Deferred Division — Sexual Orientation Discrimination — 25 Jun 2003 at 19:37
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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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| 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 |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist | no |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | aye |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist (front bench) | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | no |
| 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 |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | no |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| 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 |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | no |
| 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 |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | 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 |
| 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 |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | 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 |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | no |
| 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 David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | aye |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | 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 |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| 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 |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | no |
