§ Lord Graham of Edmontonasked Her Majesty's Government:
How many Government defeats were suffered in Divisions in the House of Lords in each Session since 1970.
§ Lord StrathclydeThe information requested is given in the table. A government defeat is defined as a Division in which the tellers on the losing side were government whips.
Divisions Session Number of Government defeats Total number of divisions 1970–712 4 196 1971–72 5 168 1972–73 13 80 1973–741 4 19 19741 13 21 1974–75 103 119 1975–76 126 146 1976–77 25 45 1977–78 78 96 1978–79 11 21 1979–802 15 303 1980–81 18 184 1981–82 7 146 1982–831 5 89 1983–842 20 237 1984–85 17 145 1985–86 22 250 1986–871 3 80 1987–882 17 279 1988–89 12 189 1989–90 20 186 1990–91 17 104 1991–921 6 83 1992–932 19 165 1993–94 16 136 1 This session was shorter than usual: it was terminated by a general election. 2 This session was longer than usual: it followed a general election.