As amended, considered.
Brought up, and read the First time.
I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
Mr. Deputy Speaker:
With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment No. 22, in clause 2, page 2, line 24, at end insert--
Question put, That the Question be now put:--
The House divided: Ayes 137, Noes 68.
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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 |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | tellaye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | aye |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | both |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | 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 |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | 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 |
| Mr Michael Colvin | Romsey | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| 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 |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| 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 |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | 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 |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| 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 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 |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | 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 |
| 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 |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | 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 |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | no |
| 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 |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | aye |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | 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 (minister) | aye |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | tellno |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | no |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | tellno |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | 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 |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | 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 |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (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 |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| 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 |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | 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 |
| 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 (minister) | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| 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 |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Lab | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab | 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 |
| 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 |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | 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 |
| 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 |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | 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 Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | 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 |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | 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 | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst 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 |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| 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 |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem | 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 (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | 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 (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 Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | 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 |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC | 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 |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | no |
| 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 | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| 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 |
