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It is absolutely right that Lord Chancellors have no such statutory restriction, but equally, because they are judges they are in fact constrained in what they can do when they cease to hold that office. But not in a ministerial context, and I am surprised that— [Interruption.] Statutorily, there is no such bar on former Lord Chancellors holding other ministerial posts. I shall elaborate on some o...
1 March 2005
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169
Ayes
285
Noes
116
Majority
FAIL
Result
Party breakdown
| Party | Aye | No | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAB Labour | 3 | 222 | 0 | 225 |
| CON Conservative | 93 | 2 | 0 | 95 |
| UNK Unknown | 13 | 12 | 0 | 25 |
| LD Liberal Democrat | 21 | 2 | 0 | 23 |
| IND Independent | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| SCO Scottish National Party | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| THE The Independent Group for Change | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| ULS Ulster Unionist Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| PC Plaid Cymru | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| DUP Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| CON Independent Conservative | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SPE Speaker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |