The majority of MPs voted to make it illegal to withdraw or withhold medical treatment or sustenance with the intent of hastening or otherwise causing death.
MPs were considering the Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill[1].
Thee motion approved by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
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I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
The operative clause of the Bill, clause 1, stated:
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It shall be unlawful for any person responsible for the care of a patient to withdraw or withhold from the patient medical treatment or sustenance if his purpose or one of his purposes in doing so is to hasten or otherwise cause the death of the patient.
In April 2000 BBC reported[2]:
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The Bill ran out of time for debate. It now goes back into the long queue of backbench Bills for debate and stands very little chance of becoming law.
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Historical Hansard | Online Hansard |
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.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | aye |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | aye |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | absent |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | 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) | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | aye |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | tellaye |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | tellno |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | absent |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | 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 |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | 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 |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | absent |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab | absent |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | 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 |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | absent |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | absent |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | absent |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | absent |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | absent |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Lab | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | both |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | 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 |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | aye |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | 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 | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | tellaye |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | aye |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
