Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence — 14 May 2002 at 20:25

Motion made and Question proposed,

That Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended as follows:
Line 12, at end insert '(1A) The Committee may also hear evidence from the Prime Minister on matters of public policy'.-[Mr. Robin Cook.]

Amendment proposed: (a), in line 3, at end add

', but such meetings shall only be attended by the Chairman of the Liaison Committee and the Chairmen of Select Committees appointed under S.O. Nos. 146 and 152.'.-[Mr. Bryant.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 78, Noes 261.

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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 (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con91 7059.8%
Lab131 (+2 tell) 71 (+2 tell)050.2%
LDem31 0058.5%
PC4 00100.0%
SNP4 0080.0%
Total:261 78053.9%

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
Frank DoranAberdeen CentralLabaye
Anne BeggAberdeen SouthLab (minister)aye
Judy MallaberAmber ValleyLabaye
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabaye
Angela SmithBasildonLab (minister)tellaye
Gisela StuartBirmingham, EdgbastonLab (minister)aye
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabaye
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabaye
Andrew MacKayBracknellConaye
Mr Win GriffithsBridgendLabaye
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabaye
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabaye
Julie KirkbrideBromsgroveConaye
Wayne DavidCaerphillyLab (minister)aye
Chris McCaffertyCalder ValleyLabaye
Julie MorganCardiff NorthLabaye
Kevin BrennanCardiff WestLab (minister)aye
Nick AingerCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLab (minister)aye
Mr George FoulkesCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLab (minister)aye
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)aye
Mr Gareth ThomasClwyd WestLabaye
Geraint DaviesCroydon CentralLab (minister)aye
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabaye
Caroline FlintDon ValleyLab (minister)aye
Mr Kevin HughesDoncaster NorthLabaye
Gwyn ProsserDoverLabaye
Ian PearsonDudley SouthLab (minister)aye
Mark LazarowiczEdinburgh North and LeithLab (minister)aye
Joan RyanEnfield NorthLabaye
Rudi VisFinchley and Golders GreenLabaye
Vernon CoakerGedlingLabaye
Tom HarrisGlasgow CathcartLab (minister)aye
Ann McKechinGlasgow MaryhillLab (minister)aye
Parmjit DhandaGloucesterLabaye
Mrs Alice MahonHalifaxLabaye
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabaye
Michael Jabez FosterHastings and RyeLabaye
Jon TrickettHemsworthLab (minister)aye
Andrew DismoreHendonLabaye
Mike GapesIlford SouthLabaye
Chris MoleIpswichLabaye
Ann CryerKeighleyLabaye
George HowarthKnowsley North and Sefton EastLabaye
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabaye
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabaye
Maria EagleLiverpool, GarstonLab (minister)aye
Tony LloydManchester CentralLabaye
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabaye
Colin ChallenMorley and RothwellLabaye
Paul FarrellyNewcastle-under-LymeLab (minister)aye
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabaye
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabaye
Mr Brian WhiteNorth East Milton KeynesLabaye
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabaye
Huw Irranca-DaviesOgmoreLab (minister)aye
Gordon PrenticePendleLabaye
Paul TruswellPudseyLabaye
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabaye
Martin SalterReading WestLabaye
Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLab (minister)aye
Crispin BluntReigateCon (front bench)aye
Chris BryantRhonddaLabaye
William HagueRichmond (Yorks)Conaye
Michael FallonSevenoaksCon (front bench)aye
Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab (minister)aye
Meg MunnSheffield, HeeleyLab (minister)aye
Paddy TippingSherwoodLabaye
Fiona MactaggartSloughLabaye
James PurnellStalybridge and HydeLabaye
Chris MullinSunderland SouthLabaye
Andrew MitchellSutton ColdfieldCon (front bench)aye
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLabaye
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabaye
Dan NorrisWansdykeLab (minister)tellaye
Mike HallWeaver ValeLabaye
Mr Paul StinchcombeWellingboroughLabaye
Adrian BaileyWest Bromwich WestLab (minister)aye
Rob MarrisWolverhampton South WestLab (minister)aye
Tony CunninghamWorkingtonLab (minister)aye
Mr Terry LewisWorsleyLabaye

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