Government Defeat in Lords on Equality Bill [HL] Wednesday 09/11/2005

On 09/11/2005 the government had a defeat in the on an amendment to the Equality Bill [HL]: To remove a clause stipulating that harrasment occurs where an individual's dignity is violated or if a hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive atmosphere is created on the grounds of religion or belief.

This was defeat number 4 in the parliamentary session Breakdown of Votes For Govt Against Govt Total No vote Conservative 0 111 111 96 Labour 125 5 130 80 Liberal Democrat 0 60 60 14 Crossbench 1 34 35 155 Bishops 0 2 2 23 Other 0 4 4 8 Total 126 216 342 376

Conservative Votes with the Government Conservative Votes against the Government Baroness Anelay of St Johns Lord Ashcroft Lord Bagri Lord Biffen Lord Blackwell Lord Blaker Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Lord Bowness Viscount Bridgeman Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Lord Brougham and Vaux Baroness Buscombe Baroness Byford Earl Caithness Lord Campbell of Alloway Baroness Carnegy of Lour Baroness Chalker of Wallasey Lord Colwyn Lord Cope of Berkeley Earl Courtown Lord Crathorne Lord Crickhowell Baroness Cumberlege Lord De Mauley Lord Dean of Harptree Lord Denham Earl Dundee Viscount Eccles Lord Eden of Winton Lord Elliott of Morpeth Lord Elton Lord Feldman Baroness Flather Baroness Fookes Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Lord Fowler Lord Freeman Baroness Gardner of Parkes Lord Glenarthur Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach Lord Hamilton of Epsom Baroness Hanham Lord Harris of Peckham Lord Hayhoe Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Earl Home Baroness Hooper Lord Howard of Rising Lord Howe of Aberavon Lord Howell of Guildford Lord Hunt of Wirral Lord Inglewood Baroness James of Holland Park Lord Jenkin of Roding Lord Jopling Lord King of Bridgwater Lord Kingsland Baroness Knight of Collingtree Lord Laing of Dunphail Lord Lamont of Lerwick Lord Lawson of Blaby Lord Lucas Lord Lyell Lord Lyell of Markyate Lord Mackay of Clashfern Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth Lord Mancroft Lord Mawhinney Lord Mayhew of Twysden Lord McAlpine of West Green Lord McColl of Dulwich Baroness Miller of Hendon Baroness Morris of Bolton Baroness Noakes Lord Northbrook Earl Northesk Lord Norton of Louth Baroness O'Cathain Earl Onslow Lord Parkinson Lord Patten Lord Pilkington of Oxenford Baroness Platt of Writtle Lord Plumb Lord Quinton Lord Rawlinson of Ewell Lord Reay Lord Rees Lord Renton Lord Roberts of Conwy Lord Rotherwick Lord Saatchi Baroness Seccombe Lord Selsdon Baroness Sharples Lord Shaw of Northstead Baroness Shephard of Northwold Lord Skelmersdale Lord Stewartby Lord Trefgarne Baroness Trumpington Viscount Ullswater Lord Vinson Lord Waddington Lord Wakeham Baroness Wilcox Lord Windlesham

Labour Votes with the Government 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 Bernstein of Craigweil Baroness Billingham Lord Bilston Lord Bragg Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Lord Brookman Lord Burlison Lord Campbell-Savours Lord Carter of Coles Lord Carter Viscount Chandos Lord Christopher Lord Clark of Windermere Lord Clinton-Davis Baroness Cohen of Pimlico Lord Corbett of Castle Vale Baroness Crawley Lord Cunningham of Felling Baroness David Lord Davies of Oldham Lord Desai Lord Drayson Lord Dubs Lord Eatwell Lord Evans of Temple Guiting Lord Falconer of Thoroton Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton Lord Faulkner of Worcester Lord Filkin Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Lord Fyfe of Fairfield Baroness Gale Lord Gavron Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen Lord Gilbert Baroness Golding Lord Goldsmith Baroness Gould of Potternewton Lord Gould of Brookwood Lord Graham of Edmonton Lord Grocott Lord Harris of Haringey Lord Harrison Lord Hart of Chilton Lord Haskel Lord Haworth Baroness Hayman Baroness Henig Baroness Hilton of Eggardon Lord Howarth of Newport Baroness Howells of St Davids Lord Hughes of Woodside Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Lord Irvine of Lairg Baroness Jay of Paddington Lord Jones Lord Judd Lord King of West Bromwich Lord Lea of Crondall Lord Lipsey Baroness Lockwood Lord Macaulay of Bragar Lord MacKenzie of Culkein Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate Baroness Massey of Darwen Lord Maxton Baroness McDonagh Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Lord McIntosh of Haringey Lord McKenzie of Luton Lord Merlyn-Rees Lord Moonie Baroness Morgan of Huyton Baroness Morris of Yardley Baroness Nicol Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan Lord Parekh Lord Patel of Blackburn Lord Pendry Baroness Pitkeathley Baroness Prosser Lord Radice Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Lord Randall of St Budeaux Baroness Rendell of Babergh Lord Richard Lord Rooker Lord Rosser Lord Rowlands Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Lord Sainsbury of Turville Baroness Scotland of Asthal Lord Sewel Viscount Simon Lord Smith of Finsbury Lord Snape Lord Stone of Blackheath Lord Strabolgi Lord Stratford Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean Lord Temple-Morris Baroness Thornton Lord Tomlinson Lord Triesman Lord Truscott Lord Tunnicliffe Baroness Uddin Baroness Wall of New Barnet Lord Warner Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Lord Whitty Lord Williams of Elvel Lord Woolmer of Leeds Lord Young of Norwood Green Labour Votes against the Government Lord Evans of Parkside Lord Howie of Troon Lord Hoyle Lord Janner of Braunstone Lord Sheldon

Liberal Democrat Votes with the Government Liberal Democrat Votes against the Government Lord Addington Lord Alderdice Lord Alliance Lord Avebury Baroness Barker Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury Lord Bradshaw Lord Carlile of Berriew Lord Clement-Jones Lord Dholakia Lord Dykes Viscount Falkland Lord Garden Lord Goodhart Lord Greaves Baroness Hamwee Baroness Harris of Richmond Lord Holme of Cheltenham Lord Hooson Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope Lord Lester of Herne Hill Baroness Linklater of Butterstone Lord Livsey of Talgarth Lord Mackie of Benshie Lord Maclennan of Rogart Baroness Maddock Earl Mar and Kellie Lord McNally Lord Methuen Baroness Michie of Gallanach Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer Baroness Neuberger Lord Newby Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne Baroness Northover Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay Lord Phillips of Sudbury Lord Razzall Lord Redesdale Lord Rennard Lord Roberts of Llandudno Lord Rodgers of Quarry Bank Lord Roper Lord Russell-Johnston Lord Sandberg Baroness Scott of Needham Market Lord Sharman Baroness Sharp of Guildford Lord Shutt of Greetland Lord Smith of Clifton Lord Steel of Aikwood Baroness Thomas of Walliswood Lord Thomas of Gresford Baroness Tonge Lord Tope Lord Tordoff Lord Tyler Lord Wallace of Saltaire Baroness Walmsley Lord Watson of Richmond

Crossbench Votes with the Government Lord Adebowale Crossbench Votes against the Government Lord Ackner Lord Alton of Liverpool Lord Armstrong of Ilminster Viscount Bledisloe Lord Chorley Lord Cobbold Viscount Colville of Culross Lord Dahrendorf Baroness Darcy de Knayth Lord Dearing Baroness D'Souza Baroness Greengross Baroness Howe of Idlicote Lord Hylton Lord Inge Lord Laird Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Countess of Mar Baroness Masham of Ilton Lord Monson Lord Neill of Bladen Bishop of Newcastle Lord Northbourne Lord Oliver of Aylmerton Lord Palmer Lord Quirk Lady Saltoun of Abernethy Lord Slynn of Hadley Baroness Stern Viscount Tenby Lord Thomas of Swynnerton Lord Tombs Lord Walpole Lord Weatherill Lord Williamson of Horton Bishop of Winchester

Bishop Votes with the Government Bishop Votes against the Government Bishop of Newcastle Bishop of Winchester

Other Votes with the Government Other Votes against the Government Lord Beaumont of Whitley Lord Pearson of Rannoch Lord Stoddart of Swindon Lord Willoughby de Broke Ref: 896