I beg to move amendment No. 27, in page 110, line 9, leave out'1998-99' and insert '1999-2000'.
The bad news for those who are not aficionados of capital gains taxation is that the subject is not entirely exhausted. Enough has been said in previous debates to tell us that there is considerable disquiet about the way in which important reform is being introduced. The previous amendment, tabled and moved by the official Opposition, was largely designed, I suspect, to cover the embarrassment of their official spokesman, who had committed himself to a particular form of reform. With amendment No. 27 we are making a more wide-ranging request that the Government should consult and report back to Parliament on questions of simplicity and economic efficiency.
A regrettable feature of the previous debate was its presentation, which was more partisan than was necessary. When we dealt with the issue on Second Reading, it was fairly clear that there was disquiet on both sides of the Chamber. The hon. Member for Stafford (Mr. Kidney) made an especially good contribution. In common with many of us, he had encountered some of the difficulties that practitioners will experience with the reform. The hon. Gentleman asked the Government to consider the matter afresh. We approach the reform very much in that spirit.
In many other respects, the Government have shown a commendable willingness to consult. The result of that consultation on individual savings accounts was political credit for the Government and improved legislation. On gaming legislation, the Government showed last night that they were willing to listen to criticism and to respond. The amendment is moved in the hope that the Government will react to some of the things that have been said today, many of which my colleagues and I support. We hope that the Government will respond constructively to them in due course.
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Question put , That the amendment be made:--
The Committee divided: Ayes 34, Noes 240.
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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.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | tellaye |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | tellaye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | no |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | no |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | no |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | no |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | no |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | no |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | no |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | no |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab (minister) | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | no |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | no |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | 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 |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | 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 Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con | absent |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | 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 Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | 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 |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | 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 Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | 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 |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | absent |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | 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 |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | 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 |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Independent Conservative | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | 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 Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
