Order for Third Reading read.--[Queen's consent, on behalf of the Crown, signified.]
I beg to move, That the Bill be now read the Third time.
It became clear in Committee that the professional bodies representing the valuation profession, and Opposition Members, feared that the Bill went rather further than the Government had suggested. We have said that our intention in introducing the Bill was to restore the position on rating valuations to the one which existed before the Lands Tribunal decision in Benjamin v. Anston Properties.
Question put, That the Bill be now read the Third time:--
The House divided: Ayes 165, Noes 140.
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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 |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | no |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | no |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | no |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | 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 |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con | no |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con | no |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | no |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | no |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | no |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | no |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | no |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | no |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | no |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | no |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | no |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | no |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | 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 |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | no |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | no |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | no |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Alastair Goodlad | Eddisbury | Con | no |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | no |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | no |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | no |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | no |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | 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 |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | no |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con | 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 |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | no |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | tellno |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | no |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | no |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | no |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | 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 |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | no |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | no |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | no |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | no |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | no |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | no |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | no |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Con (front bench) | no |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | 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 |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | 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 Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | 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 |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | 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 |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab | aye |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | 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 Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | 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 | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | 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 |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | 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 |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | 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 |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr Derek Fatchett | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | 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 |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | 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 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 |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | 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 |
| 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 |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | 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 |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | 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 |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | 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 | 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 Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | 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 |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | 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 |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | 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 |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| 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 | 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 |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | 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 |
| Andrew George | St Ives | 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 |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | 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 |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | no |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | 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 |
