An amendment by the Deputy Labour Leader in the House of Lords, Lord MacIntosh of Haringey, that would have equalised the age of consent to 16, was rejected by 245 votes to 71.
Novela zákona předložená Sněmovně lordem MacIntoshem, která by sjednotila věk způsobilosti na 16 let, byla zamítnuta v poměru hlasů 245:71.