That the draft Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, which were laid before this House on 8th May, be approved.
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the instrument to the special attention of the House in its Twenty-first Report, HC 96-xxi.
The House divided: Ayes 267, Noes 54.
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 |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | absent |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | absent |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | absent |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | absent |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | 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 |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | 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 |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Independent Conservative | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist | aye |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | aye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | aye |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab | aye |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | aye |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | 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 |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | absent |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | 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 Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Ogmore | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | 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 |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | 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 |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab | absent |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | 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 |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | no |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | no |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem | no |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | no |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | 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 |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | no |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | no |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | aye |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | 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 |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | no |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | aye |
