Further and Higher Education (Access) Bill — Second Reading — Selection on Merit — 4 Mar 2011 at 13:41
Philip Dunne MP, Ludlow voted with the majority (Teller for the Noes).
The majority of MPs voted against requiring further and higher education institutions in receipt of public funds to consider applicants from England on the basis of merit alone. This would apply to courses of study below post-graduate level and be subject to exemptions.
MPs were considering the Further and Higher Education (Access) Bill[1]. The motion rejected in this vote was:
- That the Bill be now read a Second time
The rejection of this motion meant the Bill made no further progress towards becoming law.
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 (No) | Minority (Aye) | Both | Turnout |
Con | 29 (+2 tell) | 3 (+2 tell) | 0 | 11.8% |
Lab | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.4% |
LDem | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.3% |
Total: | 33 | 3 | 0 | 6.4% |
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 Bone | Wellingborough | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
Philip Davies | Shipley | Con (front bench) | aye |
Philip Hollobone | Kettering | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
Mark Reckless | Rochester and Strood | Con (front bench) | aye |