The majority of MPs voted to reduce the age of consent for homosexual acts from eighteen to sixteen bringing equality to the the law affecting heterosexual and homosexual acts.
The motion supported by the majority of MPs taking part in this vote was:
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That the Bill be now read a Second time:--
A majority of MPs voted for the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill to be read a second time, thus moving it closer to becoming law.
The bill sought to reduce the age at which buggery was legal from 18 to 16. ("Buggery" is the legal term for anal intercourse either between men or between a man and a woman.) It also sought to reduce the age at which other homosexual acts were permitted from 18 to 16.
The House divided: Ayes 313, Noes 130.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | 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 |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | aye |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | no |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | aye |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con | no |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | no |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con | no |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | aye |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | no |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | no |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | no |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | 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 |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | no |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | aye |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | aye |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | no |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | no |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | tellaye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | no |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | no |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | no |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | no |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | no |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | aye |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | aye |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | no |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | no |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | aye |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | no |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
