Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill — Incapacity benefit: restriction to recent contributors — 9 Nov 1999

Robert Wareing MP, Liverpool, West Derby voted in the minority (No).

Lords amendment disagreed to.

Lords amendment in lieu of Government amendment No. 42A: No. 42D, in page 66, line 4, leave out ("two") and insert ("seven")

I beg to move, That this House insists on its amendment No. 42A to the words restored to the Bill and disagrees with the Lords in their amendment No. 42D in lieu.

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

With this it will be convenient to take Lords amendments Nos. 43E and motion to disagree, and 43F and motion to disagree.

It being one hour after the commencement of proceedings, Mr. Deputy Speaker put the Question already proposed from the Chair, pursuant to the Order.

Question put, That this House insists on its amendment No. 42A to the words restored to the Bill and disagrees with the Lords in their amendment No. 42D in lieu:--

The House divided: Ayes 314, Noes 234.

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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 141 (+2 tell)088.8%
Independent0 1050.0%
Lab314 (+2 tell) 45086.8%
LDem0 37080.4%
PC0 3075.0%
SNP0 60100.0%
UUP0 1010.0%
Total:314 234085.6%

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
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno
Mr Tony BennChesterfieldLabno
Roger BerryKingswoodLabno
Martin CatonGowerLab (minister)no
David ChaytorBury NorthLabno
Malcolm ChisholmEdinburgh North and LeithLabno
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
Ann CryerKeighleyLabno
John CryerHornchurchLabno
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
Mr Denzil DaviesLlanelliLabno
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and NantwichLabno
Frank FieldBirkenheadLabno
Mrs Maria FyfeGlasgow MaryhillLabno
Neil GerrardWalthamstowLabno
Dr Norman GodmanGreenock and InverclydeLabno
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLabno
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno
Ken LivingstoneBrent Eastwhilst Labno
Mrs Alice MahonHalifaxLabno
David MarshallGlasgow ShettlestonLabno
Robert Marshall-AndrewsMedwayLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabno
Julie MorganCardiff NorthLabno
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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