It being four and three quarter hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee, The Chairman, pursuant to the Order [13 January] and the Resolution [30 March], put the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour.
Amendments made: No. 558, in page 76, line 29, after 'encouragement', insert
I beg to move amendment No. 484, in page 77, leave out line 10.
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Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.
Schedule 5, as amended, agreed to.
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
The Chairman:
With this, it will be convenient to discuss new clause 10-- Court action for alleged sex discrimination --
I could refer to other articles, but I hope that I have made my point.
It being five hours and forty minutes after the commencement of proceedings in Committee, The Chairman, pursuant to the Order [13 January] and the Resolution [30 March], put the Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that hour.
Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:--
The Committee divided: Ayes 38, Noes 272.
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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.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con | absent |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Independent Conservative | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | no |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | no |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | no |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | no |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | no |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | no |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | no |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | absent |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | absent |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | tellaye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | tellaye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | no |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | aye |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | aye |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | aye |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | aye |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | aye |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
