Education Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 16 — Further education institution: hazardous material, &c. — 6 Feb 2002 at 23:15

Peter Viggers MP, Gosport voted in the minority (No).

'(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations require the governing body of a further education institution in England to prevent the use in the institution of specified equipment or specified materials without the approval of the Secretary of State.

(2) The Secretary of State may specify equipment or materials under this section only if he thinks the equipment or materials might endanger a person's health or safety.

(3) The National Assembly for Wales may by regulations require the governing body of a further education institution in Wales to prevent the use in the institution of specified equipment or specified materials without the approval of the Assembly.

(4) The National Assembly for Wales may specify equipment or materials under this section only if it thinks the equipment or materials might endanger a person's health or safety.

(5) In this section "further education institution" means an institution within the further education sector.'.-[Mr. Timms.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.

Question put, That the remaining Government amendments be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 291, Noes 178.

Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |

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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 131 (+2 tell)081.1%
DUP0 3060.0%
Lab290 (+2 tell) 0171.6%
LDem0 40075.5%
PC0 2050.0%
UUP0 1016.7%
Total:290 177173.6%

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Mr Gareth ThomasClwyd WestLabboth

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