Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] — 16 Mar 1998

Order for Second Reading read.

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

In asking the House to give the Bill a Second Reading, I am reminded of a famous "Hancock's Half Hour" episode--which I am sure that you, Madam Speaker, will remember--called "The Test Pilot". As the aeroplane was flying along, there was a knocking on the outside of the fuselage--it was the mechanic, trying to get in. Today--although I thought that I would be playing the role of the test pilot--I find myself in the position of the mechanic, as part of the wing has fallen off, and the fuselage is in considerably bad order. Nevertheless, the Bill is still flying, and it will be our job in Committee to ensure that repairs are done while the Bill is still in the air.

We have a situation in which those in the upper House with the privilege of being hereditary peers amended the Bill in a deliberately destructive manner. We cannot tolerate the democratic will of the British people being overturned by those who have no mandate and whose only claim to the privileged position of being in the upper House is based on something that their great-grandfathers did to somebody a long time ago.

Mr. Stephen Dorrell (Charnwood):

I am very grateful to the Secretary of State for giving way so early in the debate. Perhaps he will answer a question that is a direct result of his comments? In a Question Time last month, the Prime Minister said,

The right hon. Gentleman has not made such an endorsement; nor have I or the Prime Minister.

I beg to move, To leave out from "That" to the end of the Question, and to add instead thereof:

"this House, whilst welcoming the enhanced provisions in the Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] to establish general teaching councils with the powers to take effective action in cases of professional misconduct, and, whilst also welcoming the Bill's new provisions to protect means-tested maintenance grants for students from low-income families and to ensure that first degree students from all parts of the United Kingdom will be treated on the same basis, nevertheless declines to give the Bill a Second Reading because it fails to implement the Dearing Committee's proposal for an independent review body to advise on any future changes in tuition fees."

You cannot get clearer than that, Mr. Deputy Speaker.

I hope that the Minister will assure us that we shall see the draft proposals in Committee.

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The House divided: Ayes 139, Noes 347.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 136 (+2 tell)085.2%
Ind0 10100.0%
Lab315 (+2 tell) 0076.0%
LDem42 0091.3%
UUP0 2020.0%
Total:357 139078.6%

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Mr Peter AinsworthEast SurreyConaye
Mr David AmessSouthend WestConaye
Mr James ArbuthnotNorth East HampshireConaye
Mr Peter AtkinsonHexhamConaye
Mr Roy BeggsEast AntrimUUPaye
Mr Martin BellTattonIndaye
Mr John BercowBuckinghamConaye
Sir Paul BeresfordMole ValleyConaye
Mr Crispin BluntReigateConaye
Mr Tim BoswellDaventryConaye
Mr Peter BottomleyWorthing WestConaye
Mrs Virginia BottomleySouth West SurreyConaye
Mr Graham BradyAltrincham and Sale WestConaye
Mr Julian BrazierCanterburyConaye
Mr Peter BrookeCities of London and WestminsterConaye
Mrs Angela BrowningTiverton and HonitonConaye
Mr Ian BruceSouth DorsetConaye
Mr Simon BurnsWest ChelmsfordConaye
Mr John ButterfillBournemouth WestConaye
Mr William CashStoneConaye
Sir Sydney ChapmanChipping BarnetConaye
Mr Christopher ChopeChristchurchConaye
Mr James ClappisonHertsmereConaye
Mr Alan ClarkKensington and ChelseaConaye
Dr Michael ClarkRayleighConaye
Mr Kenneth ClarkeRushcliffeConaye
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-BrownCotswoldConaye
Mr Tim CollinsWestmorland and LonsdaleConaye
Mr Michael ColvinRomseyConaye
Sir Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireConaye
Mr James CranBeverley and HoldernessConaye
Mr David CurrySkipton and RiponConaye
Mr David DavisHaltemprice and HowdenConaye
Mr Stephen DayCheadleConaye
Mr Stephen DorrellCharnwoodConaye
Mr Alan DuncanRutland and MeltonConaye
Mr Iain Duncan SmithChingford and Woodford GreenConaye
Sir Peter EmeryEast DevonConaye
Mr Nigel EvansRibble ValleyConaye
Mr David FaberWestburyConaye
Mr Michael FallonSevenoaksConaye
Mr Howard FlightArundel and South DownsConaye
Mr Eric ForthBromley and ChislehurstConaye
Mr Norman FowlerSutton ColdfieldConaye
Mr Christopher FraserMid Dorset and North PooleConaye
Mr Edward GarnierHarboroughConaye
Mr Nick GibbBognor Regis and LittlehamptonConaye
Mr Christopher GillLudlowConaye
Mrs Cheryl GillanChesham and AmershamConaye
Mr Alastair GoodladEddisburyConaye
Mrs Teresa GormanBillericayConaye
Mr James GrayNorth WiltshireConaye
Mr Damian GreenAshfordConaye
Mr John GreenwayRyedaleConaye
Mr Dominic GrieveBeaconsfieldConaye
Mr William HagueRichmond (Yorks)Conaye
Sir Archie HamiltonEpsom and EwellConaye
Mr Philip HammondRunnymede and WeybridgeConaye
Mr Nick HawkinsSurrey HeathConaye
Mr Oliver HealdNorth East HertfordshireConaye
Mr David Heathcoat-AmoryWellsConaye
Mr Douglas HoggSleaford and North HykehamConaye
Mr John HoramOrpingtonConaye
Mr Gerald HowarthAldershotConaye
Mr Andrew HunterBasingstokeConaye
Mr Michael JackFyldeConaye
Mr Robert JacksonWantageConaye
Hon. Bernard JenkinNorth EssexConaye
Sir Geoffrey Johnson SmithWealdenConaye
Mr Robert KeySalisburyConaye
Mr Tom KingBridgwaterConaye
Miss Julie KirkbrideBromsgroveConaye
Mrs Eleanor LaingEpping ForestConaye
Mrs Jacqui LaitBeckenhamConaye
Mr Andrew LansleySouth CambridgeshireConaye
Mr Edward LeighGainsboroughConaye
Mr Oliver LetwinWest DorsetConaye
Dr Julian LewisNew Forest EastConaye
Mr David LidingtonAylesburyConaye
Mr Peter LilleyHitchin and HarpendenConaye
Mr Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamConaye
Sir Nicholas LyellNorth East BedfordshireConaye
Mr John MacGregorSouth NorfolkConaye
Mr Andrew MacKayBracknellConaye
Mr David MadelSouth West BedfordshireContellaye
Mr John MajorHuntingdonConaye
Mr Humfrey MalinsWokingConaye
Mr Michael MatesEast HampshireConaye
Mr Francis MaudeHorshamConaye
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConaye
Mrs Theresa MayMaidenheadConaye
Mr Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireConaye
Mr Patrick NichollsTeignbridgeConaye
Mr Richard OttawayCroydon SouthConaye
Mr Richard PageSouth West HertfordshireConaye
Mr James PaiceSouth East CambridgeshireConaye
Mr Owen PatersonNorth ShropshireConaye
Mr Eric PicklesBrentwood and OngarConaye
Mr David PriorNorth NorfolkConaye
Mr John RandallUxbridgeConaye
Mr John RedwoodWokinghamConaye
Mr Andrew RobathanBlabyConaye
Mr Laurence RobertsonTewkesburyConaye
Mrs Marion RoeBroxbourneConaye
Mr Andrew RoweFaversham and Mid KentConaye
Mr David RuffleyBury St EdmundsConaye
Mr Jonathan SayeedMid BedfordshireConaye
Mrs Gillian ShephardSouth West NorfolkConaye
Mr Keith SimpsonMid NorfolkConaye
Reverend Martin SmythBelfast SouthUUPaye
Hon. Nicholas SoamesMid SussexConaye
Mrs Caroline SpelmanMeridenConaye
Mr Michael SpicerWest WorcestershireConaye
Mr Richard SpringWest SuffolkConaye
Mr Nick St AubynGuildfordConaye
Mr John StanleyTonbridge and MallingConaye
Mr Anthony SteenTotnesConaye
Mr Gary StreeterSouth West DevonConaye
Mr Desmond SwayneNew Forest WestConaye
Mr Robert SymsPooleConaye
Sir Peter TapsellLouth and HorncastleConaye
Mr Ian TaylorEsher and WaltonConaye
Mr John TaylorSolihullContellaye
Mr Teddy TaylorRochford and Southend EastConaye
Mr John TownendEast YorkshireConaye
Mr David TredinnickBosworthConaye
Mr Michael TrendWindsorConaye
Mr Andrew TyrieChichesterConaye
Mr Peter ViggersGosportConaye
Mr Robert WalterNorth DorsetConaye
Mr Charles WardleBexhill and Battlewhilst Conaye
Mr Nigel WatersonEastbourneConaye
Mr Bowen WellsHertford and StortfordConaye
Sir Ray WhitneyWycombeConaye
Mr John WhittingdaleMaldon and East ChelmsfordConaye
Miss Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdConaye
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConaye
Mr David WillettsHavantConaye
Mrs Ann WintertonCongletonConaye
Mr Shaun WoodwardWitneywhilst Conaye
Mr Tim YeoSouth SuffolkConaye
Miss Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabno
Mrs Irene AdamsPaisley NorthLabno
Mr Nick AingerCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLabno
Mr Bob AinsworthCoventry North EastLab (minister)no
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDemno
Mr Graham AllenNottingham NorthLab (minister)no
Mr Donald AndersonSwansea EastLabno
Mrs Janet AndersonRossendale and DarwenLab (minister)no
Ms Hilary ArmstrongNorth West DurhamLab (minister)no
Mr Paddy AshdownYeovilLDemno
Mr Joe AshtonBassetlawLabno
Ms Charlotte AtkinsStaffordshire MoorlandsLabno
Mr Norman BakerLewesLDemno
Mrs Jackie BallardTauntonLDemno
Mr Tony BanksWest HamLab (minister)no
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno
Mr Kevin BarronRother ValleyLabno
Mr John BattleLeeds WestLab (minister)no
Mr Hugh BayleyCity of YorkLabno
Mr Nigel BeardBexleyheath and CrayfordLabno
Miss Anne BeggAberdeen SouthLabno
Mr Alan BeithBerwick-upon-TweedLDemno
Mr Stuart BellMiddlesbroughLab (minister)no
Mr Tony BennChesterfieldLabno
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabno
Mr Joe BentonBootleLabno
Mr Gerry BerminghamSt Helens SouthLabno
Dr Roger BerryKingswoodLabno
Mr Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab (minister)tellno
Mrs Liz BlackmanErewashLabno
Ms Hazel BlearsSalfordLabno
Mr Bob BlizzardWaveneyLabno
Mr David BlunkettSheffield, BrightsideLab (minister)no
Mr Paul BoatengBrent SouthLab (minister)no
Mr David BorrowSouth RibbleLabno
Mr Keith BradleyManchester, WithingtonLab (minister)no
Mr Peter BradleyThe WrekinLabno
Mr Ben BradshawExeterLabno
Mr Tom BrakeCarshalton and WallingtonLDemno
Dr Peter BrandIsle of WightLDemno
Mr Colin BreedSouth East CornwallLDemno
Mr Nick BrownNewcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendLab (minister)no
Mr Russell BrownDumfriesLabno
Mr Des BrowneKilmarnock and LoudounLabno
Mr Malcolm BruceGordonLDemno
Ms Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLabno
Mr Richard BurdenBirmingham, NorthfieldLabno
Mr Colin BurgonElmetLabno
Mr John BurnettTorridge and West DevonLDemno
Mr Paul BurstowSutton and CheamLDemno
Mrs Christine ButlerCastle PointLabno
Mr Stephen ByersNorth TynesideLab (minister)no
Mr Richard CabornSheffield CentralLab (minister)no
Mr Alan CampbellTynemouthLabno
Mrs Anne CampbellCambridgeLabno
Mr Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDemno
Mr Dale Campbell-SavoursWorkingtonLabno
Mr Jamie CannIpswichLabno
Mr Roger CasaleWimbledonLabno
Mr Ian CawseyBrigg and GooleLabno
Mr Ben ChapmanWirral SouthLabno
Mr David ChaytorBury NorthLabno
Mr David ChidgeyEastleighLDemno
Mr Malcolm ChisholmEdinburgh North and LeithLabno
Ms Judith ChurchDagenhamLabno
Mr Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabno
Dr David ClarkSouth ShieldsLab (minister)no
Ms Helen ClarkPeterboroughLabno
Dr Lynda ClarkEdinburgh PentlandsLabno
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabno
Mr David ClellandTyne BridgeLab (minister)no
Ms Ann ClwydCynon ValleyLabno
Mr Vernon CoakerGedlingLabno
Ms Ann CoffeyStockportLabno
Mr Iain ColemanHammersmith and FulhamLabno
Mr Tony ColmanPutneyLabno
Mr Michael ConnartyFalkirk EastLabno
Ms Yvette CooperPontefract and CastlefordLabno
Mr Robin CorbettBirmingham, ErdingtonLabno
Mr Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno
Ms Jean CorstonBristol EastLabno
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDemno
Mr Jim CousinsNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLabno
Professor Ross CranstonDudley NorthLabno
Mr David CrausbyBolton North EastLabno
Mrs Ann CryerKeighleyLabno
Mr John CryerHornchurchLabno
Mr John CummingsEasingtonLabno
Mr Lawrence CunliffeLeighLabno
Mr Jim CunninghamCoventry SouthLabno
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
Mr Keith DarvillUpminsterLabno
Mr Edward DaveyKingston and SurbitonLDemno
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabno
Mr Ian DavidsonGlasgow PollokLabno
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabno
Mr Ron DaviesCaerphillyLab (minister)no
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabno
Mrs Janet DeanBurtonLabno
Mr John DenhamSouthampton, ItchenLab (minister)no
Mr Andrew DismoreHendonLabno
Mr Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
Mr Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLabno
Mr Frank DoranAberdeen CentralLabno
Mr Jim DowdLewisham WestLab (minister)no
Mr David DrewStroudLabno
Ms Julia DrownSouth SwindonLabno
Ms Angela EagleWallaseyLab (minister)no
Ms Maria EagleLiverpool, GarstonLabno
Mr Huw EdwardsMonmouthLabno
Mr Clive EffordElthamLabno
Mrs Louise EllmanLiverpool, RiversideLabno
Mr Jeff EnnisBarnsley East and MexboroughLabno
Mr Bill EtheringtonSunderland NorthLabno
Mr Derek FatchettLeeds CentralLab (minister)no
Mr Ronnie FearnSouthportLDemno
Mr Jim FitzpatrickPoplar and Canning TownLabno
Ms Lorna FitzsimonsRochdaleLabno
Ms Caroline FlintDon ValleyLabno
Mr Paul FlynnNewport WestLabno
Mrs Barbara FollettStevenageLabno
Mr Derek FosterBishop AucklandLabno
Mr Don FosterBathLDemno
Mr Michael FosterWorcesterLabno
Mr Michael Jabez FosterHastings and RyeLabno
Mrs Maria FyfeGlasgow MaryhillLabno
Mr Sam GalbraithStrathkelvin and BearsdenLab (minister)no
Mr Mike GapesIlford SouthLabno
Mr Barry GardinerBrent NorthLabno
Mr Bruce GeorgeWalsall SouthLabno
Mr Neil GerrardWalthamstowLabno
Dr Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabno
Ms Linda GilroyPlymouth, SuttonLabno
Dr Norman GodmanGreenock and InverclydeLabno
Mrs Llin GoldingNewcastle-under-LymeLabno
Mrs Eileen GordonRomfordLabno
Mr Donald GorrieEdinburgh WestLDemno
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabno
Mr Nigel GriffithsEdinburgh SouthLab (minister)no
Mr Win GriffithsBridgendLab (minister)no
Mr John GroganSelbyLabno
Mr Peter HainNeathLab (minister)no
Mr Mike HallWeaver ValeLabno
Mr Patrick HallBedfordLabno
Mr Fabian HamiltonLeeds North EastLabno
Mr Mike HancockPortsmouth SouthLDemno
Mr David HansonDelynLabno
Dr Evan HarrisOxford West and AbingdonLDemno
Mr Nick HarveyNorth DevonLDemno
Mrs Sylvia HealHalesowen and Rowley Regiswhilst Labno
Mr John HealeyWentworthLabno
Mr David HeathSomerton and FromeLDemno
Mr Doug HendersonNewcastle upon Tyne NorthLab (minister)no
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabno
Mr John HeppellNottingham EastLabno
Mr Stephen HesfordWirral WestLabno
Ms Patricia HewittLeicester WestLabno
Mr Keith HillStreathamLabno
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabno
Mrs Margaret HodgeBarkingLabno
Ms Kate HoeyVauxhallLabno
Mr John Home RobertsonEast LothianLabno
Mr Jimmy HoodClydesdaleLabno
Mr Geoff HoonAshfieldLab (minister)no
Mr Phil HopeCorbyLabno
Mr Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLabno
Mr Alan HowarthNewport EastLab (minister)no
Mr George HowarthKnowsley North and Sefton EastLab (minister)no
Dr Kim HowellsPontypriddLab (minister)no
Ms Beverley HughesStretford and UrmstonLabno
Mr Kevin HughesDoncaster NorthLab (minister)no
Mr Simon HughesNorth Southwark and BermondseyLDemno
Mrs Joan HumbleBlackpool North and FleetwoodLabno
Mr Alan HurstBraintreeLabno
Mr John HuttonBarrow and FurnessLabno
Dr Brian IddonBolton South EastLabno
Mr Adam IngramEast KilbrideLab (minister)no
Mrs Helen JacksonSheffield, HillsboroughLabno
Mr David JamiesonPlymouth, DevonportLab (minister)tellno
Mr Brian JenkinsTamworthLabno
Mr Alan JohnsonKingston upon Hull West and HessleLabno
Miss Melanie JohnsonWelwyn HatfieldLabno
Mr Barry JonesAlyn and DeesideLabno
Ms Helen JonesWarrington NorthLabno
Ms Jenny JonesWolverhampton South WestLabno
Mr Jon Owen JonesCardiff CentralLab (minister)no
Dr Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno
Mr Nigel JonesCheltenhamLDemno
Mr Alan KeenFeltham and HestonLabno
Mrs Ann KeenBrentford and IsleworthLabno
Mr Paul KeetchHerefordLDemno
Ms Ruth KellyBolton WestLabno
Mr Fraser KempHoughton and Washington EastLabno
Mr Charles KennedyRoss, Skye and Inverness WestLDemno
Ms Jane KennedyLiverpool, WavertreeLab (minister)no
Mr Piara S KhabraEaling, SouthallLabno
Mr David KidneyStaffordLabno
Mr Andy KingRugby and KenilworthLabno
Ms Oona KingBethnal Green and BowLabno
Ms Tess KinghamGloucesterLabno
Mr Archy KirkwoodRoxburgh and BerwickshireLDemno
Dr Ashok KumarMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabno
Dr Stephen LadymanSouth ThanetLabno
Mr David LepperBrighton, PavilionLabno
Mr Christopher LeslieShipleyLabno
Mr Tom LevittHigh PeakLabno
Mr Ivan LewisBury SouthLabno
Mr Terry LewisWorsleyLabno
Mr Martin LintonBatterseaLabno
Mr Ken LivingstoneBrent Eastwhilst Labno
Mr Richard LivseyBrecon and RadnorshireLDemno
Mr David LockWyre ForestLabno
Mr Andrew LoveEdmontonLabno
Mr Calum MacDonaldNa h-Eileanan an IarLab (minister)no
Mr Robert MaclennanCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDemno
Mr Denis MacShaneRotherhamLabno
Ms Fiona MactaggartSloughLabno
Mrs Alice MahonHalifaxLabno
Miss Judy MallaberAmber ValleyLabno
Mr Peter MandelsonHartlepoolLab (minister)no
Mr Gordon MarsdenBlackpool SouthLabno
Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and AtchamLabno
Mr David MarshallGlasgow ShettlestonLabno
Mr Eric MartlewCarlisleLabno
Mr John MaxtonGlasgow CathcartLabno
Mr John McAllionDundee EastLabno
Mr Thomas McAvoyGlasgow RutherglenLab (minister)no
Mr Stephen McCabeBirmingham, Hall GreenLabno
Ms Chris McCaffertyCalder ValleyLabno
Mr Ian McCartneyMakerfieldLab (minister)no
Ms Siobhain McDonaghMitcham and MordenLabno
Mr John McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabno
Mr John McFallDumbartonLab (minister)no
Mrs Anne McGuireStirlingLabno
Ms Shona McIsaacCleethorpesLabno
Mrs Rosemary McKennaCumbernauld and KilsythLabno
Mr Henry McLeishCentral FifeLab (minister)no
Mr Tony McNultyHarrow EastLabno
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabno
Mr John McWilliamBlaydonLabno
Mr Michael MeacherOldham West and RoytonLab (minister)no
Mr Alan MealeMansfieldLabno
Ms Gillian MerronLincolnLabno
Mr Alun MichaelCardiff South and PenarthLab (minister)no
Mr Bill MichieSheffield, HeeleyLabno
Mrs Ray MichieArgyll and ButeLDemno
Mr Alan MilburnDarlingtonLab (minister)no
Mr Andrew MillerEllesmere Port and NestonLabno
Mrs Laura MoffattCrawleyLabno
Dr Lewis MoonieKirkcaldyLabno
Mr Michael MooreTweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleLDemno
Ms Margaret MoranLuton SouthLabno
Mr Rhodri MorganCardiff WestLabno
Mr Elliot MorleyScunthorpeLab (minister)no
Ms Estelle MorrisBirmingham, YardleyLab (minister)no
Sir John MorrisAberavonLab (minister)no
Mr George MudieLeeds EastLab (minister)no
Mr Chris MullinSunderland SouthLabno
Mr Denis MurphyWansbeckLabno
Mr Jim MurphyEast RenfrewshireLabno
Mr Paul MurphyTorfaenLab (minister)no
Dr Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabno
Mr Dan NorrisWansdykeLabno
Mr Mike O'BrienNorth WarwickshireLab (minister)no
Mr Edward O'HaraKnowsley SouthLabno
Mr Martin O'NeillOchilLabno
Mr Mark OatenWinchesterLDemno
Mr Bill OlnerNuneatonLabno
Mr Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDemno
Dr Nick PalmerBroxtoweLabno
Mr Ian PearsonDudley SouthLabno
Mr Tom PendryStalybridge and HydeLabno
Mr Colin PickthallWest LancashireLabno
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabno
Mr James PlaskittWarwick and LeamingtonLabno
Mr Chris PondGraveshamLabno
Mr Greg PopeHyndburnLab (minister)no
Ms Bridget PrenticeLewisham EastLab (minister)no
Mr Gordon PrenticePendleLabno
Mr John PrescottKingston upon Hull EastLab (minister)no
Ms Dawn PrimaroloBristol SouthLab (minister)no
Mr Gwyn ProsserDoverLabno
Ms Joyce QuinGateshead East and Washington WestLab (minister)no
Mr Lawrie QuinnScarborough and WhitbyLabno
Mr Giles RadiceNorth DurhamLabno
Mr Andy ReedLoughboroughLabno
Mr David RendelNewburyLDemno
Mr Geoffrey RobinsonCoventry North WestLab (minister)no
Mr Allan RogersRhonddaLabno
Mr Ernie RossDundee WestLabno
Mr Ted RowlandsMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLabno
Mr Frank RoyMotherwell and WishawLabno
Ms Joan RuddockLewisham, DeptfordLab (minister)no
Mr Bob RussellColchesterLDemno
Mrs Christine RussellCity of ChesterLabno
Ms Joan RyanEnfield NorthLabno
Mr Adrian SandersTorbayLDemno
Mr Malcolm SavidgeAberdeen NorthLabno
Mr Phil SawfordKetteringLabno
Mr Jonathan R ShawChatham and AylesfordLabno
Mr Robert SheldonAshton-under-LyneLabno
Mr Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabno
Mr Marsha SinghBradford WestLabno
Mr Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLabno
Mr Andrew SmithOxford EastLab (minister)no
Ms Angela SmithBasildonLabno
Ms Geraldine SmithMorecambe and LunesdaleLabno
Ms Jacqui SmithRedditchLabno
Mr John SmithVale of GlamorganLabno
Mr Llew SmithBlaenau GwentLabno
Sir Robert SmithWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDemno
Mr Peter SnapeWest Bromwich EastLabno
Mr Clive SoleyEaling, Acton and Shepherd's BushLabno
Mr John SpellarWarleyLab (minister)no
Ms Rachel SquireDunfermline WestLabno
Dr Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabno
Mr George StevensonStoke-on-Trent SouthLabno
Mr David StewartInverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabno
Mr Ian StewartEcclesLabno
Mr Roger StottWiganLabno
Mr Jack StrawBlackburnLab (minister)no
Mr Graham StringerManchester, BlackleyLabno
Mr Gerry SutcliffeBradford SouthLabno
Mrs Ann TaylorDewsburyLab (minister)no
Ms Dari TaylorStockton SouthLabno
Mr Gareth ThomasHarrow WestLabno
Mr Stephen TimmsEast HamLabno
Mr Paddy TippingSherwoodLabno
Dr Jenny TongeRichmond ParkLDemno
Mr Don TouhigIslwynLabno
Mr Jon TrickettHemsworthLabno
Mr Paul TruswellPudseyLabno
Mr Dennis TurnerWolverhampton South EastLabno
Mr Derek TwiggHaltonLabno
Mr Stephen TwiggEnfield, SouthgateLabno
Mr Paul TylerNorth CornwallLDemno
Mr Keith VazLeicester EastLabno
Mr Jim WallaceOrkney and ShetlandLDemno
Ms Claire WardWatfordLabno
Mr Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabno
Mr Dave WattsSt Helens NorthLabno
Professor Steve WebbNorthavonLDemno
Mr Brian WhiteNorth East Milton KeynesLabno
Dr Alan WhiteheadSouthampton, TestLabno
Mr Malcolm WicksCroydon NorthLabno
Dr Alan WilliamsCarmarthen East and DinefwrLabno
Mr Alan WilliamsSwansea WestLabno
Mr Phil WillisHarrogate and KnaresboroughLDemno
Mr Michael WillsNorth SwindonLabno
Mr Brian WilsonCunninghame NorthLab (minister)no
Mr David WinnickWalsall NorthLabno
Ms Audrey WisePrestonLabno
Mr Mike WoodBatley and SpenLabno
Mr Phil WoolasOldham East and SaddleworthLabno
Mr Tony WorthingtonClydebank and MilngavieLab (minister)no
Mr Jimmy WrayGlasgow BailliestonLabno
Mr Anthony D WrightGreat YarmouthLabno
Dr Tony WrightCannock ChaseLabno
Mr Derek WyattSittingbourne and SheppeyLabno
Mr Gerry AdamsBelfast WestSFabsent
Mr Douglas AlexanderPaisley SouthLababsent
Earl of Michael AncramDevizesConabsent
Ms Candy AthertonFalmouth and CamborneLababsent
Mr David AtkinsonBournemouth EastConabsent
Mr John AustinErith and ThamesmeadLababsent
Mr Tony BaldryBanburyConabsent
Miss Margaret BeckettDerby SouthLab (minister)absent
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLababsent
Mr Tony BlairSedgefieldLab (minister)absent
Mr Richard BodyBoston and SkegnessConabsent
Miss Betty BoothroydWest Bromwich WestSpeakerabsent
Mr Gordon BrownDunfermline EastLab (minister)absent
Dr Vincent CableTwickenhamLDemabsent
Mr Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLababsent
Mr Dennis CanavanFalkirk Westwhilst Lababsent
Mr Ivor CaplinHoveLababsent
Mr Martin CatonGowerLababsent
Mr Paul ClarkGillinghamLababsent
Mr Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLababsent
Mr Eric ClarkeMidlothianLababsent
Mr Tom ClarkeCoatbridge and ChrystonLab (minister)absent
Mr Harry CohenLeyton and WansteadLababsent
Mr Frank CookStockton NorthLababsent
Mr Robin CookLivingstonLab (minister)absent
Mr Tom CoxTootingLababsent
Dr Jack CunninghamCopelandLab (minister)absent
Ms Roseanna CunninghamPerthSNPabsent
Ms Claire Curtis-ThomasCrosbyLababsent
Mr Cynog DafisCeredigionPCabsent
Mr Alistair DarlingEdinburgh CentralLab (minister)absent
Mr Geraint DaviesCroydon CentralLababsent
Mr Quentin DaviesGrantham and StamfordConabsent
Mr Terry DavisBirmingham, Hodge HillLababsent
Mr Donald DewarGlasgow AnnieslandLab (minister)absent
Mr Frank DobsonHolborn and St PancrasLab (minister)absent
Mr Jeffrey M DonaldsonLagan ValleyUUPabsent
Mrs Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and NantwichLababsent
Mrs Margaret EwingMoraySNPabsent
Mr Michael FabricantLichfieldConabsent
Mr Frank FieldBirkenheadLab (minister)absent
Mr Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLab (minister)absent
Mr Clifford ForsytheSouth AntrimUUPabsent
Mr George FoulkesCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLab (minister)absent
Dr Liam FoxWoodspringConabsent
Mr Roger GaleNorth ThanetConabsent
Mr George GallowayGlasgow KelvinLababsent
Mr Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDemabsent
Mr Roger GodsiffBirmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLababsent
Mr Paul GogginsWythenshawe and Sale EastLababsent
Mr Tommy GrahamWest Renfrewshirewhilst Lababsent
Mr Bernie GrantTottenhamLababsent
Mr Bruce GrocottTelfordLababsent
Mr John GummerSuffolk CoastalConabsent
Mr John GunnellMorley and RothwellLababsent
Ms Harriet HarmanCamberwell and PeckhamLab (minister)absent
Sir Alan HaselhurstSaffron WaldenDeputy Speakerabsent
Mr John HayesSouth Holland and The DeepingsConabsent
Mr Edward HeathOld Bexley and SidcupConabsent
Mr Stephen HepburnJarrowLababsent
Mr Michael HeseltineHenleyConabsent
Mr Michael HowardFolkestone and HytheConabsent
Mr Lindsay HoyleChorleyLababsent
Mr John HumeFoyleSDLPabsent
Mr Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLababsent
Ms Glenda JacksonHampstead and HighgateLab (minister)absent
Mrs Fiona JonesNewarkLababsent
Mr Ieuan Wyn JonesYnys MônPCabsent
Mr Martyn JonesClwyd SouthLababsent
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Reverend Dr Ian PaisleyNorth AntrimDUPabsent
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Mr Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldConabsent
Ms Rosie WintertonDoncaster CentralLababsent
Sir George YoungNorth West HampshireConabsent

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