I beg to move,
That the draft Council Tax Limitation (Derbyshire County Council) (Maximum Amount) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 8th June, be approved.
It being one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion, Mr. Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community Documents)?:--
The House divided: Ayes 214, Noes 152.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab | aye |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | aye |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | aye |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con | no |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con | no |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | no |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con | no |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | no |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | no |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | no |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | no |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | no |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | no |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | no |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | no |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con | no |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | no |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | no |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | no |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | no |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con | no |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | no |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | no |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | no |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | no |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | no |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | 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 |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | no |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | no |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con | no |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | no |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | no |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | tellno |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | no |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | no |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | no |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con | no |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | no |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | no |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | no |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | no |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | no |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | no |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | no |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | no |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | no |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | no |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | 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 |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | 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 |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | 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 |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | 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 |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | 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 MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | 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 |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | 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 |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | 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 |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Independent Conservative | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | 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 |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
