I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to remove restrictions on the ownership by religious bodies of broadcasting licences and to clarify the role of the Radio Authority and the Independent Television Commission in relation to the religious content of programmes.
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 138, Noes 9.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con | aye |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | aye |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | aye |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | 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 (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Alan Clark | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| 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 |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | 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 |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | 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 (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 (front bench) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | 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) | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | no |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | no |
| 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 |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | absent |
| 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 |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | 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 |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | 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 (minister) | 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 |
| 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 |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | 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 | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | 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 |
| 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 |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | 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 |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab (minister) | 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 | 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 |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | absent |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | 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 |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | 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 | 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 |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Stott | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| 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 |
| 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 (minister) | 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 |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | 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 |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | 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 |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | 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 |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | both |
| 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 | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | 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 |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | aye |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | aye |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | aye |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | aye |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | 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 | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | aye |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | aye |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
