I beg to move,
That the draft Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 (Specified Organisations) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 28th July, be approved.
The rest of the quote is important. The Secretary of State continued:
"Like the hon. Gentleman, I find punishment beatings obscene."--[ Official Report , 10 June 1998; Vol. 313, c. 1084.]
It being one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion, Mr. Deputy Speaker put the Question, pursuant to Standing Order No. 16.
Question put: --
The House divided: Ayes 219, Noes 86.
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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 |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | no |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | tellno |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | no |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | no |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | no |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | no |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | no |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | no |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | no |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con | no |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | no |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | no |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | tellno |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | no |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | 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 | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | 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 |
| 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 |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | 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 |
| 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 |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | 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 |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | 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) | no |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | no |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab | aye |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | aye |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | absent |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | 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 |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Robertson | Hamilton South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | 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 |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | 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 |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | no |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | no |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | no |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
