I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prescribe which Members of the House of Commons may participate only in proceedings on reserved matters under the Scotland and Northern Ireland Acts 1998 or may be appointed only to a ministerial office having responsibility for such matters.
Question put, pursuant to Standing Order No. 23 (Motions for leave to bring in Bills and nomination of Select Committees at commencement of public business): --
The House divided: Ayes 131, Noes 190.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | aye |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab | no |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Joe Ashton | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | tellaye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Gerry Bermingham | St Helens South | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Body | Boston and Skegness | Con | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | tellno |
| Dr Peter Brand | Isle of Wight | LDem | no |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Mr Peter Brooke | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab | no |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ian Bruce | South Dorset | Con | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mrs Christine Butler | Castle Point | Lab | no |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Dale Campbell-Savours | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Judith Church | Dagenham | Lab | no |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dr David Clark | South Shields | Lab | no |
| Dr Michael Clark | Rayleigh | Con | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Mr Eric Clarke | Midlothian | Lab | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Robin Corbett | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Stephen Day | Cheadle | Con | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | no |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | no |
| Sir Peter Emery | East Devon | Con | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Ronnie Fearn | Southport | LDem | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab | no |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | no |
| Christopher Fraser | Mid Dorset and North Poole | Con | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Christopher Gill | Ludlow | Con | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Dr Norman Godman | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Mrs Eileen Gordon | Romford | Lab | no |
| Mrs Teresa Gorman | Billericay | Con | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | aye |
| Mr John Gunnell | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | no |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| Sir Archie Hamilton | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | Con | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Mr Barry Jones | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab | no |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom King | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Tess Kingham | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab | no |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab | no |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab | no |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Mr Richard Livsey | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Sir Peter Lloyd | Fareham | Con | aye |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con | aye |
| Sir Nicholas Lyell | North East Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | no |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con | aye |
| Mr Robert Maclennan | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Madel | South West Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con | aye |
| Dr John Marek | Wrexham | Lab | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | no |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Maxton | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill Michie | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | no |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Raymond Powell | Ogmore | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| Mr David Prior | North Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Mr Andrew Rowe | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | Con | aye |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con | aye |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab | no |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | no |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | UUP | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Mr Nick St Aubyn | Guildford | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab | no |
| Mr William Thompson | West Tyrone | UUP | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dr George Turner | North West Norfolk | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | no |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | aye |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | no |
| Sir Ray Whitney | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Alan Williams | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Shaun Woodward | Witney | whilst Lab | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
