House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill Committee: New Clause 1: how MPs voted on 12 November 2024
Division 39, 12 November 2024, 18:05. Noes 378, against 41; majority 337 (Commons Votes API).
The question
New Clause 1
Exclusion of bishops
“(1) No-one shall be a member of the House of Lords by virtue of being a bishop or Archbishop of the Church of England.
(2) No bishop or Archbishop of the Church of England is entitled to receive, in that capacity, a writ of summons to attend, or sit and vote in, the House of Lords.
(3) Nothing in this section prevents a person who is, or has been, a bishop or Archbishop of the Church of England from receiving, and exercising the entitlements under, a peerage for life in accordance with section 1 of the Life Peerages Act 1958.
(4) Nothing in this section prevents a person who is, or has been, a bishop or Archbishop of the Church of England from being permitted to enter the House of Lords for the purpose only of leading prayers in accordance with arrangements made by that House.”—(Sir Gavin Williamson.)
This new clause provides that bishops of the Church of England will no longer be entitled to membership of the House of Lords.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 15 of the 41 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 342 of the 374 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 342 |
| Conservative | 15 | 18 |
| Independent | 4 | 8 |
| Scottish National Party | 9 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 0 | 4 |
| Green Party | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 2 | 0 |
| Social Democratic & Labour Party | 2 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 0 | 1 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 41 | 374 |
Tellers: Simon Hoare (Conservative, North Dorset) and Nick Timothy (Conservative, West Suffolk) (Ayes); Anna Turley (Labour, Redcar) and Anna McMorrin (Labour, Cardiff North) (Noes).
How each MP voted
415 named · CSV
Sources
- Bill: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Act 2026
- Hansard: House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
- Commons division 39
- Commons Votes API: division
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