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