I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prescribe which Members of the House of Commons may participate only in proceedings on reserved matters under the Scotland and Northern Ireland Acts 1998 or may be appointed only to a ministerial office having responsibility for such matters.
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 131, Noes 190.
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| 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 | tellaye |
| 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 |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | 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 |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | 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 |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | 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 |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | aye |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | 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 |
| 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 |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | 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 | 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 |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con | aye |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | 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 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 |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | 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 | aye |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | no |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | no |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | no |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | 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 | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | no |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | 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 |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | no |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | 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 |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Lab | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | tellno |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| 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 David Chidgey | Eastleigh | 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 |
| Andrew George | St Ives | 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 |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | aye |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | aye |
