Stem Cell Research — 31 Oct 2000

I beg to move,

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 to allow the use of early embryonic tissue for the purposes of research into the development of regenerative therapies.

The softest road to hell is the gradual one, the gentle slope, soft underfoot, without sudden turnings, without sign posts.

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 83, Noes 175.

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Mr Malcolm SavidgeAberdeen NorthLabaye
Anne BeggAberdeen SouthLab (minister)aye
Gerald HowarthAldershotCon (front bench)no
Richard ShepherdAldridge-BrownhillsConno
Graham BradyAltrincham and Sale WestCon (front bench)no
Judy MallaberAmber ValleyLabaye
Mr Howard FlightArundel and South DownsConno
Damian GreenAshfordCon (front bench)no
Mr Robert SheldonAshton-under-LyneLab (minister)aye
David LidingtonAylesburyCon (front bench)no
Eric IllsleyBarnsley CentralLabaye
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabaye
Mr Joe AshtonBassetlawLabaye
Don FosterBathLDem (front bench)aye
Dominic GrieveBeaconsfieldCon (front bench)no
Patrick HallBedfordLabaye
Martin SmythBelfast SouthUUPno
Alan BeithBerwick-upon-TweedLDem (front bench)no
Charles WardleBexhill and Battlewhilst Conno
Mr Nigel BeardBexleyheath and CrayfordLabaye
Mrs Teresa GormanBillericayConaye
Steve McCabeBirmingham, Hall GreenLab (minister)no
Mr Terry DavisBirmingham, Hodge HillLabaye
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabaye
Roger GodsiffBirmingham, Sparkbrook and Small HeathLabno
Andrew RobathanBlabyCon (front bench)no
Gordon MarsdenBlackpool SouthLab (minister)no
Mr Llew SmithBlaenau GwentLabaye
Mr John McWilliamBlaydonLabno
Ronnie CampbellBlyth ValleyLab (minister)no
Dennis SkinnerBolsoverLab (minister)no
David CrausbyBolton North EastLab (minister)no
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabaye
Ruth KellyBolton WestLabno
Joe BentonBootleLabno
David TredinnickBosworthCon (front bench)aye
Mr David AtkinsonBournemouth EastConno
Mr Alan HurstBraintreeLabno
Desmond TurnerBrighton, KemptownLabaye
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabaye
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabaye
Eric ForthBromley and ChislehurstConaye
John BercowBuckinghamCon (front bench)aye
Ivan LewisBury SouthLabno
Mrs Anne CampbellCambridgeLabaye
Julian BrazierCanterburyCon (front bench)no
Mr Jon Owen JonesCardiff CentralLabaye
Eric MartlewCarlisleLabno
Nick AingerCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLabaye
Tom BrakeCarshalton and WallingtonLDem (front bench)aye
Mr Simon ThomasCeredigionPCaye
Jonathan R ShawChatham and AylesfordLabno
Mr Stephen DayCheadleConno
Dame Cheryl GillanChesham and AmershamCon (front bench)no
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)aye
Iain Duncan SmithChingford and Woodford GreenCon (front bench)no
Christopher ChopeChristchurchCon (front bench)no
Martyn JonesClwyd SouthLabaye
Jimmy HoodClydesdaleLab (minister)no
Tom ClarkeCoatbridge and ChrystonLabno
Bob RussellColchesterLDem (front bench)aye
Kali MountfordColne ValleyLabaye
Ann WintertonCongletonContellno
Geoffrey RobinsonCoventry North WestLabno
Gwyneth DunwoodyCrewe and NantwichLabaye
Rosemary McKennaCumbernauld and KilsythLabno
Brian H DonohoeCunninghame SouthLab (minister)aye
Ann ClwydCynon ValleyLab (minister)aye
Tim BoswellDaventryCon (front bench)aye
Michael AncramDevizesCon (front bench)no
Ian PearsonDudley SouthLabno
John McFallDumbartonLab (minister)no
Russell BrownDumfriesLab (minister)no
Steve PoundEaling NorthLab (minister)no
John CummingsEasingtonLabno
Mr Roy BeggsEast AntrimUUPno
Sir Peter EmeryEast DevonConno
Mr William RossEast LondonderryUUPno
Tim LoughtonEast Worthing and ShorehamCon (front bench)no
Nigel WatersonEastbourneConno
Mr David ChidgeyEastleighLDem (front bench)aye
Andrew MillerEllesmere Port and NestonLabaye
Clive EffordElthamLab (minister)aye
Eleanor LaingEpping ForestCon (front bench)no
Liz BlackmanErewashLabaye
Ian TaylorEsher and WaltonConaye
Sir Peter LloydFarehamConno
Rudi VisFinchley and Golders GreenLabno
Edward LeighGainsboroughCon (front bench)no
Mr John MaxtonGlasgow CathcartLabaye
Mohammad SarwarGlasgow GovanLabaye
George GallowayGlasgow KelvinLabno
David MarshallGlasgow ShettlestonLabno
Malcolm BruceGordonLDem (front bench)aye
Quentin DaviesGrantham and StamfordConaye
Mr Chris PondGraveshamLabno
Anthony D WrightGreat YarmouthLabno
Dr Norman GodmanGreenock and InverclydeLabaye
Mr Nick St AubynGuildfordConno
Mr Brian SedgemoreHackney South and ShoreditchLabaye
David DavisHaltemprice and HowdenCon (front bench)no
Derek TwiggHaltonLabno
Mr Bill TynanHamilton SouthLabno
John Martin McDonnellHayes and HarlingtonLabaye
Andrew StunellHazel GroveLDem (front bench)no
Mr Tony McWalterHemel HempsteadLabno
Andrew DismoreHendonLabno
Paul KeetchHerefordLDemaye
Mr Bowen WellsHertford and StortfordConno
James ClappisonHertsmereCon (front bench)no
Peter AtkinsonHexhamConno
Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabtellno
Peter LilleyHitchin and HarpendenConno
Francis MaudeHorshamCon (front bench)no
Barry SheermanHuddersfieldLab (minister)aye
Mike GapesIlford SouthLab (minister)aye
Mr Jamie CannIpswichLabno
Dr Peter BrandIsle of WightLDemaye
Stephen HepburnJarrowLab (minister)no
Des BrowneKilmarnock and LoudounLabno
Edward DaveyKingston and SurbitonLDem (front bench)no
Edward O'HaraKnowsley SouthLabno
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabno
Hilary BennLeeds CentralLab (minister)aye
George MudieLeeds EastLabno
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabno
Mr Peter Temple-MorrisLeominsterwhilst Labaye
Norman BakerLewesLDem (front bench)no
Michael FabricantLichfieldCon (front bench)aye
Mr Tam DalyellLinlithgowLabaye
Louise EllmanLiverpool, RiversideLabaye
Robert WareingLiverpool, West DerbyLabno
Peter TapsellLouth and HorncastleConno
Mr Christopher GillLudlowConno
Nicholas WintertonMacclesfieldConno
Ann WiddecombeMaidstone and The WealdConno
Tony LloydManchester CentralLabno
Gerald KaufmanManchester, GortonLab (minister)no
Alan MealeMansfieldLab (minister)no
Caroline SpelmanMeridenCon (front bench)no
Mr Ted RowlandsMerthyr Tydfil and RhymneyLab (minister)no
Mr Jonathan SayeedMid BedfordshireConno
Christopher FraserMid Dorset and North PooleConno
Peter LuffMid WorcestershireCon (front bench)no
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabaye
Paul BeresfordMole ValleyCon (front bench)aye
Mr Huw EdwardsMonmouthLabno
Lembit ÖpikMontgomeryshireLDemaye
Geraldine SmithMorecambe and LunesdaleLabno
Frank RoyMotherwell and WishawLabno
Mr Calum MacDonaldNa h-Eileanan an IarLabno
Julian LewisNew Forest EastCon (front bench)no
Desmond SwayneNew Forest WestCon (front bench)no
Fiona JonesNewarkLabno
Mr David RendelNewburyLDemaye
Doug HendersonNewcastle upon Tyne NorthLabaye
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabaye
Mr Bill O'BrienNormantonLabno
Mr Paul TylerNorth CornwallLDem (front bench)no
Robert WalterNorth DorsetConno
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabaye
Menzies CampbellNorth East FifeLDem (front bench)no
Oliver HealdNorth East HertfordshireCon (front bench)no
Mr David PriorNorth NorfolkCon (front bench)no
Owen PatersonNorth ShropshireCon (front bench)no
Dr Brian MawhinneyNorth West CambridgeshireConno
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabno
James GrayNorth WiltshireCon (front bench)no
Steve WebbNorthavonLDem (front bench)no
Ian GibsonNorwich NorthLabtellaye
Bill OlnerNuneatonLabno
Mr Martin O'NeillOchilLab (minister)aye
John HoramOrpingtonConno
Evan HarrisOxford West and AbingdonLDemaye
Mrs Irene AdamsPaisley NorthLab (minister)no
Gordon PrenticePendleLabaye
Ms Helen ClarkPeterboroughLabno
Robert SymsPooleCon (front bench)no
Mr Syd RapsonPortsmouth NorthLabno
Mike HancockPortsmouth SouthLDem (front bench)no
Mrs Jackie LawrencePreseli PembrokeshireLabno
Mr Tony ColmanPutneyLabno
Dr Michael ClarkRayleighConno
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabaye
Crispin BluntReigateCon (front bench)tellaye
Mr Allan RogersRhonddaLabaye
Nigel EvansRibble ValleyCon (front bench)no
Dr Jenny TongeRichmond ParkLDemno
Mr Teddy TaylorRochford and Southend EastConno
Sandra GidleyRomseyLDemaye
Kevin BarronRother ValleyLab (minister)aye
Denis MacShaneRotherhamLabno
Mr Andy KingRugby and KenilworthLabno
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConno
Philip HammondRunnymede and WeybridgeCon (front bench)no
Alan DuncanRutland and MeltonCon (front bench)no
John GreenwayRyedaleConno
Mr Lawrie QuinnScarborough and WhitbyLabno
Michael FallonSevenoaksCon (front bench)no
Mr Bill MichieSheffield, HeeleyLabaye
Mr Paul MarsdenShrewsbury and AtchamLabno
Fiona MactaggartSloughLabno
Mr John TaylorSolihullConno
David HeathSomerton and FromeLDem (front bench)no
Andrew LansleySouth CambridgeshireCon (front bench)aye
Mark ToddSouth DerbyshireLabaye
Mr Ian BruceSouth DorsetConno
James PaiceSouth East CambridgeshireCon (front bench)no
Colin BreedSouth East CornwallLDemno
John HayesSouth Holland and The DeepingsCon (front bench)no
Patrick CormackSouth StaffordshireCon (front bench)no
Ms Julia DrownSouth SwindonLabaye
Gary StreeterSouth West DevonCon (front bench)no
Mrs Gillian ShephardSouth West NorfolkConno
Sir David AmessSouthend WestCon (front bench)no
Mr Ronnie FearnSouthportLDemno
David KidneyStaffordLabno
Barbara FollettStevenageLabaye
Frank CookStockton NorthLabno
Dari TaylorStockton SouthLabno
Bill CashStoneCon (front bench)no
Bill EtheringtonSunderland NorthLabaye
Paul BurstowSutton and CheamLDem (front bench)no
Mr Norman FowlerSutton ColdfieldConno
Brian JenkinsTamworthLabno
Mr Martin BellTattonIndependentno
Mr Patrick NichollsTeignbridgeConno
Laurence RobertsonTewkesburyCon (front bench)aye
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLabno
Mr Tom CoxTootingLabno
Adrian SandersTorbayLDem (front bench)no
Mr John BurnettTorridge and West DevonLDemno
Anthony SteenTotnesConno
David LammyTottenhamLabno
Matthew TaylorTruro and St AustellLDem (front bench)aye
Vincent CableTwickenhamLDem (front bench)no
John RandallUxbridgeCon (front bench)no
Anne McIntoshVale of YorkCon (front bench)no
Denis MurphyWansbeckLabno
Robert JacksonWantageConaye
Helen JonesWarrington NorthLab (minister)no
James PlaskittWarwick and LeamingtonLabaye
Claire WardWatfordLabno
David Heathcoat-AmoryWellsConno
Robert SmithWest Aberdeenshire and KincardineLDem (front bench)aye
Simon BurnsWest ChelmsfordCon (front bench)no
Patrick McLoughlinWest DerbyshireCon (front bench)no
Mr Tony BanksWest HamLab (minister)aye
Richard SpringWest SuffolkConno
Michael SpicerWest WorcestershireCon (front bench)no
Mr David FaberWestburyConno
Mr Tim CollinsWestmorland and LonsdaleConno
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)no
Mark OatenWinchesterLDemaye
Mr Michael TrendWindsorConno
Humfrey MalinsWokingConno
John RedwoodWokinghamConno
Liam FoxWoodspringCon (front bench)no
Mr Dale Campbell-SavoursWorkingtonLab (minister)no
Mr Terry LewisWorsleyLabno
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)no
Mr Paddy AshdownYeovilLDem (front bench)aye

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