House of Commons (Removal of Clergy Disqualification) Bill — Removal of disqualification of clergy — 1 Mar 2001

Considered in Committee, pursuant to Order [6 February].

I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 1, line 5, at beginning insert "Subject to subsection (1A),".

The Chairman:

With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: No. 13, in page 1, line 6, after "ordained", insert--

Although I have no experience as a parliamentary draftsman, my concern--I asked the right hon. Lady about this--is that the wording of amendment No. 15, against which I shall happily vote regardless of whether it is the subject of a three-line Whip or is a free vote, as I believe it should be because it is a matter of conscience, would harm the interests of former priests. That is a serious charge to lay against the right hon. Lady, whose attention I do not expect to receive, although I am glad that her hon. Friend, the hon. Member for Buckingham (Mr. Bercow), is listening.

The Government share that view.

The Committee divided: Ayes 17, Noes 264.

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Alan KeenFeltham and HestonLabno
Rudi VisFinchley and Golders GreenLabno
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Quentin DaviesGrantham and StamfordConaye
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Dr Norman GodmanGreenock and InverclydeLabno
Nick RaynsfordGreenwich and WoolwichLab (minister)no
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Derek TwiggHaltonLabno
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Glenda JacksonHampstead and HighgateLabno
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Phil WillisHarrogate and KnaresboroughLDem (front bench)no
Tony McNultyHarrow EastLab (minister)no
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Jim DobbinHeywood and MiddletonLabno
Tom LevittHigh PeakLabno
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John CryerHornchurchLabno
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Fraser KempHoughton and Washington EastLabno
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Mr Jamie CannIpswichLabno
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John HeppellNottingham EastLabno
Alan SimpsonNottingham SouthLabno
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Jim FitzpatrickPoplar and Canning TownLabno
Mike HancockPortsmouth SouthLDem (front bench)no
Mark HendrickPrestonLab (minister)no
Mr Tony ColmanPutneyLabno
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabno
Dr Mo MowlamRedcarLab (minister)no
Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLab (minister)no
Crispin BluntReigateCon (front bench)no
Mrs Eileen GordonRomfordLabno
Sandra GidleyRomseyLDemno
Mr John WilkinsonRuislip - NorthwoodConaye
Hazel BlearsSalfordLabno
Mr Lawrie QuinnScarborough and WhitbyLabno
Elliot MorleyScunthorpeLab (minister)no
Michael FallonSevenoaksCon (front bench)aye
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Mr Richard AllanSheffield, HallamLDem (front bench)no
Mr Bill MichieSheffield, HeeleyLabno
Paddy TippingSherwoodLab (minister)no
Douglas HoggSleaford and North HykehamConno
Fiona MactaggartSloughLabno
Mr Ian BruceSouth DorsetConaye
Dr David ClarkSouth ShieldsLabno
Ms Julia DrownSouth SwindonLabno
Stephen LadymanSouth ThanetLabno
Alan WhiteheadSouthampton, TestLabno
Sir David AmessSouthend WestCon (front bench)aye
Mr Kerry PollardSt AlbansLabno
Dave WattsSt Helens NorthLab (minister)no
Andrew GeorgeSt IvesLDem (front bench)no
David KidneyStaffordLabno
Charlotte AtkinsStaffordshire MoorlandsLabno
Mr Tom PendryStalybridge and HydeLabno
Anne McGuireStirlingLab (minister)no
Ann CoffeyStockportLabno
Frank CookStockton NorthLabno
Mark FisherStoke-on-Trent CentralLabno
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John GummerSuffolk CoastalConno
Bill EtheringtonSunderland NorthLabno
Chris MullinSunderland SouthLab (minister)no
Mrs Jackie BallardTauntonLDemno
Mr Peter BradleyThe WrekinLabno
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLabno
Mr Tom CoxTootingLabno
Michael MooreTweeddale, Ettrick and LauderdaleLDem (front bench)no
David ClellandTyne BridgeLab (minister)no
Chris RuaneVale of ClwydLab (minister)no
John SmithVale of GlamorganLabno
Anne McIntoshVale of YorkCon (front bench)aye
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David WinnickWalsall NorthLab (minister)no
Bruce GeorgeWalsall SouthLabno
Neil GerrardWalthamstowLabno
Denis MurphyWansbeckLabno
John SpellarWarleyLab (minister)no
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James PlaskittWarwick and LeamingtonLabno
Claire WardWatfordLabno
Mike HallWeaver ValeLab (minister)tellno
Miss Melanie JohnsonWelwyn HatfieldLab (minister)no
John HealeyWentworthLabno
Adrian BaileyWest Bromwich WestLabno
Simon BurnsWest ChelmsfordCon (front bench)no
Mr Colin PickthallWest LancashireLabno
Mr Brian CotterWeston-Super-MareLDem (front bench)no
Neil TurnerWiganLabno
Mr Roger CasaleWimbledonLabno
Ben ChapmanWirral SouthLabno
Shaun WoodwardWitneywhilst Labno
Peter BottomleyWorthing WestCon (front bench)no
Mr David LockWyre ForestLab (minister)no
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