Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119(9) (European Standing Committees),
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5761/00, a White Paper on Food Safety in the European Union; and supports the Government's view that consumer concerns and the complexity of current arrangements demand urgent action to develop a coherent EU policy for the foodstuffs sector: to this end, welcomes the establishment of a European Food Authority; and notes the Government's commitment to identifying the most appropriate terms and structure for such an Authority with the objective of improving and enhancing food safety and the associated EU regulatory process.-- [Mr. Dowd.]
The House divided: Ayes 305, Noes 170.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | aye |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | no |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | no |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | aye |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | aye |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Independent | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | no |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC | aye |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | aye |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | no |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | aye |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab | aye |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | no |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | no |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | absent |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | no |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | no |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | absent |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | aye |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | aye |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | no |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | no |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | tellno |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | no |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | aye |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Fiona Jones | Newark | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | absent |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | aye |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | no |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | no |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | no |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Clifford Forsythe | South Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | no |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | no |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | no |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | no |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | no |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | no |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con | no |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | no |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | no |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | aye |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | no |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | no |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith | Wealden | Con | absent |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | aye |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | no |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | no |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Lab | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | no |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Jenny Jones | Wolverhampton South West | Lab | aye |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | no |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem | absent |
| Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones | Ynys Môn | PC | aye |
