I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.
Although perhaps unusual, a touch of humility and candour from a Member of Parliament would not go amiss at this stage-particularly from this one. I am not sure whether I can feel the heavy hand of history on my shoulder as I move my Bill on Second Reading, but history has a habit of repeating itself. The Bill is not my idea: it is an almost exact replica of the Pension Annuities (Amendment) Bill, introduced by my right hon. Friend the Member for Skipton and Ripon (Mr. Curry) in 2002, and it is very closely related to the private Member's Bill introduced by my hon. Friend the Member for Bournemouth, West (Mr. Butterfill) the year before.
The House having divided: Ayes 127, Noes 29.
Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |
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
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Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | aye |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | 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 |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | aye |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| 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 | aye |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | 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 |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | 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 |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | tellaye |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | Deputy Speaker | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Independent Conservative | aye |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | no |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab (minister) | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | no |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | absent |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | absent |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Daisley | Brent East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | absent |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | absent |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Ogmore | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | absent |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | absent |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | absent |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | absent |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | absent |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | absent |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | absent |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem | absent |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | absent |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | absent |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | absent |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Pat Doherty | West Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | absent |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
