The Majority voted to prevent a clarification of the statement of purpose with the sentence, "The purpose of this Act is to facilitate public access to information held by public authorities." and the insertion of a new Clause[1] which said:
The purposes of this Act are to extend progressively the right of the public to information held by public authorities to the maximum extent possible, consistent with the need to protect interests specified in exemptions, so as to promote--
(a) the accountability of public authorities;
(b) informed public debate on public affairs;
(c) public participation in the making of decisions; and
(d) public understanding of the powers, duties and operation of public authorities.
Many of these purposes have been written into the Code of Practice for the Act.
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Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell?
'+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a
teller for that division lobby.
What are Boths? An MP can vote both
aye and no in the same division. The boths
page explains this.
What is Turnout? This is measured against
the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | tellaye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | 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 |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | tellaye |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | aye |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | aye |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | aye |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | aye |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | aye |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | aye |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | aye |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | aye |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | aye |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | aye |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | 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 |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | 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 |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | 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 |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | 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 |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | 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 |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | 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 |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | 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 |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | no |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | 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 Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | 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 |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | 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 |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| 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 |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | 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 |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | 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 |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | 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 |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | 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 |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | 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 |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | 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 |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | 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 Kerry Pollard | St Albans | 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 |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | 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 |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | 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 |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | no |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | 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 |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | 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 |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | 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 |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | 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 |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | 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 |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | 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 |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | 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 |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | 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 |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Independent | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | 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 |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
