I beg to move,
That this House believes that Scotland requires financial stability and ethically sound local government; recognises the need for public confidence in advance of the establishment of the Scottish Parliament; and therefore calls on Her Majesty's Government to initiate an independent inquiry into the conduct of local government in Scotland.
Question put, That the original words stand part of the Question:--
The House divided: Ayes 113, Noes 322.
Historical Hansard | Online Hansard |
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 |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con | aye |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con | aye |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | aye |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | aye |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con | aye |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | aye |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | aye |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | tellaye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | aye |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | aye |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | aye |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | 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 |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | 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 |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | 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 |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Independent Conservative | absent |
| 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 |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | no |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | no |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | 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 Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | no |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | no |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | 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 |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | no |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | no |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | no |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | 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 |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | no |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South 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 |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | 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 |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | no |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | no |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | no |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | no |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | no |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | absent |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | no |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | 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 |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | no |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | 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 |
