Freedom of Information Bill — Investigations and proceedings conducted by public authorities — 5 Apr 2000
The Majority voted against a weakening of an exemption in the Freedom of Information Bill relating to information gathered for the purpose of a criminal investigation.[1] The change would have added the further condition:
...and if its disclosure under this Act would, or would be likely to, prejudice any of [such] purposes[2]
- [1] Clause 28 of Freedom of Information Bill, February 2000, House of Commons.
- [2] Mr. Simon Hughs MP, 5 April 2000, Hansard.
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.
| Party | Majority (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
| Con | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.6% |
| Independent | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.3% |
| Independent Labour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0% |
| Lab | 319 (+2 tell) | 24 | 0 | 82.9% |
| LDem | 0 | 33 (+2 tell) | 0 | 76.1% |
| PC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25.0% |
| UUP | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20.0% |
| Total: | 321 | 61 | 0 | 60.3% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by constituency
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
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |