Speeches

Lord Dobbs – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Leader of the House of Lords

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Lord Dobbs on 2015-11-02.

To ask the Leader of the House what percentage of House of Lords divisions resulted in Government defeats (1) in the 2001–2005 Parliament; (2) in the 2005–2010 Parliament; (3) in the 2010–2015 Parliament; and (4) since the 2015 general election to date.

Baroness Stowell of Beeston

Statistics compiled by the Journal Office indicate that the percentage of House of Lords divisions resulting in Government defeats were as follows:

Parliament

Percentage of defeats

2001-05

38%

2005-10

32%

2010-15

21%

2015-

69%