Liaison Committee: Power to Take Evidence — 14 May 2002 at 20:25

Motion made and Question proposed,

That Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended as follows:
Line 12, at end insert '(1A) The Committee may also hear evidence from the Prime Minister on matters of public policy'.-[Mr. Robin Cook.]

Amendment proposed: (a), in line 3, at end add

', but such meetings shall only be attended by the Chairman of the Liaison Committee and the Chairmen of Select Committees appointed under S.O. Nos. 146 and 152.'.-[Mr. Bryant.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:-

The House divided: Ayes 78, Noes 261.

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Party Summary

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.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con91 7059.8%
Lab131 (+2 tell) 71 (+2 tell)050.2%
LDem31 0058.5%
PC4 00100.0%
SNP4 0080.0%
Total:261 78053.9%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
Crispin BluntReigateCon (front bench)aye
Michael FallonSevenoaksCon (front bench)aye
William HagueRichmond (Yorks)Conaye
Julie KirkbrideBromsgroveConaye
Andrew MacKayBracknellConaye
Andrew MitchellSutton ColdfieldCon (front bench)aye
Andrew TyrieChichesterCon (front bench)aye
Nick AingerCarmarthen West and South PembrokeshireLab (minister)aye
Adrian BaileyWest Bromwich WestLab (minister)aye
Mr Harry BarnesNorth East DerbyshireLabaye
Anne BeggAberdeen SouthLab (minister)aye
Mr Andrew BennettDenton and ReddishLabaye
Mr Harold BestLeeds North WestLabaye
Clive BettsSheffield, AttercliffeLab (minister)aye
Kevin BrennanCardiff WestLab (minister)aye
Chris BryantRhonddaLabaye
Karen BuckRegent's Park and Kensington NorthLab (minister)aye
Colin ChallenMorley and RothwellLabaye
Michael ClaphamBarnsley West and PenistoneLabaye
Vernon CoakerGedlingLabaye
Ann CryerKeighleyLabaye
Tony CunninghamWorkingtonLab (minister)aye
Mrs Valerie DaveyBristol WestLabaye
Wayne DavidCaerphillyLab (minister)aye
Geraint DaviesCroydon CentralLab (minister)aye
Mr Hilton DawsonLancaster and WyreLabaye
Parmjit DhandaGloucesterLabaye
Andrew DismoreHendonLabaye
Frank DoranAberdeen CentralLabaye
Maria EagleLiverpool, GarstonLab (minister)aye
Paul FarrellyNewcastle-under-LymeLab (minister)aye
Caroline FlintDon ValleyLab (minister)aye
Paul FlynnNewport WestLabaye
Michael Jabez FosterHastings and RyeLabaye
Mr George FoulkesCarrick, Cumnock and Doon ValleyLab (minister)aye
Mike GapesIlford SouthLabaye
Ms Jane GriffithsReading EastLabaye
Mr Win GriffithsBridgendLabaye
Mike HallWeaver ValeLabaye
Tom HarrisGlasgow CathcartLab (minister)aye
Mr Ivan HendersonHarwichLabaye
Mr David HinchliffeWakefieldLabaye
George HowarthKnowsley North and Sefton EastLabaye
Mr Kevin HughesDoncaster NorthLabaye
Brian IddonBolton South EastLabaye
Huw Irranca-DaviesOgmoreLab (minister)aye
Lynne JonesBirmingham, Selly OakLabaye
Mark LazarowiczEdinburgh North and LeithLab (minister)aye
Mr Terry LewisWorsleyLabaye
Tony LloydManchester CentralLabaye
Andrew MacKinlayThurrockLabaye
Fiona MactaggartSloughLabaye
Mrs Alice MahonHalifaxLabaye
Judy MallaberAmber ValleyLabaye
Rob MarrisWolverhampton South WestLab (minister)aye
Chris McCaffertyCalder ValleyLabaye
Ann McKechinGlasgow MaryhillLab (minister)aye
Chris MoleIpswichLabaye
Julie MorganCardiff NorthLabaye
Chris MullinSunderland SouthLabaye
Meg MunnSheffield, HeeleyLab (minister)aye
Doug NaysmithBristol North WestLabaye
Dan NorrisWansdykeLab (minister)tellaye
Ian PearsonDudley SouthLab (minister)aye
Gordon PrenticePendleLabaye
Gwyn ProsserDoverLabaye
James PurnellStalybridge and HydeLabaye
Joan RyanEnfield NorthLabaye
Martin SalterReading WestLabaye
Angela SmithBasildonLab (minister)tellaye
Phyllis StarkeyMilton Keynes South WestLabaye
Mr Paul StinchcombeWellingboroughLabaye
Gisela StuartBirmingham, EdgbastonLab (minister)aye
David TaylorNorth West LeicestershireLabaye
Mr Gareth ThomasClwyd WestLabaye
Paddy TippingSherwoodLabaye
Jon TrickettHemsworthLab (minister)aye
Paul TruswellPudseyLabaye
Rudi VisFinchley and Golders GreenLabaye
Mr Brian WhiteNorth East Milton KeynesLabaye

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