That the draft Employment Equality (Sexual Orientation) Regulations 2003, which were laid before this House on 8th May, be approved.
The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the instrument to the special attention of the House in its Twenty-first Report, HC 96-xxi.
The House divided: Ayes 267, Noes 54.
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Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.
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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 |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | 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 (minister) | aye |
| Adrian Bailey | West Bromwich West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | aye |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | aye |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Harold Best | Leeds North West | Lab | aye |
| Liz Blackman | Erewash | Lab | aye |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | aye |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | aye |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab | aye |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | aye |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | aye |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab | aye |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | aye |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Roger Casale | Wimbledon | Lab | aye |
| Martin Caton | Gower | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Cawsey | Brigg and Goole | Lab | aye |
| Ben Chapman | Wirral South | Lab | aye |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | aye |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab | aye |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | aye |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | aye |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Derek Conway | Old Bexley and Sidcup | Con | aye |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | aye |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | aye |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | aye |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | aye |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | aye |
| Janet Dean | Burton | Lab | aye |
| John Denham | Southampton, Itchen | Lab | aye |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | aye |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | aye |
| Nigel Dodds | Belfast North | DUP (front bench) | aye |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist (front bench) | aye |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | aye |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | aye |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | Lab | aye |
| Hywel Francis | Aberavon | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab | aye |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | aye |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | aye |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | aye |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | aye |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | aye |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | aye |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | aye |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | aye |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | aye |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | aye |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | Lab | aye |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | aye |
| Adam Ingram | East Kilbride | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Helen Jackson | Sheffield, Hillsborough | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | aye |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | aye |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | aye |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | aye |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | aye |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | aye |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | aye |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | aye |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con | aye |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | aye |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | aye |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | aye |
| Peter Lilley | Hitchin and Harpenden | Con | aye |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Luff | Mid Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | aye |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | aye |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Judy Mallaber | Amber Valley | Lab | aye |
| John Mann | Bassetlaw | Lab | aye |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | aye |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | aye |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Eddie McGrady | South Down | SDLP | aye |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | aye |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | aye |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | aye |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con | aye |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | aye |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con | aye |
| Laura Moffatt | Crawley | Lab | aye |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | aye |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | aye |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | aye |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | aye |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | aye |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab | aye |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | aye |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | aye |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | aye |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | aye |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | aye |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | aye |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | aye |
| Ken Purchase | Wolverhampton North East | Lab | aye |
| Mr Lawrie Quinn | Scarborough and Whitby | Lab | aye |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | aye |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | aye |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | aye |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | aye |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | aye |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | aye |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | aye |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | aye |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | aye |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | aye |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | aye |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | aye |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist | aye |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | aye |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | aye |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | aye |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | aye |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | aye |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | aye |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | aye |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | aye |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | aye |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | aye |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | aye |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | aye |
| Joan Walley | Stoke-on-Trent North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Claire Ward | Watford | Lab | aye |
| Tom Watson | West Bromwich East | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | aye |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | aye |
| David Winnick | Walsall North | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Rosie Winterton | Doncaster Central | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Mr Tony Worthington | Clydebank and Milngavie | Lab | aye |
| Anthony D Wright | Great Yarmouth | Lab | aye |
| David Wright | Telford | Lab (minister) | aye |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | aye |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | aye |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | no |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem | no |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem | no |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem | no |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst Independent Ulster Unionist | 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 |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Patrick Cormack | South Staffordshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | no |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem | no |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | no |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | no |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem | no |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem | no |
| Mr Nick Hawkins | Surrey Heath | Con | no |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem | no |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | no |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | no |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem | no |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem | no |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | no |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC | no |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem | no |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | no |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | no |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP | no |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem | no |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | no |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC | no |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | no |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | no |
| John Whittingdale | Maldon and East Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | no |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | no |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | no |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem | no |
| Gerry Adams | Belfast West | SF | absent |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | absent |
| Sir David Amess | Southend West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Ancram | Devizes | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| James Arbuthnot | North East Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Atkinson | Bournemouth East | Con | absent |
| Peter Atkinson | Hexham | Con | absent |
| John Austin | Erith and Thamesmead | Lab | absent |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Vera Baird | Redcar | Lab | absent |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem | absent |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Tony Banks | West Ham | Lab | absent |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | absent |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Berry | Kingswood | Lab | absent |
| Clive Betts | Sheffield, Attercliffe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | absent |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | absent |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | absent |
| David Chaytor | Bury North | Lab | absent |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | absent |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | absent |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | absent |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab | absent |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Mr James Cran | Beverley and Holderness | Con | absent |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab | absent |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | absent |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | absent |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Terry Davis | Birmingham, Hodge Hill | Lab | absent |
| Mr Hilton Dawson | Lancaster and Wyre | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | absent |
| Pat Doherty | West Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | absent |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Annabelle Ewing | Perth | SNP | absent |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab | absent |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | absent |
| Michael Jabez Foster | Hastings and Rye | Lab | absent |
| Mr George Foulkes | Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley | Lab | absent |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Lab | absent |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem | absent |
| Michelle Gildernew | Fermanagh and South Tyrone | SF | absent |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | absent |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con | absent |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | absent |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con | absent |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | absent |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Philip Hammond | Runnymede and Weybridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Alan Haselhurst | Saffron Walden | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| John Hayes | South Holland and The Deepings | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Heal | Halesowen and Rowley Regis | Deputy Speaker | absent |
| Oliver Heald | North East Hertfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Heathcoat-Amory | Wells | Con | absent |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Charles Hendry | Wealden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab | absent |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr John Hume | Foyle | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Independent Conservative | absent |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | absent |
| Huw Irranca-Davies | Ogmore | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Glenda Jackson | Hampstead and Highgate | Lab | absent |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | absent |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem | absent |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con | absent |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab | absent |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | absent |
| Michael Lord | Central Suffolk and North Ipswich | Deputy Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Tim Loughton | East Worthing and Shoreham | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Alice Mahon | Halifax | Lab | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con | absent |
| Mr Seamus Mallon | Newry and Armagh | SDLP | absent |
| Mr Peter Mandelson | Hartlepool | Lab | absent |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | absent |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | absent |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Martin McGuinness | Mid Ulster | SF | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | absent |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab | absent |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Miller | Ellesmere Port and Neston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Austin Mitchell | Great Grimsby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mole | Ipswich | Lab | absent |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | absent |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem | absent |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | absent |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | absent |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| James Purnell | Stalybridge and Hyde | Lab | absent |
| Ms Joyce Quin | Gateshead East and Washington West | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | absent |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | absent |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab | absent |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | absent |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab | absent |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | absent |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab | absent |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | absent |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | absent |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | absent |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | absent |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | absent |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | absent |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | absent |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | absent |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Rudi Vis | Finchley and Golders Green | Lab | absent |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Robert Wareing | Liverpool, West Derby | Lab | absent |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con | absent |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | absent |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | 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 |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | absent |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Wilshire | Spelthorne | Con | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab | absent |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | absent |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | absent |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Mike Wood | Batley and Spen | Lab | absent |
| Shaun Woodward | St Helens South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Woolas | Oldham East and Saddleworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | absent |
