Parliamentary Oaths (Amendment) — 29 Jul 1998

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable a person lawfully elected to the House of Commons to take his seat without swearing the present oath or affirming; and for connected purposes.

Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business): --

The House divided: Ayes 137, Noes 151.

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Mr Malcolm SavidgeAberdeen NorthLabaye
Gerald HowarthAldershotCon (front bench)no
Graham BradyAltrincham and Sale WestCon (front bench)no
Judy MallaberAmber ValleyLabaye
Mrs Ray MichieArgyll and ButeLDemno
Mr Howard FlightArundel and South DownsCon (front bench)no
Damian GreenAshfordCon (front bench)no
David LidingtonAylesburyConno
Alex SalmondBanff and BuchanSNP (front bench)aye
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabaye
Mr Andrew HunterBasingstokeConno
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)aye
Mike WoodBatley and SpenLabaye
Martin LintonBatterseaLabaye
Dominic GrieveBeaconsfieldCon (front bench)no
Jacqui LaitBeckenhamConno
Patrick HallBedfordLabaye
Peter RobinsonBelfast EastDUPno
Martin SmythBelfast SouthUUPno
Alan BeithBerwick-upon-TweedLDem (front bench)no
Mr James CranBeverley and HoldernessConno
Mr Nigel BeardBexleyheath and CrayfordLabno
Mrs Teresa GormanBillericayConno
Mr Robin CorbettBirmingham, ErdingtonLab (minister)aye
Mr Derek FosterBishop AucklandLab (minister)aye
Andrew RobathanBlabyCon (front bench)no
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLab (minister)aye
Nick GibbBognor Regis and LittlehamptonCon (front bench)no
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLabaye
David CrausbyBolton North EastLab (minister)aye
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabaye
Mr Richard BodyBoston and SkegnessConno
David TredinnickBosworthCon (front bench)no
Mr David AtkinsonBournemouth EastConno
Andrew MacKayBracknellConno
Barry GardinerBrent NorthLab (minister)aye
Ann KeenBrentford and IsleworthLabaye
Eric PicklesBrentwood and OngarCon (front bench)no
Mr Tom KingBridgwaterCon (front bench)no
Desmond TurnerBrighton, KemptownLabaye
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabaye
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabaye
Eric ForthBromley and ChislehurstConno
Julie KirkbrideBromsgroveConno
Mrs Marion RoeBroxbourneConno
John BercowBuckinghamCon (front bench)no
Janet DeanBurtonLabaye
David ChaytorBury NorthLabaye
David RuffleyBury St EdmundsCon (front bench)no
Mr Robert MaclennanCaithness, Sutherland and Easter RossLDem (front bench)no
Julian BrazierCanterburyCon (front bench)no
Julie MorganCardiff NorthLabaye
Mr Rhodri MorganCardiff WestLabaye
Dr Alan WilliamsCarmarthen East and DinefwrLabaye
Mrs Christine ButlerCastle PointLabaye
Jonathan R ShawChatham and AylesfordLabaye
Mr Stephen DayCheadleContellno
Mr Nigel JonesCheltenhamLDem (front bench)no
Dame Cheryl GillanChesham and AmershamCon (front bench)no
Mr Tony BennChesterfieldLabaye
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)no
Iain Duncan SmithChingford and Woodford GreenCon (front bench)no
Sir Sydney ChapmanChipping BarnetConno
Christopher ChopeChristchurchCon (front bench)no
Mr Peter BrookeCities of London and WestminsterCon (front bench)no
Christine RussellCity of ChesterLabaye
Bob RussellColchesterLDem (front bench)no
Geoffrey Clifton-BrownCotswoldCon (front bench)no
Jim CunninghamCoventry SouthLab (minister)aye
Laura MoffattCrawleyLabaye
Richard OttawayCroydon SouthCon (front bench)no
Tim BoswellDaventryCon (front bench)no
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabaye
Bob LaxtonDerby NorthLabaye
Michael AncramDevizesCon (front bench)no
Rosie WintertonDoncaster CentralLabaye
Gwyn ProsserDoverLabaye
Russell BrownDumfriesLabaye
John McAllionDundee EastLabaye
Steve PoundEaling NorthLab (minister)aye
Mr Clive SoleyEaling, Acton and Shepherd's BushLab (minister)aye
John CummingsEasingtonLabaye
Mr Roy BeggsEast AntrimUUPno
Michael MatesEast HampshireConno
Peter AinsworthEast SurreyConno
Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamCon (front bench)no
Nigel WatersonEastbourneContellno
Ian StewartEcclesLabaye
Dr Lynda ClarkEdinburgh PentlandsLab (minister)aye
Donald GorrieEdinburgh WestLDemaye
Andrew LoveEdmontonLab (minister)aye
Colin BurgonElmetLabaye
Clive EffordElthamLab (minister)aye
Joan RyanEnfield NorthLabaye
Eleanor LaingEpping ForestCon (front bench)no
Sir Archie HamiltonEpsom and EwellCon (front bench)no
John AustinErith and ThamesmeadLabaye
Ian TaylorEsher and WaltonConno
Dennis CanavanFalkirk Westwhilst Labaye
Ms Candy AthertonFalmouth and CamborneLabaye
Sir Peter LloydFarehamConno
Rudi VisFinchley and Golders GreenLabaye
Michael JackFyldeConno
Edward LeighGainsboroughCon (front bench)no
Alasdair MorganGalloway and Upper NithsdaleSNPaye
Mr John MaxtonGlasgow CathcartLabaye
Mohammad SarwarGlasgow GovanLabaye
Mrs Maria FyfeGlasgow MaryhillLabaye
Ms Tess KinghamGloucesterLabaye
Malcolm BruceGordonLDem (front bench)aye
Peter ViggersGosportConno
Martin CatonGowerLab (minister)aye
Mr Chris PondGraveshamLabaye
Austin MitchellGreat GrimsbyLab (minister)aye
Anthony D WrightGreat YarmouthLabaye
Dr Norman GodmanGreenock and InverclydeLabaye
Sylvia HealHalesowen and Rowley Regiswhilst Labaye
Edward GarnierHarboroughConno
Phil WillisHarrogate and KnaresboroughLDem (front bench)aye
David WillettsHavantCon (front bench)no
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabaye
Andrew StunellHazel GroveLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabaye
Andrew DismoreHendonLabaye
Paul KeetchHerefordLDemno
Mr Bowen WellsHertford and StortfordConno
James ClappisonHertsmereCon (front bench)no
Peter AtkinsonHexhamConno
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabaye
Tom LevittHigh PeakLabaye
Peter LilleyHitchin and HarpendenCon (front bench)no
John CryerHornchurchLabaye
Francis MaudeHorshamCon (front bench)no
Fraser KempHoughton and Washington EastLabaye
Barry SheermanHuddersfieldLabno
Mr John MajorHuntingdonConno
Mr David StewartInverness East, Nairn and LochaberLabno
Mr Jamie CannIpswichLabaye
Dr Peter BrandIsle of WightLDemaye
Stephen HepburnJarrowLab (minister)aye
Ann CryerKeighleyLabaye
Mr Alan ClarkKensington and ChelseaConno
Mr Phil SawfordKetteringLabaye
Mr Kevin McNamaraKingston upon Hull NorthLabaye
Alan JohnsonKingston upon Hull West and HessleLabtellaye
Roger BerryKingswoodLabaye
Jeffrey M. DonaldsonLagan ValleyUUP (front bench)no
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabaye
Mr Lawrence CunliffeLeighLabaye
Norman BakerLewesLDem (front bench)aye
Michael FabricantLichfieldConno
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabaye
Louise EllmanLiverpool, RiversideLabaye
Andy ReedLoughboroughLabaye
Mr Christopher GillLudlowConno
Kelvin HopkinsLuton NorthLabaye
Margaret MoranLuton SouthLabaye
Theresa MayMaidenheadCon (front bench)no
Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdConno
John WhittingdaleMaldon and East ChelmsfordCon (front bench)no
Caroline SpelmanMeridenCon (front bench)no
Mr Jonathan SayeedMid BedfordshireConno
Christopher FraserMid Dorset and North PooleConno
Keith SimpsonMid NorfolkCon (front bench)no
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)no
Ashok KumarMiddlesbrough South and East ClevelandLabaye
Paul BeresfordMole ValleyCon (front bench)no
Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDemno
Desmond SwayneNew Forest WestCon (front bench)no
Jim CousinsNewcastle upon Tyne CentralLabaye
Mrs Llin GoldingNewcastle-under-LymeLabaye
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabaye
Nick HarveyNorth DevonLDemno
Sir Nicholas LyellNorth East BedfordshireCon (front bench)no
Malcolm MossNorth East CambridgeshireConno
Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDem (front bench)no
James ArbuthnotNorth East HampshireCon (front bench)no
Oliver HealdNorth East HertfordshireCon (front bench)no
Mr Brian WhiteNorth East Milton KeynesLabaye
Bernard JenkinNorth EssexCon (front bench)no
Mr David PriorNorth NorfolkConno
Owen PatersonNorth ShropshireCon (front bench)no
Roger GaleNorth ThanetCon (front bench)no
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConno
George YoungNorth West HampshireCon (front bench)no
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabaye
James GrayNorth WiltshireCon (front bench)no
Mr Tony ClarkeNorthampton SouthLabaye
Steve WebbNorthavonLDem (front bench)aye
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabaye
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabaye
Bill OlnerNuneatonLabaye
Mr Raymond PowellOgmoreLabno
Mr Edward HeathOld Bexley and SidcupConno
Phil WoolasOldham East and SaddleworthLabno
John HoramOrpingtonConno
Evan HarrisOxford West and AbingdonLDemboth
Gordon PrenticePendleLabaye
David MacleanPenrith and The BorderConno
Ms Helen ClarkPeterboroughLabaye
Linda GilroyPlymouth, SuttonLabaye
Yvette CooperPontefract and CastlefordLab (minister)aye
Robert SymsPooleCon (front bench)no
Jim FitzpatrickPoplar and Canning TownLabaye
Mr Syd RapsonPortsmouth NorthLabaye
Mike HancockPortsmouth SouthLDem (front bench)no
Ms Audrey WisePrestonLabaye
Dr Michael ClarkRayleighConno
Martin SalterReading WestLabaye
Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLab (minister)aye
Nigel EvansRibble ValleyConno
William HagueRichmond (Yorks)Con (front bench)no
Mr Teddy TaylorRochford and Southend EastConno
Mr Michael ColvinRomseyConno
Kevin BarronRother ValleyLab (minister)aye
Mr Andy KingRugby and KenilworthLabaye
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConno
Philip HammondRunnymede and WeybridgeCon (front bench)no
Alan DuncanRutland and MeltonCon (front bench)no
Robert KeySalisburyConno
Michael FallonSevenoaksConno
Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)no
Mr Bill MichieSheffield, HeeleyLabaye
Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and AtchamLabno
Derek WyattSittingbourne and SheppeyLabaye
Mr John TaylorSolihullConno
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)aye
Andrew LansleySouth CambridgeshireCon (front bench)no
Mark ToddSouth DerbyshireLabaye
Mr Ian BruceSouth DorsetConno
James PaiceSouth East CambridgeshireCon (front bench)no
John HayesSouth Holland and The DeepingsCon (front bench)no
Mr John MacGregorSouth NorfolkConno
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon (front bench)no
Mr David MadelSouth West BedfordshireConno
Gary StreeterSouth West DevonCon (front bench)no
Mrs Gillian ShephardSouth West NorfolkCon (front bench)no
Mrs Virginia BottomleySouth West SurreyCon (front bench)no
Mr Ronnie FearnSouthportLDemaye
David WilshireSpelthorneConno
Mr Kerry PollardSt AlbansLabaye
Mr Gerry BerminghamSt Helens SouthLabtellaye
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)aye
David KidneyStaffordLabaye
Frank CookStockton NorthLabaye
John MaplesStratford-on-AvonCon (front bench)no
Beverley HughesStretford and UrmstonLab (minister)aye
Bill EtheringtonSunderland NorthLabaye
Mr Nick HawkinsSurrey HeathConno
Mr Norman FowlerSutton ColdfieldCon (front bench)no
Mrs Jackie BallardTauntonLDemaye
Laurence RobertsonTewkesburyCon (front bench)no
Mr Peter BradleyThe WrekinLabaye
Angela BrowningTiverton and HonitonConno
Mr Tom CoxTootingLabaye
Adrian SandersTorbayLDem (front bench)aye
Mr John BurnettTorridge and West DevonLDemno
Anthony SteenTotnesConno
Matthew TaylorTruro and St AustellLDem (front bench)no
Vincent CableTwickenhamLDem (front bench)aye
John RandallUxbridgeCon (front bench)no
Anne McIntoshVale of YorkConno
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabaye
Angela EagleWallaseyLab (minister)aye
David WinnickWalsall NorthLab (minister)aye
Helen JonesWarrington NorthLab (minister)aye
Helen SouthworthWarrington SouthLabaye
James PlaskittWarwick and LeamingtonLabaye
Sir Geoffrey Johnson SmithWealdenConno
Mr Paul StinchcombeWellingboroughLabaye
Robert SmithWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDemno
Simon BurnsWest ChelmsfordCon (front bench)no
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireCon (front bench)no
Oliver LetwinWest DorsetCon (front bench)no
Richard SpringWest SuffolkConno
Mr William ThompsonWest TyroneUUPno
Michael SpicerWest WorcestershireCon (front bench)no
Mr David FaberWestburyConno
Mr Tim CollinsWestmorland and LonsdaleConno
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)no
Mr Michael TrendWindsorConno
Shaun WoodwardWitneywhilst Conno
Humfrey MalinsWokingConno
John RedwoodWokinghamCon (front bench)no
Ms Jenny JonesWolverhampton South WestLabaye
Liam FoxWoodspringCon (front bench)no
Michael FosterWorcesterLabaye
Mr Terry LewisWorsleyLabaye
Dr John MarekWrexhamLabaye
Sir Ray WhitneyWycombeConno
Paul GogginsWythenshawe and Sale EastLabaye

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