Clause 61 - Annual Report

National Security and Investment Bill – in the House of Commons at 11:30 pm on 26 April 2021.

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  • Division number 277
    A majority of MPs voted not to allow the exclusion of information from published reports on Government decisions to intervene in corporate acquisitions, mergers or investments deemed to risk national security, however the rejected proposal was linked to a requirement to generally publish more information.

Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House disagrees with Lords amendment 11.—(Paul Scully.)

Division number 277 National Security and Investment Bill — Clause 61 — Annual Report

A majority of MPs voted not to allow the exclusion of information from published reports on Government decisions to intervene in corporate acquisitions, mergers or investments deemed to risk national security, however the rejected proposal was linked to a requirement to generally publish more information.

Aye: 365 MPs

No: 260 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 18 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 366, Noes 260.

Question accordingly agreed to.

Lords amendment 11 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 12 to 14 agreed to.

Lords amendment 15 disagreed to.

Ordered, That a Committee be appointed to draw up Reasons to be assigned to the Lords for disagreeing to their amendments 11 and 15.

That Paul Scully, Michael Tomlinson, Jo Gideon, Matthew Pennycook and Stephen Flynn be members of the Committee;

That Paul Scully be the Chair of the Committee.

That three be the quorum of the Committee.

That the Committee do withdraw immediately.—(David Rutley.)

Committee to withdraw immediately; reason 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.