The majority of MPs voted against discontinuing the practice of printing all Public Acts of Parliament in duplicate on vellum (calf hide).
This went against a vote in the House of Lords[1] as well as the recommendations of a Select Committee.[2]
The campaign to retain the tradition of continuing to print Acts of Parliament on animal skin was led by Brian White in whose constituency the vellum manufacturer was based.[3] (He assured the House that it was calf-skin, not goat skin.)[4]
The current cost of printing Acts on vellum is approximately £32 per page.[5]
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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 |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | no |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | no |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | 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 |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | 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 |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | absent |
| 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 (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | 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 (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 |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | 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 | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | 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 |
| 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 | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | 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 |
| 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 |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | 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 |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | 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 | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | tellaye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | tellaye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | tellno |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | tellno |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | 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 |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | 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 | 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 |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | 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 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | 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 |
| 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 |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | 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 |
| 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 |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | 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 |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | 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 |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | 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 |
| 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 |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | 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 | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | 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 | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | 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 |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | 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 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 Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | 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 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 |
| 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 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 |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| 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 | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | 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 (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 |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | 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 |
| 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 |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Cynog Dafis | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
