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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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| 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 |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab | aye |
| 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 |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | tellno |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | no |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | no |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| 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 |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | no |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | no |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | no |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| 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 |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| 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 |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | tellno |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| 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 |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
