'In the event that-
(a) the Chief Constable is unable to appoint his required number of police trainees or police support staff, or
(b) the number of serving officers is below that intended at the time of consideration
the Secretary of State shall, at the request of a majority of the Police Board and acting on the recommendation of the Chief Constable, make an Order to suspend the provisions of section 46 of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (c.32) for a period of six months.'.-[Mr. John Taylor.]
Brought up, and read the First time.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:-
The House divided: Ayes 139, Noes 229.
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
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.
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 |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con | aye |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | 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 |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | aye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | 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 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 |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | 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 |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | 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 Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | 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 |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| 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 |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | 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 |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | 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 |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | 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 |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | 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) | aye |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Independent Conservative | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | no |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | no |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | no |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | no |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | no |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | no |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | no |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | no |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab | 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 |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | 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 |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | 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 |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | 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 |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Ogmore | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | 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 |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | 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 |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | 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 |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | aye |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem | absent |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | absent |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | 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 |
| 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 Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | no |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | 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 | aye |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
