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The Lords · 21 Oct 2025

Fraud and error in public payments

Peers voted on this in the House of Lords. 270 voted Content (yes) and 160 voted Not content (no), so it was agreed. The government lost this vote.

Official title: Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill · Division 1

Where is this law up to? See Fraud and error in public payments →

CONTENT (YES)
270
NOT CONTENT (NO)
160
RESULT
Agreed

How each group voted

Conservative168 · 0
Labour0 · 146
Liberal Democrat53 · 0
Crossbench31 · 9
Non-affiliated10 · 3
Ulster Unionist Party3 · 0
Democratic Unionist Party3 · 0
Bishops0 · 2

Source: Lords Votes API · Official record