Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Timetable — 12 May 2008 at 21:41
Anne Main MP, St Albans did not vote.
The majority of MPs voted to establish a timetable[1] for the debate of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill.[2] This happens immediately after a Bill has passed its Second Reading.[3]
The timetable requires the issues of human-animal hybrids and the termination of pregnancy to be debated in the main chamber of the House of Commons over two days, while the rest is discussed in a standing committee, which will have finished its work by 17 June.
- [1] Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill (Programme), House of Commons, 12 May 2008
- [2] Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, House of Commons, 6 February 2008
- [3] Fertilisation and Embryology Bill - Second Reading, House of Commons, 12 May 2008
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.
Party | Majority (Aye) | Minority (No) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 1 | 79 (+2 tell) | 0 | 42.7% |
DUP | 0 | 9 | 0 | 100.0% |
Independent | 1 | 2 | 0 | 60.0% |
Lab | 259 (+2 tell) | 7 | 0 | 76.4% |
LDem | 3 | 44 | 0 | 74.6% |
PC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% |
SDLP | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66.7% |
SNP | 0 | 5 | 0 | 83.3% |
Total: | 265 | 149 | 0 | 66.1% |
Rebel Voters - sorted by party
MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division
Sort by: Name | Constituency | Party | Vote
Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
Tom Clarke | Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | no |
Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab (minister) | no |
Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | no |
Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab (minister) | no |
Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab (minister) | no |
David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab (minister) | no |
Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
David Howarth | Cambridge | LDem (front bench) | aye |
Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem | aye |