Employment Rights Bill

Division 2: held on 14 July 2025

267 Contents
153 Not Contents
The amendment was agreed
Government defeat

Amendment summary

Lord Goddard of Stockport moved amendment 10, clause 3, page 23, line 44, at end to insert—
“(5A) Where notice of cancellation has been given in advance of the short notice period as defined by subsection (6), the employer is not required to make payment under subsection (1).”

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Goddard of Stockport, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Stoneham of Droxford, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer

Members voting Content

Conservative (174)

Ahmad of Wimbledon, L.
Conservative
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Altrincham, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Anelay of St Johns, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Arbuthnot of Edrom, L.
Conservative
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Ashcombe, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Bailey of Paddington, L.
Conservative
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Balfe, L.
Conservative
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Banner, L.
Conservative
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Bates, L.
Conservative
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Bellamy, L.
Conservative
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Bellingham, L.
Conservative
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Berridge, B.
Conservative
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Bethell, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Blackwood of North Oxford, B.
Conservative
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Blencathra, L.
Conservative
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Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist, B.
Conservative
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Bourne of Aberystwyth, L.
Conservative
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Brady of Altrincham, L.
Conservative
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Brady, B.
Conservative
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Bridges of Headley, L.
Conservative
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Browning, B.
Conservative
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Caine, L.
Conservative
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Caithness, E.
Conservative
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Callanan, L.
Conservative
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Cameron of Chipping Norton, L.
Conservative
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Camoys, L.
Conservative
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Camrose, V.
Conservative
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Carrington of Fulham, L.
Conservative
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Cash, B.
Conservative
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Choudrey, L.
Conservative
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Clarke of Nottingham, L.
Conservative
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Coffey, B.
Conservative
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Colgrain, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Courtown, E.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Cruddas, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Davies of Gower, L.
Conservative
Life peer
De Mauley, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Deben, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Dobbs, L.
Conservative
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Duncan of Springbank, L.
Conservative
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Effingham, E.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Elliott of Mickle Fell, L.
Conservative
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Evans of Bowes Park, B.
Conservative
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Evans of Guisborough, L.
Conservative
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Evans of Rainow, L.
Conservative
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Fall, B.
Conservative
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Finn, B.
Conservative
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Fleet, B.
Conservative
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Fookes, B.
Conservative
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Frost, L.
Conservative
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Geddes, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Godson, L.
Conservative
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Gold, L.
Conservative
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Goldie, B.
Conservative
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Goodman of Wycombe, L.
Conservative
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Goschen, V.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Grayling, L.
Conservative
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Griffiths of Fforestfach, L.
Conservative
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Hamilton of Epsom, L.
Conservative
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Hannan of Kingsclere, L.
Conservative
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Harlech, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Harper, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Hart of Tenby, L.
Conservative
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Hayward, L.
Conservative
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Helic, B.
Conservative
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Herbert of South Downs, L.
Conservative
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Hintze, L.
Conservative
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Hodgson of Abinger, B.
Conservative
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Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, L.
Conservative
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Holmes of Richmond, L.
Conservative
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Hooper, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Horam, L.
Conservative
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Howard of Lympne, L.
Conservative
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Howe, E.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Howell of Guildford, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Hunt of Wirral, L.
Conservative
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Jack of Courance, L.
Conservative
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Jackson of Peterborough, L.
Conservative
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Jamieson, L.
Conservative
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Jenkin of Kennington, B.
Conservative
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Johnson of Lainston, L.
Conservative
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Johnson of Marylebone, L.
Conservative
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Jopling, L.
Conservative
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Kamall, L.
Conservative
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Keen of Elie, L.
Conservative
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Kempsell, L.
Conservative
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Kirkhope of Harrogate, L.
Conservative
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Laing of Elderslie, B.
Conservative
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Lamont of Lerwick, L.
Conservative
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Lawlor, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Leigh of Hurley, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Lilley, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Lindsay, E.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Lingfield, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Magan of Castletown, L.
Conservative
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Manzoor, B.
Conservative
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Markham, L.
Conservative
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Marks of Hale, L.
Conservative
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Marland, L.
Conservative
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Massey of Hampstead, L.
Conservative
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Maude of Horsham, L.
Conservative
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McIntosh of Pickering, B.
Conservative
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Mendoza, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Meyer, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Minto, E.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Mobarik, B.
Conservative
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Morris of Bolton, B.
Conservative
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Mott, L.
Conservative
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Moylan, L.
Conservative
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Moynihan of Chelsea, L.
Conservative
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Moynihan, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Murray of Blidworth, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Naseby, L.
Conservative
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Neville-Rolfe, B.
Conservative
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Nicholson of Winterbourne, B.
Conservative
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Noakes, B.
Conservative
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Northbrook, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
O'Neill of Bexley, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Offord of Garvel, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Parkinson of Whitley Bay, L.
Conservative
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Penn, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Pickles, L.
Conservative
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Pidding, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Polak, L.
Conservative
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Porter of Fulwood, B.
Conservative
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Porter of Spalding, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Prentis of Banbury, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Ranger of Northwood, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Reay, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Redfern, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Remnant, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Risby, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Robathan, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Roberts of Belgravia, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Rock, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Sanderson of Welton, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Sandhurst, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Sarfraz, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Sassoon, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Scott of Bybrook, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Seccombe, B.
Conservative
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Sewell of Sanderstead, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Shackleton of Belgravia, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Sharma, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Sharpe of Epsom, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Shawcross-Wolfson, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Shephard of Northwold, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Sherbourne of Didsbury, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Shinkwin, L.
Conservative
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Smith of Hindhead, L.
Conservative
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Soames of Fletching, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Spielman, B.
Conservative
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Stedman-Scott, B.
Conservative
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Sterling of Plaistow, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Stowell of Beeston, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Sugg, B.
Conservative
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Swinburne, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Swire, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Taylor of Holbeach, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Trenchard, V.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
True, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Tugendhat, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Vere of Norbiton, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Verma, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Waldegrave of North Hill, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Wei, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Wharton of Yarm, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Williams of Trafford, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Wolfson of Aspley Guise, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Wrottesley, L.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary
Wyld, B.
Conservative
Life peer
Young of Acton, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Young of Cookham, L.
Conservative
Life peer
Younger of Leckie, V.
Conservative
Excepted Hereditary

Crossbench (25)

Aberdare, L.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Alton of Liverpool, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Burns, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Butler of Brockwell, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Cavendish of Little Venice, B.
Crossbench
Life peer
Clancarty, E.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Craig of Radley, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Cromwell, L.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
D'Souza, B.
Crossbench
Life peer
Erroll, E.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Finlay of Llandaff, B.
Crossbench
Life peer
Freyberg, L.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Green of Hurstpierpoint, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Hogan-Howe, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Kakkar, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Londesborough, L.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Mawson, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Meacher, B.
Crossbench
Life peer
O'Loan, B.
Crossbench
Life peer
Pannick, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Phillips of Worth Matravers, L.
Crossbench
Life Peer (judicial)
Stuart of Edgbaston, B.
Crossbench
Life peer
Vaux of Harrowden, L.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Wellington, D.
Crossbench
Excepted Hereditary
Wolf of Dulwich, B.
Crossbench
Life peer

Liberal Democrat (54)

Addington, L.
Liberal Democrat
Excepted Hereditary
Beith, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Benjamin, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Bowles of Berkhamsted, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Brinton, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Bruce of Bennachie, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Clement-Jones, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Dholakia, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Doocey, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Featherstone, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Foster of Bath, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Garden of Frognal, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
German, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Goddard of Stockport, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Teller
Grender, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Hamwee, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Harris of Richmond, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Humphreys, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Hussain, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Hussein-Ece, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Kramer, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Ludford, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
McNally, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Newby, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Northover, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Oates, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Pack, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Palmer of Childs Hill, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Parminter, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Pidgeon, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Purvis of Tweed, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Razzall, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Rennard, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Russell, E.
Liberal Democrat
Excepted Hereditary
Scott of Needham Market, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Scriven, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Sharkey, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Sheehan, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Shipley, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Smith of Newnham, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Stoneham of Droxford, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Teller
Storey, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Strasburger, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Suttie, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Thomas of Gresford, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Thomas of Winchester, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Thornhill, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Thurso, V.
Liberal Democrat
Excepted Hereditary
Tope, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Tyler of Enfield, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Wallace of Saltaire, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Walmsley, B.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer
Wrigglesworth, L.
Liberal Democrat
Life peer

Other (14)

Altmann, B.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Browne of Belmont, L.
Democratic Unionist Party
Life peer
Dodds of Duncairn, L.
Democratic Unionist Party
Life peer
Empey, L.
Ulster Unionist Party
Life peer
Faulks, L.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Fox of Buckley, B.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Harrington of Watford, L.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Livingston of Parkhead, L.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown, L.
Democratic Unionist Party
Life peer
Paddick, L.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Rogan, L.
Ulster Unionist Party
Life peer
Strathcarron, L.
Non-affiliated
Excepted Hereditary
Taylor of Warwick, L.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Weir of Ballyholme, L.
Democratic Unionist Party
Life peer

Tellers for the Not Contents

Kennedy of Southwark, L.
Labour
Life peer
Wheeler, B.
Labour
Life peer

Members voting Not Content

Bishops (1)

Manchester, Bp.
Bishops
Bishops

Crossbench (5)

Carlile of Berriew, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Hannay of Chiswick, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Jay of Ewelme, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Loomba, L.
Crossbench
Life peer
Patel, L.
Crossbench
Life peer

Labour (142)

Alexander of Cleveden, B.
Labour
Life peer
Anderson of Swansea, L.
Labour
Life peer
Andrews, B.
Labour
Life peer
Armstrong of Hill Top, B.
Labour
Life peer
Ashton of Upholland, B.
Labour
Life peer
Bach, L.
Labour
Life peer
Barber of Ainsdale, L.
Labour
Life peer
Bassam of Brighton, L.
Labour
Life peer
Beamish, L.
Labour
Life peer
Berger, B.
Labour
Life peer
Berkeley, L.
Labour
Life peer
Blackstone, B.
Labour
Life peer
Blake of Leeds, B.
Labour
Life peer
Blower, B.
Labour
Life peer
Boateng, L.
Labour
Life peer
Bradley, L.
Labour
Life peer
Brennan of Canton, L.
Labour
Life peer
Brooke of Alverthorpe, L.
Labour
Life peer
Brown of Silvertown, B.
Labour
Life peer
Browne of Ladyton, L.
Labour
Life peer
Bryan of Partick, B.
Labour
Life peer
Caine of Kentish Town, B.
Labour
Life peer
Campbell-Savours, L.
Labour
Life peer
Carberry of Muswell Hill, B.
Labour
Life peer
Carter of Coles, L.
Labour
Life peer
Chakrabarti, B.
Labour
Life peer
Chandos, V.
Labour
Life peer
Chapman of Darlington, B.
Labour
Life peer
Coaker, L.
Labour
Life peer
Collins of Highbury, L.
Labour
Life peer
Cryer, L.
Labour
Life peer
Debbonaire, B.
Labour
Life peer
Donaghy, B.
Labour
Life peer
Elliott of Whitburn Bay, B.
Labour
Life peer
Evans of Sealand, L.
Labour
Life peer
Falconer of Thoroton, L.
Labour
Life peer
Faulkner of Worcester, L.
Labour
Life peer
Gale, B.
Labour
Life peer
Giddens, L.
Labour
Life peer
Glasman, L.
Labour
Life peer
Golding, B.
Labour
Life peer
Goldsmith, L.
Labour
Life peer
Goudie, B.
Labour
Life peer
Grantchester, L.
Labour
Excepted Hereditary
Gray of Tottenham, B.
Labour
Life peer
Griffin of Princethorpe, B.
Labour
Life peer
Griffiths of Burry Port, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hain, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hannett of Everton, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hanson of Flint, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hanworth, V.
Labour
Excepted Hereditary
Harris of Haringey, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hayman of Ullock, B.
Labour
Life peer
Hayter of Kentish Town, B.
Labour
Life peer
Hazarika, B.
Labour
Life peer
Healy of Primrose Hill, B.
Labour
Life peer
Hendy of Richmond Hill, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hendy, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hermer, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hollick, L.
Labour
Life peer
Howarth of Newport, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hunt of Kings Heath, L.
Labour
Life peer
Hunter of Auchenreoch, B.
Labour
Life peer
Hutton of Furness, L.
Labour
Life peer
Jones of Penybont, L.
Labour
Life peer
Jones of Whitchurch, B.
Labour
Life peer
Jones, L.
Labour
Life peer
Jordan, L.
Labour
Life peer
Katz, L.
Labour
Life peer
Keeley, B.
Labour
Life peer
Kennedy of Cradley, B.
Labour
Life peer
Kennedy of Southwark, L.
Labour
Life peer
Teller
Khan of Burnley, L.
Labour
Life peer
Knight of Weymouth, L.
Labour
Life peer
Lawrence of Clarendon, B.
Labour
Life peer
Lemos, L.
Labour
Life peer
Leong, L.
Labour
Life peer
Levitt, B.
Labour
Life peer
Liddell of Coatdyke, B.
Labour
Life peer
Liddle, L.
Labour
Life peer
Lister of Burtersett, B.
Labour
Life peer
Livermore, L.
Labour
Life peer
Longfield, B.
Labour
Life peer
Mann, L.
Labour
Life peer
Mattinson, B.
Labour
Life peer
McCabe, L.
Labour
Life peer
McConnell of Glenscorrodale, L.
Labour
Life peer
McIntosh of Hudnall, B.
Labour
Life peer
McNicol of West Kilbride, L.
Labour
Life peer
Mendelsohn, L.
Labour
Life peer
Monks, L.
Labour
Life peer
Moraes, L.
Labour
Life peer
Morris of Yardley, B.
Labour
Life peer
Murphy of Torfaen, L.
Labour
Life peer
Nichols of Selby, B.
Labour
Life peer
Nye, B.
Labour
Life peer
O'Grady of Upper Holloway, B.
Labour
Life peer
Pitkeathley of Camden Town, L.
Labour
Life peer
Pitkeathley, B.
Labour
Life peer
Ponsonby of Shulbrede, L.
Labour
Life peer
Prentis of Leeds, L.
Labour
Life peer
Primarolo, B.
Labour
Life peer
Prosser, B.
Labour
Life peer
Ramsey of Wall Heath, B.
Labour
Life peer
Raval, L.
Labour
Life peer
Rebuck, B.
Labour
Life peer
Rees of Easton, L.
Labour
Life peer
Reid of Cardowan, L.
Labour
Life peer
Ritchie of Downpatrick, B.
Labour
Life peer
Robertson of Port Ellen, L.
Labour
Life peer
Rook, L.
Labour
Life peer
Rooker, L.
Labour
Life peer
Rowlands, L.
Labour
Life peer
Royall of Blaisdon, B.
Labour
Life peer
Scotland of Asthal, B.
Labour
Life peer
Shamash, L.
Labour
Life peer
Sherlock, B.
Labour
Life peer
Sikka, L.
Labour
Life peer
Smith of Basildon, B.
Labour
Life peer
Smith of Finsbury, L.
Labour
Life peer
Smith of Malvern, B.
Labour
Life peer
Snape, L.
Labour
Life peer
Spellar, L.
Labour
Life peer
Stansgate, V.
Labour
Excepted Hereditary
Stevenson of Balmacara, L.
Labour
Life peer
Taylor of Stevenage, B.
Labour
Life peer
Timpson, L.
Labour
Life peer
Touhig, L.
Labour
Life peer
Tunnicliffe, L.
Labour
Life peer
Twycross, B.
Labour
Life peer
Vallance of Balham, L.
Labour
Life peer
Warwick of Undercliffe, B.
Labour
Life peer
Watson of Invergowrie, L.
Labour
Life peer
Watson of Wyre Forest, L.
Labour
Life peer
Watts, L.
Labour
Life peer
Wheeler, B.
Labour
Life peer
Teller
Whitaker, B.
Labour
Life peer
Whitty, L.
Labour
Life peer
Wilson of Sedgefield, L.
Labour
Life peer
Winterton of Doncaster, B.
Labour
Life peer
Woodley, L.
Labour
Life peer
Young of Old Scone, B.
Labour
Life peer

Other (5)

Bennett of Manor Castle, B.
Green Party
Life peer
Jones of Moulsecoomb, B.
Green Party
Life peer
Mackenzie of Framwellgate, L.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Uddin, B.
Non-affiliated
Life peer
Wigley, L.
Plaid Cymru
Life peer