(a) the percentage increase in the general level of earnings during the preceding year; or
(b) the percentage increase in the retail prices index during the preceding year,
whichever is the greater.'.-- [Mr. McDonnell.]
Brought up, and read the First time.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause be read a Second time:--
The House divided: Ayes 75, Noes 240.
Historical Hansard | Online Hansard |
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
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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 |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | aye |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | tellaye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | tellaye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | no |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | no |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | no |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | no |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | no |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | no |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Lab | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | no |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | 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 |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | 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 |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | 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 |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | absent |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Mr Bernie Grant | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (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 |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | absent |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Independent | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con | absent |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | 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 |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | absent |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | 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 |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | 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 |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
