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The Lords · 21 Oct 2025

Fraud and error in public payments

Peers voted on this in the House of Lords. 262 voted Content (yes) and 157 voted Not content (no), so it was agreed. The government lost this vote.

Official title: Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill · Division 2

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CONTENT (YES)
262
NOT CONTENT (NO)
157
RESULT
Agreed

How each group voted

Conservative163 · 0
Labour0 · 145
Liberal Democrat54 · 0
Crossbench28 · 6
Non-affiliated9 · 4
Democratic Unionist Party3 · 1
Plaid Cymru2 · 0
Ulster Unionist Party2 · 0

Source: Lords Votes API · Official record