Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill — Secretary of State's Powers to Prohibit Public Processions — 4 Feb 1998

The majority of MPs voted in favour of ministers being able to ban a procession without first consulting, if practical, the Public Order Committee of the Police Authority for Northern Ireland.

MPs were considering the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Bill.

The amendment rejected in this vote was:

  • amendment 20, in page 7, line 14, at end insert 'and'.

In the debate prior to the vote the MP moving the motion explained:

  • This group of amendments would remove the duty on the Secretary of State to consult, where practicable, the Police Authority for Northern Ireland public order committee before imposing a banning order. Amendments Nos. 20 and 21 remove the obligation in the Bill,
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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Frank DoranAberdeen CentralLabaye
Mr Malcolm SavidgeAberdeen NorthLabaye
Anne BeggAberdeen SouthLab (minister)aye
Jeff EnnisBarnsley East and MexboroughLabaye
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabaye
John HuttonBarrow and FurnessLabaye
Mr Andrew HunterBasingstokeConno
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)aye
Mike WoodBatley and SpenLab (minister)aye
Peter RobinsonBelfast EastDUPno
Mr Cecil WalkerBelfast NorthUUPno
Martin SmythBelfast SouthUUPtellno
Steve McCabeBirmingham, Hall GreenLabaye
Mr Jeff RookerBirmingham, Perry BarrLab (minister)aye
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabaye
Roger GodsiffBirmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabaye
Joan HumbleBlackpool North and FleetwoodLabaye
Mr Llew SmithBlaenau GwentLabaye
Mr John McWilliamBlaydonLabaye
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)aye
David CrausbyBolton North EastLab (minister)aye
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabaye
Joe BentonBootleLab (minister)aye
Terry RooneyBradford NorthLabaye
Gerry SutcliffeBradford SouthLabaye
Marsha SinghBradford WestLabaye
Mr Paul BoatengBrent SouthLab (minister)aye
Desmond TurnerBrighton, KemptownLabaye
Dawn PrimaroloBristol SouthLab (minister)aye
Nick PalmerBroxtoweLabaye
Mr Peter PikeBurnleyLabaye
Mr Ron DaviesCaerphillyLab (minister)aye
Tony WrightCannock ChaseLabaye
Alun MichaelCardiff South and PenarthLab (minister)aye
Dr Alan WilliamsCarmarthen East and DinefwrLabaye
Mr George FoulkesCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLab (minister)aye
Lindsay HoyleChorleyLabaye
Shona McIsaacCleethorpesLabaye
Martyn JonesClwyd SouthLabaye
Mr Gareth ThomasClwyd WestLabaye
Mr Tony WorthingtonClydebank and MilngavieLab (minister)aye
Bob RussellColchesterLDemaye
Kali MountfordColne ValleyLabaye
Bob AinsworthCoventry North EastLab (minister)tellaye
Geraint DaviesCroydon CentralLab (minister)aye
Rosemary McKennaCumbernauld and KilsythLabaye
Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLab (minister)aye
Ann ClwydCynon ValleyLab (minister)aye
David HansonDelynLabaye
Mr Kevin HughesDoncaster NorthLab (minister)aye
John McFallDumbartonLab (minister)tellaye
John McAllionDundee EastLabaye
Mr Roy BeggsEast AntrimUUPno
Stephen TimmsEast HamLabaye
Adam IngramEast KilbrideLab (minister)aye
Mr William RossEast LondonderryUUPno
Mr David ChidgeyEastleighLDem (front bench)aye
Ian StewartEcclesLabaye
Andrew MillerEllesmere Port and NestonLabaye
Colin BurgonElmetLabaye
Joan RyanEnfield NorthLabaye
John AustinErith and ThamesmeadLabaye
Ben BradshawExeterLabaye
Michael ConnartyFalkirk EastLabaye
Ms Candy AthertonFalmouth and CamborneLabaye
Mr Ken MaginnisFermanagh and South TyroneUUPno
Rudi VisFinchley and Golders GreenLabaye
Ms Joyce QuinGateshead East and Washington WestLab (minister)aye
Paul ClarkGillinghamLabaye
Mrs Maria FyfeGlasgow MaryhillLabaye
Ian DavidsonGlasgow PollokLab (minister)aye
Thomas McAvoyGlasgow RutherglenLab (minister)aye
Anthony D WrightGreat YarmouthLabaye
Derek TwiggHaltonLabaye
Glenda JacksonHampstead and HighgateLab (minister)aye
Tony McNultyHarrow EastLabaye
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabaye
Andrew StunellHazel GroveLDem (front bench)aye
Jon TrickettHemsworthLabaye
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabaye
Mrs Barbara RocheHornsey and Wood GreenLab (minister)aye
Barry SheermanHuddersfieldLabaye
Greg PopeHyndburnLab (minister)aye
Ann CryerKeighleyLabaye
Des BrowneKilmarnock and LoudounLab (minister)aye
Edward DaveyKingston and SurbitonLDem (front bench)aye
Dr Lewis MoonieKirkcaldyLab (minister)aye
George HowarthKnowsley North and Sefton EastLab (minister)aye
Edward O'HaraKnowsley SouthLabaye
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabaye
George MudieLeeds EastLab (minister)aye
Keith VazLeicester EastLabaye
Dr Jim MarshallLeicester SouthLabaye
Bridget PrenticeLewisham EastLab (minister)aye
Jim DowdLewisham WestLab (minister)aye
Joan RuddockLewisham, DeptfordLab (minister)aye
Jane KennedyLiverpool, WavertreeLab (minister)aye
Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabaye
Andy ReedLoughboroughLabaye
Ian McCartneyMakerfieldLab (minister)aye
Graham StringerManchester, BlackleyLab (minister)aye
Gerald KaufmanManchester, GortonLab (minister)aye
Mr Ted RowlandsMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLab (minister)aye
Ashok KumarMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabaye
Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDemaye
Geraldine SmithMorecambe and LunesdaleLabaye
Frank RoyMotherwell and WishawLab (minister)aye
Peter HainNeathLab (minister)aye
Fiona JonesNewarkLabaye
Mr David RendelNewburyLDemaye
Nick BrownNewcastle upon Tyne East and WallsendLab (minister)aye
Mr Alan HowarthNewport EastLab (minister)aye
Ian PaisleyNorth AntrimDUP (front bench)no
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabaye
Steve WebbNorthavonLDem (front bench)aye
John HeppellNottingham EastLabaye
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabaye
Andrew SmithOxford EastLab (minister)aye
Douglas AlexanderPaisley SouthLabaye
Mr David JamiesonPlymouth, DevonportLab (minister)aye
Linda GilroyPlymouth, SuttonLabaye
Kim HowellsPontypriddLab (minister)aye
Ms Audrey WisePrestonLabaye
Janet AndersonRossendale and DarwenLab (minister)aye
Mr Andy KingRugby and KenilworthLabaye
Hazel BlearsSalfordLabaye
John GroganSelbyLab (minister)aye
Richard CabornSheffield CentralLab (minister)aye
Mrs Helen JacksonSheffield, HillsboroughLabaye
Paddy TippingSherwoodLabaye
Mr Clifford ForsytheSouth AntrimUUPno
Eddie McGradySouth DownSDLPaye
Ms Julia DrownSouth SwindonLabaye
Dave WattsSt Helens NorthLab (minister)aye
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)aye
Charlotte AtkinsStaffordshire MoorlandsLabaye
Anne McGuireStirlingLabaye
Ann CoffeyStockportLabaye
Dari TaylorStockton SouthLabaye
John TaylorStrangfordUUPno
Keith HillStreathamLabaye
Chris MullinSunderland SouthLabaye
Paul BurstowSutton and CheamLDem (front bench)aye
Brian JenkinsTamworthLabaye
Mrs Jackie BallardTauntonLDemaye
Mr Peter BradleyThe WrekinLabaye
Adrian SandersTorbayLDem (front bench)aye
Michael MooreTweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleLDem (front bench)aye
David ClellandTyne BridgeLab (minister)aye
Alan CampbellTynemouthLab (minister)aye
Rt Hon David TrimbleUpper BannUUP (front bench)no
Bruce GeorgeWalsall SouthLabaye
Dan NorrisWansdykeLabaye
John SpellarWarleyLab (minister)aye
Helen JonesWarrington NorthLab (minister)aye
Mike HallWeaver ValeLabaye
Mr Paul StinchcombeWellingboroughLabaye
Miss Melanie JohnsonWelwyn HatfieldLabaye
John HealeyWentworthLab (minister)aye
Mr Colin PickthallWest LancashireLabaye
Mr William ThompsonWest TyroneUUPtellno
Mr Roger StottWiganLabaye
Ben ChapmanWirral SouthLabaye
Ken PurchaseWolverhampton North EastLabaye
Mr Dennis TurnerWolverhampton South EastLab (minister)aye
Mr Dale Campbell-SavoursWorkingtonLab (minister)aye
Dr John MarekWrexhamLabaye

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