Government Defeat in Lords on Legal Services Bill [HL] Monday 16/04/2007

On 16/04/2007 the government had a defeat in the on an amendment to the Legal Services Bill [HL]: To require that the appointment of the Chairman of the Legal Services board is made with the concurrence of the Lord Chief Justice, rather than by the Secretary of State alone (as recommended by the Joint Committee on the draft bill).

This was defeat number 12 in the parliamentary session.

Breakdown of Votes For Govt Against Govt Total No vote Conservative 0 93 93 111 Labour 130 1 131 80 Liberal Democrat 0 51 51 26 Crossbench 3 27 30 171 Bishops 0 0 0 26 Other 1 3 4 9 Total 134 175 309 423

Conservative Votes with the Government Conservative Votes against the Government Baroness Anelay of St Johns Lord Astor of Hever Earl Attlee Lord Blackwell Lord Blaker Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Lord Bowness Bridgeman Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Lord Bruce-Lockhart Baroness Byford Earl Caithness Lord Campbell of Alloway Baroness Carneg y of Lour Earl Cathcart Lord Colwyn Lord Crathorne Lord De Mauley Lord Denham Lord Dixon-Smith Baroness Eccles of Moulton Lord Elliott of Morpeth Lord Elton Baroness Fookes Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Lord Fowler Lord Freeman Baroness Gardner of Parkes Lord Geddes Lord Glenarthur Lord Glentoran Lord Goodlad Lord Hamilton of Epsom Baroness Hanham Lord Harris of Peckham Lord Hayhoe Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Lord Howard of Rising Lord Howe of Aberavon Lord Howell of Guildford Lord Hunt of Wirral Lord Hurd of Westwell Lord Kingsland Lord Kirkham Lord Laidlaw Lord Laing of Dunphail Earl Lindsay Earl Liverpool Lord Lucas Lord Luke Lord Lyell of Markyate Lord Mackay of Clashfern Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth Lord Mancroft Lord Marlesford Lord Mawhinney Lord Mayhew of Twysden Lord McAlpine of West Green Lord McColl of Dulwich Baroness Miller of Hendon Baroness Morris o f Bolton Lord Newton of Braintree Baroness Noakes Lord Northbrook Baroness O'Cathain Lord Palumbo Baroness Park of Monmouth Baroness Perry of Southwark Lord Pilkington of Oxenford Baroness Rawlings Lord Roberts of Conwy Lord Rotherwick Baroness Seccombe Baroness Sharples Lord Shaw of Northstead Lord Sheikh Baroness Shephard of Northwold Lord St John of Fawsley Lord Stewart by Lord Strathclyde Lord Taylor of Ho lbeach Lord Tebbit Baroness Thatcher Lord Trefgarne Baroness Verma Lord Waddington Lord Wade of Cho rlton Lord Wakeham Lord Waldegrave of North Hill Baroness Wilcox Lord Windlesham

Labour Vote s with the Government Lord Acton Baroness Adams of Craigielea Lord Adonis Lord Ahmed Lord Alli Baroness Amos Lord Anderson of Swansea Baroness Andrews Lord Archer of Sandwell Baroness Ashton of Upholland Lord Bach Lord Bassam of Brighton Lord Bhattacharyy a Lord Bilston Baroness Blackstone Baroness Blood Lord Borrie Lord Bragg Lord Brett Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Lord Brookman Lord Brooks of Tremorfa Lord Campbell-Savours Lord Christopher Lord Clark of Windermere Lord Clarke of Hampstead Baroness Cohen of Pimlico Lord Corbett of Castle Vale Baroness Corston Baroness Crawley Lord Cunningham of Felling Baroness David Lord Davidson of Glen Clova Lord Davies of Oldham Lord Drayson Lord Dubs Lord Elder Lord Evans of Temple Guiting Lord Evans of Parkside Lord Falconer of Thoroton Baroness Falkender Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton Lord Filkin Baroness Ford Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Baroness Gale Lord Giddens Baroness Golding Lord Goldsmith Lord Gordon of Strathblane Baroness Goudie Lord Gould of Brookwoo d Baroness Gould of Potternewton Lord Grocott Lord Harris of Haringey Lord Harrison Lord Hart of Chilto n Lord Haskel Lord Haworth Baroness Henig Baroness Hilton of Eggardon Baroness Hollis of Heigham Lord Howarth of Newport Baroness Ho wells of St Davids Lord Hughes of Woodside Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Lord Jones Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Lord Jordan Lord Judd Lord King of West Bromwich Baroness Kingsmill Lord Kinnock Lord Kirkhill Lord Lea of Crondall Lord Lipsey Lord Lofthouse of Pontefract Lord Macdonald of Trade ston Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate Lord MacKenzie of Culkein Lord Mason of Barnsle y Baroness Massey of Darwen Lord Maxton Baroness McDonagh Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Lord McIntosh of Haringey Lord McKenzie of Luton Lord Mitchell Lord Moonie Baroness Morgan of Drefelin Baroness Morgan of Huyton Lord Morgan Baroness Morris of Yardley Lord Morris of Handsworth Lord Morris of Manchester Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan Lord Pendry Baroness Pitkeathley Lord Plant of Highfield Lord Puttnam Lord Radice Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Baroness Rendell of Babergh Lord Richard Lord Rosser Lord Rowlands Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Lord Sawyer Baroness Scotland of Asthal Lord Sewel Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill Lord Snape Lord Soley Lord Stone of Blackheath Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Baroness Taylo r of Bolton Baroness Thornton Lord Triesman Lord Truscott Lord Tunnicliffe Lord Varley Baroness Wall of Ne w Barnet Lord Warner Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Baroness Whitaker Lord Whitty Lord Williams of Elvel Lord Woolmer of Leeds Labour Votes against the Government Lord Brennan Liberal Democrat Votes with the Government Liberal Democrat Vot es against the Government Lord Addington Lord Avebury Baroness Barker Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury Lord Bradsha w Lord Carlile of Berriew Lord Clement -Jones Lord Cotter Lord Dholakia Lord Dykes Lord Fearn Lord Garden Earl Glasgow Lord Goodhart Baroness Hamwee Baroness Harris of Richmond Lord Hooson Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope Lord Lee of Trafford Baroness Linklater of Butterstone Lord Mackie of Benshie Lord Maclennan of Rogart Earl Mar and Kellie Lord McNally Lord Methuen Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer Baroness Neuberger Lord Newby Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay Lord Razzall Lord Redesdale Lord Rennard Lord Roberts of Llandudno Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank Lord Sandberg Baroness Scott of Needham Market Baroness Sharp of Guildford Lord Shutt of Greetland Lord Smith of Clifton Lord Taverne Lord Teverson Baroness Thomas of Walliswood Baroness Thomas of Winchester Baroness Tonge Lord Tordoff Lord Tyler Lord Vallance of Tummel Lord Wallace of Saltaire Lord Watson of Richmond Baroness Williams of Crosby

Crossbench Votes with the Government Lord Crisp Baroness Meacher Lord Patel Crossbench Votes against t he Government of Megiddo Viscount Baroness Butler-Sloss Lord Craig of Radley Baroness Darcy de Kna yth Baroness D'Souz a Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Baroness Greengross Lord Greenway Lord Hannay of Chiswick Baroness Howe of Idlicote Lord Hylton Lord Luce Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Countess of Mar Lord Monson Lord Neill of Bladen Lord Palmer Lord Rowe-Beddoe Lady Saltoun of Abernethy Lord Slynn of Hadley Lord St John of Bletso Lord Walpole Lord Wedderburn of Charlton Lord Williamson of Horton

Bishop Votes with the Government Bishop Votes against the Government

Other Votes with the Government Lord Watson of Invergowrie Other Votes against the G overnment Lord Beaumont of Whitley Lord Pearson of Rannoch Lord Stoddart of Swindon

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