Specialist Schools (Selection by Aptitude) — 11 Mar 2003 at 12:44
I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to repeal the provisions of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 enabling specialist schools to select pupils on the basis of aptitude; 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 135, Noes 92.
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| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | no |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | aye |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | aye |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | aye |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | aye |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | no |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | no |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | no |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | no |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | aye |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | no |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | tellaye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | no |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | aye |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | no |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | no |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | both |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | no |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | no |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | no |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | tellaye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | no |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
