[Relevant documents: The Twelfth Report from the Trade and Industry Committee, Session 1998-99, on the 1999 Post Office White Paper (HC 94) and the Government's response thereto (Session 1999-2000, HC 50).]
I beg to move,
That the Postal Privilege (Suspension) Order 1999 (Revocation) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2863), dated 19th October 1999, a copy of which was laid before this House on 20th October, in the last Session of Parliament, be revoked.
The Guardian of 29 September summed up what happened next. It reported:
It being half-past Eleven o'clock Mr. Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 17 (2) (Delegated Legislation (negative procedure) and Order [1 December].
The House divided: Ayes 126, Noes 306.
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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
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What is Turnout? This is measured against
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 |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | 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 (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | 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 |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | 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 |
| 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 |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | 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 |
| 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 |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | 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 |
| 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 |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | 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 |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | aye |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | 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 |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | 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 | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | no |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | 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 |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | 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 |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | 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 |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | 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 |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | 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 Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | no |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | 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 |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | 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 |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | 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 |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | no |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | 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 |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | 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 |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | 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 |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | 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 |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | no |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | 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 |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | 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 |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | 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 |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | no |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | no |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem | 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 |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | 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 |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | no |
| 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 |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| 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 |
