Genetically Modified Food and Producer Liability (No. 2) — 15 Nov 2000

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make further provision with respect to the safety of and liability for the deliberate release or marketing of genetically modified organisms and genetically modified food; to establish a genetically modified organism compensation fund; and for connected purposes.

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 97, Noes 30.

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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
Con9 (+1 tell) 408.8%
Lab52 (+1 tell) 25 (+2 tell)019.4%
LDem26 1057.4%
PC3 0075.0%
SNP2 0033.3%
UUP5 0055.6%
Total:97 30020.5%

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

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Mr Robert SheldonAshton-under-LyneLab (minister)no
Mr Joe AshtonBassetlawLabno
Mr Nigel BeardBexleyheath and CrayfordLabtellno
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLab (minister)no
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabno
Ian CawseyBrigg and GooleLabno
Desmond TurnerBrighton, KemptownLabno
Mrs Anne CampbellCambridgeLabtellno
Mr Nigel JonesCheltenhamLDem (front bench)no
Martyn JonesClwyd SouthLabno
Dr Jack CunninghamCopelandLabno
Jim CunninghamCoventry SouthLab (minister)no
Laura MoffattCrawleyLabno
John McFallDumbartonLab (minister)no
Mrs Diana OrganForest of DeanLabno
Mr John MaxtonGlasgow CathcartLabno
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
Peter LilleyHitchin and HarpendenConno
Barry SheermanHuddersfieldLab (minister)no
Mike GapesIlford SouthLab (minister)no
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabno
Ashok KumarMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabno
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabno
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabno
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabno
Dr Michael ClarkRayleighConno
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabno
David CurrySkipton and RiponConno
Mr Richard PageSouth West HertfordshireConno
Brian JenkinsTamworthLabno
Bob BlizzardWaveneyLabno
Mr Dale Campbell-SavoursWorkingtonLab (minister)no

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