As amended in the Standing Committee, considered.
(2) The Secretary of State shall as soon as practicable lay a report under subsection (1) before Parliament.'.-- [Mr. Streeter.]
Brought up, and read the First time.
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin):
With this, it will be convenient to discuss amendment No. 1, in clause 18, page 8, line 23, leave out from 'association' to 'unless' in line 24 and insert
That is a very welcome statement. No doubt, the company's annual report will contain information about the investment policy and whether the directors are complying with it. We welcome all that, but it merely points us towards the investment policy, which I shall consider in a moment.
Question put , That the clause be read a Second time:--
The House divided: Ayes 165, Noes 309.
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Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell?
'+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a
teller for that division lobby.
What are Boths? An MP can vote both
aye and no in the same division. The boths
page explains this.
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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 |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | 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 |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | 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 (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | aye |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| 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 (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | aye |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | 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 |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | aye |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | 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 | no |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | 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 |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | no |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | 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 |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | no |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | no |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | no |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | no |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | 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 |
| 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 |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | 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 |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | 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 |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | 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 |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | 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 |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | 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 |
