Defamation Bill — Commons Reasons

Division number 1 – in the House of Lords on 23 April 2013.

Lord Levene of Portsoken

Crossbench

A majority of Members of the House of Lords voted no on Defamation Bill — Commons Reasons

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Aye: 195 Members of the House of Lords

No: 273 Members of the House of Lords

Aye: A-Z by last name

Lord Aberdare Crossbench
Baroness Adams of Craigielea Labour
Lord Adonis Labour
Baroness Afshar Crossbench
Viscount Allenby of Megiddo Crossbench
Lord Alli Labour
Lord Alton of Liverpool Crossbench
Baroness Armstrong of Hill Top Labour
Lord Bach Labour
Baroness Bakewell Labour
Lord Barnett Labour
Lord Beecham Labour
Lord Berkeley Labour
Lord Bichard Crossbench
Baroness Billingham Labour
Lord Bilston Labour
Baroness Blackstone Labour
Lord Blair of Boughton Crossbench
Baroness Blood Labour
Lord Boateng Labour
Lord Borrie Labour
Lord Bragg Labour
Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe Labour
Lord Brookman Labour
Lord Browne of Ladyton Labour
Lord Campbell-Savours Labour
Lord Carter of Coles Labour
Lord Christopher Labour
The Earl of Clancarty Crossbench
Lord Clark of Windermere Labour
Lord Clarke of Hampstead Labour
Lord Clinton-Davis Labour
Lord Collins of Highbury Labour
Viscount Colville of Culross Crossbench
Baroness Corston Labour
Baroness Coussins Crossbench
Baroness Crawley Labour
Lord Cunningham of Felling Labour
Lord Davidson of Glen Clova Labour
Lord Davies of Oldham Labour
Lord Davies of Stamford Labour
Baroness Dean of Thornton-le-Fylde Labour
Lord Desai Labour
Baroness Donaghy Labour
Lord Donoughue Labour
Baroness Drake Labour
Lord Drayson Labour
Lord Dubs Labour
Lord Eatwell Labour
Lord Elder Labour
Lord Elystan-Morgan Crossbench
The Earl of Erroll Crossbench
Lord Evans of Parkside Labour
Lord Evans of Temple Guiting Labour
Viscount Falkland Crossbench
Baroness Farrington of Ribbleton Labour
Lord Faulkner of Worcester Labour
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff Crossbench
Lord Foster of Bishop Auckland Labour
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Labour
Baroness Gale Labour
Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen Labour
Lord Giddens Labour
Lord Glasman Labour
Lord Gordon of Strathblane Labour
Baroness Gould of Potternewton Labour
Lord Grantchester Labour
Lord Grenfell Labour
Lord Griffiths of Burry Port Labour
Lord Grocott Labour
Lord Hannay of Chiswick Crossbench
Lord Hardie Judge
Lord Harris of Haringey Labour
Lord Harrison Labour
Lord Hart of Chilton Labour
Lord Hattersley Labour
Lord Haworth Labour
Baroness Hayman Crossbench
Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town Labour
Baroness Healy of Primrose Hill Labour
Baroness Hilton of Eggardon Labour
Lord Hollick Labour
Baroness Howarth of Breckland Crossbench
Baroness Howells of St Davids Labour
Lord Howie of Troon Labour
Lord Hoyle Labour
Baroness Hughes of Stretford Labour
Lord Hughes of Woodside Labour
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath Labour
Lord Irvine of Lairg Labour
Lord Janner of Braunstone Labour
Baroness Jay of Paddington Labour
Lord Joffe Labour
Lord Jones Labour
Baroness Jones of Whitchurch Labour
Lord Judd Labour
Lord Kennedy of Southwark Labour
Baroness King of Bow Labour
Lord Kinnock Labour
Lord Kirkhill Labour
Lord Knight of Weymouth Labour
Lord Layard Labour
Lord Lea of Crondall Labour
Lord Leitch Labour
Baroness Liddell of Coatdyke Labour
Lord Liddle Labour
Lord Lipsey Labour
Baroness Lister of Burtersett Labour
The Earl of Listowel Crossbench
Lord Low of Dalston Crossbench
Lord MacKenzie of Culkein Labour
Lord Macdonald of Tradeston Labour
Lord Mackenzie of Framwellgate Labour
Baroness Mallalieu Labour
The Countess of Mar Crossbench
Lord Martin of Springburn Crossbench
Baroness Masham of Ilton Crossbench
Baroness Massey of Darwen Labour
Lord Maxton Labour
Lord McAvoy Labour
Lord McConnell of Glenscorrodale Labour
Baroness McDonagh Labour
Lord McFall of Alcluith Labour
Baroness McIntosh of Hudnall Labour
Lord McKenzie of Luton Labour
Baroness Meacher Crossbench
Lord Mitchell Labour
Lord Monks Labour
Lord Moonie Labour
Baroness Morgan of Drefelin Crossbench
Baroness Morgan of Huyton Labour
Lord Morris of Aberavon Labour
Lord Morris of Handsworth Labour
Baroness Morris of Yardley Labour
Lord Noon Labour
Baroness Nye Labour
Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan Labour
Lord Pannick Crossbench
Lord Parekh Labour
Lord Patel of Bradford Labour
Lord Paul Non-affiliated
Lord Pendry Labour
Lord Peston Labour
Baroness Pitkeathley Labour
Lord Plant of Highfield Labour
Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede Labour
Baroness Prosser Labour
Lord Puttnam Labour
Baroness Quin Labour
Lord Radice Labour
Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale Labour
Lord Richard Labour
Lord Robertson of Port Ellen Labour
Lord Rooker Labour
Lord Rosser Labour
Lord Rowlands Labour
Baroness Royall of Blaisdon Labour
Lord Sawyer Labour
Baroness Sherlock Labour
Viscount Simon Labour
Baroness Smith of Basildon Labour
Lord Smith of Finsbury Non-affiliated
Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill Labour
Lord Smith of Leigh Labour
Lord Snape Labour
Lord Soley Labour
Baroness Stern Crossbench
Lord Stevenson of Balmacara Labour
Lord Stone of Blackheath Labour
Lord Taylor of Blackburn Labour
Baroness Taylor of Bolton Labour
Lord Temple-Morris Labour
Baroness Thornton Labour
Lord Touhig Labour
Lord Triesman Labour
Lord Turnberg Labour
Baroness Turner of Camden Labour
Baroness Uddin Non-affiliated
Baroness Wall of New Barnet Labour
Lord Warner Labour
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Labour
Lord Watson of Invergowrie Labour
Lord West of Spithead Labour
Baroness Wheeler Labour
Baroness Whitaker Labour
Lord Whitty Labour
Lord Wigley Plaid Cymru
Baroness Wilkins Labour
Lord Williams of Baglan Crossbench
Lord Willis of Knaresborough Liberal Democrat
Lord Wills Labour
Lord Wood of Anfield Labour
Lord Woolmer of Leeds Labour
Baroness Worthington Labour
Lord Young of Norwood Green Labour

Tellers

Lord Bassam of Brighton Labour
Lord Tunnicliffe Labour

No: A-Z by last name

Lord Addington Liberal Democrat
Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon Conservative
Lord Alderdice Liberal Democrat
Lord Allan of Hallam Liberal Democrat
The Earl of Arran Conservative
Lord Ashcroft Conservative
Lord Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon Liberal Democrat
Lord Ashton of Hyde Conservative
Lord Astor of Hever Conservative
Earl Attlee Conservative
Lord Avebury Liberal Democrat
Lord Ballyedmond Conservative
Baroness Barker Liberal Democrat
Lord Bates Conservative
Lord Bell Conservative
Baroness Benjamin Liberal Democrat
Baroness Berridge Conservative
Lord Black of Brentwood Conservative
Lord Blackwell Conservative
Lord Blencathra Conservative
Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury Liberal Democrat
Baroness Bottomley of Nettlestone Conservative
Lord Brabazon of Tara Conservative
Lord Bradshaw Liberal Democrat
Viscount Bridgeman Conservative
Baroness Brinton Liberal Democrat
Lord Brittan of Spennithorne Conservative
Lord Brougham and Vaux Conservative
Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood Judge
Lord Browne of Belmont DUP
Baroness Browning Conservative
Lord Burnett Liberal Democrat
Baroness Buscombe Conservative
Lord Butler of Brockwell Crossbench
Baroness Butler-Sloss Crossbench
Baroness Byford Conservative
The Earl of Caithness Conservative
Lord Cameron of Dillington Crossbench
Baroness Campbell of Surbiton Crossbench
Lord Carlile of Berriew Liberal Democrat
Earl Cathcart Conservative
Lord Cavendish of Furness Conservative
Baroness Chalker of Wallasey Conservative
Lord Chidgey Liberal Democrat
Lord Clement-Jones Liberal Democrat
Lord Cobbold Crossbench
Lord Colwyn Conservative
Lord Condon Crossbench
Lord Cope of Berkeley Conservative
Lord Cormack Conservative
Lord Cotter Liberal Democrat
The Earl of Courtown Conservative
Baroness Cox Crossbench
Viscount Craigavon Crossbench
Lord Crathorne Conservative
Lord Crickhowell Conservative
Baroness Cumberlege Conservative
Lord Dannatt Crossbench
Lord Dear Crossbench
Baroness Deech Crossbench
Lord Deighton Conservative
Lord Dholakia Liberal Democrat
Lord Dixon-Smith Conservative
Lord Dobbs Conservative
Baroness Doocey Liberal Democrat
The Earl of Dundee Conservative
Lord Dykes Liberal Democrat
Baroness Eaton Conservative
Viscount Eccles Conservative
Baroness Eccles of Moulton Conservative
Lord Eden of Winton Conservative
Lord Elton Conservative
Lord Empey UUP
Baroness Falkner of Margravine Liberal Democrat
Lord Faulks Conservative
Lord Fearn Liberal Democrat
Lord Feldman Conservative
Lord Feldman of Elstree Conservative
Lord Fellowes of West Stafford Conservative
Lord Fink Conservative
Lord Flight Conservative
Baroness Fookes Conservative
Lord Forsyth of Drumlean Conservative
Lord Fowler Conservative
Lord Framlingham Conservative
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie Conservative
Lord Freeman Conservative
Lord Freud Conservative
Baroness Garden of Frognal Liberal Democrat
Lord Gardiner of Kimble Conservative
Baroness Gardner of Parkes Conservative
Lord Garel-Jones Conservative
Lord Geddes Conservative
Lord German Liberal Democrat
The Earl of Glasgow Liberal Democrat
Lord Glenarthur Conservative
Lord Glendonbrook Conservative
Lord Goodhart Liberal Democrat
Lord Goodlad Conservative
Lord Grade of Yarmouth Conservative
Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint Conservative
Lord Greenway Crossbench
Lord Griffiths of Fforestfach Conservative
Lord Hamilton of Epsom Conservative
Baroness Hamwee Liberal Democrat
Baroness Hanham Conservative
Baroness Harris of Richmond Liberal Democrat
Lord Hastings of Scarisbrick Crossbench
Lord Henley Conservative
Baroness Heyhoe Flint Conservative
Lord Higgins Conservative
Lord Hill of Oareford Conservative
Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts Conservative
Baroness Hollins Crossbench
Baroness Hooper Conservative
Lord Howard of Lympne Conservative
Lord Howard of Rising Conservative
Earl Howe Conservative
Lord Howe of Aberavon Conservative
Baroness Howe of Idlicote Crossbench
Lord Howell of Guildford Conservative
Lord Hunt of Wirral Conservative
Lord Hurd of Westwell Conservative
Lord Hussain Liberal Democrat
Baroness Hussein-Ece Liberal Democrat
Lord James of Blackheath Conservative
Baroness Jenkin of Kennington Conservative
Lord Jenkin of Roding Conservative
Baroness Jolly Liberal Democrat
Lord Jones of Cheltenham Liberal Democrat
Lord Kerr of Kinlochard Crossbench
Lord Kilclooney Crossbench
Lord Kirkham Conservative
Lord Kirkwood of Kirkhope Liberal Democrat
Baroness Knight of Collingtree Conservative
Baroness Kramer Liberal Democrat
Lord Laming Crossbench
Lord Lamont of Lerwick Conservative
Lord Lang of Monkton Conservative
Lord Lawson of Blaby Conservative
Lord Lee of Trafford Liberal Democrat
Lord Lester of Herne Hill Liberal Democrat
Lord Levene of Portsoken Crossbench
Lord Lexden Conservative
The Earl of Lindsay Conservative
Lord Lingfield Conservative
Baroness Linklater of Butterstone Liberal Democrat
The Earl of Liverpool Conservative
Lord Loomba Liberal Democrat
The Marquess of Lothian Conservative
Lord Lucas Conservative
Lord Luce Crossbench
Lord Luke Conservative
Lord Lyell Conservative
The Earl of Lytton Crossbench
Lord MacGregor of Pulham Market Conservative
Lord MacLaurin of Knebworth Conservative
Lord Macdonald of River Glaven Liberal Democrat
Lord Macfarlane of Bearsden Conservative
Lord Mackay of Clashfern Conservative
Baroness Maddock Liberal Democrat
Lord Magan of Castletown Conservative
Lord Maginnis of Drumglass Non-affiliated
Lord Mancroft Conservative
The Earl of Mar and Kellie Liberal Democrat
Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames Liberal Democrat
Lord Marland Conservative
Lord Marlesford Conservative
Lord May of Oxford Crossbench
Lord Mayhew of Twysden Conservative
Lord McColl of Dulwich Conservative
Lord McNally Liberal Democrat
Lord Methuen Liberal Democrat
Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer Liberal Democrat
Viscount Montgomery of Alamein Crossbench
Baroness Morris of Bolton Conservative
Lord Naseby Conservative
Lord Nash Conservative
Baroness Neuberger Crossbench
Baroness Neville-Jones Conservative
Baroness Newlove Conservative
Baroness Noakes Conservative
Lord Northbrook Conservative
Baroness Northover Liberal Democrat
Lord Norton of Louth Conservative
Baroness O'Cathain Conservative
Lord Oakeshott of Seagrove Bay Liberal Democrat
Lord Palmer Crossbench
Baroness Parminter Liberal Democrat
Lord Patel Crossbench
Baroness Perry of Southwark Conservative
Lord Phillips of Sudbury Liberal Democrat
Lord Plumb Conservative
Lord Popat Conservative
Lord Rana Crossbench
Baroness Randerson Liberal Democrat
Baroness Rawlings Conservative
Lord Razzall Liberal Democrat
Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn Conservative
Lord Rennard Liberal Democrat
Lord Ribeiro Conservative
Viscount Ridley Conservative
Lord Risby Conservative
Lord Roberts of Llandudno Liberal Democrat
Lord Rogan UUP
Lord Roper Liberal Democrat
Lord Rotherwick Conservative
Lord Rowe-Beddoe Crossbench
Lord Saatchi Conservative
The Earl of Sandwich Crossbench
Lord Sassoon Conservative
Baroness Scott of Needham Market Liberal Democrat
Baroness Seccombe Conservative
The Earl of Selborne Conservative
Lord Selkirk of Douglas Conservative
Lord Selsdon Conservative
Baroness Shackleton of Belgravia Conservative
Lord Sharkey Liberal Democrat
Baroness Sharp of Guildford Liberal Democrat
Baroness Sharples Conservative
Lord Shaw of Northstead Conservative
Lord Sheikh Conservative
Baroness Shephard of Northwold Conservative
Lord Shipley Liberal Democrat
Lord Shutt of Greetland Liberal Democrat
Lord Skelmersdale Conservative
Viscount Slim Crossbench
Lord Smith of Clifton Liberal Democrat
Lord Spicer Conservative
Baroness Stedman-Scott Conservative
Lord Steel of Aikwood Liberal Democrat
Lord Stephen Liberal Democrat
Lord Stewartby Conservative
Lord Stoneham of Droxford Liberal Democrat
Lord Storey Liberal Democrat
Baroness Stowell of Beeston Conservative
Lord Strasburger Liberal Democrat
Lord Tanlaw Crossbench
Lord Taylor of Goss Moor Liberal Democrat
Lord Taylor of Holbeach Conservative
Viscount Tenby Crossbench
Lord Teverson Liberal Democrat
Lord Thomas of Gresford Liberal Democrat
Baroness Thomas of Winchester Liberal Democrat
Lord Tope Liberal Democrat
Lord Trefgarne Conservative
Viscount Trenchard Conservative
Lord Trimble Conservative
Lord True Conservative
Lord Tugendhat Conservative
Lord Turnbull Crossbench
Lord Tyler Liberal Democrat
Viscount Ullswater Conservative
Baroness Verma Conservative
Lord Waddington Conservative
Lord Wakeham Conservative
Lord Wallace of Saltaire Liberal Democrat
Lord Wallace of Tankerness Liberal Democrat
Baroness Walmsley Liberal Democrat
Lord Walpole Crossbench
Lord Walton of Detchant Crossbench
Baroness Warnock Crossbench
Baroness Warsi Conservative
Lord Wasserman Conservative
Lord Watson of Richmond Liberal Democrat
Lord Wei Conservative
Baroness Wheatcroft Conservative
Baroness Wilcox Conservative
Lord Williamson of Horton Crossbench
Lord Woolf Crossbench
Lord Wright of Richmond Crossbench
Viscount Younger of Leckie Conservative
Lord de Mauley Conservative

Tellers

Baroness Anelay of St Johns Conservative
Lord Newby Liberal Democrat