I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require persons to contribute to a personal retirement pension scheme administered by an approved welfare supplier; to make provision with respect to contributions into and payments out of such schemes; to establish arrangements for the strategic direction and monitoring of pensions; 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 37, Noes 1.
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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
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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 |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | tellno |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | 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 (front bench) | 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 (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | 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 (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | 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 Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | 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 | 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 | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | 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 (front bench) | 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 |
| 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 (front bench) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | tellaye |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | tellaye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | absent |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | 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 |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab | 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 |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | 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 |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | 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 |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | absent |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | 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 |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | 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 (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | 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 |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | 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 |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | 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 |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | 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 (minister) | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | 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 |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | absent |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | 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 |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | 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 |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | aye |
| 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 |
| 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 |
