Not amended, in the Standing Committee, considered.
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in page 2, line 26, after 'repayments,' insert--
'(ia) such terms relating to the interest to be borne by the loan,'.
Amendment agreed to.
Amendments made: No. 2, in page 2, line 31, at end insert--
Order for Third Reading read.
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
I stress that the Bill does not deal with measures arising from the Dearing report or the Government's response to it. It relates solely to the student loan book and the debt that we intend to sell on to the private sector.
As my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer made clear in the Budget on 2 July, we intend to raise £1.6 billion from the sale of part of the student loans debt in this financial year, to be followed by a further £1.5 billion in the next financial year. We have ensured that the changes introduced by the Bill will not adversely affect students. The key terms of the loans will be frozen to protect student borrowers, and we shall retain an independent assessor to deal with any complaints from students. Because the loans will become commercial agreements, they will be subject to both consumer and data protection legislation. Minimum collection standards will be laid down in the sale agreement. Borrowers with a disability are presently treated as a special case, and that will continue.
The Bill will protect students, and it also reaffirms the Government's firm commitment to sound public finance. The sale proceeds of more than £3 billion will be used to meet the Government's expenditure commitments, including those in higher education. The Bill will help to support our education plans based on raising standards, extending access and high quality provision. I commend it to the House.
7.28 pm
Question put, That the Bill be now read the Third time:--
The House divided: Ayes 283, Noes 24.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | aye |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con | absent |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | absent |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | aye |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | aye |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | aye |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | aye |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | aye |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | no |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | no |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | tellno |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | tellno |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | no |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | no |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
