I beg to move,
That the draft Flags (Northern Ireland) Order 2000, which was laid before this House on 15th May, be approved.
the present wish of a majority of the people of Northern Ireland . . . is to maintain the Union and accordingly, that Northern Ireland's status as part of the United Kingdom reflects and relies upon that wish . . .
just and equal treatment for the identity, ethos, and aspirations of both.
We considered the removal of symbols but this could be misinterpreted as inconsistent with Northern Ireland's constitutional position.
The Secretary of State may make regulations regulating the flying of flags at government buidings.
The Assembly shall, within such period as the Secretary of State may specify, report to the Secretary of State the views expressed in the Assembly.
In exercising his powers under Article 3 the Secretary of State shall have regard to the Belfast Agreement.
Question put: --
The House divided: Ayes 240, Noes 8.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paddy Ashdown | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Ballard | Taunton | LDem | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Martin Bell | Tatton | Independent | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Benn | Chesterfield | Lab | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | absent |
| Miss Betty Boothroyd | West Bromwich West | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (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 | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | aye |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dennis Canavan | Falkirk West | whilst Independent | absent |
| Mr Jamie Cann | Ipswich | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Chisholm | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | aye |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrence Cunliffe | Leigh | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Roseanna Cunningham | Perth | SNP | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Keith Darvill | Upminster | Lab | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | absent |
| Mr Ron Davies | Caerphilly | Lab | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Donald Dewar | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Margaret Ewing | Moray | SNP | absent |
| Mr David Faber | Westbury | Con | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | Con | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab | aye |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Norman Fowler | Sutton Coldfield | Con | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | absent |
| Mrs Maria Fyfe | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab | aye |
| Sam Galbraith | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | Lab | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | absent |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Llin Golding | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | no |
| Donald Gorrie | Edinburgh West | LDem | absent |
| Tommy Graham | West Renfrewshire | whilst Independent Labour | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bruce Grocott | Telford | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab | absent |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | whilst Lab | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Edward Heath | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | absent |
| 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 |
| Mr Michael Heseltine | Henley | Con | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| John Home Robertson | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | Con | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| 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 |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | 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 | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | absent |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | absent |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | absent |
| Ken Livingstone | Brent East | whilst Independent | absent |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Lock | Wyre Forest | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | aye |
| Mr John MacGregor | South Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | absent |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab | absent |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Ken Maginnis | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Major | Huntingdon | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con | absent |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | Lab | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | whilst Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John McAllion | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert McCartney | North Down | UKUP | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab | absent |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | aye |
| Henry McLeish | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Ray Michie | Argyll and Bute | LDem | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab | aye |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | aye |
| Alasdair Morgan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | SNP | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Rhodri Morgan | Cardiff West | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sir John Morris | Aberavon | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Dr Mo Mowlam | Redcar | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Patrick Nicholls | Teignbridge | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tom Pendry | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | 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 |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | absent |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Giles Radice | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Mr Allan Rogers | Rhondda | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jeff Rooker | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Mr William Ross | East Londonderry | UUP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| Mr Ted Rowlands | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | aye |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Robert Sheldon | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | aye |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| 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 |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | tellno |
| Mr Peter Snape | West Bromwich East | Lab | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| 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 | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | aye |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Swinney | North Tayside | SNP | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| John Taylor | Strangford | UUP | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Temple-Morris | Leominster | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr John Townend | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab | aye |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | 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 |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Mr Cecil Walker | Belfast North | UUP | absent |
| Jim Wallace | Orkney and Shetland | LDem | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Charles Wardle | Bexhill and Battle | whilst Con | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Bowen Wells | Hertford and Stortford | Con | absent |
| Andrew Welsh | Angus | SNP | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | aye |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Mr Dafydd Wigley | Caernarfon | PC | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | aye |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Audrey Wise | Preston | Lab | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | aye |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Lab | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
