Parental Authority — 25 Jan 2000

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to allow parents to use reasonable force or chastisement when exercising authority over their children.

Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business): --

The House divided: Ayes 48, Noes 118.

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Mr Malcolm SavidgeAberdeen NorthLabno
Graham BradyAltrincham and Sale WestCon (front bench)aye
Mr Barry JonesAlyn and DeesideLabno
Mrs Ray MichieArgyll and ButeLDemaye
Mr Howard FlightArundel and South DownsConaye
Mr Robert SheldonAshton-under-LyneLab (minister)no
Angela SmithBasildonLabno
Mr Andrew HunterBasingstokeConaye
Mr Joe AshtonBassetlawLabno
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)no
Mike WoodBatley and SpenLabno
Dominic GrieveBeaconsfieldCon (front bench)aye
Alan BeithBerwick-upon-TweedLDemaye
Mr Robin CorbettBirmingham, ErdingtonLab (minister)no
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabno
Andrew RobathanBlabyCon (front bench)aye
Joan HumbleBlackpool North and FleetwoodLabno
Mr Llew SmithBlaenau GwentLabno
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLab (minister)no
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
David CrausbyBolton North EastLab (minister)no
Andrew MacKayBracknellConaye
Terry RooneyBradford NorthLabno
Mr Alan HurstBraintreeLabno
Mr Win GriffithsBridgendLabno
David LepperBrighton, PavilionLabno
Ms Jean CorstonBristol EastLabno
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabno
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabno
Eric ForthBromley and ChislehurstConaye
Nick PalmerBroxtoweLabno
John BercowBuckinghamCon (front bench)aye
David ChaytorBury NorthLabno
Mr Robert MaclennanCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDemno
Julian BrazierCanterburyCon (front bench)aye
Tom BrakeCarshalton and WallingtonLDem (front bench)no
Mrs Christine ButlerCastle PointLabno
Jonathan R ShawChatham and AylesfordLabno
Mr Tony BennChesterfieldLabno
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)aye
Christopher ChopeChristchurchCon (front bench)aye
Tom ClarkeCoatbridge and ChrystonLabno
Ann WintertonCongletonConaye
Phil HopeCorbyLabno
Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and NantwichLabno
Claire Curtis-ThomasCrosbyLabno
Richard OttawayCroydon SouthCon (front bench)aye
Rosemary McKennaCumbernauld and KilsythLabno
Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLab (minister)no
Gwyn ProsserDoverLabno
John McFallDumbartonLabno
Mr Ernie RossDundee WestLabno
Steve PoundEaling NorthLab (minister)no
Mr Clive SoleyEaling, Acton and Shepherd's BushLab (minister)no
Mr Roy BeggsEast AntrimUUPaye
Mr William RossEast LondonderryUUPaye
John Home RobertsonEast LothianLabno
Joan RyanEnfield NorthLabno
Michael ConnartyFalkirk EastLab (minister)no
Alan KeenFeltham and HestonLabno
Mrs Diana OrganForest of DeanLabno
Mr Jimmy WrayGlasgow BailliestonLabno
Mohammad SarwarGlasgow GovanLabno
Ian DavidsonGlasgow PollokLab (minister)no
Anthony D WrightGreat YarmouthLabno
Mr Nick St AubynGuildfordContellaye
Mr Brian SedgemoreHackney South and ShoreditchLabno
Mrs Alice MahonHalifaxLabno
Phil WillisHarrogate and KnaresboroughLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabno
Andrew StunellHazel GroveLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabtellno
Andrew DismoreHendonLabno
Paul KeetchHerefordLDemno
Peter AtkinsonHexhamConaye
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
Tom LevittHigh PeakLabno
John CryerHornchurchLabno
Barry SheermanHuddersfieldLab (minister)no
Mike GapesIlford SouthLab (minister)no
Stephen HepburnJarrowLab (minister)no
Mr Phil SawfordKetteringLabno
Roger BerryKingswoodLabno
Jeffrey M. DonaldsonLagan ValleyUUP (front bench)aye
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabno
Hilary BennLeeds CentralLab (minister)no
George MudieLeeds EastLabno
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabno
Harry CohenLeyton and WansteadLabno
Michael FabricantLichfieldCon (front bench)aye
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
Maria EagleLiverpool, GarstonLabno
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLabno
Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldConaye
Tony LloydManchester CentralLabno
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)aye
Mr Eric ClarkeMidlothianLabno
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabno
Mr John GunnellMorley and RothwellLabno
Frank RoyMotherwell and WishawLabno
Desmond SwayneNew Forest WestCon (front bench)tellaye
Fiona JonesNewarkLabno
Mr David RendelNewburyLDemno
Mrs Llin GoldingNewcastle-under-LymeLabtellno
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabno
Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDem (front bench)no
Mr Brian WhiteNorth East Milton KeynesLabno
Roger GaleNorth ThanetCon (front bench)aye
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConaye
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabno
Dr George TurnerNorth West NorfolkLabno
James GrayNorth WiltshireCon (front bench)aye
Sally KeebleNorthampton NorthLabno
Mr Raymond PowellOgmoreLabno
Douglas AlexanderPaisley SouthLabno
Gordon PrenticePendleLabno
Linda GilroyPlymouth, SuttonLabno
Robert SymsPooleCon (front bench)aye
Ms Audrey WisePrestonLabno
Crispin BluntReigateCon (front bench)aye
Mrs Eileen GordonRomfordLabno
Mr Archy KirkwoodRoxburgh and BerwickshireLDem (front bench)no
Alan DuncanRutland and MeltonCon (front bench)aye
Mr Lawrie QuinnScarborough and WhitbyLabno
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)no
Mr Bill MichieSheffield, HeeleyLabno
Mrs Helen JacksonSheffield, HillsboroughLabno
Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and AtchamLabno
Fiona MactaggartSloughLabno
Mr John TaylorSolihullConaye
Mr Clifford ForsytheSouth AntrimUUPaye
Mark ToddSouth DerbyshireLabno
Mr Ian BruceSouth DorsetConaye
Mr John MacGregorSouth NorfolkConaye
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon (front bench)aye
Stephen LadymanSouth ThanetLabno
Mrs Virginia BottomleySouth West SurreyConaye
Mr Ronnie FearnSouthportLDemno
Dave WattsSt Helens NorthLab (minister)no
David KidneyStaffordLabno
Frank CookStockton NorthLabno
Ms Debra ShipleyStourbridgeLabno
Mr Nick HawkinsSurrey HeathConaye
Paul BurstowSutton and CheamLDem (front bench)no
Mr Martin BellTattonIndependentboth
Adrian SandersTorbayLDem (front bench)no
Anthony SteenTotnesConaye
Mr Keith DarvillUpminsterLabno
John RandallUxbridgeCon (front bench)aye
Anne McIntoshVale of YorkCon (front bench)aye
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabno
David WinnickWalsall NorthLab (minister)no
Denis MurphyWansbeckLabno
Helen JonesWarrington NorthLab (minister)no
Helen SouthworthWarrington SouthLabno
Mr Paul StinchcombeWellingboroughLabno
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireCon (front bench)aye
Mr Colin PickthallWest LancashireLabno
Mr William ThompsonWest TyroneUUPaye
Neil TurnerWiganLabno
Mr Roger CasaleWimbledonLabno
Mark OatenWinchesterLDemaye
Mr Michael TrendWindsorConaye
Humfrey MalinsWokingConaye
John RedwoodWokinghamCon (front bench)aye
Ken PurchaseWolverhampton North EastLabno
Liam FoxWoodspringCon (front bench)aye
Michael FosterWorcesterLabno

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