Clause 1 - Authorisation of Criminal Conduct

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill – in the House of Commons at 7:01 pm on 27 January 2021.

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  • Division number 223
    A majority of MPs voted against restricting the authorisation of criminal conduct by children and vulnerable sources to exceptional circumstances.  

Motion made, and Question put, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 4.—(Michael Ellis.)

Division number 223 Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill — Clause 1 — Authorisation of Criminal Conduct — Children and Vulnerable Sources

A majority of MPs voted against restricting the authorisation of criminal conduct by children and vulnerable sources to exceptional circumstances.  

Aye: 361 MPs

No: 267 MPs

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Absent: 18 MPs

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The House divided: Ayes 361, Noes 267.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment 4 disagreed to.

The list of Members currently certified as eligible for a proxy vote, and of the Members nominated as their proxy, is published at the end of today’s debates.

Lords amendments 6 to 14 agreed to.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No 83H), That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments 1 to 4;

That Michael Ellis, Tom Pursglove, Paul Holmes, Mark Tami and David Linden be members of the Committee;

That Michael Ellis be the Chair of the Committee;

That three be the quorum of the Committee.

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(Rebecca Harris .)

Question agreed to.

Committee to withdraw immediately; reasons to be reported and communicated to the Lords.

Photo of Rosie Winterton Rosie Winterton Deputy Speaker (First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means)

In order to observe social distancing, the Reasons Committee will meet in Committee Room 12.