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