Amendment proposed: No. 88, in page 94, line 21, leave out from beginning to "have" and insert-
"As a matter of voluntary discretion, a person may"-[Mr. Syms.]
Question put, That the amendment be made:-
The House divided: Ayes 177, Noes 290.
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 |
| Peter Ainsworth | East Surrey | Con | aye |
| 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 (front bench) | aye |
| Tony Baldry | Banbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Gregory Barker | Bexhill and Battle | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Baron | Billericay | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Henry Bellingham | North West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Bercow | Buckingham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Beresford | Mole Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Crispin Blunt | Reigate | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Tim Boswell | Daventry | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Graham Brady | Altrincham and Sale West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Julian Brazier | Canterbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Browning | Tiverton and Honiton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Simon Burns | West Chelmsford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Burt | North East Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Butterfill | Bournemouth West | Con | aye |
| David Cameron | Witney | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bill Cash | Stone | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Sir Sydney Chapman | Chipping Barnet | Con | aye |
| Christopher Chope | Christchurch | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Kenneth Clarke | Rushcliffe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Geoffrey Clifton-Brown | Cotswold | Con (front bench) | tellaye |
| Mr Tim Collins | Westmorland and Lonsdale | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Curry | Skipton and Ripon | Con | aye |
| David Davis | Haltemprice and Howden | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jonathan Djanogly | Huntingdon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Duncan | Rutland and Melton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Evans | Ribble Valley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fabricant | Lichfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Fallon | Sevenoaks | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Field | Cities of London and Westminster | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Howard Flight | Arundel and South Downs | whilst Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Adrian Flook | Taunton | Con | aye |
| Eric Forth | Bromley and Chislehurst | Con | aye |
| Liam Fox | Woodspring | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Francois | Rayleigh | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Gale | North Thanet | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Garnier | Harborough | Con | aye |
| Nick Gibb | Bognor Regis and Littlehampton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dame Cheryl Gillan | Chesham and Amersham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Goodman | Wycombe | Con (front bench) | aye |
| James Gray | North Wiltshire | Con | aye |
| Chris Grayling | Epsom and Ewell | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Damian Green | Ashford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Dominic Grieve | Beaconsfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| William Hague | Richmond (Yorks) | Con (front bench) | 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) | aye |
| Mark Hoban | Fareham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Horam | Orpington | Con | aye |
| Gerald Howarth | Aldershot | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Jackson | Wantage | whilst Con | aye |
| Bernard Jenkin | North Essex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Boris Johnson | Henley | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Key | Salisbury | Con | aye |
| Julie Kirkbride | Bromsgrove | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Greg Knight | East Yorkshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Jacqui Lait | Beckenham | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Lansley | South Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Leigh | Gainsborough | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Oliver Letwin | West Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Ian Liddell-Grainger | Bridgwater | 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 |
| David Maclean | Penrith and The Border | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Maples | Stratford-on-Avon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Francis Maude | Horsham | Con | aye |
| Dr Brian Mawhinney | North West Cambridgeshire | Con | aye |
| Theresa May | Maidenhead | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anne McIntosh | Vale of York | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Patrick McLoughlin | West Derbyshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Mitchell | Sutton Coldfield | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Moss | North East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Murrison | Westbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Stephen O'Brien | Eddisbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Osborne | Tatton | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Ottaway | Croydon South | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Richard Page | South West Hertfordshire | Con | aye |
| James Paice | South East Cambridgeshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Michael Portillo | Kensington and Chelsea | Con | aye |
| Mark Prisk | Hertford and Stortford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Randall | Uxbridge | Con (front bench) | aye |
| John Redwood | Wokingham | Con | aye |
| Andrew Robathan | Blaby | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Hugh Robertson | Faversham and Mid Kent | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Laurence Robertson | Tewkesbury | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Marion Roe | Broxbourne | Con | aye |
| Andrew Rosindell | Romford | Con (front bench) | aye |
| David Ruffley | Bury St Edmunds | Con | tellaye |
| Andrew Selous | South West Bedfordshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mrs Gillian Shephard | South West Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Shepherd | Aldridge-Brownhills | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Simmonds | Boston and Skegness | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Keith Simpson | Mid Norfolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nicholas Soames | Mid Sussex | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Spicer | West Worcestershire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Bob Spink | Castle Point | Con | aye |
| Richard Spring | West Suffolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Anthony Steen | Totnes | Con | aye |
| Gary Streeter | South West Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Desmond Swayne | New Forest West | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Hugo Swire | East Devon | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Syms | Poole | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Peter Tapsell | Louth and Horncastle | Con | aye |
| Ian Taylor | Esher and Walton | Con | aye |
| Mr John Taylor | Solihull | Con | aye |
| Mr Teddy Taylor | Rochford and Southend East | Con | aye |
| Andrew Turner | Isle of Wight | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Tyrie | Chichester | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Walter | North Dorset | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Nigel Waterson | Eastbourne | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Angela Watkinson | Upminster | Con (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 (front bench) | aye |
| Ann Winterton | Congleton | whilst Con | aye |
| Nicholas Winterton | Macclesfield | Con | aye |
| Tim Yeo | South Suffolk | Con (front bench) | aye |
| George Young | North West Hampshire | Con (front bench) | aye |
| Richard Bacon | South Norfolk | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Peter Bottomley | Worthing West | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mrs Virginia Bottomley | South West Surrey | Con | absent |
| James Clappison | Hertsmere | Con (front bench) | 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 |
| Quentin Davies | Grantham and Stamford | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Stephen Dorrell | Charnwood | Con | absent |
| Mr Peter Duncan | Galloway and Upper Nithsdale | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Iain Duncan Smith | Chingford and Woodford Green | Con | absent |
| John Greenway | Ryedale | Con | absent |
| John Gummer | Suffolk Coastal | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Douglas Hogg | Sleaford and North Hykeham | Con | absent |
| Michael Howard | Folkestone and Hythe | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Jack | Fylde | Con | absent |
| Eleanor Laing | Epping Forest | Con | absent |
| Julian Lewis | New Forest East | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Lidington | Aylesbury | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Andrew MacKay | Bracknell | Con | absent |
| Humfrey Malins | Woking | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Mates | East Hampshire | Con | absent |
| Patrick Mercer | Newark | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archie Norman | Tunbridge Wells | Con | absent |
| Owen Paterson | North Shropshire | Con | absent |
| Eric Pickles | Brentwood and Ongar | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Jonathan Sayeed | Mid Bedfordshire | whilst Con | absent |
| Caroline Spelman | Meriden | Con (front bench) | absent |
| John Stanley | Tonbridge and Malling | Con (front bench) | absent |
| David Tredinnick | Bosworth | Con (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Michael Trend | Windsor | Con | absent |
| Peter Viggers | Gosport | Con | absent |
| Mr John Wilkinson | Ruislip - Northwood | Con | 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 |
| Gregory Campbell | East Londonderry | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Jeffrey M. Donaldson | Lagan Valley | whilst DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Ian Paisley | North Antrim | DUP (front bench) | absent |
| Iris Robinson | Strangford | DUP | absent |
| Peter Robinson | Belfast East | DUP | absent |
| Richard Taylor | Wyre Forest | Independent | aye |
| George Galloway | Glasgow Kelvin | whilst Independent | absent |
| Mr Andrew Hunter | Basingstoke | whilst Independent Conservative | aye |
| Diane Abbott | Hackney North and Stoke Newington | Lab | no |
| Mrs Irene Adams | Paisley North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Ainger | Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bob Ainsworth | Coventry North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Graham Allen | Nottingham North | Lab | no |
| Janet Anderson | Rossendale and Darwen | Lab | no |
| Hilary Armstrong | North West Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Candy Atherton | Falmouth and Camborne | Lab | no |
| Charlotte Atkins | Staffordshire Moorlands | Lab (minister) | 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 (minister) | no |
| Mr Harry Barnes | North East Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| John Battle | Leeds West | Lab | no |
| Mr Nigel Beard | Bexleyheath and Crayford | Lab | no |
| Stuart Bell | Middlesbrough | Lab (minister) | no |
| Hilary Benn | Leeds Central | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Andrew Bennett | Denton and Reddish | Lab | no |
| Joe Benton | Bootle | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Bob Blizzard | Waveney | Lab | no |
| David Borrow | South Ribble | Lab | no |
| Mr Keith Bradley | Manchester, Withington | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Peter Bradley | The Wrekin | Lab | no |
| Ben Bradshaw | Exeter | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kevin Brennan | Cardiff West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Nick Brown | Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend | Lab | no |
| Russell Brown | Dumfries | Lab (minister) | no |
| Des Browne | Kilmarnock and Loudoun | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Bryant | Rhondda | Lab (minister) | no |
| Karen Buck | Regent's Park and Kensington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Richard Burden | Birmingham, Northfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Colin Burgon | Elmet | Lab | no |
| Andy Burnham | Leigh | Lab | no |
| Stephen Byers | North Tyneside | Lab | no |
| David Cairns | Greenock and Inverclyde | Lab | no |
| Alan Campbell | Tynemouth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Anne Campbell | Cambridge | Lab | no |
| Ronnie Campbell | Blyth Valley | Lab | 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 |
| Michael Clapham | Barnsley West and Penistone | Lab | no |
| Ms Helen Clark | Peterborough | Lab | no |
| Dr Lynda Clark | Edinburgh Pentlands | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Clark | Gillingham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Tom Clarke | Coatbridge and Chryston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony Clarke | Northampton South | Lab | no |
| David Clelland | Tyne Bridge | Lab | no |
| Vernon Coaker | Gedling | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Coffey | Stockport | Lab | no |
| Harry Cohen | Leyton and Wanstead | Lab | no |
| Mr Iain Coleman | Hammersmith and Fulham | Lab | no |
| Frank Cook | Stockton North | Lab | no |
| Robin Cook | Livingston | Lab | no |
| Yvette Cooper | Pontefract and Castleford | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeremy Corbyn | Islington North | Lab | no |
| Ms Jean Corston | Bristol East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jim Cousins | Newcastle upon Tyne Central | Lab | no |
| Professor Ross Cranston | Dudley North | Lab | no |
| David Crausby | Bolton North East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jon Cruddas | Dagenham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ann Cryer | Keighley | Lab | no |
| John Cryer | Hornchurch | Lab | no |
| John Cummings | Easington | Lab | no |
| Jim Cunningham | Coventry South | Lab | no |
| Tony Cunningham | Workington | Lab | no |
| Mrs Valerie Davey | Bristol West | Lab | no |
| Ian Davidson | Glasgow Pollok | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Denzil Davies | Llanelli | Lab | no |
| Geraint Davies | Croydon Central | Lab | no |
| Parmjit Dhanda | Gloucester | Lab | no |
| Frank Dobson | Holborn and St Pancras | Lab | no |
| Brian H Donohoe | Cunninghame South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Doran | Aberdeen Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Dowd | Lewisham West | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Drew | Stroud | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gwyneth Dunwoody | Crewe and Nantwich | Lab | no |
| Angela Eagle | Wallasey | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Huw Edwards | Monmouth | Lab | no |
| Clive Efford | Eltham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Louise Ellman | Liverpool, Riverside | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jeff Ennis | Barnsley East and Mexborough | Lab | no |
| Paul Farrelly | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Lab (minister) | no |
| Frank Field | Birkenhead | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mark Fisher | Stoke-on-Trent Central | Lab | no |
| Jim Fitzpatrick | Poplar and Canning Town | Lab (minister) | no |
| Barbara Follett | Stevenage | Lab | no |
| Mr Derek Foster | Bishop Auckland | Lab (minister) | no |
| Michael Foster | Worcester | 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 |
| Ian Gibson | Norwich North | Lab | no |
| Linda Gilroy | Plymouth, Sutton | Lab | no |
| Roger Godsiff | Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath | Lab | no |
| Paul Goggins | Wythenshawe and Sale East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Jane Griffiths | Reading East | Lab | no |
| Nigel Griffiths | Edinburgh South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Win Griffiths | Bridgend | Lab | no |
| John Grogan | Selby | Lab | no |
| Peter Hain | Neath | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mike Hall | Weaver Vale | Lab | no |
| Patrick Hall | Bedford | Lab | no |
| David Hanson | Delyn | Lab | no |
| Tom Harris | Glasgow Cathcart | Lab | no |
| John Healey | Wentworth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Henderson | Newcastle upon Tyne North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ivan Henderson | Harwich | Lab | no |
| Mark Hendrick | Preston | Lab (minister) | no |
| Stephen Hepburn | Jarrow | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Heppell | Nottingham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Patricia Hewitt | Leicester West | Lab (minister) | no |
| David Heyes | Ashton-under-Lyne | Lab (minister) | no |
| Keith Hill | Streatham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr David Hinchliffe | Wakefield | Lab | no |
| Geoff Hoon | Ashfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kelvin Hopkins | Luton North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Alan Howarth | Newport East | Lab (minister) | no |
| George Howarth | Knowsley North and Sefton East | Lab | no |
| Kim Howells | Pontypridd | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lindsay Hoyle | Chorley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Beverley Hughes | Stretford and Urmston | Lab | no |
| Mr Kevin Hughes | Doncaster North | Lab | no |
| Mr Alan Hurst | Braintree | Lab | no |
| John Hutton | Barrow and Furness | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Iddon | Bolton South East | 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 |
| Mr David Jamieson | Plymouth, Devonport | Lab (minister) | no |
| Brian Jenkins | Tamworth | Lab | no |
| Alan Johnson | Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Jones | Warrington North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Jon Owen Jones | Cardiff Central | Lab | no |
| Kevan Jones | North Durham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Lynne Jones | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Lab | no |
| Martyn Jones | Clwyd South | Lab | no |
| Eric Joyce | Falkirk West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gerald Kaufman | Manchester, Gorton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Keen | Feltham and Heston | Lab | no |
| Ruth Kelly | Bolton West | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fraser Kemp | Houghton and Washington East | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Jane Kennedy | Liverpool, Wavertree | Lab (minister) | no |
| Piara S Khabra | Ealing, Southall | Lab | no |
| David Kidney | Stafford | Lab | no |
| Peter Kilfoyle | Liverpool, Walton | Lab | no |
| Mr Andy King | Rugby and Kenilworth | Lab | no |
| Jim Knight | South Dorset | Lab | no |
| Ashok Kumar | Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland | Lab | no |
| Stephen Ladyman | South Thanet | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Jackie Lawrence | Preseli Pembrokeshire | Lab | no |
| David Lepper | Brighton, Pavilion | Lab | no |
| Tom Levitt | High Peak | Lab | no |
| Ivan Lewis | Bury South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Terry Lewis | Worsley | Lab | no |
| Mrs Helen Liddell | Airdrie and Shotts | Lab | no |
| Martin Linton | Battersea | Lab | no |
| Tony Lloyd | Manchester Central | Lab | no |
| Andrew Love | Edmonton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ian Lucas | Wrexham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Iain Luke | Dundee East | Lab | no |
| Andrew MacKinlay | Thurrock | Lab | no |
| Denis MacShane | Rotherham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Fiona Mactaggart | Slough | 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 (minister) | no |
| Gordon Marsden | Blackpool South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dr Jim Marshall | Leicester South | Lab | no |
| Robert Marshall-Andrews | Medway | Lab | no |
| Thomas McAvoy | Glasgow Rutherglen | Lab (minister) | no |
| Steve McCabe | Birmingham, Hall Green | Lab (minister) | no |
| Siobhain McDonagh | Mitcham and Morden | Lab (minister) | no |
| John Martin McDonnell | Hayes and Harlington | Lab | no |
| John McFall | Dumbarton | Lab (minister) | no |
| Shona McIsaac | Cleethorpes | Lab | no |
| Rosemary McKenna | Cumbernauld and Kilsyth | Lab | no |
| Tony McNulty | Harrow East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Tony McWalter | Hemel Hempstead | Lab | no |
| Mr John McWilliam | Blaydon | Lab | no |
| Alan Meale | Mansfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gillian Merron | Lincoln | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alun Michael | Cardiff South and Penarth | Lab (minister) | no |
| Alan Milburn | Darlington | Lab | no |
| David Miliband | South Shields | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Dr Lewis Moonie | Kirkcaldy | Lab | no |
| Margaret Moran | Luton South | Lab (minister) | no |
| Julie Morgan | Cardiff North | Lab | no |
| Ms Estelle Morris | Birmingham, Yardley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Kali Mountford | Colne Valley | Lab | no |
| Meg Munn | Sheffield, Heeley | Lab | no |
| Denis Murphy | Wansbeck | Lab | no |
| Jim Murphy | East Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Doug Naysmith | Bristol North West | Lab | no |
| Mr Bill O'Brien | Normanton | Lab | no |
| Mike O'Brien | North Warwickshire | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Martin O'Neill | Ochil | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bill Olner | Nuneaton | Lab | no |
| Mrs Diana Organ | Forest of Dean | Lab | no |
| Albert Owen | Ynys Môn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Ms Linda Perham | Ilford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Colin Pickthall | West Lancashire | Lab | no |
| James Plaskitt | Warwick and Leamington | Lab | no |
| Mr Kerry Pollard | St Albans | Lab | no |
| Steve Pound | Ealing North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Bridget Prentice | Lewisham East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Gordon Prentice | Pendle | Lab | no |
| Dawn Primarolo | Bristol South | Lab (minister) | 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 |
| Mr Syd Rapson | Portsmouth North | Lab | no |
| Nick Raynsford | Greenwich and Woolwich | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andy Reed | Loughborough | Lab | no |
| Geoffrey Robinson | Coventry North West | Lab | no |
| Mrs Barbara Roche | Hornsey and Wood Green | Lab | no |
| Terry Rooney | Bradford North | Lab | no |
| Mr Ernie Ross | Dundee West | Lab | no |
| Frank Roy | Motherwell and Wishaw | Lab (minister) | no |
| Chris Ruane | Vale of Clwyd | Lab | no |
| Christine Russell | City of Chester | Lab | no |
| Joan Ryan | Enfield North | Lab (minister) | no |
| Martin Salter | Reading West | Lab | no |
| Mohammad Sarwar | Glasgow Govan | Lab | no |
| Mr Phil Sawford | Kettering | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian Sedgemore | Hackney South and Shoreditch | Lab | no |
| Jonathan R Shaw | Chatham and Aylesford | Lab | no |
| Barry Sheerman | Huddersfield | Lab (minister) | no |
| Clare Short | Birmingham, Ladywood | Lab | no |
| Alan Simpson | Nottingham South | Lab | no |
| Dennis Skinner | Bolsover | Lab (minister) | no |
| Andrew Smith | Oxford East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Jacqui Smith | Redditch | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mr Llew Smith | Blaenau Gwent | Lab | no |
| Mr Clive Soley | Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush | Lab (minister) | no |
| Helen Southworth | Warrington South | Lab | no |
| Rachel Squire | Dunfermline West | Lab | no |
| Phyllis Starkey | Milton Keynes South West | Lab | no |
| Mr Gerry Steinberg | City of Durham | Lab | no |
| Mr David Stewart | Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber | Lab | no |
| Ian Stewart | Eccles | Lab | no |
| Mr Paul Stinchcombe | Wellingborough | Lab | no |
| Howard Stoate | Dartford | Lab | no |
| Gavin Strang | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | Lab | no |
| Graham Stringer | Manchester, Blackley | Lab (minister) | no |
| Mrs Ann Taylor | Dewsbury | Lab (minister) | no |
| Dari Taylor | Stockton South | Lab | no |
| Mr Gareth Thomas | Clwyd West | Lab | no |
| Stephen Timms | East Ham | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paddy Tipping | Sherwood | Lab | no |
| Mark Todd | South Derbyshire | Lab | no |
| Don Touhig | Islwyn | Lab (minister) | no |
| Paul Truswell | Pudsey | Lab | no |
| Mr Dennis Turner | Wolverhampton South East | Lab (minister) | no |
| Desmond Turner | Brighton, Kemptown | Lab | no |
| Derek Twigg | Halton | Lab (minister) | tellno |
| Stephen Twigg | Enfield, Southgate | Lab (minister) | 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 | no |
| Dave Watts | St Helens North | Lab | no |
| Mr Brian White | North East Milton Keynes | Lab | no |
| Alan Whitehead | Southampton, Test | Lab | no |
| Alan Williams | Swansea West | Lab | no |
| Betty Williams | Conwy | Lab | no |
| Michael Wills | North Swindon | Lab | 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 |
| Tony Wright | Cannock Chase | Lab | no |
| Douglas Alexander | Paisley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Donald Anderson | Swansea East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kevin Barron | Rother Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hugh Bayley | City of York | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Margaret Beckett | Derby South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne Begg | Aberdeen South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tony Blair | Sedgefield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Hazel Blears | Salford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Blunkett | Sheffield, Brightside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Paul Boateng | Brent South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gordon Brown | Dunfermline East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Richard Caborn | Sheffield Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Ivor Caplin | Hove | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Colin Challen | Morley and Rothwell | Lab | absent |
| Charles Clarke | Norwich South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann Clwyd | Cynon Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tony Colman | Putney | Lab | absent |
| Michael Connarty | Falkirk East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Tom Cox | Tooting | Lab | absent |
| Dr Jack Cunningham | Copeland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Claire Curtis-Thomas | Crosby | Lab | absent |
| Mr Tam Dalyell | Linlithgow | Lab | absent |
| Alistair Darling | Edinburgh Central | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Wayne David | Caerphilly | 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 |
| Andrew Dismore | Hendon | Lab | absent |
| Jim Dobbin | Heywood and Middleton | Lab | absent |
| Ms Julia Drown | South Swindon | Lab | absent |
| Maria Eagle | Liverpool, Garston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bill Etherington | Sunderland North | Lab | absent |
| Ms Lorna Fitzsimons | Rochdale | Lab | absent |
| Caroline Flint | Don Valley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Flynn | Newport West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mike Gapes | Ilford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Barry Gardiner | Brent North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bruce George | Walsall South | Lab | absent |
| Neil Gerrard | Walthamstow | Lab | absent |
| David Hamilton | Midlothian | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Fabian Hamilton | Leeds North East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Harriet Harman | Camberwell and Peckham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dai Havard | Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Stephen Hesford | Wirral West | Lab | absent |
| Margaret Hodge | Barking | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Kate Hoey | Vauxhall | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jimmy Hood | Clydesdale | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Phil Hope | Corby | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Humble | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | Lab | absent |
| Eric Illsley | Barnsley Central | Lab | absent |
| Miss Melanie Johnson | Welwyn Hatfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Tessa Jowell | Dulwich and West Norwood | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Sally Keeble | Northampton North | Lab | absent |
| Ann Keen | Brentford and Isleworth | Lab | absent |
| Ms Oona King | Bethnal Green and Bow | Lab | absent |
| David Lammy | Tottenham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Bob Laxton | Derby North | Lab | absent |
| Mark Lazarowicz | Edinburgh North and Leith | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Leslie | Shipley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr John Lyons | Strathkelvin and Bearsden | Lab | absent |
| Mr Calum MacDonald | Na h-Eileanan an Iar | Lab | absent |
| John MacDougall | Central Fife | Lab | absent |
| Khalid Mahmood | Birmingham, Perry Barr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Rob Marris | Wolverhampton South West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Marshall | Glasgow Shettleston | Lab | absent |
| Eric Martlew | Carlisle | Lab | absent |
| Chris McCafferty | Calder Valley | Lab | absent |
| Ian McCartney | Makerfield | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Anne McGuire | Stirling | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ann McKechin | Glasgow Maryhill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Kevin McNamara | Kingston upon Hull North | Lab | absent |
| Michael Meacher | Oldham West and Royton | Lab | absent |
| Elliot Morley | Scunthorpe | Lab (minister) | absent |
| George Mudie | Leeds East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Chris Mullin | Sunderland South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Paul Murphy | Torfaen | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Dan Norris | Wansdyke | Lab | absent |
| Edward O'Hara | Knowsley South | Lab | absent |
| Sandra Osborne | Ayr | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Nick Palmer | Broxtowe | Lab | absent |
| Ian Pearson | Dudley South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mrs Anne Picking | East Lothian | Lab | absent |
| Mr Peter Pike | Burnley | Lab | absent |
| Mr Chris Pond | Gravesham | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Greg Pope | Hyndburn | Lab | absent |
| John Prescott | Kingston upon Hull East | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gwyn Prosser | Dover | Lab | absent |
| Bill Rammell | Harlow | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Reid | Hamilton North and Bellshill | Lab (minister) | absent |
| John Robertson | Glasgow Anniesland | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Joan Ruddock | Lewisham, Deptford | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Malcolm Savidge | Aberdeen North | Lab | absent |
| Jim Sheridan | West Renfrewshire | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Ms Debra Shipley | Stourbridge | Lab | absent |
| Siôn Simon | Birmingham, Erdington | Lab | absent |
| Marsha Singh | Bradford West | Lab | absent |
| Angela Smith | Basildon | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Chris Smith | Islington South and Finsbury | Lab | absent |
| Geraldine Smith | Morecambe and Lunesdale | Lab | absent |
| John Smith | Vale of Glamorgan | Lab | absent |
| John Spellar | Warley | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr George Stevenson | Stoke-on-Trent South | Lab | absent |
| Jack Straw | Blackburn | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gisela Stuart | Birmingham, Edgbaston | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Gerry Sutcliffe | Bradford South | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mark Tami | Alyn and Deeside | Lab (minister) | absent |
| David Taylor | North West Leicestershire | Lab | absent |
| Gareth Thomas | Harrow West | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Jon Trickett | Hemsworth | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Neil Turner | Wigan | Lab | absent |
| Mr Bill Tynan | Hamilton South | Lab | absent |
| Keith Vaz | Leicester East | Lab | absent |
| Malcolm Wicks | Croydon North | Lab (minister) | absent |
| Mr Brian Wilson | Cunninghame North | Lab | absent |
| Mr Jimmy Wray | Glasgow Baillieston | Lab | absent |
| Derek Wyatt | Sittingbourne and Sheppey | Lab | absent |
| Mr Richard Allan | Sheffield, Hallam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Baker | Lewes | LDem | aye |
| John Barrett | Edinburgh West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alan Beith | Berwick-upon-Tweed | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Tom Brake | Carshalton and Wallington | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Colin Breed | South East Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Annette Brooke | Mid Dorset and North Poole | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr John Burnett | Torridge and West Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Burstow | Sutton and Cheam | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Patsy Calton | Cheadle | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Menzies Campbell | North East Fife | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Alistair Carmichael | Orkney and Shetland | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Brian Cotter | Weston-Super-Mare | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Edward Davey | Kingston and Surbiton | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Ms Sue Doughty | Guildford | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Don Foster | Bath | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew George | St Ives | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Matthew Green | Ludlow | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mike Hancock | Portsmouth South | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Nick Harvey | North Devon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| David Heath | Somerton and Frome | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Paul Holmes | Chesterfield | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Nigel Jones | Cheltenham | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Charles Kennedy | Ross, Skye and Inverness West | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Norman Lamb | North Norfolk | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Michael Moore | Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mark Oaten | Winchester | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Lembit Öpik | Montgomeryshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Pugh | Southport | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Mr David Rendel | Newbury | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Adrian Sanders | Torbay | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Robert Smith | West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Andrew Stunell | Hazel Grove | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Matthew Taylor | Truro and St Austell | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Sarah Teather | Brent East | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| John Thurso | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Dr Jenny Tonge | Richmond Park | LDem | aye |
| Mr Paul Tyler | North Cornwall | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Steve Webb | Northavon | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Roger Williams | Brecon and Radnorshire | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Phil Willis | Harrogate and Knaresborough | LDem (front bench) | aye |
| Malcolm Bruce | Gordon | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Vincent Cable | Twickenham | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr David Chidgey | Eastleigh | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Sandra Gidley | Romsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Evan Harris | Oxford West and Abingdon | LDem | absent |
| Simon Hughes | North Southwark and Bermondsey | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Paul Keetch | Hereford | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Archy Kirkwood | Roxburgh and Berwickshire | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| David Laws | Yeovil | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Mr Paul Marsden | Shrewsbury and Atcham | whilst LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Alan Reid | Argyll and Bute | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Bob Russell | Colchester | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Richard Younger-Ross | Teignbridge | LDem (front bench) | absent |
| Elfyn Llwyd | Meirionnydd Nant Conwy | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Adam Price | Carmarthen East and Dinefwr | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Simon Thomas | Ceredigion | PC (front bench) | aye |
| Hywel Williams | Caernarfon | PC (front bench) | aye |
| 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 (front bench) | absent |
| Angus Robertson | Moray | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Alex Salmond | Banff and Buchan | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Weir | Angus | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Pete Wishart | North Tayside | SNP (front bench) | absent |
| Michael Martin | Glasgow Springburn | Speaker (front bench) | absent |
| Sylvia Hermon | North Down | UUP (front bench) | aye |
| Mr Roy Beggs | East Antrim | UUP | absent |
| David Burnside | South Antrim | whilst UUP | absent |
| Martin Smyth | Belfast South | whilst UUP | absent |
| Rt Hon David Trimble | Upper Bann | UUP (front bench) | absent |
