Amendment tabled by the Conservative frontbench to include the follwing categories as zero rated unoccupied properties:
(a)
the ratepayer is a community owned village hall or community centre, and
(b)
it appears that when next in use the hereditament will be wholly or mainly
used for community benefit.’.
Question put, That the amendment be made:-
The Committee divided: Ayes 134, Noes 232.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Adam Afriyie | Windsor | Con | aye |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Amess | Southend West | Con | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con | aye |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | whilst Con | aye |
| Peter Bone | Wellingborough | Con | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Burrowes | Enfield, Southgate | Con | aye |
| Greg Clark | Tunbridge Wells | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con | aye |
| Geoffrey Cox | Torridge and West Devon | Con | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | aye |
| Philip Davies | Shipley | Con | aye |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nadine Dorries | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Tobias Ellwood | Bournemouth East | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| David Evennett | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | aye |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Fraser | South West Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Gauke | South West Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Goodwill | Scarborough and Whitby | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Michael Gove | Surrey Heath | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Justine Greening | Putney | Con | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | aye |
| Stephen Hammond | Wimbledon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Greg Hands | Hammersmith and Fulham | Con | aye |
| Mark Harper | Forest of Dean | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Herbert | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con | aye |
| Adam Holloway | Gravesham | Con | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Jeremy Hunt | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Hurd | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Stewart Jackson | Peterborough | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con | aye |
| David Jones | Clwyd West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
| Maria Miller | Basingstoke | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Neill | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Brooks Newmark | Braintree | Con | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Pelling | Croydon Central | whilst Con | aye |
| Michael Penning | Hemel Hempstead | Con | aye |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Pritchard | The Wrekin | Con | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
| Malcolm Rifkind | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lee Scott | Ilford North | Con | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Vaizey | Wantage | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | aye |
| Theresa Villiers | Chipping Barnet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Walker | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Ben Wallace | Lancaster and Wyre | Con | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Rob Wilson | Reading East | Con | aye |
| Jeremy Wright | Rugby and Kenilworth | Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP | aye |
| Dai Davies | Blaenau Gwent | Ind | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | no |
| David Anderson | Blaydon | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Banks | Ochil and South Perthshire | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Celia Barlow | Hove | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab | no |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab | no |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab (minister) | no |
| Roberta Blackman-Woods | City of Durham | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lyn Brown | West Ham | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | no |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dawn Butler | Brent South | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | no |
| Liam Byrne | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Katy Clark | North Ayrshire and Arran | Lab | no |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Rosie Cooper | West Lancashire | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab | no |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | no |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow South West | Lab | no |
| Jim Devine | Livingston | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Central Ayrshire | Lab | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | no |
| Natascha Engel | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | no |
| Robert Flello | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Helen Goodman | Bishop Auckland | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Nia Griffith | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | no |
| Andrew Gwynne | Denton and Reddish | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (PPS) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab (PPS) | no |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Meg Hillier | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sharon Hodgson | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab | no |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Ogmore | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Siân James | Swansea East | Lab | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Diana Johnson | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | no |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Barbara Keeley | Worsley | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
| Sadiq Khan | Tooting | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab | no |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | no |
| Shahid Malik | Dewsbury | Lab (PPS) | no |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Rutherglen and Hamilton West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Kerry McCarthy | Bristol East | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Sarah McCarthy-Fry | Portsmouth North | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Pat McFadden | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| John McFall | West Dunbartonshire | Lab | no |
| Jim McGovern | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow North | Lab | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | no |
| Edward Miliband | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Madeleine Moon | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab (PPS) | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | no |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock | Lab | no |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | no |
| Stephen Pound | Ealing North | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab (PPS) | no |
| John Reid | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Robertson | Glasgow North West | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alison Seabeck | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab | no |
| Andy Slaughter | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Snelgrove | South Swindon | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Peter Soulsby | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East | Lab | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab | no |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Emily Thornberry | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Kitty Ussher | Burnley | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Lynda Waltho | Stourbridge | Lab (PPS) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | whilst Lab | no |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab | no |
| Iain Wright | Hartlepool | Lab | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | no |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Hemming | Birmingham, Yardley | LDem | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Lochaber | LDem | aye |
| Susan Kramer | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dan Rogerson | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | aye |
| Jo Swinson | East Dunbartonshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sarah Teather | Brent East | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem | aye |
| Jennifer Willott | Cardiff Central | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem (front bench) | aye |
