Public Services, Health and Education — 3 Dec 2003 at 18:47

Gerald Kaufman MP, Manchester, Gorton voted with the majority (No).

I beg to move, as an Amendment to the Address, at the end of the Question to add:-

'But oppose the proposals in the Gracious Speech that massively reduce the independence of universities in their admissions policy; deplore the inclusion of measures likely to burden the average student with £33,000 debt on graduation by 2010; regret the violation of the Government's 2001 manifesto pledge not to introduce top-up fees; call on Ministers to concentrate on raising standards, improving the credibility of qualifications and ensuring access to higher education on the basis of merit, not ability to pay; further regret the absence of measures to reduce the bureaucracy faced by school governors, head-teachers, teachers, doctors, nurses and NHS managers, and to extend patient choice and reduce the use of centrally-set targets, which prevent the NHS responding effectively to the needs of patients; further deplore the lack of progress on the Mental Health Bill in a form which would protect the rights of people with mental health problems and promote their access to treatment; further regret the lack of prior consultation on a draft of the Human Tissue Bill; and further deplore the absence of measures to promote freedom and decentralisation in the NHS.'.

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 189, Noes 340.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con0 134 (+2 tell)083.4%
DUP0 1020.0%
Independent Conservative0 10100.0%
Independent Ulster Unionist0 30100.0%
Lab332 (+2 tell) 0081.9%
LDem0 48088.9%
PC4 00100.0%
SNP4 0080.0%
UUP0 2066.7%
Total:340 189082.5%

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