Education (Schools) Bill — 2 Jun 1997

Order for Second Reading read.

I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time.

Class size matters. We all know that it matters. Those who buy private education for their children know that it matters, as do those who applied to have private education for their children subsidised. Having agreed that it matters--

Mr. Forth:

I have not.

[Interruption.] The hon. Member for Barking might pooh-pooh that. I do not know whether she was one of the many Labour Members who called for Mr. Woodhead's resignation, but I remind her that he is now head of the Government's task force.

Question put, That the Bill be read a Second time:--

The House divided: Ayes 413, Noes 153.

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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
Con0 150 (+2 tell)093.8%
Lab370 (+2 tell) 0089.2%
LDem34 0073.9%
PC3 0075.0%
SDLP2 0066.7%
SNP3 0050.0%
UUP0 3030.0%
Total:412 153087.8%

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

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
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