This amendment to the Adoption and Children Bill would have allowed unmarried heterosexual couples to adopt children. (Homosexual couples were specifically excluded.) The no-voters defeated this amendment.
The House divided: Ayes 174, Noes 301.
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 |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | aye |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | aye |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | aye |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | aye |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | aye |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | aye |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | aye |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | aye |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con | aye |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | aye |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | aye |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | aye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Con | aye |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con | aye |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | aye |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | aye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | aye |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con | aye |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | aye |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | aye |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Widdecombe | Maidstone and The Weald | Con | aye |
| Bill Wiggin | Leominster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Willetts | Havant | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | no |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab | no |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | no |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | no |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | no |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | no |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | no |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | no |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab (minister) | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem | no |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | no |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | no |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | no |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | no |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | no |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | no |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | no |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | no |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | no |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | no |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | no |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | no |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | no |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | no |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | no |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | no |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | no |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | no |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | no |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | no |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | no |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | no |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | no |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Ogmore | Lab (minister) | no |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | no |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab | no |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | no |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | no |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab | no |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | no |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | no |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | no |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | no |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab | no |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | no |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | no |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab | no |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab | no |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | no |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | no |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab | no |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab | no |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | no |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | no |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | no |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | no |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | no |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | no |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab | no |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | tellno |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | no |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | no |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | no |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | no |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | no |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | no |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab (minister) | no |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | no |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | no |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | no |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | no |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | both |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | both |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | absent |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab | absent |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Daisley | Brent East | Lab | absent |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Pat Doherty | West Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab | absent |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem | absent |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | absent |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | SF | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | Deputy Speaker | absent |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | absent |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | absent |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | absent |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | absent |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | absent |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | absent |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | absent |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
