Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill — Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors — 3 Nov 1999

Keith Simpson MP, Mid Norfolk voted in the minority (Teller for the Noes).

Lords amendments considered.

Lords amendment: No. 42, to leave out clause 57.

I beg to move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in the said amendment.

Madam Speaker:

With this, it will be convenient to take Government amendments (c), (a), (b) and (d) related thereto, Lords amendment No. 43 and Government amendments (c), (a), (b), (d) and (e) related thereto, Lords amendments Nos. 44 and 45, Lords amendment No. 46 and amendments (a) to (d) in lieu thereof, and Lords amendment No. 183.

It being Seven o'clock, Mr. Deputy Speaker put the Question already proposed from the Chair, pursuant to Order this day.

Question put, That this House disagrees with the Lords in the said amendment:--

The House divided: Ayes 325, Noes 265.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con0 149 (+2 tell)093.8%
Independent1 10100.0%
Lab324 (+2 tell) 54091.3%
LDem0 45097.8%
PC0 3075.0%
SNP0 60100.0%
UUP0 7070.0%
Total:325 265092.1%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Diane AbbottHackney North and Stoke NewingtonLab (minister)no
John AustinErith and ThamesmeadLabno
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno
Mr Tony BennChesterfieldLabno
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabno
Roger BerryKingswoodLabno
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLab (minister)no
Martin CatonGowerLab (minister)no
David ChaytorBury NorthLabno
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabno
Tom ClarkeCoatbridge and ChrystonLabno
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabno
Ann ClwydCynon ValleyLab (minister)no
Michael ConnartyFalkirk EastLab (minister)no
Jeremy CorbynIslington NorthLabno
Jim CousinsNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLabno
John CryerHornchurchLabno
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
Ian DavidsonGlasgow PollokLab (minister)no
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabno
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and NantwichLabno
Bill EtheringtonSunderland NorthLabno
Frank FieldBirkenheadLabno
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabno
Neil GerrardWalthamstowLabno
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabno
Dr Norman GodmanGreenock and InverclydeLabno
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLabno
Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLabno
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno
Mr Terry LewisWorsleyLabno
Ken LivingstoneBrent Eastwhilst Labno
Dr John MarekWrexhamLabno
David MarshallGlasgow ShettlestonLabno
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabno
John McAllionDundee EastLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabno
Mr Bill MichieSheffield, HeeleyLabno
Julie MorganCardiff NorthLabno
Denis MurphyWansbeckLabno
Gordon PrenticePendleLabno
Mr Ted RowlandsMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLab (minister)no
Mr Brian SedgemoreHackney South and ShoreditchLabno
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabno
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
Mr Llew SmithBlaenau GwentLabno
Desmond TurnerBrighton, KemptownLabno
Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabno
Betty WilliamsConwyLabno
David WinnickWalsall NorthLab (minister)no
Ms Audrey WisePrestonLabno
Mike WoodBatley and SpenLabno
Mr Tony WorthingtonClydebank and MilngavieLabno

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