Electoral Administration Bill

My Lords, I think the House is entitled to conclude that if the noble Baroness cannot give your Lordships a reason for the distinction, then the distinction is a mindless distinction. In those circumstances, I find that the Minister’s response adds fuel to my determination to seek the opinion of your Lordships’ House. I beg to move. On Question, Whether the said amendment (No. 27) shall be agreed to? Their Lordships divided: Contents, 115; Not-Contents, 126. [Amendment No. 28 not moved.]