Orders of the Day — Charge and rates for 1998-99 — 29 Apr 1998
Question proposed , That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:--
The Committee divided: Ayes 248, Noes 28.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | aye |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | aye |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | aye |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab | aye |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | aye |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | tellno |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | aye |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | aye |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | aye |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | aye |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | no |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | tellno |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
