MPs' expenses — Staff to be employees of Parliament — 30 Apr 2009 at 17:00

The majority of MPs voted for the motion, which read:[1]

  • In the opinion of this House, staff who work for an hon. Member should be employed by the House, as a personal appointment and managed by the hon. Member; and
  • The House of Commons Commission shall consider this decision and make 5 recommendations for its implementation, including any transitional provisions.

This would mean that instead of the MPs receiving an allowance with which they could employ assistants and staff, the employment contracts would be between the staff and Parliament directly, who would pay their wages directly and set standard terms and conditions.

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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 (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con55 26042.0%
DUP2 0022.2%
Independent3 2083.3%
Lab216 (+2 tell) 19 (+1 tell)068.0%
LDem3 47 (+1 tell)081.0%
PC0 1033.3%
SNP0 5071.4%
UUP1 00100.0%
Total:280 100060.8%

Rebel Voters - sorted by constituency

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

NameConstituencyPartyVote
Richard ShepherdAldridge-BrownhillsCon (front bench)no
Mike WoodBatley and SpenLabno
Jacqui LaitBeckenhamConno
David LepperBrighton, PavilionLab (minister)no
David HowarthCambridgeLDem (front bench)aye
Nick AingerCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLab (minister)no
Christopher ChopeChristchurchCon (front bench)no
Ann WintertonCongletonCon (front bench)no
Richard OttawayCroydon SouthCon (front bench)no
Jim McGovernDundee WestLab (minister)no
Ian TaylorEsher and WaltonConno
Michael HowardFolkestone and HytheConno
Andrew DismoreHendonLab (minister)tellno
Lynne FeatherstoneHornsey and Wood GreenLDem (front bench)aye
David CairnsInverclydeLabno
Andrew TurnerIsle of WightCon (front bench)no
Jim DowdLewisham WestLab (minister)no
Peter TapsellLouth and HorncastleConno
Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldCon (front bench)no
Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdConno
Dai HavardMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLab (minister)no
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)no
Colin ChallenMorley and RothwellLab (minister)no
Paul FarrellyNewcastle-under-LymeLab (minister)no
James ArbuthnotNorth East HampshireCon (front bench)no
Bernard JenkinNorth EssexCon (front bench)no
George YoungNorth West HampshireCon (front bench)no
Charles ClarkeNorwich SouthLab (minister)no
Gordon PrenticePendleLab (minister)no
Robert SymsPooleCon (front bench)no
Janet AndersonRossendale and DarwenLab (minister)no
Michael FallonSevenoaksCon (front bench)no
Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab (minister)no
Meg MunnSheffield, HeeleyLabno
Paddy TippingSherwoodLab (minister)no
David CurrySkipton and RiponCon (front bench)no
Douglas HoggSleaford and North HykehamCon (front bench)no
Fiona MactaggartSloughLab (minister)no
Richard BaconSouth NorfolkCon (front bench)no
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon (front bench)no
John PughSouthportLDem (front bench)aye
Anne MainSt AlbansCon (front bench)no
Frank CookStockton NorthLab (minister)no
John GummerSuffolk CoastalConno
Alan WilliamsSwansea WestLab (minister)no
Anthony SteenTotnesCon (front bench)no
David ClellandTyne BridgeLab (minister)no
Peter BoneWellingboroughCon (front bench)no
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)no

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