European Community Documents — White Paper on Food Safety — 17 Apr 2000
Michael Connarty MP, Falkirk East voted with the majority (Aye).
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119(9) (European Standing Committees),
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5761/00, a White Paper on Food Safety in the European Union; and supports the Government's view that consumer concerns and the complexity of current arrangements demand urgent action to develop a coherent EU policy for the foodstuffs sector: to this end, welcomes the establishment of a European Food Authority; and notes the Government's commitment to identifying the most appropriate terms and structure for such an Authority with the objective of improving and enhancing food safety and the associated EU regulatory process.-- [Mr. Dowd.]
The House divided: Ayes 305, Noes 170.
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 (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 0 | 133 (+2 tell) | 0 | 84.4% |
Independent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.3% |
Lab | 301 (+2 tell) | 0 | 0 | 73.0% |
LDem | 0 | 37 | 0 | 80.4% |
PC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75.0% |
Total: | 305 | 170 | 0 | 76.3% |
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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