 – Majority of 27 (Government defeat) (N.B. In the chamber it was announced that 245 peers backed the amendment, but 247 names are actually recorded in Hansard)

The 247 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 2 Bishops
  • 17 Conservatives
  • 50 Crossbenchers
  • 83 Labour
  • 84 Lib Dems
  • 11 Others

The 218 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 185 Conservatives
  • 21 Crossbenchers
  • 3 Labour
  • 9 Others

Full division list here.

Amendment 70 tabled by Crossbencher Lord Lisvane (formerly Commons Clerk Sir Robert Rogers) along with the Labour and Lib Dem frontbenches and Tory peer Lord Norton of Louth to create a parliamentary committee to sift certain regulations introduced under the legislation to recommend whether they require further scrutiny peers. Passed by 225 votes to 194 – Majority of 31 (Government defeat)

The 225 peers who backed the amendment were:

  • 1 Bishop
  • 9 Conservatives
  • 32 Crossbenchers
  • 97 Labour
  • 80 Lib Dems
  • 6 Others

The 194 backing the Government in opposing the amendment were:

  • 180 Conservatives
  • 5 Crossbenchers
  • 9 Others

Full division list here.