Police (Northern Ireland) Bill — 11 Jul 2000

Mr Peter Snape MP, West Bromwich East voted with the majority (Aye).

Order for Third Reading read.

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.

The Patten report speaks to a very different Northern Ireland from that which we have known in the past. The Good Friday agreement provided the basis for ending 30 years of conflict in Northern Ireland and the days when the pillars of the state in Northern Ireland failed to represent the society that those pillars served. Chief among them, in nationalist eyes, was the Royal Ulster Constabulary--the police service in Northern Ireland.

if you are going to get a police service which young Catholics as well as young Protestants . . . are going to join, then it can't be identified with the central political argument in Northern Ireland and it is as simple as that.

The failure--

to remain faithful to key elements of the Patten Report in the current Policing Bill and the willingness to subject a fundamental issue of civic justice--the right to representative policing--to the "spin and win" of politics, has provided one of the greatest obstacles to encouragement for young Catholics to have emerged in recent years.

It being seven hours after the commencement of proceedings on the allocation of time motion, Mr. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Order [this day], put forthwith the Question already proposed from the Chair.

Question put, That the Bill be read the Third time:--

The House proceeded to a Division.

The House having divided: Ayes 307, Noes 16.

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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.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con0 1006.3%
DUP0 20100.0%
Lab280 (+2 tell) 0067.8%
LDem24 0051.1%
SNP3 0050.0%
UUP0 4 (+2 tell)066.7%
Total:307 16051.1%

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