It may help if I intervened at this stage. My assumption in drafting ““present and voting”” is that you have both to be present and to vote. I do not think that abstention can be taken as a positive vote. I hope that is helpful.
Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
(Labour)
in the House of Lords on Monday, 11 July 2011.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
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