Question accordingly agreed to.
Amendment proposed: (b), at end to add-
"And that this House believes that survivors' benefits could apply to unmarried partners as well as spouses"-[Dr. Harris.]
Question put, That the amendment be made:-
The House divided: Ayes 289, Noes 33.
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| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | aye |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | aye |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | aye |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | aye |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab | aye |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab | aye |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | aye |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab | aye |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab | aye |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | no |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | aye |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | aye |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | no |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | aye |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | aye |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab | aye |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | aye |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | aye |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | aye |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab | aye |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con | aye |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab | aye |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab | aye |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con | no |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | aye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | aye |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con | aye |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab | aye |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con | tellno |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | aye |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem | aye |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | aye |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | aye |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem | aye |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab | aye |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | aye |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | aye |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | aye |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst Lab | aye |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | aye |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | 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 Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab | aye |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | aye |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | aye |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | no |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | aye |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | no |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | 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 |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | aye |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | aye |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | tellno |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | aye |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | both |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | aye |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con | no |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | no |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | no |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab | aye |
