Crossrail Bill [Instruction] — 19 Jul 2005 at 21:59

This motion sets up the special Select Committee that will consider the Crossrail Bill. The remit of the Committee is to consider the petitions against the Bill and to report to the House recommendations as to compromise or amelioration.

Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Order [this day],

That it be an instruction to the Select Committee to which the Crossrail Bill is committed-

(a) that the Select Committee, without comment, report to the House for its consideration any issue relating to the environmental impact of the railway transport system for which the Bill provides that is raised in a petition against the Bill, but which the Select Committee is prevented from considering by the practice of the House; and

(b) that, in applying the practice of the House, the Select Committee treat the principle of the Bill as including-

(i) the termini of the railway transport system for which the Bill provides, and

(ii) the provision of intermediate stations at Paddington, Bond Street, Tottenham Court Road, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Whitechapel, the Isle of Dogs and Custom House.-[Mr. Darling.]

The House divided: Ayes 311, Noes 114.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Aye)Minority (No)BothTurnout
Con0 62 (+2 tell)032.7%
DUP0 7077.8%
Independent0 1050.0%
Lab311 (+2 tell) 0088.4%
LDem0 37059.7%
PC0 2066.7%
Respect0 10100.0%
SNP0 4066.7%
Total:311 114067.8%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

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

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NameConstituencyPartyVote
no rebellions

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