I beg to move,
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for an identity card for British residents; and for connected purposes.
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 77, Noes 106.
Noes voted against identity cards bill
Debate in Parliament | Historical Hansard | Source |
Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
What is Tell?
'+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a
teller for that division lobby.
What are Boths? An MP can vote both
aye and no in the same division. The boths
page explains this.
What is Turnout? This is measured against
the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.
Includes MPs who were absent (or abstained)
from this vote.
| Name | Constituency | Party | Vote |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Con | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | no |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | no |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | no |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | no |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | no |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | no |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | no |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | tellno |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | no |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | no |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con | no |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | no |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | no |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | no |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | absent |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | absent |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | absent |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | Deputy Speaker | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab | aye |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | aye |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | aye |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | aye |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | aye |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | tellaye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | tellaye |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab | no |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | no |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | both |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | absent |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | absent |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | 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 (minister) | absent |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | absent |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | absent |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | absent |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Daisley | Brent East | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | absent |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab | absent |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | absent |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | absent |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | absent |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | absent |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | absent |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | absent |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | absent |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | absent |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | absent |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | absent |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | absent |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | absent |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | absent |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | absent |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | absent |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | absent |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | absent |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | absent |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab | absent |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | absent |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | absent |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | absent |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | aye |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | no |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem | no |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | no |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | no |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | no |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | no |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | absent |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | absent |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | tellno |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Pat Doherty | West Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | no |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | aye |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | no |
