Fire Services Bill — Clause 1 — Powers of the Secretary of State — 3 Jun 2003 at 19:00

Dame Cheryl Gillan MP, Chesham and Amersham voted in the minority (Teller for the Ayes).

I beg to move amendment No. 35, in page 1, line 2, after 'instrument', insert

'within eighteen months of the commencement of this Act'.

I beg to move amendment No. 32, in page 1, line 4, at end insert-

'(1A) (a) Before making an order under section 1(1) the Secretary of State shall conduct a postal ballot of all Fire Brigade members for the purpose of ascertaining their views in relation to any order to be made under section 1(1) or any related matters which appears to the Secretary of State to be relevant.

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 166, Noes 291.

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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
Con0 110 (+2 tell)068.7%
DUP0 4080.0%
Independent0 10100.0%
Lab291 (+2 tell) 0071.5%
LDem0 37069.8%
PC0 40100.0%
SNP0 4080.0%
UUP0 60100.0%
Total:291 166071.3%

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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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